Ray Roman 20RM Deadlift Attempt at 255lbs

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This is my 20 rep max attempt for the challenge Noah Ohlsen @nohlsen put on Instagram (3/23/15) for the heaviest 20RM deadlift. After warming up and getting close to a one-rep max, I went back down to 255lbs., an amount I thought I might be able to get 20 reps out of but I fell short at 14. I gave it another shot but unfortunately got 6 reps on my second try! This was a fun challenge though because it so happened to be on a day I was deadlifting!

Ray Roman 15.4 CrossFit Open Scaled Workout (Highlight Video)

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I attempted the 15.4 CrossFit Open Workout today. I did the scaled version of the workout because I can't do hand stand push-ups yet! Here's a little clip I posted to Instagram.

Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 8 minutes of:
10 push presses
10 cleans

Men push press 95 lb. and clean 115 lb.
Women push press 65 lb. and clean 75 lb.

Total rounds completed: 5
Total reps completed: 100

Ray Roman "Rage the Night Away" (11/30/14 Split Jerk PR)

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Attempting to split jerk 225lbs for the first time. When performing the clean I need to work on getting under the bar more and do less pulling with my arms. I felt like I was almost able to get the bar up into the split jerk position but fell short on my attempts.

Ray Roman - 13.1 CrossFit Open Workout (11/22/14)

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Completed 118 Reps. 70 Total Burpees, 48 Total Snatches. The rules went as followed:

Proceed through the sequence below completing as many reps as possible in 17 minutes of:

40 Burpees
75 pound Snatch, 30 reps
30 Burpees
135 pound Snatch, 30 reps
20 Burpees
165 pound Snatch, 30 reps
10 burpees
210 pound Snatch, as many reps as possible

Ray Roman - Thruster WOD (10/23/14)

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This WOD was inspired by Pat Barber and Wes Piatt from a video of their workout posted on CrossFit.com | Checkout that video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiyrDMhszUc

Below is the instructions for the WOD:

With a continuously running clock complete 5 thrusters every minute.

From 0:00-5:00 use 75lbs.
From 5:00-10:00 use 95lbs.
From 10:00-15:00 use 115lbs.

Continue adding 20lbs. every 5 minutes for as long as you are able.

I completed 75 total thrusters in 15 minutes. This was fun, I look forward to doing it again in the future!