How will I manage to get a pull up in 2 days?!

The Open workouts are always announced in a live broadcast over the internet where 2 of the worlds best athletes will go head to head without knowing the workout. This week is 15.2 and here is the video for the announcement of the workout.

I watched the announcement and readied myself for what I knew would be a harder workout the the first round, 15.1. What I feared was that it would involve things I wouldn't be able to do. (There are 3 things I have yet to be able to do in CrossFit: climb a rope, complete a pull up without an assistance band and a handstand)

The things I have YET to master involve the gymnastics side of CrossFit, which is a side I NEED work on. So when 15.2 was announced and it included pull ups for the scaled version I was annoyed but also determined. I did well, better than I expected, on 15.1. And now I just want to continue to get better.

The thing is I am not far from getting my pull up. In fact, I am SO close. I can kip (see here for details of a kipping pull up) but I cannot QUITE get there.

Here is the workout for this weeks Open:

RX WORKOUT
For as long as possible:
From 0:00-3:00
    2 rounds of:
    10 overhead squats (95/65lbs) (by the way, the first number is ALWAYS the men's weight, the second is always women's)
     10 chest-2-bar pull-ups
From 3:00-6:00
    2 rounds of:
    12 overhead squats (95/65lbs)
     12 chest-2-bar pull-ups
From 6:00-9:00
    2 rounds of:
    14 overhead squats (95/65lbs)
     14 chest-2-bar pull-ups
etc., following same pattern. 

 SCALED WORKOUT
For as long as possible:
From 0:00-3:00
    2 rounds of:
    6 overhead squats (65/45lbs)
     6 pull-ups
From 3:00-6:00
    2 rounds of:
    8 overhead squats (65/45lbs)
    8 pull-ups
From 6:00-9:00
    2 rounds of:
    10 overhead squats (65/45lbs)
     10 pull-ups
etc., following same pattern. 

 So I tried it. And seriously, I can currently only get 6 reps at this rate simply because I have not mastered the pull up. SO guess what I'll be doing in the next 2 days? Yep, you guessed it....I'll be working on my pull up. I have to make a genuine effort at this and I am determined. I think I can do it.

Thankfully today's WOD (bless you coach Meg) is burpees and pull-ups. Yes, I hate burpees but I can do them. So I plan to use this time to REALLY work on getting my pull-up. And who knows, if I can get one, that means I am better off at Sunday's Open workout than I was yesterday!

Stay tuned...

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