Attention SBK early birds, due to a DOB re-inspection tomorrow, the 6am and 7am classes will be consolidated to a single 6:30am class. All other classes are on as usual.

Willie assesses the pull-up bar components.

"The A Team", Anastacio and Armando recycled our old pull-up bar to make this custom system.  It will be installed this week.

CrossFit South Brooklyn has reserved a spot for 3 men and 3 women for the 2010 North East Regional Qualifiers.  A meeting for interested participants will be announced shortly.

We will be unfreezing contract suspensions today.  If you don't receive an email regarding your account by 10pm please contact David(AT)CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com.  In related news, we're currently registering to move OFF Mind Body Online and onto Volusion. We have been very disappointed with MBO's software and are excited to move to a more user-friendly platform. It may take a week or two before everything is settled with Volusion. Stay tuned.

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Running Barefoot is Better Scientific American

Attention South Brooklynites, due to a DOB re-inspection tomorrow, the 6am and 7am classes will be consolidated to a single 6:30am class! All other classes are on as usual.

3-3-3-3-3
(E1/4) L1 Sets Across/L2 Max Effort

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Assistance Work
4 Rounds NFT of:
Overhead Walking Lunges, 20 Steps
Russian Twist, 20 Taps


Power Snatch Demo

Although CFSBK is now open 7 days a week, we're still going to follow our 2 on, 1 off, 3 on, 1 off programming template.  Tuesdays and Fridays will still be posted Rest Days and programming will follow the previous or upcoming days workout. 
Our "Unlimited Membership" is now a "5 classes per week" membership. We don't want to see anyone overtraining 6 or 7 days per week.

The focus exercises for this cycle are as follows:

Squat Variant
High Bar Back Squats
Day: Saturdays
Level 2: 5×5, 5×5, 5×3, 5×1
Level 1: 5×5 across for all 4 exposures, increase 5-10 lbs each week

Pull
Power Snatch
Day: Mondays
Level 2: 5×3, 5×3, 5×1, 5×1
Level 1: 5×3 across for all 4 exposures, increase 5 lbs each week

Upper Body
Ring Dips
Day: Wednesday
Level 2: 5 sets across of +1 rep every week. Keep rest periods under 2 minutes.
Level 1: Ring Supports and 5×3's with decreasing assistance each week.

As usual, if you'll be missing any exposures, it's your responsibility to come in early or stay late if you'd like to make up a lift.  If you're training with us 2x per week, we recommend focusing on the Squat Variant.

For time:
30 Clean and Jerks 135/95

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compare to 3.16.08

Our "soft open" is today from 10am-12pm.  Come on down for some socializing, celebrating and lots and lots of bailing. Our new schedule will go into effect tomorrow.  Welcome back, CrossFit South Brooklyn!

Bjorn returns an Erg and sneaks in one more workout

Happy Birthday, Frank A!

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We'd like to roll out some SBK athletic shorts and want to know what brand/cut you all recommend for the ladies version. They will be black with the Skull and Cross Bones logo on the front left thigh.  Check out this picture for a better idea of what we're looking to print.

Today's Scrap Book image has a close-up of the logo.

Self serve Espresso/Americano now at CrossFit South Brooklyn!

The humble beginnings of our community area.  Bookshelf, coffee table and much more coming soon!

CFSBK Strength Cycle
We all want to get stronger. That's because we implicitly understand that building strength is the foundation for increasing overall physical capacity. It has been proven again and again that lifting heavy primes our bodies to be more effective and efficient at metabolic conditioning workouts.  Strength is the only mode of training that supports everything else we do in the gym and in life. Plus it's pretty badass.

We are offering an 8 week, 24 session program that will involve the following:
* Small group training designed to increase your competency with the lifts
* Consistent and repeated exposure to the powerlifts along a linear progression of weight
* Short and intense complementary conditioning workouts
* Group discussions on lifting topics including: planning warm-ups, the mental aspect of lifting, and elements of the adaptive response to strength training
*New PRs

Schedule
Mondays & Wednesdays at 7PM, Friday at 6:30PM starting on February 15th

Class Size
Space is limited to 4 participants

Class Length
One hour and thirty minutes

Cost
$600 ($300 per month / $25 per class)

To register or for more information, please email Jeremy(AT)CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com

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Primal Questers, Enjoy the Paleo Potluck today!!

Unfortunately, Catalyst Athletics has canceled several of their Olympic Lifting Seminars in 2010, including our own.  Color us bummed.