Good Luck, Jason!

Good luck to Jason E. who will be competing in his first ever weightlifting meet this Sunday at the 2017 SPS "Rite of Passage" Championship! 

We've included the meet location and Jason's session start time below for those who want to join some Arena Ready buddies and cheer Jason on as he takes the platform: 

Meet Location:

Speed Power Strength (SPS)

2140 Livingston Street

Oakland, CA 94606

Session Start Time:

3:00 PM

GO GET 'EM, Jason!

WOD For 11-17-17:

"Rowling":

10 Frames (to 100m) For Lowest Possible Score

(Compare to 03-24-16 and 08-26-15)

Rowling is a rowing game that uses a similar format to that of bowling.  Each athlete will row 10 “frames” to 100m - the goal for each frame is to stop the counter as close to 100m as possible.  If, when the counter stops, it reads 102m, your score for that frame is 2 (the score would be the same if the counter read 98m).  If the counter stops at 100m exactly, your score for the frame is 0 and would be equivalent to a strike in bowling (best possible frame score).  The goal is to have the lowest score for each frame and the lowest accumulated score for the game.

Much like a strike in the 10th frame in bowling, if you row 100m exactly in the 10th frame then you get another frame to row - and if you row 100m again you get a third (and final) attempt.  Any 100m rows in the 10th frame REPLACE a frame of your choice from frames 1-9 (thus lowering your total score). 

Half pulls and quarter pulls on the rower are allowed if desired, but stopping the stroke or chain completely constitutes the end of the frame (i.e. you cannot intentionally stop and re-start the stroke or chain in an effort to slow the meter counter to your advantage).  There is no required speed at which you must row, but let's be grown men and women and row fast - there's no glory in winning if you rowed like a wimp. 

-then-

3 Rounds For Time:

400m Run

21 Sumo Deadlift High Pulls @ 95/65 lbs

12 Lateral Bar Burpees

Start fast, stay fast, and finish fast. Oh, and keep your shoulders back and elbows higher than the bar.