Congratulations to Kate and Bennett Brash on the birth of their third child, Baxter

• The CFSBK Softball team, “The Calaveras” will be playing tonight at Red Hook Fields at 6:30pm. All are welcome to attend and spectate.

Do you like Wine and Festivals?!

Resident Somolier Brian S is looking for up to 8 volunteers to help him out. Details below:

The Great Googa Mooga is coming to Prospect Park next month and The Hess Collection is a winery partner! What this means is that I have a select number of wristbands which I can offer to CFSBK members for FREE!
Well – sort of free.

I am going to be out of town that weekend and am looking for people to help pour in the VIP Wine Tent.  If anyone there would like to help out pouring wine during the event they will get in free.  They can work as little or as much as they like as long as someone is behind the table the entire time. 

There are 8 weekend wristbands and 4 Friday night wristbands. All info about the festival can be found here: Googamooga.com Please have anyone interested contact me ASAP at bscott(AT)hesscollection.com

After I have all of the wristbands spoken for, I will host a tasting/training seminar so everyone is educated on the wines.

If you could switch bodies with anyone for one day (Freaky Friday), who would it be?
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CGI of How Titanic Sunk
The Happiest Olympic Worker in the World
It’s Getting Hot out Here

Fitness: 3×5 Across
Perform your second 3×5 of Bench Pressing for the cycle. Start conservative and plan for 10-5lb jumps at most.

Performance: 5/3/1 (3 week)
70%x3
80%x3
90%x3+

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Bench Press e2/6
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Power Clean

Perform 2 Reps on the minute for 10 minutes.
Today’s reps should be heavy but crisp. Make sure every bar is racked correctly before fully recovering. Go heavier than last week

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Power Clean e2/6

Not to be out done by Felix, Charlie S shows off his Thrusters and bailing technique

• Congratulations to Josi and Yoshi on the birth of their second child, Ramona Louis!
• Best wishes to Melon W who is having hip surgery today

Check out Richard G’s Event!

Hello CFSBKers.  

On May 15th, Brooklyn Community Housing and Services – an organization I volunteer with – is holding a fundraising party right here in our Gowanus neighborhood.  It will be held at the Green Building. Here’s the link for the event.  

BCHS provides supportive housing to 900 men, women and children as well as a comprehensive program of services providing safe and clean housing, helping them live independently and productively. 

At the gala, there will be a silent auction (one item is a CF Foundations Class!), art show, and music by Jessy Carolina & The Hot Mess with special guest emcee John Wesley Harding.  Feel free to email me directly at rgreenspan (at) me (dot) com for more information. 

Thank you, Richard G.

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Hormones, Homeostasis, and Why You (Probably) Need Carbs Stumptuous

Fitness: 3×5 Across
Perform your third 3×5 Squat for the cycle. Do the math and see where you’ll end up at the end of the cycle based on the jumps you make. If you’re brand spaking new you might tolerate a 10lb jump for the first few exposures then shift to 5lb jumps. Leave room to grow you little strength flower.

Performance: 5/3/1 (3 week)
70%x3
80%x3
90%x3+

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Squat e3/12
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3 Rounds of:
In 1:00 complete 15 Dumbbell Hang Power Cleans
In 1:00 complete 15 Burpees
In 1:00 complete 30 Double Unders

Scale so that you finish the work in each round by about the :45 mark. Perform a penalty 500m Row if you don’t complete all the work for any set within 1:00.

Uzef and The Supple Leopard Book

Meat CSA Pick-Up Today!

Please do NOT take your bag without speaking to Michele and checking your name off the master list. Last pickup, someone arrived before 6 and took the wrong bag. Don’t be that person!

Supple Leopard Books In

A while back we asked folks if they’d like to reserve advance copies of Kelly Starrett’s first book, “Becoming A Supple Leopard” which were selling at half of their current retail price.  If you preordered you should have already received an email recently saying that your book is in house.  Please pick up a copy at the Front Desk so we can get you your book. There are also extra copies that we’ll be selling to folks who didn’t get in on the pre-order but would like one anyway. The book is $30 through us ($60 retail) and can be paid by card or cash. (If you pre-orderd, you have not paid yet).

