Fitness: 3-3-3
Work up to a heavy 3 rep set in three attempts (3 total work sets). 

Performance: 1-1-1
Do 4-5 warm up sets, then establish a new 1RM in 3 attempts. 

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For Time:
1000m Row
30 Handstand Push-Ups
1000m Run

Sub heavy dumbbell push presses for handstand push ups.

Post time and Rx to comments.

Congratulations to Ellie JM and Coach McDowell on the birth of their first daughter, Vesper June Myers!

News and Notes

• There’s a new article over on Coach David’s blog, Inside the Affiliate, called “4 Common Exercises That Could Hurt Your Members.” Check it out to hear more about how CFSBK programs box jumps, sprints, and repping out your bench press.
• Scheduling note: Yoga for Athetes is canceled on Thursday (9/11) and Saturday (9/13).
• Have you checked out CFSBK Classifieds recently? Jenny M. found a new place to live on there, and will be subletting Ruth P.‘s place while she’s away. Go team SBK!

Do You Run or Work for a Cool Business?

We still need donations for prizes for Fight Gone Bad 2014. If you own or work at a business that wants to provide some sort of prize (no matter how small!) for our top performers (for the WOD and fundraising) please email David [at] CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com. 

Come Roller Skate with CFSBK on October 12th!

What: All-ages roller-skating, admission for the first 25 people that RSVP is compliments of CFSBK
When: Sunday, October 12, 2-4pm (Note: this is the weekend the gym is closed for the Starting Strength Seminar)
Where: the newly-opened Pier 2 Roller Rink at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Event is a go with a minimum of 10 people. Skate rental is not included. The same pier also has bocce and shuffleboard courts we could play on. Afterwards, we’ll head to 68 Jay Street Bar (where Charlie works) for some post-skating drinks. Stella Z.‘s SMART in DUMBO trivia night is also happening later that day at 7pm, in case people want to stay for that too. 

RSVP to mare [at] CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com by Friday, October 10. 

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7 Things Everyone Should Know About Low-Carb Diets Chris Kresser
CrossFit is a Cult CollegeHumor
An Open Letter To Angry Vegetarians Cold Antler Farm
How to Live Passionately—No Matter Your Age TED 

Fitness: Knee Hang Clean + Front Squat + Jerk (1+1+1)
Work up to a heavy single on the complex.

Performance: Clean and Jerk
80%x 1 x 2
85% x 1
90% x 1
85% x 1
80% x 1 x 2
Base percentages off your 1 Rep Max clean and jerk. Go no higher than 90% (unless it’s truly feeling like a PR day, in that case go for it). Press outs are missed lifts.

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Team WOD
AMRAP in 21 minutes:
7 Toes to Bar
7 Thrusters 115/75
7 Burpees
In teams of three with one partner working at a time, complete as many rounds and reps as possible.

Post reps and Rx to comments.

Eric, post-WOD or hunting for a lost contact?

• Happy birthday, Alex W., one of our favorite transplants from CrossFit Virtuosity! 

Make a Friend from Crow Hill CrossFit at 9am and 1pm Today!

During the 9am and 1pm classes today, members of Crow Hill CrossFit, along with one of their coaches, Robin, will be dropping in to WOD with us. They will be wearing their Crow Hill gear. Please go out of your way to show them the CFSBK love!

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When Feces Is the Best Medicine The Atlantic
Sleep-Deprived People Have Shrinking Brains Science of Us
Tried CropFit? SUBWAY Restaurants 

Fitness: 3 x 5 Linear Progression
Add 5 pounds.
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Performance: 85%x2, 95%x1x3, 80%x2
Rest two minutes between sets.
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Post loads to comments.
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5 Rounds or 15 minutes:
6 Dumbbell Bench Presses, as heavy as possible
12 V-Ups
400m Run

The pace on the run should be conversational, so run it with a buddy and well, have a conversation. 

Post time and Rx to comments.

Coach JB watches Ben’s squats

Bend, Stretch, and Mobilize Today

• Yoga for Athletes with Coach Whitney at 10am.
• Active Recovery is back on at 11am and noon today with Coach David.

Make a Friend from Crow Hill CrossFit in Class Tomorrow!

During the 9am and 1pm classes tomorrow, members of Crow Hill CrossFit, along with one of their coaches, Robin, will be dropping in to WOD with us. They will be wearing their Crow Hill gear. Please go out of your way to show them the CFSBK love!

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Marshawn Lynch Working Out with Skittle Weights Kissing Suzy Kolber
From a Young Age, Kids Punish ‘Them’ More Harshly Than ‘Us’ Science of Us 
Tommy Hackenbruck (CrossFit Games Athlete) Takes on Steve Austin’s Skull Buster Challenge 

Shaye A. getting set to Low Bar Back Squat. How and why do you prefer to carry the bar, high or low bar?

Come Roller Skate with CFSBK on October 12th!

