Carlos gets all "Zen" before Jerking

Congratulations to everyone on their Mile PRs yesterday. Here are some of the fastest times from the day:

Aaron S: 5:25 (gym record!)
David Br: 5:41
Justin Z: 5:54
Mike F: 5:55
Noah A: 5:58

Melissa L: 6:30 (gym record!)
Jenna J: 7:03
Asta F: 7:10
Worm: 7:12
Jess F: 7:20
Aneal H: 7:50

Competition Team Updates
This weekend marks the fourth event in the CrossFit Games NYC Open Sectionals that CrossFit South Brooklyn has been hosting along with CrossFit Virtuosity and CrossFit Long Island City. The top 30 teams from the region will advance to the next stage and compete in the CrossFit Games Regionals and we we're 42/69 after last weeks WOD . Team scores are based off the points of their top three male and female athletes, here's what we've done so far…

4×3
(5lbs heavier than last week, if all sets were completed successfully)
Superset worksets with 5-10 strict pull/chin ups or ring rows

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(e3/4) compare to 4.7.11

For Time:
Run 1 Mile

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compare to 5.15.10

Watch this video before your mile test today.

David has some fun with Kettlebells

CFSBK behind the scenes!

Sometimes we get asked who the sinister forces behind the scenes at SBK are.  For your own personal interest, here goes:

Blog: Coaches David and Shane alternate the blog every week.  Shane’s posts are wittier than David’s and usually have better grammar.  David’s posts have perfect spacing and lots of exclamation points!!

Photos: Malcolm, Asta and Dan R all contribute photos for the blog.  You can usually see the photographers name in the bottom corner of the picture.  If theres no name it’s usually taken by one of the coaches, these are usually blurry and poorly framed.

info@CrossFit.. The mysterious info@ account is managed by none other than Ariel K.  Ariel handles prospective clients and light member issues.  Whenever things get “real” she forwards them to David.

Newsletter: Coach Fox writes the content for the newsletters while Ariel does the formatting and distribution. Get stoked cause another one is on the way soon!

Group Class Programming: This month Coaches Margie and Jeremy are heading up programming.  The previous few months have been programmed by Coach Fox and before that it was David. We love to talk programming so please ask us as many questions as you can!

Cleaning:  Every Wednesday and Saturday Vilma C comes to the gym and does a deep clean.  On Saturdays after classes the entire gym floor is mopped and disinfected.   On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays Jonathan A (Juliana A’s little brother) comes in and does some light cleaning and equipment arrangement.  He listens patiently while David describes in excruciating detail exactly how the bumpers need to be stacked and which way the kettlebells should face.

Graphic Design + Merch: Most of our shirts, logos and graphics have been designed by the good folks over at Quist Industries (Paulie and Becca S).  We’re working on some cool new summer designs a sign and.. those ellusive log books you’ve heard so much about but never seen.

Build out: Both Coach Jeremy and Josh M have done construction on the gym.  Josh built our medball racks, speaker stands, storage room (in the office) and the clothing rack by the sign in desk.  Jeremy build the Wall ball targets, Platforms (with a little help) and white boards.  Our next projects are Handstand Push-up stations and more indoor Wall Ball targets.

Accounting:  Fernando O (David’s dad) who is a more mature, more organized and more type A version of David graciously donates his time and energy to make sure CFSBK’s finances are in order and David isn’t spending the gym into non-existence.

Odds and Ends:  We’ve had so many people contribute in little ways over the last 3 years that it would be impossible to give everyone their due recognition in this blog post.  From equipment donations, help with moves and equipment building, transportation, furniture donations, links for the blog and everything in between, this has truly been a community project.  Thanks so much to everyone for all their contributions, comments and commitment to the program!
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Is Sugar Toxic? NY Times
Aliens are Real! Truth Seeker

2-2-2-2
Work up to a heavy double

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(e6/8) compare to 4.6.11

Superset the Following two movements:
3×10 Good Mornings (add 5-10lbs)
3×10 Strict Knees to Elbows

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Craig C Post Tough Mudder, Post Clean-Up

Welcome April AM/PM Foundations starting tonight!

Congratulations to Peter H on his 140lb Power Clean PR and Joe W and Matt U on their tie "Annie" PRs!
 
The next Sectionals WOD is up!

Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 10 minutes of:
60 Bar-facing burpees
120/90 pound Overhead squat, 30 reps
10 Muscle-ups 

Watch the movement standards here and a WOD Demo here.  

Good luck to team SBK this weekend on WOD 11.4!
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Update on the Open, Week 3 CrossFit Games 

Sam M's Overhead Position

Relive the memories!
Check out this album from the 2009 North East Regional Qualifier hosted by CrossFit Albany. Coaches Margie and David were major organizers for this event and we had a ton of SBKers either compete or volunteer as judges.  Good times!

It's getting warmer!!! It's almost Flip Flop Weather…. NOT.  Watch this Mobility WOD PSA about Flip Flops. Or as David calls them, his "flops"

What is the most useful "app" you have?
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Hunter Gather Fitness in the 21st Century American Journal of Medicine
Egyptian Mummies Diagnosed with Clogged Arteries NPR
Mario Brothers Free Running Gym Today's Big Thing
Coffee Addiction In Your Genes BBC
Poster Claiming Feeding Children Meat is Child Abuse Wales News
Robb Wold on Wylde on Health Robb Wolf

2-2-2-2
Heavy Double

Clean Pulls
120%x3x3
Base this % off your best heavy double

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(e3/4) compare to 4.4.11

At the top of every 2 minutes, complete the following couplet:
16 Lunge jumps (8 each leg)
16 Sit-Ups

Rest the remainder of the two minutes.
Repeat 5 times.

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Young initiates in Prana-bindu training

Happy Birthday, Vincent D!

What was the last live performance you saw?
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