Official Discussion: Quick and Thick / Double Grace

[reesespiecespb]

@aquinsky 60 C&J for time for the average active person is dumb. These guys are world-class athletes, they are supposed to be doing impressive things. Who cares if people make fun of it for being dangerous? People do dangerous shit in high level sports all the time.

 

[thiagocouto]

@aquinsky what about named workouts that are inside jokes? Frantasy land? what?

 

[helplesswonder]

@dannqanes looked like Rich whispered "asshole" as Castro revealed double Grace

 

[dawn16]

@helplesswonder Looked like "what the f..." to me.

 

[aquaman196]

@dannqanes Can't wait to see the leaders do this

 

[tv191]

@dannqanes Fraser is in the perfect position to dethrone rich with these two events.

 

[sarahmaedee]

@tv191 It's killin' me that the announcers and cameras pretend Fraser doesn't exist. It's all about Reebok guys.

 

[thiagocouto]

@tv191 i'm thinking the same thing unless he gets a blind judge again. froning is going to have to go to the edge of death if he wants to win

 

[laurentia]

@thiagocouto Nope. He just has to perform under pressure...which he does exceedingly well

 

[maddad]

@thiagocouto Yeah he was really close to dying there when he walked across the finish line smiling. He slaughtered everyone.

 

[thiagocouto]

@maddad turns out he didn't have to try hard since it was 60 reps of the same thing. kinda boring there.

 

[zangomike]

@dannqanes It's amusing how Castro is expecting people to freak out when he tells them they're doing double grace, and they general reaction just seems to be, "Oh, ok."

Honestly the rope climb/OHS/double grace is a pretty big let-down for a final event.

 

[gleestone]

@zangomike Yeah, Midline March looks more exciting as a final event, like The Cinco last year. I guess having lunges again as a finale isn't very exciting though.

 

[mencangmenceng]

@zangomike I'm sure the pattern on the arena floor also gave it away.

 

[dannqanes]

Ok. Preparing for a sick showdown between Froning and Fraser. Damn, them barbells are going to be on fire!

 

[yankees2738]

@dannqanes I get the waiting to show the finals on ESPN2 thing but they really should've tried to finish the first 2 heats later so there wasn't such a big period of time before the finals started. I'm bored at my house, I can't imagine how the crowd in that hot California sun feels let alone the athletes waiting to go compete.

 

[zangomike]

@dannqanes One thing you can really notice throughout these Games is how much Annie's back injury has impacted her. She used to be a freaking thoroughbred, nearly the female equivalent of Rich. She's going to take second place so it's not like she's a total shell of her former self, but you can definitely appreciate what the injury took out of her.

 

[kellygok]

@dannqanes Lol Froning absolutely annihilated Fraser at the end.

 

[caoc24843]

@dannqanes Is the live feed on the site working for anyone ?

 

[dawn16]

@caoc24843 My feed just resumed.