Today’s Rest day WOD is to.. Talk to someone new!  This can be someone you work with but never talk to, someone you buy coffee from every day but have never introduced yourself to or anyone else that you might cross paths with today.  We live in a large and crowded city where interactions with other people (especially strangers) are taken for granted and often avoided.  Take a few minutes to try to stimulate a short (or long!) conversation with someone today you wouldn’t normally talk to.
If you put yourself out there and it’s not recieved well, don’t take it personally just try again with someone else. The WOD for today is to give it a shot and see what happens.

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Coach Laurel’s Sandy Handstand

Going to the Subway Series?

Anyone who needs a ride or can offer a ride to the Subway Series event in Long Island City this Saturday should email Chris(AT)CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com so that we can organize rides. We’re excited to see everyone come out to compete or spectate!

Announcing the Next Tough Titsday Cycle!

Ladies, it is time to get your estrogen on. This four part series is geared for beginning lifters who want to develop competency on the four barbell lifts: Squat, Deadlift, Bench Press and Press. We’ll focus on technique, how to establish appropriate warm up and work set weights, as well as the mental aspect of preparing to manage heavy loads. Titsday is a practical class using moderate volume and weight; it should complement your regular CrossFit life.

This is your chance to dude out in a women’s only environment.

For beginning lifters who have been out of Foundations at least one month and had some exposure to the movements. Limited to 5 participants.

Please don’t hesitate to contact Margie(AT)CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com with questions.

Sundays @ 10am on: 9/21, 9/25, 10/4, 10/9
Each class is one hour and 15 minutes

Cost is $100/4 sessions

Sign up here!
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For Time:
Row 500m
25 Thrusters, 45lbs
15 Pull-Ups
Row 500m
25 Thrusters, 45lbs
15 Pull-Ups

Dropping an empty barbell results in an on the spot 10 burpee penalty!

Post time and Rx to comments.
compare to normal “Jackie” 11.27.10

Spend the remainder of class working on mobility, particularly shoulder internal rotation/extension and hip internal rotation

Holy Katz! Check out Matt K at the first Subway Series Event

Check out the trailer for Gabrus‘ new MTV Show, “The Substitute“

Kipping Pull-Up Class Tonight

Join Coach Noah in his second installment of the SBK Skill Sessions.  This week we’re working on the elusive Kipping Pull-Up.  To learn more about this Skill Session, read here.  There are dtill two slots left!

Fight Gone Bad Approaches!

Every year CFSBK participates in the annual CrossFit charity drive, “Fight Gone Bad”.  For those of you who have been with us for more than a year, you’ll recognize this as one of our biggest annual community events.  After signing up on the FGB6 site, you can jumpstart your fund raising effort and begin preparing for the grueling event.  On the big day (9/17) we’ll be celebrating with prizes, custom t-shirts, BBQing and a whole lot more.

Last year CFSBK took 1st place in the WORLD for fundraising with a whopping $48,052 (seriously!) raised for chairty.  With your help, we can come back even stronger for 2011 and show the world what CrossFit South Brooklyn is all about! For more information, registration links and a look at the current team, click here!

Meet The Coaches

Do you know all 9 CFSBK coaches? Some folks on a regular schedule only get to work with a handful of us.  If that’s you, head on down to the Coaching Staff Page to learn a little more about us. 

Which coach do you work with most often?
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Annie Sakamoto, “2011 Spirit Of The Games” Winner CrossFit
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The Paleo Diet Creation Myth The Lazy Caveman
You Can’t Fix A Body You Hate Everyday Paleo
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5×3
Add 5-10lbs from the previous heavy squat exposure.

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(e3/4) compare to 8.3.11

2 Rounds NFT:
15 Strict Toes to Bars
15 Single Leg DB RDLs

On the RDLs go as heavy as possible with good form, hips and shoulders squared to floor

Congratulations to Maggie and Eli on gettin hitched!

Congratulations to Krishnan V on his 20 minute PR on the NY Tri this weekend. Krishan came in at 2 hours 57 minutes and left us this note: “Crossfit CERTAINLY was a factor in my improvement both mentally/physically during the training/race”

Congratulations to Ruvin and Erica on the birth of their new son (yet to be named!) and to Jack L for officially becoming “Grandpa Jack“

Farewell Michele L! We’ve loved having you in class and wish you the best back in Michigan!

SBK Does CSA!

