#SaturdayStoryTime - opening the open In honor of the start of the open this story is about the start of the open. Back in my day…. After rookie season performances that were respectable as hell, fikowski and I were invited to kick off the open for 17.1 in Montreal. Two Canadians in Canada, it was epic. Two important factors: 1) this was the first time we had Dumbbells in the open; 2) Brent and I had an open humiliation bet… With regard to the former. DB snatch had been in competition before but there were some new movement standards. Specifically no non working arm contact, this is important later. Also neither of us had practiced hand passing and with 2 minutes prep we just didn’t do it. Briggs and Holte did this workout at the same time in Europe, they hand passed and massacred us. Fair play. As for the latter. Brent started an humiliation with some friends years before and I was invited into the fold. Only first attempt counts, loser of each weeks workout has a predetermined humi...