Kamrie judging Alvin during Open WOD 17.4!
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Reminder: Make sure to submit your score for 17.4 no later than 5:00pm!
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Attention: The last Open workout is this week, which means we will be having our annual Spring/End of the Open BBQ this Friday! We will be starting the “Friday Night Lights” at 5:30pm and having the party after all heats are finished. This year we are excited to be bring in the food truck that we had at our Grand Opening, prizes, and a lot of fun! Each CFD member will receive a food ticket, feel free to bring any other food and drinks that you would like. We can’t wait to see all of you there!
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WOD

“Dumb & Dumber”
AMRAP 12:
400 meter Run
12 Dumbbell Push Presses (35s/25s)
16 Dumbbell Step Back Lunges
*Lunges done with DB’s at hang,

More dumbbells! In a recent interview, Greg Glassman says of the benefit of dumbbell training that, “The unwieldiness of two things brings all of the wonderful neurological dynamics that translate to increased strength.” Dumbbells provide us with a different and more difficult challenge than barbells in the same way that ring dips challenge us more than dips on parallel bars or a bench. Training with the less stable dumbbell makes training with a more stable object like the barbell an easier task. Similarly, if I am proficient with ring dips, stable dips will be a walk in the park. In everyday life we hardly ever have to pick up something that is perfectly symmetrical like a barbell. Training with odd(er) objects prepares us for these tasks.

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~Mark Twain