Event 4: The Chipper

The final event of the Thailand Throwdown will be on Sunday afternoon, starting at 1:00 PM. This is a long chipper, and should be somewhat familiar to people who did the CrossFit Open in 2014. We've added a bit/modified it, and it promises to be a great way to cap off the weekend of competition.

The new space at CrossFit Chiang Mai, and the venue for the Thailand Throwdown 2014!

EVENT #4: 15 minute AMRAP

As many rounds as possible of:

Rx Division:

60 double-unders 

50 wall-ball shots, 20 lb./14 lb. to 10-foot target 

40 toes-to-bars 

30 cleans, 135 lb./95 lb. 

20 barbell facing burpees 

10 muscle-ups

Scaled division
:

30 double unders
20 wall balls — 20/14 to 10' target for men, 9' target
10 toes-to-bars
30 cleans — 115# for men/75# for women
20 barbell facing burpees
5 ring pull ups

Standards:

• DOUBLE-UNDERS: The jump rope must pass under the feet twice for each rep. The jump rope must be spinning forward.
• WALL BALLS: The ball starts on the ground. Each rep requires squatting below parallel and the center of the ball hitting the 10 foot target.
• TOES-TO-BAR: Both feet must hit the bar between the hands. Mixed grip, pull-up grip (hands facing out) and chin-up grip (hands facing in) are allowed.
• CLEANS: The bar starts on the ground. The clean finishes with the barbell in the racked position, locked out with the shoulders, hips and feet parallel and the barbell under control. The barbell must return to the ground between each rep. Bouncing is not allowed, but touch-and-go is allowed.
• BARBELL FACING BURPEES: Facing the barbell, the chest must fully contact the floor, followed by the athlete jumping over the barbell with both feet. Stepping over is not allowed. 
• MUSCLE-UPS: The movement starts with the arms fully extended and the feet not touching the ground. The movement ends with both arms locked out. Kipping is allowed, but the feet must not swing up over the level of the rings during the kip.
• RING PULL-UPS: The movement starts with the arms fully extended and the feet not touching the ground.  The movement ends with the shoulders pulled to the rings.

Scoring:

• Total number of reps completed.

Event #2: The Grinder

Rx Division:
10 minutes AMRAP (As many rounds as possible) of:

5 shoulder to overhead (115 lbs./75 lbs.)
10 deadlift (115 lbs./75 lbs.)
15 Box jumps (24”/20”)
20 Pull ups


Scaled Division:

5 shoulder to overhead -- 95# for men/55# for women
10 deadlift: -- 95# for men/55# for women
15 Box jumps: 24”/20”
20 Ring rows

SHOULDER TO OVERHEAD: The barbell starts this event on the ground. The athlete will clean it to the rack position. The movement ends with the barbell locked out overhead, barbell, shoulders and feet alighted and under control. Press, push press and jerk are all allowed. The barbell must then return to the rack position. Athletes are allowed to dip when receiving the barbell in the rack position to initiate the next rep.

DEADLIFT: The barbell starts on the ground. The barbell is lifted to a fully upright position, locked out. Bouncing is not allowed, but touch-and-go is allowed as long as the athlete is not bouncing the barbell.

BOX JUMP: Each rep must begin with both feet on the floor. The rep finishes with the hips and knees fully open while in control on top of the box.  The athlete may jump or step up or down as long as both feet start on the ground and both feet end on the box in control.

PULL UPS: Chin must clear the bar.  Kipping is allowed, and mixed grip is allowed, as well as hands facing out or in.

RING ROWS: With the athlete standing - we will be lining the bottom of the rings with the athlete’s hip and the rings will line up with the athlete’s feet.  The beginning of the movement will have athlete’s arms at full extension and the finish is the rings pulled to the chest.

SCORE: Total number of reps completed during 10 minutes.

Event #3 (Sunday morning): 2,000 m row

Event #3 will be a  2,000 meter row on Concept 2 Rowers.

The Throwdown will start on Saturday with two classic lifts from Olympic lifting, the Clean and Jerk. The second day, Sunday, will start with a classic test of speed and endurance — the 2,000 meter row.

We will be rowing in heats of 5, seeded based on current placement from the Saturday events.

While short, those who have done this before will know that the 2,000 meter row is no joke. The key to doing well in this event is pacing yourself well, focusing on good form, easy recovery strokes, and not coming out of the start too fast.

For competitors, get online to Concept 2 and do the test row to figure out your pace -- usually a 500 meter max effort.  You then can calculate your 500 meter splits off of that test row.

Damper setting is up to each competitor. In practice, be sure to try with different damper settings to find one that you like and which suits your body type (strength/height/leg length, etc.).  Lots of great resources at Concept 2, so be sure to spend some time there to figure out your strategy.

Event #2 and Event #4 coming up soon!

Resort/hotel in Chiang Mai

The Eco Resort & Hotel have offered to give participants and volunteers a special rate!

There are two branches -- the Eco Resort and the Imm Thapae.  The resort is in town (not far from The Riverside Restaurant on the east side of town) and the Imm Thapae is near Tha Pae gate in the old city.  The resort has a pool, nice grounds, and just a block away from some of the best street food and noodle shops in Chiang Mai.

Here are the discounts:

Eco Resort: Superior room, regularly 1,980 but discounted to 1,100 per room.  Shared bathroom rooms (hostel style) are discounted from 499 to 400.

Imm Thapae: Superior room regularly 1,400 discount to 950.

There are, of course, lots of other places to stay in Chiang Mai, but we are glad the Imm Eco is offering special prices to the Thailand Throwdown!

To get your discount, just tell them when you register and they will give you the discount.

Adding one more heat

People are registering, and we've heard from more who are planning on registering.

We are going to be adding one more heat to the Open division -- from 10 spots to 15.  That is a total of three heats each for men and women.

There are currently as of today 5 men and 5 women registered in the Open division. We have heard from many more who are planning on registering -- so as of today we have 10 spots each for men and women.

If you wait to register you may get wait-listed.  We will do our best to accommodate additional numbers, but we cannot let it get too big or we won't be able to run a great event.

Annie showing how it's done!

Registration and events!

REGISTRATION IS LIVE!

People are already registering for the Thailand Throwdown 2014.

We have a limited number of spots, so register early.

WE WILL OPEN MORE SPOTS AS WE NEED TO.  If you get a "on the waiting list" message, wait to see if we add an additional heat (5 people/heat). We are working on fitting as many athletes in as we can, based on equipment limitations and how many heats we can manage.

EVENTS!

We are finalizing the events now.  We are working to provide a broad and inclusive test of fitness, and you will see familiar movements and skills in the Throwdown!  As we get a better sense of the number of registrations, we will be looking at our equipment and the number of heats needed to run the best possible competition.  We may make some modifications to the events, but hope to have them locked in soon!  Stay posted for more.