In 2018, I finished 4th place at the 2018 CrossFit Games in Madison, WI.  It was an exciting year and as always I was honored to have made it back for my 5th games appearance.

My boy is just starting his 2nd year of college and daughter just finished her first 4 years and was accepted into the Pharmacology program and working towards her PhD.  I'll be spending the next few years adjusting to the kids being away and hopefully give me a mental break from the day to day rigors of games training.

We'll see where we are here in 2021 as I roll into a new age division.  Until then, I'll continue living, loving and learning on this journey we call life!

At this point having a 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th place finish at the CrossFit games, if I walked away today, I'd be fully satisfied with my efforts knowing I didn't sacrifice everything to reach those goals.

-Brent

Finished this year in Madison, WI at the Crossfit Games 2017 with a 2nd place finish and took home the silver.  It was an exciting venue and quite a bit different than Carson, CA.

This year also marks the year my wife's dad passed away and my boy became a senior in high school, 3 years behind my daughter.  Taking it a day at a time and we'll see what the future holds.

Another update to let everyone know I'm still alive.

Took 4th in the world in the CrossFit 2015 1st annual LiftOff and won a nice bearing Rogue bar.  The great Josh Everett finished 5th so that alone was worth the experience.

In 2016 I ended up taking 5th place in the 2nd Annual CrossFit Liftoff and won another liftoff bearing bar.  5th place was the cutoff for prizes but was able to pull it off so that I can give them to my kids once they grow up and have a house of their own.  In the meantime, workouts with friends/family are a little easier the more bars you have around the house.

I ended up making it back to the CrossFit Games in the 45-49 year old division and ended up taking 2nd place with the silver medal on their 10 year anniversary and last time in LA.  The final workout was in the tennis stadium so it doesn't get much better than that.

As of 2017, I have qualified again to go back for my 4th CrossFit games appearance now in Madison, Wisconsin.  We're exactly 2 months out from the games and training is going well.  Trying to stay healthy and injury free as we ramp up volume and weights!

Family is healthy and doing well.  Onward!

-Brent

I haven't posted in a while so figured I would at least leave a brief summary with how things are going.  Numbers have gone up over the past year, I'm around 250 snatch, 335 Clean, 415 BS, 515 Deadlift.

In 2013, I qualified for the Crossfit Games in 17th place of the top 20 invited world wide.  I ended up taking 3rd place and bringing home a medal.

In 2014, I qualified again and went to the Crossfit Games in 5th place of the top 20 worldwide.  There were about 12,500 athletes that year that competed in the open.  That year I ended up taking 7th place.  The workouts didn't work to my advantage that year but it was an exciting year.

Both in 2013 and 2014, I ended up taking 1st place in the final workouts.  I have a history of gaining momentum as the competition goes on and end up finishing strong.

At the time of this post, I'm currently sitting in 33rd out of 18,000 in the Crossfit Games 2015 Open.  The semi-qualifiers to determine the top 20 out of the top 200 in the world is only one week out.  Make it or not, I'll give it my all.

Job is good and the family is healthy.  Everything else is second to that.  Onward!

Severly pulled tendon/muscle in my best shoulder while trying to rehab the other 13 days ago.  I believe it was where the long head of the bicept ties into the shoulder.  Couldn't move my arm for 3 days and pushup was out of the question 7 days post injury.  Attempted a pushup with sharp pain still present 10 days post injury.  Took 10 days off from doing anything other than a little running.   13 days after the injury I'm just starting to work back into it slowly.

No idea what the future holds as I typically take it day by day.  This may have been a sign from the good lord to take some time to rest my shoulders.  6 years of Crossfit and never had a shoulder issue.  I don't think this is related to age although I think my body went through some changes at 42.  I'm seeing a lot of shoulder injuries from a lot of young athletes today and never remember seeing of this the first 6 years.  Why?  I think we're all pushing weights and reps at a very intense level relative to what we are capable of because of size, flexibility, etc.  I think we've finally crossed that line where it must be addressed

I'm addressing it and on a mission.  If I find a cure, I will be sharing it.

-Brent

AM: IronScap

Done

PM @ 10pm after girls vball game
CS Warmup: Done
Hold L Seat for 2 minutes
RPushUps: 7 OTM for 10m
Hold Superman for 2 minutes
Hold L Hang for 2 minutes
100 Superman Rocks
CS Gymnastics warm down

Done

A.
Six sets of:
Halting Snatch Deadlift + Mid-Hang Snatch + High-Hang Snatch
Rest 2-3 minutes

135, 155, 165, 175, 185, 195#

B.
Four sets of:
Snatch Balance x 1 rep
Rest 2 minutes
Terminology: Different coaches have different terminology, when I refer to “Snatch Balance” I expect a dip, drive and foot movement into your receiving position at the bottom of your snatch. If I want only a drive under the barbell – no dip and drive – I will refer to the movement as a “Snatch Drop.”

135, 165, 185, 205#

C.
Back Squat
* Set 1 – 5 reps @ 75-80% of 1-RM
* Set 2 – 3 reps @ 85-90%
* Set 3 – 1 rep @ 90-95%
* Sets 4-6 – 8 reps @ 70-80%
Rest 2 minutes between sets.

325x5, 365x3, 385x1, 325x8, 325x8, 325x8
The 385 single was easy. The 3 sets of 8 were difficult although the last set was my strongest and most focused mentally and w/breathing.

D.
For time:
50 Double-Unders
5 Muscle-Ups
40 Double-Unders
4 Muscle-Ups
30 Double-Unders
3 Muscle-Ups
20 Double-Unders
2 Muscle-Ups
10 Double-Unders
1 Muscle-Up

Time: 3:22 - got mentally weak on the set of 3 & 2 MU's.

OPTIONAL A.M./Additional Session:
A.
Easy 1-Mile Warm-Up Run
B.
Six sets of:
100 Yard Accelerations
(Perform these barefoot on grass if possible – starting at roughly 60%, build every 10-15 yards until you reach 90%, and then slowly begin to taper back down in the last 30-40 yards)
Rest 90 seconds
C.
Run 400 Meters @ 80%
Rest 60 seconds
Run 400 Meters @ 75%
Rest 60 seconds
Run 400 Meters @ 70%
*NOTE #1 – This is the exact program from last week. The reason is simple…most of you are new to track efforts and only last week might have started to establish pacing and mechanics. I am going to keep the progression simple and maybe even repetitive until it looks like folks are ready to move forward.