CFOT Final Results

Candace and Daniel, this fall's CFO Throwdown champions

Congrats to Candace and Daniel for winning the September CFO Throwdown.

The results of the women's division have been final for a few weeks now, but the men's champion wasn't known until this past Wednesday, which is when Daniel and Brandon went head-to-head in Grace as rx'd (this was good Big Girls Don't Cry preparation for them).

Grace is 30 reps of clean-and-jerks at 135# for time.

Brandon finished in 1:39, Daniel finished in 1:55.  And the winner?  Daniel.  You read that right, Daniel is our champion.

We ended up going to the video to determine the winner.  Much credit goes to Brandon for initiating the call for Daniel as champion.  After he reviewed the video, he saw that he was not at the full lockout position for some of his reps (arms were straight, knees were soft).  And as such, he felt that Daniel deserved to be champ (and I agree with him).

Kudos to Brandon for stepping up and showing his class as a competitor.

And congratulations to all who participated in the September throwdown!  I can't wait for the next one in January!

CFOT Final Results: And the Winner Is...

So all of the tallying is finished with (by the way, if any of you disagree with your point totals, please let me know; I definitely could've made some mistakes so please double-check my figures and the workout results).

Hat's off to Candace, who ran away with the CFOT during the two weeks it was going on. She even set a women's record in Fran along the way.

And on the men's side, it's a dead heat between favorite rivals Brandon and Daniel.

Daniel needed to tie Brandon in the Chief on his final workout on the rest day, and did just that, tying Brandon with 31 rounds.

So how's it going to be decided, you may be asking? The only right way, of course: with a 1:1 workout between the two!

Because we're gearing up for FGB this coming Saturday, I'm going to come up with a workout that the two of them will do against each other next week (preferably when they're both well-rested so that they can go at it with full force). The workout will emphasize strengths (and weaknesses) of both competitors, so that there won't be an unfair advantage one way or another. And we're looking for a high-power, short-duration style of workout.

And in the spirit of giving, I'd like to fully encourage everyone to engage in bet-making on this showdown between two of our top athletes. And I'd like all of the proceeds to go to the FGB fundraising pot we're building at CFO.

So let's hear it: who's your money on?

CFOT Results: Michael

The final workout of the throwdown was Michael:

3 rounds for time:

Run 800m
50 back extensions
50 sit-ups


We threw an interesting twist to the workout: every woman who did the workout did 55# good mornings, and every man who did the workout did 75# good mornings.


Top 3 Women:

Connie 18:46
LB 20:00

Sierra 20:42


Top 3 Men:

Lance 15:36
Brandon 17:05
Daniel 17:06


In my next post, I'll post the final CFOT point totals. For now, the point totals are updated through Michael, not counting any make-up workouts that happened on the final day.

CFOT Results: Fran

Daniel and Candace, the current king and queen of Fran, respectively

It seems like it wouldn't be a CFOT without Fran showing up, and sure enough, she graced us with her presence yesterday.  This was the first C2B experience with Fran since the CF Games and nearly everyone saw major improvements across the board.

Top 3 Women:

Candace 4:18

Vee 8:36

Connie 8:42

Top 3 Men:

Mini 4:32

Daniel 4:46

Brandon 5:30

I've udpated the CFOT point totals through today's workout, Fran.

The CFOT concludes tomorrow with Michael.  So lace up them running shoes, all you cardio bunnies!

CFOT Results: The Chief

Brandon's favorite photo

Today's workout was a brand-new one: The Chief.

The Chief is as follows:

Max rounds in 3 minutes:

3 Power cleans @ 135#/85#

6 Push-Ups

9 Squats

Rest 1 minute

5 cycles in total

Top 3 Women:

Candace 26 rounds (95#)

Robyn 20 rounds
Vee 18 rounds

Top 3 Men:

Brandon & Daniel 31

Connor, Lance, and Manwell 26

We're all current, barring any make-up workouts! I've updated the CFOT point totals through today's workout, The Chief.

Please post to the blog any discrepancies in round scores for The Chief. I was working off of limited information since I was out of town all Sunday.

Get ready for Fran tomorrow!

Craig Counsell and Laila Ali

CFOT Results: Clean-and-Jerk 3-3-3-3-3 Reps

Big C and Little C, familiar faces atop the leaderboard on limit-strength days

Today's workout was Clean-and-Jerk 3-3-3-3-3 reps.

We didn't mandate that you had to catch the clean in a full squat, you simply had to catch it cleanly without any hitches or adjustments upon racking the bar.  The jerk had to be caught in the locked-out position, regardless of whether you split-jerked it or push-jerked it.

Top 3 Women:

Candace 155#

Robyn 105#

Connie 90#

Top 3 Men:

Connor 235#

MJJ 230#

Brandon 220#

I've updated the CFOT point totals through today's workout, C&J 3-3-3-3-3 reps.