Tribute WOD - Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
Tribute WOD
JY refers to Jen Young. Jen was a CrossFitter in Burlington, ON at CrossFit Altitude. A special person, who truly loved the CrossFit community with all her heart. She would geek out on analytic numbers, she loved cats, and was a writer for WODPress Sweat RX Magazine. After she was diagnosed with cervical cancer Jen created a foundation called Love the Snatch, which included a Masters Competition that carried on for years after her death.
On Sunday, May 17th, 2015 Jen lost her battle with cervical cancer at the age of 31. For some of us, we were lucky enough to know JY and to even call her our friend. Jen’s passing came the weekend before the 2015 East Regionals. Her passing hit the Canada East CrossFit community hard. She was a bright light, she was a true weekend warrior CrossFitter, and competed in many local competitions. A hashtag was created after Jen’s passing #JenisCanadaEast, the first event that year at the 2015 East Regional was Randy, a snatch event, to honour Jen all the Canadian women competing wore Love the Snatch shirts. I have to say, being in the stands at the competition that weekend, it was a pretty powerful to watch these ladies walk on the floor during each heat honouring Jen, (she would have loved it, and been so honoured.). Whether those athletes knew her personally or not, they were taking time to honour and celebrate her.
Since Jen’s passing we have done her JY Pi workout every year, including two years virtually on zoom. While most of our current members won’t know who Jen was, it’s important to us to continue honouring her, and to introduce you as new CrossFitters to who she was. Honouring someone through a workout is what CrossFitters do best.
While we want you to MOVE WELL everyday. JY was an athlete and coach who took the time to ensure that movements were done well. She might not have been the fastest mover in the class, but she always took the time to move well. Honour JY today not only through her tribute WOD, but through the way you move during the WOD.
As mentioned Jen Young geeked out on numbers, her favourite bring Pi. Which is why the workout is called JY Pi and is built around the number Pi.
Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
Focus:
4 Sets
Power Snatch
Snatch
OHS
WOD:
JY Pi Tribute to Jen Young WOD
Buy In with 71 DUs
Then 2 Rounds of:
3 Power Snatch 135/95
14 Box Jumps
3 Full Snatch 135/95
14 T2B
3 OHS 135/95
14 Burpees
Then 1 Round of:
3 C2B
14 Power Cleans 135/95
3 HSPU
14 Full Cleans 135/95
3 Pistols (per leg)
14 Shoulder 2 OH 135/95
Cash out with 70 DUs
*WOD is built around the number Pi 3.14
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