April 22, 2012

OPTathlon 2.0 - Chicago - 2012 Event 1: Clean and Overhead in 10 min - pick up weight, rack it on shoulders, then overhead anyhow - as many attempts as needed in the 10 min - once racked, as many attempts as needed to get overhead will be allowed - i.e. power clean x 1, split jerk x 3 attempts is allowed - athlete MUST show control overhead at judges discretion per rep Scoring: Sinclair Formula - weight adjustment in pounds Event 2: Standing Triple Jump - The first phase is a hop from a stand still, which requires the athlete to take-off from a two-footed stand, split in mid air, and land on the preferred foot. The next phase is a long stretched step, landing on the opposite foot. The last phase is the jump, where the athlete lands on both feet: Allowed 3 attempts - MUST stick 2-foot landing in order for it to count - i.e. both feet planted, meausre it taken from back of heel of foot furthest back - feet sliding upon final land is considered a failed attempt - falling forward is fine as long as feet remain in place for measure - i.e. tipping forward once landed - falling backward will result in a measure taken from the point of your body furthest back towards take off area - falling to the side is the same result as long as feet are solidly placed on ground for measure - i.e. no sand pit landing Scoring: Furthest distance in feet + inches achieved in best of the 3 attempts Event 3: Row Repeats - 500 m row, rest 90 sec, 500 m row - athlete MUST remain on rower for 90 sec rest period with oar/handle placed in rack and feet strapped in foot buckles Scoring Concept 2 weight adjustment formula - total time for 1K Event 4: For time: 1K Row, 50 thrusters - 45#, 30 chin ups - hip crease below knee cap in thrsuters and full extension of hips at top - arms locked out overhead completely at top of each rep - athlete must squat on 1st rep of every thruster before going overhead - chin above height of chin up bar Scoring: Total time for entire workout completed within 10 min time cap Event 5: Overhead Shot Put Toss - reverse overhead shot put toss - 16# men, 8# women - stand backwards on line, 3 attempts to reverse throw toss overhead for distance in feet + inches - feet cannot be moved/shuffled until ball is released and athlete cannot fall backwards over line; this is considered a failed attempt Scoring: Furthest distance in feet + inches achieved in best of the 3 attempts Event 6: 3000 m run - runners start the race from a standing position along a curved starting line Scoring: Total time for 7.5 laps of 400 m track Results are posted here http://optexperience.com/blog