Iron Curtain Blog

Photos & Results

2009-12-01T15:21:32Z

All 655 photos from the Iron Curtain Challenge are in the Gallery now!

If you have more pics & videos from the event - post the links in comments!

And here's the results in plain text format:

RTG:
1st score 2nd score 3rd score 4th score total rank

Chris Holt	RTG	220	74	6.26	76	6+4	87	27.33	84	321	15
Zach Eisenstein	RTG	300	95	6.43	73	4+1	75	27.58	83	326	13
Pete Kazanas	RTG	265	89	5.06	92	8+3	92	22.34	92	365	3^rd M
Dru Schmith	RTG	245	83	7.36	70	5	77	DNF	0	230	N/A
Daniel Martin	RTG	210	73	6.25	77	6+1	82	25.38	88	320	16
Mike Lindsey	RTG	245	83	5.48	82	3+3	72	29.13	81	318	17
Rudy Kirkpatrick	RTG	280	92	5.44	83	6	80	28.03	82	337	6
Jeff Haacke	RTG	195	71	5.31	87	6+4	87	29.48	80	325	14
Chris Gruber	RTG	225	76	6.31	75	6+2	83	30.00 C	74	308	20
Dave Coughlin	RTG	245	83	7.05	72	DNF	0	30.00 C	74	229	N/A
Jason Anderson	RTG	250	85	6.09	79	7+6	90	34.11	75	329	12
Micah Nickerson	RTG	205	72	6.00	80	3+12	74	33.24	76	302	21
Erik Swedberg	RTG	195	71	6.42	74	6+6	88	32.28	77	310	19
Joe Dibernardo	RTG	265	89	5.19	88	3+5	73	27.27	85	335	9
Ken Gall	RTG	245	83	4.38	100	8+6	95	21.32	100	378	1^st M
Brian Dunlap	RTG	235	79	6.21	78	2+4	71	30.00 C	74	302	22
Dom Paonessa	RTG	235	79	5.35	86	6+1	82	26.12	87	334	10
Max El-Hag	RTG	270	90	5.10	89	5+4	79	30.34	78	336	8
Andrew Subbotin	RTG	235	79	5.06	92	5+4	79	26.38	86	336	7
Will Blackburn	RTG	315	100	5.52	81	6+3	85	29.54	79	345	5
Britt Russell	RTG	148	100	7.05	100	5+1	100	36.15	100	400	1^st W
Chris Sprauer	RTG	225	76	5.38	85	4+8	76	21.48	95	332	11
Carlos Ruiz	RTG	260	87	7.28	71	6+3	85	30.00 C	74	317	18
Teri Robertson	RTG	118	92	7.34	92	1+1	92	30.00 C	92	368	3^rd W
Jason Haines	RTG	255	86	4.57	95	10	100	23.56	89	370	2^nd M
Jared Davis	RTG	250	85	5.39	84	7+1	89	23.23	90	348	4
Lindsey Gallucci	RTG	143	95	7.32	95	2+3	95	39.37	95	380	2^nd W

Rx:

