The movement standards for CrossFit Open Workout 18.1 are as follows:

RULES

Make sure to read these so that you avoid making any errors and wasting time and energy during CrossFit Open Workout 18.1 itself. 

TOES TO BAR

In the toes to bar, the athlete must go from a full hang to having the toes touch the pull up bar. At the start of each rep, the arms must be fully extended with the feet off the ground, and the feet must be brought back behind the bar and the rest of the body. An overhand or split grip are all permitted.

Both feet must come into contact with the bar at the same time, inside the hands. Athletes may wrap tape around the pull up bar OR wear hand protection, but they ,may not tape the bar AND wear hand protection.

DUMBBELL MOVEMENT STANDARDS

After the dumbbell is lifted from the floor, the athlete must pause with the dumbbell at the hang position, either at his or her side or between the legs. From there, the athlete may perform a muscle clean, power clean, squat clean or split clean, so long as the dummbell comes up and makes contact with the shoulder before being lifted overhead.

Once at the shoulder, the athlete may get the dumbbell overhead any way he or she chooses. Shoulder press, push press, push jerk and split jerk are all permitted. The non-working hand may not come into contact with the body or the dumbbell while the dumbbell is being lifted. Athletes may use two hands while lowering the dumbbell between reps.

At the top, the arm, hips and knees must be fully locked out with the dumbbell clearlyover the middle of the athlete’s body while the dumbbell is locked out overhead. Each round, athletes must perform 5 repetitions on one arm, then switch and perform the next 5 with the other arm.

ROWING MOVEMENT STANDARDS

The monitor on the rower must be set to zero at the beginning of each row. The athlete or judge may reset the monitor. The athlete must stay seated on the rower until the rower reads 14/12 calories.

CROSSFIT OPEN WORKOUT 18.1

The workout consists of:

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