Noah B Breakin Bricks
As some of you know I’ve been studying and teaching Kung-fu for several years.  My school’s 45th annual demonstration is coming up on Sunday, November 18th from 1-3PM.  The show’s a lot of fun and features include women, men, and children showing fighting, weapons, chi kung, forms, self-defense, breaking, iron body, ground fighting, animal styles and more.  If you’re interested advance tickets are $12 for Adults and $8 for Children. You can stop by and watch a class anytime and pick up a ticket or shoot me an email at noahbarth(AT)gmail.com and I’d be happy to bring you one at the gym.  Hope a couple of you can make it.   www.kungfuwusu.com

Scheduling Note

There is No A/R and Comp Class this weekend due to David being out of town for his birthday. Sorry!

Photoboth Pictures Up

Pictures from the awesome photobooth that Asta and Dan set up at the 5th Anniversary Party are now up on Facebook. Check out volumes one, two and three. You don’t need FB to be able to view these awesome pictures!! Thanks guys!

PR City:

• Check out Coach Margie pulling a Deadlift PR of 270 at Ford’s Gym in Wisconsin. Go Margie!! “C’Mon.. Pick it up!. C’mon.. C’Mon.. C’MONNN”
• Kate D took the gym’s top female score with a 9:25 “Helen”
• Whitney E tied for third female scrore with a 155lb Overhead Squat
• Dan R bumped himself up to 3rd place for the men with a 6:31 “Jackie”
• Avi S PR’d with a 508 Deadlift
• Andrew M ate 16 tacos at the party. Way to go, Andrew!

Have you PR’d anything this past month?
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Fitness: 3×5 Across
Add 1-5lbs from last week.

Performance: 2×5 Across Followed by a Rep Out Capped at 10
Certainly should get 5+ but may not make 10. Leave a rep in the tank.

Some folks started their press cycle too heavy. If you missed reps, you’re blowing it!

Post loads to comments.
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5 Alternating rounds for reps of:
:40 Wall Ball Shots
:20 Rest
:40 Kettlebell Swings
:20 Rest

Post total reps and Rx to comments.

Portraits Gone Belated: Part 6

Avi’s Calves
Avi Soroka, Peter Mattis, Sarah Jacobson, Susan Caplan, Peter Gee 

Better Late Than Never
Michael Jacobson, Felipe Cruz, Bekka Palmer, Rob Nugent, Jonathan Schleifer

Gowanus Clean Up Crew
Grant Werle, Yitzy Shapiro, Whitney Eden, Charles Lan

There, That’s it! Now you know everyone!

CFSBK and Sandy

Big thanks to Justin L for hooking CFSBK up with OCCUPY SANDY to get all the donations we collected over to folks in need. Also- for those who didn’t hear at the party, funds raised from Fight Gone Bad this year will be used to help The Brooklyn Recovery Fund sponsored by the Brooklyn Community Foundation.

We’d also like to thank all our members who have donated time and resources for post Sandy recovery efforts.

Saturday At CFSBK: Meet The Farmers!

Book Club/Movie Club Upate

The BC and the MC are planning on heading to UA Court Street 12 (106 Court St., Brooklyn, NY, 11201) for the 6:50pm screening of “Cloud Atlas” on Saturday night. Afterwards folks will head over to a local bar for discussion. To get more info on joining up, email andrew.migdail(AT)gmail.com

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The Deadlifting Great Great Grandma CrossFit Community

Fitness: 3×5 Across
Add 2.5-5 lbs to last exposure

Performance: 2×5 Across Followed by a Rep Out Capped at 10
Certainly should get 5+ but may not make 10. Leave a rep in the tank.

Post loads to comments.
Wed LBBSQ e3/6
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4-5 Rounds of:
10 Pull Ups
10 Step Ups, Left
10 Step Ups, Right
20-30s Hollow Hold or Hollow Rock

*While this is NFT, aim to move quickly through the stations. Scale the pull ups down by using a band or up by going chest to bar. These can be kipping or strict. Scale up the step ups by adding a KB/DB held goblet style. Box should be a height that sets your hip joint below parallel to knee. Ge

Trippy Ring Dips, Bro!!!

Jacinto featured on AMRAP

Check out gymspirational super hero Jacinto B featured on this great video from AMRAP.

Complimentary Range of Motion Testing

FUN FACT:  The Psoas muscle was the first muscle to develop in utero.  It is why it is so intimately connected with our fight-or-flight reactions, and linked to the state of our stress and nerves.  Want to know if your Psoas is limiting the mobility in your hip??  Inka will be doing complementary ROM (range of motion) testing and MLT (muscle length testing) for the hip flexor joint/ muscles.  She will take you through AROM (active range of motion) and then PROM (passive range of motion) and will help you figure out if you are within normal range of motion for these muscles.  How does this help your workout?  Knowing where you fall short can help you figure out where you need to roll out and stretch more and give you that extra edge during your workout.  It can also help to prevent injury by addressing the imbalances in your body.  She will also be working on your psoas muscle which is a muscle that is hard to get to by yourself and is often neglected. 