What: All-ages roller-skating, admission for the first 25 people that RSVP is compliments of CFSBK
When: Sunday, October 12, 2-4pm (Note: this is the weekend the gym is closed for the Starting Strength Seminar)
Where: the newly-opened Pier 2 Roller Rink at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Event is a go with a minimum of 10 people. Skate rental is not included. The same pier also has bocce and shuffleboard courts we could play on. Afterwards, we’ll head to 68 Jay Street Bar (where Charlie works) for some post-skating drinks. Stella Z.‘s SMART in DUMBO trivia night is also happening later that day at 7pm, in case people want to stay for that too. 

RSVP to mare [at] CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com by Friday, October 10. 

Join Ken H. for 4 Weeks of Gymnastics Training on Saturdays! 

Join guest gymnastics coach Ken H. as he takes you through four weeks of gymnastics strength training. This 1.5 hour long class will incorporate different facets of body weight strength training and movement. Specifically, each class will be composed of three to four distinct areas: warm-up and active mobility, rings skill work (muscle ups, levers etc), body weight strength conditioning, balance (on hands and feet), and flexibility. Students will be asked to have a goal or intention to focus on for the next six weeks. Students can then focus on that goal outside of class.

When: Saturdays from 2:00pm – 3:30pm, Sept. 13th to October 4th
Price: $80 for 4 Weeks
Cap: 8 participants 

Register here! 

Ken Haller’s Bio
Ken was a nationally competitive gymnast in Newton, MA and at the University of Michigan. After graduating, Ken coached for eight years at Capital Gymnastics in Northern Virginia where he coached regional and national champions. His students have gone on to be NCAA champions and members of Cirque du Soliel. In searching for an activity to replace gymnastics, Ken filled the void with rock climbing and yoga for the past ten years and recently found CrossFit to round out his training.

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The Current State of S&C Coaching Mark Rippetoe for T Nation
A Call for a Low-Carb Diet That Embraces Fat New York Times
You Can Trick Your Brain Into Craving Healthy Food Science of Us
Teen Contender Radio Diaries

Fitness: High Hang Snatch + Knee Hang Snatch + OHS (1+1+1)
Work up to a moderate load on the complex.

Performance: Power Snatch 2 Rep Max
Stay on the bar. You do not need to fully recover (stand up) the 1st rep, but it must be a clear rep before dropping the bar back to the hips. Practice the jump/catch recovery during warm up sets. Focus on keeping a tight upper back, sending the knees back off the floor, and staying over the bar long enough to get into an effective power position for the second pull. 

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3 Rounds for Time:
20 Wall Balls 20/14, 14/9
20 Chest to Bar Pull Ups 

Post time and Rx to comments.

Dr. Fidler at the Rockaways last Friday, post-hurricane swell

“Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord”: A Poem by Dr. Mike Cutaia                  

*Psalm 100 

Written on August 15, 2014

It’s hard to know where the titles come from.
Out of nowhere. Or, from somewhere
long forgotten. This one appeared during a hard session
of volume work, grunting through some back squats
like a sweaty warthog having a bad day. Emerging
from some childhood recess in my brain,
triggered by who knows what (?), I recall
this title of a hymn, sung by an eight year old
practitioner of prayer, standing lonely and alone
amidst the loud congregation members
petitioning urgently to their Lord.
This was the Scottish Presbyterian church
where I was sent to “to get some structure”
for my life. My parents didn’t go. Just me–
a little chubby Italian elephant, out of place,
and hiding at the feet of the loud sonorous
indifferent adults in this house of righteous song,
along with my barely perceptible squeaks
of chorus. But, now I realize
what a gift they gave me. To accept all of
my bodily music. How special is this corporeal feat
of motion and sound in the gym. Not a PR,
but something just as good. As Walt Whitman
would say, I’m celebrating myself today.
I’m in the church of the body.

Join the 2014 Fight Gone Bad Fun! 

There are still some spots left for Fight Gone Bad. Read more here, sign up here. 

We are open for any and all donations for prizes. If you own or work at a business that wants to provide some sort of prize (no matter how small!) for our top performers (for the WOD and fundraising) please email David [at] CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com. 

Since 2008, CrossFit South Brooklyn has conducted a yearly fundraiser in the form of a workout called Fight Gone Bad. Last year, we raised over $40,000 for the Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF), a local organization dedicated to improving the lives of people in Brooklyn by strengthening communities through local giving, grantmaking, and community service. This year, we’ll be partnering with BCF again and hope to surpass last year’s donation numbers. Last year we had 180 members participating and this year, we’re capping it at 200. 

What are you waiting for?

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Flowchart: Should You Catcall Her? Playboy
21 Kids Who Shut Down Picture Day Buzzfeed
Fledge Shoot To Support CrossFit 
Watch Walter, a Golden Lab, Run to the Water With a Camera on his Back!