CrossFit Maximus Places 3rd at Central East Regional Competition-Advances to CrossFit Games

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This past weekend, three men and three women from CrossFit Maximus competed in the Central East Regional Qualifier in Logan, OH for a chance to compete in the CrossFit Games in July, held at the Home Depot Arena in Carson, CA.  Our team, showing a spectacular showing of competitiveness and teamwork, achieved third place overall in the competition, and secured a spot at the CrossFit Games in July.  Kelli Cramer, Lisa Hill, Bo Hornback, Matt Sharp, Jennifer Smith, and Chris Sweat represented CrossFit Maximus in three grueling events on Saturday, and advanced to a final team event on Sunday.  The events were as follows:

Video recap courtesy of AgainFaster.com

Day 1:

Team Challenge #1 – The Quad:
20 Kettlebell Swings
10 Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups
20 Burpees
10 Box Jumps (24/20”)
3 Rounds – 4 Athletes/Team will move through this event. Team score based on cumulative time

Team Challenge #2 – The Snatch:
Max Snatch (15 Min. Cap 1 Men’s Bar, 1 Women’s Bar)
Max Handstand Push-ups (5Min)
Total Max loads plus total handstand push-ups will be the team score.

Team Challenge #3 – The Run:
Trail Run – Approximately 5K with Sandbags and Hills
4 Person teams, score will be based on slowest team member

Photos from Day 1:

Day 2:

Final Team Challenge #4 – “The Log”:
50 Muscle-ups – 2 Sets of Rings/Team
Log Run
100 Thrusters – 1 Men’s 95lb Bar & 1 Women’s 65lb Bar
Log Run
200 Deadlift – 1 Men’s 135lb Bar & 1 95lb Women’s Bar
Log Run
4 Person Teams, Score will be based on fastest time

Photos from Day 2:

CrossFit Maximus congratulates the athletes that competed in the event, and thanks all of those who came to support them this past weekend!

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