Open WOD 13.1

Open Workout 13.1

"If you go into anything scared or thinking you're gonna lose, you've already lost. You gotta go in with the attitude that you're going to win, and be successful."
                                - Scott Panchik, minutes before beating D. Bailey in Open Workout 13.1

     I love this WOD, I love the scoring on this WOD.
     I will program this WOD for 18.4. When I post 18.4, I will also post my thoughts on equipment "set up strategy".
     I have tried to break this down in a way that will allow my explanation to make sense. Hopefully my explanation does not confuse your understanding of the layout and rules for 13.1. The WOD, weights and description for 13.1 can be found HERE. Pay attention to the scoring, it will be important for tie breaking. More on that later.
     For explanation purposes, I will break the snatch reps into four stages. I will also break athletes into 6 different "Athlete Types". For scoring it will be important to KNOW which of these athletes you are.
Stages

• Stage 1 is completion of 45/75# snatch (70 reps)
• Stage 2 is completion of 75/135# snatch (130 reps)
• Stage 3 is completion of 100/165# snatch (180 reps)
• Stage 4 is any snatch reps at 210/120# (191+ reps)

...And the following is the explanation of the different types of athletes:
Athlete Types for 13.1

1. You can complete Stage 1 but cannot do any snatch reps of Stage 2 (100 reps total)
2. You can complete Stage 1 and can do some reps at Stage 2
3. You can complete Stage 2 but cannot do any snatch reps of Stage 3 (150 reps total)
4. You can complete Stage 2 and can do some reps at Stage 3
5. You can complete Stage 3 but cannot do any snatch reps of Stage 4 (180 reps total)
6. You can complete Stage 3 and can do some reps at Stage 4

     So now back to the tie breaker. Lets pretend you are athlete type 1. Your objective will be to complete 40 burpees and 30 snatches AS FAST as humanly possible. Then mosey your way through the next 30 burpees and give yourself a few attempts at being a Type 2 athlete. This is why:
        There will be log jams (lots of ties for reps) at 100 reps, 150 reps and 190 reps. These numbers represent snatch weight changes. HQ's solution is genius, each time you complete a "Stage", your judge marks the time. If there is a tie, the competitor who completed the previous "stage" quickest will win the tie break.
Scenario
     Athlete AA knows he cannot do 135# snatch, so he casually does 40 burpees, 30 snatches @75#, and then 30 burpees. He finishes 70 reps at 8:00 and all 100 reps at 10:00. He was finished with his snatches at 8 minutes in, so his score is 100/8:00.
     Athlete BB cannot snatch 135# either, but he blazes through his 40 burpees and 30 snatches and completes this in 4 minutes. BB then slowly does 30 more burpees and he finishes these at 12:00.
BB's score is 100/4:00 and he beats athlete AA's score of 100/8:00.

We have been working on pacing WODs for the last few months...whether you knew it or not. Now is the time to put that into practice. Know which of these 6 "Athlete Types" you are, and plan accordingly. If you are Athlete Type 5 or 6, you need to pace yourself for the long haul. If you are Athlete Type 3 or 4, pace yourself but know that your score will benefit if you can get through the first 60 snatches quickly. If you are athlete 1 or 2, absolutely BLAZE through the first 70 reps...then rest, do 30 burpees, rest, and power through as many reps at 75/135# that you can in the time remaining.

Athletes Type 5 and 6, watch the video of J. Foucher doing this WOD. It is posted on The Mainsite. Or watch the Archived Dan Bailey Scott Panchick. Think focused and purposeful tortoise, do not try to be the Hare. Dan Bailey killed this WOD, but he was a little Hare-ish.

 Forget what I said about doing this WOD twice. At a 17 minute time domain, this is a WOD you only want to do once. If you feel that you must do this WOD twice, here are my thoughts.

WOD attempt 1 (Thursday or Friday)

• Film yourself
• Pace yourself
• Rest before you Redline
• Watch the video of yourself and critique how well you paced yourself
• Make a plan for how WOD attempt 2 will be better than WOD attempt 1

WOD attempt 2

• Stick to the plan...Jones
• Be better than you were in WOD attempt 1
• Push through your sticking points from attempt 1
• Pace yourself
• Push yourself