Check out Kenji’s Upcoming Event

You may know that my background is in advertising but am currently working in social entrepreneurship as founder of Passport Project. The purpose of Passport Project is to inspire young people, starting with Americans, to get passports, travel, and participate in global culture.

ideas-city.org/view/passport-project

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Epic Break Dancing Battle
Great Gymnastics Stunt
Human Powered Ferris Wheel
Huge Rope Swing

SPOT ME, BRO.

By Popular Request…

We’ve added a SECOND Double or Nothing Clinic on July 20th since the first one sold out in a few hours! Details below:

Since 2005, Tim Haft and Shana Brady have traveled across the country teaching rope jumping to thousands of athletes, educators, and fitness professionals. Last year they began offering double unders clinics at boxes throughout the Northeast and so far the response has been terrific.

The 2-hour Doubles or Nothing clinic focuses on mastering double unders as well as singles through an easy to follow step-by-step progression. The goal is to help each athlete perform double unders consistently, efficiently, and with minimal effort. Included in the workshop fee is a customized Punk Rope speed rope.

DATE/TIME
Saturday July 20th
4:30pm-6:30pm

COST
$45 per person

Register Here!
Registration is capped at 20 participants.
Also here is the event on Facebook

MEAT CSA PICKUP IS TOMORROW, Wed May 1

Fitness: 3×5 Across
Perform your second 3×5 of Pressing for the cycle. Add 5lbs from last week’s weight.

Performance: 5/3/1 (3 week)
70%x3
80%x3
90%x3+

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Press e2/6
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3 Rounds For Time of:
Run 270m
20 Wall Ball Shots 20lbs,10′ / 14lbs,9′

Post time and Rx to comments.

Mel L Coxwains Dan R at CRASH Bs

Standardized Warm-Ups

Intention
Standardized Warm-Ups are a great opportunity to develop strength in the most foundational gymnastic movements. There are a lot of folks out there who can move a barbell around pretty well but still struggle with Pull-ups or Push-Ups. Even if some of these movements come easier to you, there is usually plenty of room for improvement with the more nuanced elements of each position. Focus on PERFECT execution and work at a steady tempo for each rep. The better you can do these movements in low intensity environments, the easier they get at high intensity.

Implementation
After class intros, we’ll break out and perform Warm-Up 1 or Warm-Up 2. Which warm-up you do depends on how many times per week you come. If you’re a 1 or 2 time per week CrossFitter, stick to one of the warm-ups. The consistency will be helpful since the overall training volume will be lower. Otherwise, alternate each of these workouts scaling to your abilities.

Warm Up 1

3 RNFT
5-10 Pull Ups (bands OK)
15 Hollow Rocks (or a 20 seconds Hollow Hold)
15 Overhead Squats

Warm Up 2

3 RNFT
10 Push Ups
10 Ring Rows
8 each Reverse Lunges

Notes:

Pull-Ups: Make sure you’re not craning your neck to get your chin over the bar. You should be looking across the room, not at the ceiling when you finish. Attempt a chest to bar every rep, even if you never touch. Also, stop flailing around and kicking your feet or David will yell at you.

Hollow Rocks: When you rock back (so that your butt comes up) make sure you’re not kicking your feet into the air. Either keep them low or bend your knees a bit.

Overhead Squats: You should be ACTIVELY pushing the bar UP the entire time. Also- barbells are better than PVCs. If you’ve got the shoulder mobility to use a barbell, do so. Even the lighter ones. Thinking about slowly descending into the squat while you continue to push the bar away from your shoulders.

Push-Ups: Again, make sure you’re not craning your neck. Keep your chin pulled back behind your sternum and stay as tight as possible.

Ring Rows: If these are easy you’re not horizontal enough. Make sure your hands touch your chest at the top of each rep

Reverse Lunges: Your front shin should stay almost vertical and each step should be smooth and consistent. Add a bumper plate to increase the difficulty.
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Camille Leblanc-Bazinet Snatches 190lbs
Behind the Scenes of the Open, Part 2 (Featuring CFSBK!)