Elizabeth – Benchmark WOD

21-15-9

Cleans 135lbs

Ring Dips

Why are the Benckmark WOD’s girl names? (Elizabeth, Fran, Barbara, Chelsea, Diane)

According to the National Weather Service the use of “short, distinctive given names in written as well as spoken communications is quicker and less subject to error” than “more cumbersome” identification methods, so since 1953 storms have been assigned female given names.  This concept inspired CrossFit to grant a special group of workouts women’s names.  Yeah, I know what you were thinking, that these workouts were named after some beastie women throwing weights around and back talking trainers.  Nope just another nerdy way to remember tough WOD’s.

http://www.crossfit.com/journal/library/13_03_Benchmark_Workouts.pdf