Thursday, July 14, 2011

SECT TEAM COMPETITION!

THE FOLLOWING IS A THROWDOWN THAT OUR FRIENDS AT SECT CROSSFIT UP NORTH WILL BE HOSTING. I'M ENCOURAGING EVERYONE FROM THE BOX TO GET INVOLVED WITH THIS TO EXPOSE YOU TO THE FUN OF TRUE COMPETITION AND DISPLAY ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PUT ON. I WILL BE POSTING SIGNUP SHEETS IN THE BOX WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK TO FORM TEAMS. THANKS, TIM 


2011 SECT CrossFit Team Throwdown
Location: SECT CrossFit, 118 W. Main St., Baltic, CT 06330
Date: Sunday, October 2, 2011
Time: 9am (registration begins at 8am)
Divisions: Masters (35+), Varsity (Rx’d), JV (scaled/modified), Freshman (16-18 yr. old)
Registration fee: $20 per teammate. Includes event t-shirt and BBQ.
Registration Deadline: Friday, September 23, 2011.
Description: Teams of 4 (2 men, 2 women) compete in a CrossFit-style competition consisting of 3 separate events. Each teammate will be required to participate in each event. Therefore, each teammate will be required to perform the movements according to the appropriate division standards, so choose your division wisely!
This is a novice-intermediate level competition designed to help promote our facility and other local CrossFit gyms, introduce novice-intermediate trainees to CrossFit-style competition, and foster camaraderie among fitness enthusiasts (namely CrossFitters). Anyone will be able to participate in this competition, guaranteed.
Events: All 3 events will be announced 1 month (30 days) prior to the competition. In the meantime, some of the movements that you should be training are:
1. Olympic lifts (Snatch, Clean & Jerk)
2. Short-distance running with and without odd objects (400m, 600m, and 800m)
3. Odd object lifting from the ground (sandbags, stones, tire flips, etc.)
4. Basic calisthenics (pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, Burpees, etc.)
More info will follow as we get all the kinks worked out, so stay tuned....

071411 OPEN GYM

At the firehouse today, so we'll be having OPEN GYM starting at 12 noon and lasting til 7 pm. Chris will be on hand to assist with spotting, timing, and advice.

If you've missed one of our WOD's this week, today's the day to make it up. It's also a great time to work on weaknesses. Group Training Instruction will resume Friday morning.

FRIDAY

6A,7A,8A- GROUP SESSIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH HOUR
9-12NOON- OPEN GYM
12NOON- GROUP SESSION
1-2P- OPEN GYM
2-6P- GROUP SESSIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH HOUR

SATURDAY

10A-12NOON- OPEN GYM
12NOON- GROUP SESSION
1-2P- OPEN GYM
2-5P- GROUP SESSIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH HOUR

SUNDAY

10A-2P- FITCH FOOTBALL ONLY
2P, 3P- GROUP SESSIONS

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

071211 WOD

SORRY FOR THE LATE POST LADIES AND GENTS... BUSY BUSY MORNING!

METCON:

10 ROUNDS OF 50 YARD SPRINT
15 SECONDS OF REST

THEN...

10 MINUTES TO ESTABLISH YOU 1 RM CLEAN AND JERK

WE'VE ALREADY HAD 5 PERSONAL RECORDS!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

071111 WOD

I WANNA GIVE A SHOUT TO MY BOYS WITH FITCH FOOTBALL. THESE GUYS ARE GETTIN IT DONE SUNDAYS AT CFG! THEY ROLLED THROUGH FRAN YESTERDAY WITH A FEARLESS ATTITUDE AND I FEEL EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO BE TRAINING THEM. I'M HOPIN THESE GUYS MAKE IT A POINT TO GET BACK IN THE BOX AFTER THEIR SEASON IS OVER SO WE CAN ADD THEM TO THE GROUP OF ANIMALS WE'RE BREEDING HERE!


STRENGTH:

WITH A 45#/25#/10# PLATE OVERHEAD LOCKED OUT, DROP TO YOUR KNEES AND STAND BACK UP FOR 3 SETS OF 10

METCON:

400 M BACKWARDS RUN
40 MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS
10 KETTLEBELL SWINGS
30 MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS
20 KETTLEBELL SWINGS
20 MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS
30 KETTLEBELL SWINGS
10 MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS
40 KETTLEBELL SWINGS
400 M BACKWARDS RUN

FOR TIME

Saturday, July 9, 2011

CONGRATULATIONS GRADY!!!

SIMPLY SAID- COACH GRADY PUT ON QUITE A PERFORMANCE AT HYBRID ATHLETICS. IT WAS ENOUGH TO CATCH ROB ORLANDO'S ATTENTION AND TAKE 2ND PLACE OVERALL IN THE MEN'S DIVISION. HE WAS ALSO 2ND PLACE IN THE "POUND FOR POUND" CATEGORY. HERE ARE HIS NUMBERS:

SQUAT: 525#
PRESS: 235#
DEADLIFT: 635#

CROSSFIT TOTAL: 1395#

UNBELIEVABLE NUMBERS! WHAT IS EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE IS THAT CHRIS HAS MADE ENORMOUS STRIDES IN HIS FLEXIBILITY AND METABOLIC CONDITIONING. HIS "HELEN" HAS NOT ONLY BECOME RX'D, BUT HAS REDUCED BY SEVERAL MINUTES. I'M VERY PLEASED WITH HIM AS A COACH, FRIEND, AND CROSSFITTER.  WE ALSO PICKED UP AN AXLE AND A STONE MOLD WHILE WE WERE DOWN THERE. SEE YOU ALL IN THE BOX!

VIDEO OF GRADY: http://youtu.be/Lfk_h_uYoNQ

Friday, July 8, 2011

LIMITED HOURS TODAY!!!

DUE TO GRADY'S COMPETITION AND THE SAILFEST FIREWORKS, WE WILL ONLY BE PROVIDING GYM TIME FROM 1-3 OCLOCK TODAY. 1-2P WILL BE OPEN GYM AND 2-3P WILL BE A GROUP SESSION. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, BUT THE CITY GETS WILD FOR THE FIREWORKS. SEE YOU GUYS SOON!

Thursday, July 7, 2011

WOD 070811

METCON:

2 ROUNDS OF:

15 DB SQUAT CLEANS
15 HANDSTAND PUSHUPS
15 DB DEADLIFTS
15 DB PUSH JERKS
1 MILE RUN

FOR TIME

USE THE HEAVIEST DB'S OR KETTLEBELLS POSSIBLE!

HAVE FUN! SEE YOU IN THE BOX...