Big Sky Montana Crossfit Tour

We had such a blast at the Crossfit Tour this past weekend (August 16-18). We got to see some of the professional athletes, such as Dan Bailey, Scott Panchik, Elizabeth Ekinwale, etc. compete several times throughout the day on both Friday and Saturday. It was incredible to watch how much strength, balance, and endurance they had to do these workouts. Insanely strong! 

Saturday the first workout they did was:

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Overhead squats

Push-ups 

All on a paddle board

Paddle around the island, come back to shore and do the following on the beach:

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Keddle bell swings

Burpees and jump over the bar

Swim 400 meters

Holy cow they looked tired coming out of the water at the end of the swim! They did two heats of this workout and in the second heat they asked for members of the crowd who wanted to participate. I SO wanted to participate, but i didn't have any of my workout clothes on me and I was in jeans. Dang it! That would have been a blast! One of the guys who participated fell onto his paddle board, almost into the water, twice during the overhead squats/push-up portion of the workout. It was sad, but kind of funny. This guy also crawled out of the water onto the shore at the end of the swim and yelled "time!" when he touched the shore, even though that wasnt the finish line. it was hilarious. 

We had a great time. It was inspirational for me. I really think it would be awesome to compete in crossfit! I'm thinking more about it. 

This is Elizabeth Ekinwale. She is my new found crossfit inspiration! I wouldn't mind having arms like that! Her snatches were amazing too. Her max snatch is 197 lbs. That is a TON of weigh to hoist up over your head!

It was so beautiful in Big Sky. The event was at the ski resort so we were surrounded by gorgeous mountains and tall trees. It was so beautiful!

Overhead squats on a paddle board. Tricky business!

This is Dan Bailey. He is super short 5'7" but he is built. We got a picture with him and talked to him for a little bit after this workout. He was really nice.

Apparently the water was freezing. So cold that is was super hard to breathe during the swim.

We totally got a free hoodie and t-shirt too! This was an awesome unexpected bonus!