Kristi Miller	Rx	113	83	6.53	87	X	X	26.46	82	252	11
Rachel Reichert	Rx	140	95	6.29	92	X	X	21.23	88	275	2^nd W
Charlie Clendening	Rx	175	75	6.23	87	X	X	32.03	76	238	16
Mike Marcus	Rx	215	85	6.37	83	X	X	25.39	86	254	8
Christina Ruggiero	Rx	130	87	6.16	95	X	X	20.39	89	271	4
Rob DelaCruz	Rx	255	95	6.26	86	X	X	DNF	0	181	N/A
Ramzi Matar	Rx	260	100	7.31	76	X	X	23.02	88	264	5
Sarah Franklin	Rx	108	81	6.43	88	X	X	18.34	92	261	7
James Falkner	Rx	230	87	6.26	86	X	X	30.31	78	251	10
Jim Smithey	Rx	205	82	8.36	73	X	X	30.00 C	74	229	20
Ron Murray	Rx	185	77	7.33	75	X	X	DNF	0	152	N/A
Ian Harris	Rx	205	82	5.45	95	X	X	20.12	92	269*	3^rd M
Elisha Voren	Rx	133	88	7.00	86	X	X	23.52	85	259	8
Greg Smart	Rx	155	71	7.14	80	X	X	21.47	90	241	14
Jesse Owen	Rx	255	95	6.08	90	X	X	26.33	83	268	4
Alex Eacker	Rx	215	85	6.11	89	X	X	19.45	95	269*	2^nd M
Allyson Hansen	Rx	113	83	7.33	83	X	X	23.22	86	252	10
Ryan Andrada	Rx	185	77	7.18	77	X	X	28.00	80	234	17
Maria Gonzalez	Rx	118	86	8.06	80	X	X	25.46	83	249	12
Sabrina Abislaiman	Rx	118	86	8.14	79	X	X	32.22	79	244	14
Steve Clare	Rx	235	89	5.37	100	X	X	18.58	100	289	1st M
Casey Jenks	Rx	235	89	6.30	84	X	X	33.47	75	248	12
Sean Sullivan	Rx	200	78	8.38	72	X	X	26.37	82	232	18
Kerri Christos	Rx	135	90	6.32	90	X	X	22.09	87	267	5
Adriana Galera	Rx	98	79	7.09	85	X	X	26.47	81	245	13
Margaret Junker	Rx	138	92	7.49	81	X	X	19.10	90	263	6
Kevin Wright	Rx	225	86	8.14	74	X	X	29.00	79	239	15
Fred Schneider	Rx	205	82	7.15	79	X	X	27.53	81	242	13
Stacey Fonas	Rx	103	80	7.33	83	X	X	28.42	80	243	15
Meghan Barnes	Rx	118	86	7.27	84	X	X	24.07	84	254	9
Q Stewart	Rx	210	83	6.56	82	X	X	22.06	89	254	7
Tyler Barnes	Rx	170	73	6.14	88	X	X	25.24	87	248	11
Pete Weiland	Rx	245	90	7.16	78	X	X	25.58	84	252	9
Danny West	Rx	165	72	7.09	81	X	X	31.58	77	230	19
Jeff Detweiler	Rx	175	75	9.20	71	X	X	30.00 C	74	220	21
Wendy Shafranski	Rx	148	100	5.38	100	X	X	17.03	100	300	1^st W
Leah Anderson	Rx	135	90	6.39	89	X	X	18.17	95	274	3^rd W
Justin Coates	Rx	205	82	6.03	92	X	X	25.39	86	260	6

Scaled:

Chris Haire	scaled	165	8.23	X	28.08	X	X
Anne Hwang	scaled	98	11.18	X	19.38	X	X
Ryan Miller	scaled	103	12.09	X	25.43	X	X
Molly McFadden	scaled	118	11.12	X	26.24	X	X
Bob Wright	scaled	200	8.35	X	27.06	X	X
Michelle Pierce	scaled	88	11.39	X	22.50	X	X
Jay Salamone	scaled	170	10.53	X	25.29	X	X
Zuleida Herba	scaled	88	10.42	X	21.27	X	X
Rob Overall	scaled	170	12.07	X	25.27	X	X
Mike Pokallus	scaled	165	11.33	X	25.59	X	X
Lisa Hoopes	scaled	113	11.47	X	22.43	X	X
Kerri Rose	scaled	68	11.55	X	23.01	X	X
Konni Totten	scaled	108	9.07	X	20.59	X	X
Olin McArthur	scaled	160	7.39	X	30.00 C	X	X

scaled

Final Results

2009-11-24T21:59:59Z

The biggest change - Rachel Reichert took 2nd in the Rx'ed Division & 3rd - Leah Anderson due to a mistake in counting.

The 30+ times on the Chipper were recorded when people were able to run out the door before the 30 min mark (exception was the girls RTG heat).

Drago Would Be Proud!

2009-11-22T19:38:01Z

Top 3 in each Iron Curtain Division are below. Full results & photos coming shortly.

Big thanks go to all the competitors, affiliates, volunteers/judges & the guests!
And here's the Winners:

Women's Rx Winners:
Wendy Shafranski 1st
Leah Anderson 2nd
Rachel Reichert 3rd

Men's Rx Winners:
Steve Clare 1st
Alex Eacker 2nd
Ian Harris 3rd

Women's RTG Winners:
Brittani Russell 1st
Lindsey Galucci 2nd
Teri Robertson 3rd

Ken Gall 1st
Jason Haines 2nd
Pete Kazanas. 3rd

Congratulations to all winners! You earned it!

Scoring System

2009-11-20T01:28:29Z

Here's the scoring system for the Iron Curtain Challenge:

1st place - 100 pts
2nd place - 95 pts
3rd place - 92 pts
4th place - 90 pts
5th place - 89 pts
6th place - 88 pts... etc

Thus the winner of the event & the top athletes are slightly rewarded for their stellar performance.

Athletes with highest overall score in the Rx & RTG classes will be crowned as Champions.

In case of a tie - the placing in the Chipper will decide the winner. In case of a tie in a Chipper, the Triplet will be a deciding factor & so forth.

