The Fool's Total

202 East Joliet Highway,New Lenox IL 60451

20 May, 2023

Description

The Fool's Total is a one-of-a-kind, individual competition combining the Olympic Weightlifting movements, Snatch & Clean & Jerk, and The CrossFit Total, Strict Press, Back Squat and Deadlift. Athletes will have 12 minutes per movement to find their max. Your max for each movement will be added up and trophies and prizes will be awarded for the top 3 finishers across age/weight divisions. There are 2 age divisions, Open and Masters (40+), and 2 weight classes Men <205 lbs./205+ lbs. and Women <145 lbs/145+ lbs. Open athletes will compete on Saturday, 5/20/23. Masters athletes will compete on Sunday, 5/21/23. *Entry fee is $85.00 and will include event T-Shirt (please select T-Shirt size at checkout via add-on) **This event will be capped at 80 athletes ***This is a fundraising event to help Janah Esquivel travel to Krakow, Poland in August 2023 for the Masters Weightlifting World Championships. Janah started her fitness journey at CrossFit New Lenox in May 2015 after at least of decade minimal fitness. After finishing 2nd (by 1 point in the scaled division of a local CrossFit competition) she felt as though she peeked as a crossfitter and moved to Olympic Weightlifting in 2018, at the age of 41. After finishing in 10th place at Masters Nationals Championships in 2019, she has finished 2nd at the Masters National Championships in 2020, 2021 and 2022. In 2022, she won the Masters PanAm Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico and the Masters World Championships in Orlando, FL. Janah lifts for Team Red Panda Strength in the 45-49 age group and 81-87 weight class. If you'd like to follow Janah's journey, you can find her on Instagram, @janahesq and @redpandastrength. Janah will serve as the event coordinator and MC and promises a fun and high energy atmosphere. Thank you in advance for your support. Snatch Single movement from ground to overheadNo hang snatches, barbell must move from the ground to overhead w/out stoppingCan be muscle, power or full snatchBar cannot be dropped until judges signal, athlete must show control at topThere is no rule on press outs, if you can get it overhead and show stability, it's a good lift!Clean & Jerk Single movement from ground to shoulders and shoulder to overheadNo hang cleans, barbell must move from the ground to shoulders/front rack w/out stoppingCan be muscle, power or full clean and press, power/push or split jerkBar cannot be dropped until judges signal, athlete must show control at topThere is no rule on press outs, if you can get it overhead and show stability, it's a good lift!Press Military/Shoulder pressSingle movement from shoulder to over head, bouncing the bar off your shoulders will be a NO REPNo knee bendBar cannot be dropped until judges signal, athlete must show control at topSquat Squat must break parallelHigh bar or low bar squat allowedDeadlift Conventional deadlift, hands outside of kneesNo straps or lifting suitsAthlete must wait for judges signal before dropping the barMore details on event and prizes to come.