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The Top Female CrossFitter for 2008 is Caity Matter of Gahanna, OH, where she trains with Rogue Fitness. Tanya Wagner took second place and Gillian Mounsey took third.
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Calvin Interviews Welbourn ...[wmv][mov]
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 310lbs
Age: 32
NFL Offensive Lineman (Right Guard, Free Agent)
Benchmarks
Grace: 1:31
Bag o' Grace (135lb sandbag): 3:56
Isabelle: 2:40
Quarter Gone Bad: 109
FGB: 295
Linda: 27:18
Deadlift: 600lbs
Back Squat: 535lbs
Shoulder Press: 308lbs
500m row: 1:24
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22 Comments
1:31 grace?! as far as i know that's a crossfit record. geez i bet 135 feels like a match stick to this guy. like me doing it with the bar (wouldn't that be a stupid looking video). good work john.
Be nice to get some mere "mortal" athlete profiles, instead of the "machines" all the time!!
I am hyper scared to take part now!!
Julie,
My Grace time is 3:51, and my linda is 76 minutes at a 265 - I'm 235 now but haven't done it since....
Hoorah for Mortals!!
Jesse
It would be nice to see what women are bringing to the games. How about some female athlete profiles?
John-
CrossFit is almost as good at controversy as it is introducing people to Pukie...you are in good company here!
John will obviously win the CFTotal leg of the Games. It will be very interesting to see how he is able to do in the running and the hopper (particularly if, as I would anticipate, it is pullup-intensive), as none of his posted workout times above shed much light on his abilities in those areas.
I wish I could be there - maybe next year, and welcome aboard, John.
50 Blocks a Day!
OMFG!!!!1
Goodness. That guy is a powerhouse
OMG...a 308 strict press. 1:30 grace? I have a new favorite football player. Wherever he signs I'm going to get his Jersey and wear it proudly when I workout.
I can't believe he is a guard. From that video It looks like he could post a sub 2min 30 snatches at 135#.
Can't wait to meet him at the games.
So, that guy is amazing..no doubt...so are the rest of the guys (my moneys's on Speal). But, what's up with all the profiles of male athletes??? I know we all know that Jolie is a bad ass, but we would love to see some more women athlete profiles!
Scary stuff indeed!!
TONY TONY TONY
YOU'VE DONE IT AGAIN. How the heck do you have time to do some much stuff.. The new CFgames blog is awesome..
AND the added video of each athlete is just fantastic.
Big hats off to you BRO!
namaste
sevan
That little guy working out next to John looked impressive.
hahah which little guy everyone in the vid was a little guy compared to John. im guessing you meant the 1,000,000 peso man.
It is good to see another big guy doing CrossFit. He is a monster. I thought I was the only 300 plusser around.
Maybe i should start eating 50 blocks a day? I think I would probably end up in the hospital or something.
Look forward to meeting you John. Oh but I would not like to see heavy come out of the hopper. Give me that 800m.
Chad
OMG... That. Guy. Is. Huge.
I'm no shrimp (6'4", 222; struggling to get in 19 blocks), but I'd feel like a human standing next to Optimus Prime or something if I was near you, John.
And, I gotta say, I think it's amazingly cool that you're doing CrossFit; imagine when more pro athletes get wind of you and what you can do.
Good luck (not that you'll need it!) at the Games.
I think he will need all the luck he can get on the 5km hill race!
i was impressed with the physical performance in the video but disappointed to find out he has been suspended on more than one occasion from the nfl as described in the following... http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2638819
begs the question what is crossfit's position on performance enhancement at the crossfit games? obviously what people do in their own time is up to them.
Wow, I have never seen a C2 rower look so... tiny!
This guy is a monster. It will be interesting to see how he stacks up against OPT and Speal. Who is the most fit individual? We shall see.
Good Job at the 2008 CrossFit games John, and good luck to you in your upcomming season with the KCC. It was a privilege to have been a part of your 2008 CrossFit games experience.