The science behind the suck. Now I get it!

It depends, If the throwdown is simply a fun get together then you might have a few different options for the WODs but if its a competition then no scaling. You could scale I guess but that person wouldn't be eligible to win if it is a competition.

The perfect burpee needs to be captured on video by Chriss Smith from Trident CF!

It's Deadly TIGHT!

The throwdown should be broken down into Advanced and Intermediate. This will alleviate the need to scale down and should have folks a little more acclimated to what they are about to endure.

We have an annual Hopper Event and I allow scaling. However, those that scale are not eligible to win the grand prize. Everyone gets a chance at door prizes though.

Has anyone ever seen overhead barbell pistols in a comp?

Divisions are better than Scaling.

In my event out of 160 athletes this year, 60 were RTG (aka Road To the Games aka impossible is nothing firebreathing animals), 80 Rx (can do most of the WoDs except for higher order exercises or heavier loads) & 20 CF (scaled)

But it really depends on how the event is planned.
There's no rules, you can be as creative as you want. It's how CrossFit is done!

We just held a throwdown in Tyler, TX last weekend called the Rose City Ruckus. A competitor could either go Rx'd or take one of the scaled options, however, there was a :30 or 1:00 penalty attached to your time depending on the workout. It gave everyone a fair opportunity to compete.

One of the workouts was called "Deadman's Row" - 2k row followed immediately by 225# max rep deadlift. Each rep of DL meant a subtraction of :05 from your time. One fella took the scaled version with 185# on the deadlift. He pulled 185# 10 more times than the top guy at 225# - this made up for the :30 penalty and actually put in in 2nd place. Some felt that this was unfair since he scaled, others felt like it was legit because he made up for the :30 with his performance and he probably would have pulled 225# close to as many times as those who did it Rx'd.

Anyway - the event turned out great and there were little to no complaints regarding the final tally.

We just held a throwdown in Tyler, TX last weekend called the Rose City Ruckus. A competitor could either go Rx'd or take one of the scaled options, however, there was a :30 or 1:00 penalty attached to your time depending on the workout. It gave everyone a fair opportunity to compete.

One of the workouts was called "Deadman's Row" - 2k row followed immediately by 225# max rep deadlift. Each rep of DL meant a subtraction of :05 from your time. One fella took the scaled version with 185# on the deadlift. He pulled 185# 10 more times than the top guy at 225# - this made up for the :30 penalty and actually put in in 2nd place. Some felt that this was unfair since he scaled, others felt like it was legit because he made up for the :30 with his performance and he probably would have pulled 225# close to as many times as those who did it Rx'd.

Anyway - the event turned out great and there were little to no complaints regarding the final tally.

We plan asRx and one scaled version in our local challenges. That is a pain in the ass for the coordinator, but it is good to have rookies involved in the experience of having a judge, beeing cheared, tc....problably they discover they can do more that they were doing during regular classs