We are excited to announce that SBK is hoping to pilot our first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project this September. In partnership with Herondale Farm and Sol Flower Farm, SBK would be a weekly pick up point for organic vegetables and pastured meat and chicken. You can workout and pick up your sustainably grown and raised groceries in one spot! We are so full service.

What’s a CSA?
(From Localharvest.org) “Community Supported Agriculture has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Here are the basics: a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Typically the share consists of a box of vegetables. Interested consumers purchase a share (aka a “membership” or a “subscription”) and in return receive a box of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season.”

About the Farms
Herondale Farm is located in Ancramdale, NY, not too far from Hudson. Farmer Jerry Peele raises cows, lambs, pigs and chickens on pasture using a traditional rotational grazing system. Cows and lambs are grassfed and finished, pigs and chickens primarily eat off the land with a small supplement of organic feed. Herondale leases part of its land to Sol Flower Farm, which grows a variety of organic vegetables and flowers.

About the Shares
Sol Flower Farm will offer a weekly box of veggies packed with whatever is being harvested from September through November. You’re likely to find yummy items like: summer squash, cucumbers, parsnips, beets, onions, eggplant, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, salad mix, dill, parsley, winter squash and lots more. Boxes are designed to feed 2-4 people.

Herondale Farm will have two kinds of monthly packages: a mixed meat package containing 15 lbs of a variety of steaks, roasts, and sausage from beef, lamb, pork; and a chicken package containing 10 lbs of a whole chicken plus parts and sausage. You can sign up for one or both!

All shares are 4 month memberships.

Got Questions?
Meet the Farmers next Wednesday, August 17 at 6pm at the gym. Jerry and Andy (the vegetable guy) will be down to talk to you about all the details of becoming a member. Please come by to learn more! RSVP to margie (at) crossfitsouthbrooklyn (dot) com so we can gauge interest and have enough seats.

PS You don’t have have to be a member of SBK to join – spread the word!
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Charmel R plays Donkey Kong

 

We Made Mainsite!

Check out Ken H and Coach Laurel on CrossFit.com today.  The photo they used was from Ken’s second advanced handstand class.  Ken had used an interesting and effective way of making ring handstands a little easier which I thought the community at large could potentially benefit from.  3 Cheers for CFSBK!

Flag Football Extravaganza at Prospect Park

We’ve already got 12 people signed up to play Flag Football on Sunday, August 21st.  This will be a day long picnic open to all members, friends, and family, during which time we will be playing some fairly non-competitive, all inclusive, gender neutral, footwear optional Flag Football.  Depending on interest we will split into 2-8 teams and play a small tournament to crown the champion of the Paleo Pigskin League (PPL.)    All are welcome to come down, grill, bring beverages or food, and hang.  For anyone interested in the actual playing of football (not just eating and drinking and lounging) please respond to Noah(AT)crossfitsouthbrooklyn.com with a general scale of football aptitude on a 1 (I don’t know a football from a baseball) to 5 (I taught Tom Brady everything he knows, including how to flip his hair so coyly.)
This is a great opportunity to use that fitness you’ve been working so hard to cultivate!

Time is almost up..

To sign up for event 2 of the Subway Series!  There are only a handful of spots left so don’t let them go to the riff raff from the other gyms, take the plunge and represent SBK.  It’s like Nike says: “Lets Do This!”
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21-15-9 Reps for time of:
Deadlift, 225/155
Handstand Push-Ups

If you can’t perform a full range of motion handstand push-up, you can scale the movement by placing 2 or 3 abmats under your head.  Otherwise, you could choose between a strict dumbbell press or even standard Push-ups. The deadlift should feel somewhat heavy but each rep round shouldn’t take you more than 3 sets to complete.

“Diane” Demo with Pat and Texas Annie CrossFit

Post time and Rx to comments.
compare to 9.27.10

Vincent D works a Handstand to Forward Roll

Congratulations to Julie E on her wedding this passed weekend and upcoming honeymoon in Iceland!

Skill Session: The Kipping Pull-Up

There are still 2 slots left for Coach Noah’s Kipping Pull-up Skill Session this Thursday at 8pm.  If you’d like to learn more about it and sign up, please click here. 

One Week Down, Three To Go!

Team SBK did an amazing job representing at the first Subway Series event at CrossFit Virtuosity.  We saw a ton of folks come out and even some first time competitors step up and take the challenge.  Next week’s event is at CrossFit Long Island City. Lets keep up the great momentum, Register here!

Missed the action last Saturday? Check out the photo set on Flickr here. Thanks to Dan R for the amazing shots.
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