The psoas can also be a factor in low back pain since it attaches your vertebrae to your inner thigh.  There are a number of reasons why it causes low back pain but a big one is from sitting down for a prolonged amount of time.  Your Psoas starts to think this contracted state is a normal resting position and your tissues want to move into that resting position, leaving you tight and contracted

Resident Massage Therapist, Inka Hodes will be offering this from 11:30am – 1pm this Sunday.  Email her directly to make an appt. inka.hodes(AT)gmail.com

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The Women Of CrossFit Dynamix (Queens) AMRAP
Form = Function? 70’s Big
Does Size = Health? Pretty Strong

Today’s Rest Day WOD is to do 1 days worth of “Brain Training” over at Lumosity. Developed by neuroscientists, Lumosity is a series of daily brain training exercises used to enhance cognitive function among a broad spectrum of capacities. Think of it like CrossFit for your brain!

Lumosity

Post results to comments.

Fight Gone Bad Portraits: Part 5

The Barth Vaders
Michael Barth, Noah Barth, Jenna Jerman, Cherylyn Ahrens, Steph Wilson Rothfuss 

The DROMulans
Joe Mefford, David Osorio, Jay Reingold, Shawn Sadjatumwadee, Lisa Fernandez

Margin for Terror
Dave Smanik, Julie Barnard, Marco Diaddezio, Oleg Shibalov, Maxwell Knight 

Buns Of Steel
Jess Fox Michael Mishik Ron weissbard Peter Hoppmann Janelle Rooks

Touch Football Anyone?

Andrew M is organizing folks interested in playing touch football through ZogSports this winter.  We’ve already got a team of 18 folks signed up as team “Tic Tac Taco” and we’re looking to see if anyone else is interested. Maybe form rival house teams?!

The games will be on Sundays between 1 PM and 4 PM starting in January at the Brooklyn Tech field (510 Clermont Ave., near the Barclays Center).  It is 8-on-8, two-hand touch and co-ed (at least 3 female players must be on the field at all times).

For more information about the league, click here. To request a spot on this team or inquire about a new team, please email andrew.migdail(AT)gmail.com

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Beautiful Animal Photography

Fitness: Spend 15 Minutes working on the complex:
1 Clean Deadlift + 1 Hang Power Clean + 1 Front Squat
Focus on a solid spinal set up, a good rack position, and proper footwork. Add weight to last week’s top set if appropriate.

Performance: Spend 15 minutes working up to a heavy 3 rep Power Clean.
Try and add weight to last week’s top set.

Post loads to comments.
PC e3/6
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As Many Rounds As Possible in 6 Minutes of:
30 Double Unders
10 Ground to Overhead @70% of today’s heaviest Power Clean

Post Rounds and Rx to comments.

Fight Gone Bad Team Portraits: Part 3

Double Down
Kate Brash, Michael Green, David Fung, Courtney Hart, Mobina Hashmi

1.21 GIGAWODS
Chris Paschke, Gina Gatto, Asta Fivgas, Aileen Hanna, Daniel Fitzpatrick 

Fight Gone Breaking Bad
Jose Jimenez, Whitney Hubbard, Getzy Edelman, Traci John, Todd Cavallo

Suns Out Buns Out
John Chiaravalloti, Julian Vinocur, Dan Halioua, Judith Geis, Barbara Kryszko

South Brooklyn Seahorses
Daniel Glaser, Adam Scher, Lauren Borducci, Laura McElherne, Branden Renert

Make Like Champion!
Charlotte Kaiser (and Linus), Carlos Guerra, Jeremy Fisher, Shawna S, David Turnbull

RAGING BULLS
Greg Allen, Nick Peterson (and Linus), Martha Southgate, Jessica Bailey, Dominic Rovano

iCore Crunchers
Ben Whitney, Zubin Tiku, Josi Stone, Stephanie Paddock, Joshua Martinez 

Starting Strength Certified

Congratulations to Coaches David and Jess on passing their practical and written portions of Mark Rippetoe’s Starting Strength Seminar Exam. The practical portion of the seminar requires the coach to demonstrate competency on the platform both as a lifter and coach using the methods and progressions outlined in Starting Strength. The written portion of the test is an essay exam which requires a sound understanding of the theoretical concepts as well as critical thinking applied to case studies.

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“A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.” -Bruce Lee
What are your thoughts on this quote?