The Chipper

2009-11-19T12:17:02Z

Extra Details:

1. Athletes - bring your own lifting shoes, tape, jump ropes, wrist wraps - whatever you need!
2. Swapping in and out weightlifting shoes during the Chipper is fine.
3. We will try to condense the Singlet, Couplet & Triplet into a tighter timeframe to let everyone try and finish the Chipper without hitting the cut-off at 30 mins. Not a guarantee though.

Details on Scoring system coming later today!

T-shirts & Picking Your Class

2009-11-18T19:19:41Z

The Challenge T-shirts are in! They do shrink quite a bit after the first wash & have an athletic fit after that (a bit smaller than normal sizes). They're very nice soft ring spun cotton tee's. The excess shirts after athletes get theirs - will be for sale at $10 per shirt. Drago is cool!

Now let's discuss picking your class. Here's some thoughts that can help you:

1. If you've been doing CF for less than 6 months, don't have a long history of athletics, it's your first CF competition or if you can't complete any movements of the Rx class - choose CrossFit Class (aka Scaled). Have fun, enjoy the camaraderie & experience a CF competition!

2. If you're not quite sure if you can do all the movements from the RTG class or have never competed in CF before - go for the Rx Class. Make the experience positive. Finish all the WoD's & improve for the next Competition (Sectional CF Games Qualifiers in March). Rising to the occasion happens and you indeed might perform better than normal, but generally peopl default to their level of training. If you have a glaring gap - it will be revealed. DNF is generally not cool.

3. If you're bad ass and there's nothing that can crush you, you have no weaknesses and Chuck Norris is scared of you - RTG is right for you.

Hopefully that helps to pick the right class for you.

If you have last minute questions - post it here in comments or reach me on Facebook - Leonid Soubbotine.

P.S. The Chipper Standards coming Thursday morning!

The Triplet Standards

2009-11-18T12:20:57Z

First of all - ladies will lift with Ladies bars, not the Mens barbells!

And here's the video of the Triplet Standards:

Extra details:

You can not fall off the wall during the HSPU or it'll be a NO REP. If your feet come off the wall, but then return to it - that's perfectly good.

You can take off & put on shoes during the workout if desired - so if you'll do MU's & HSPU barefoot & then pistols in weightlifting shoes to help with ankle flexibility & balance - that's legit.

Timelines

2009-11-18T01:46:43Z

Here's the rough timelines for Friday & Saturday:

Friday
4pm - 7pm - Registration

Saturday
7:30 am - 8:30 am - Registration (athletes get their numbers, receive T-shirts)

All volunteers/judges - please be at the gym by 8:00 am.

9:00 am - Iron Curtain Begins.

9:30 am - 11 am - The Singlet

11 am - 12:30 pm - The Couplet

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - The Triplet

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm - The Chipper (CrossFit Division - that's how we'll call the Scaled) - go all at once if under 30 people total or in 2 heats with 15 min head start for Heat 1.

2:30 pm - 4 pm - The Chipper Rx

4 pm - 5:30 pm - The Chipper RTG

6pm - Closing Ceremonies, Prizes, Fun

If the times during the workouts will be faster or we'll be able to run more people through more events (depending on how many judges we have) - timelines might get tighter & we'll finish a bit sooner.

The Triplet movement standards are coming on Wednesday morning.

The Singlet & The Couplet

2009-11-17T01:52:46Z

Extra notes on the Singlet:
1. You can use belts, shoes, knee & wrist wraps of any kind.
2. Singlets are purely optional. If you have hairy legs - they're not recommended.
3. Warm-up area will be available to practice & warm-up before your heat starts.
4. Minimum weight jump is 5 lbs (2.5 lbs plate each side).
5. Judges will make sure the compliance with 2 second rule & they will give the signal "DOWN" to the athlete and a hand gesture - that will make sure the completion of the lift. Any lift where barbell comes down before the judges signal is a NO LIFT!

Extra notes on the Couplet:
1. It's Leo's most favorite event for it has the potential to be the most fun (read: painful) event.
2. Athlete can choose any damper setting & foot setting they want, but they can not change it once the workout starts.

3. Bouncing off the Dynamax ball will count as a NO REP.

Finishing Touches

2009-11-16T15:40:41Z

From Ramzi comes this amazing plan of preparation this week:

"i have decided to post my planned week

mon-wod, talk trash
tue-wod, talk trash
wed-wod, talk trash
thur-foam roll, talk trash
fri-foam roll, talk trash
sat-CRUSH EVERYONE, talk trash
sun-text everyone about how badly i CRUSHED THEM...."