Fitness: Minutes Clean and Jerk
Perform 5-7 reps at the no more than the heaviest weight you used last week. Focus on each rep feeling exactly the same. If you miss 2 reps (or if they’re just sloppy), take 5-10 pounds off for the next rep.

Performance: Clean Pull + Power Clean + Hang Clean + 2 Jerks
Work up to a heavy load on the complex.

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5 Rounds Not For Time, or 18 Minutes:
6ea Front Rack Reverse Lunges
8 Dumbbell Bench Press (as heavy as possible)
8 Strict Toes to Bar or Floor Levers

Post time and Rx to comments.

Functional fitness, functional equipment 

• Happy birthday, Todd T.! 

#Throwback Thursday

Around this time in 2010, the gym got Internet access and a microwave for the first time.

Coach David asked people if they had any suggestions for the gym, and Joe W. suggested showers, an endurance program, go go dancers, and an Olympic lifting program—we now have three of the four! People also requested slam balls, a bike rack out front, and squat racks. Check.

A bunch of our members also helped out at the Northeast Regional Qualifiers for the CrossFit Open, as volunteer photographers, judges, and score runners. 

Coach Whitney got double-unders for the first time.

Also, Steph P. announced that this was what she wanted to be when she grew up: “bruce springsteenastronautsports commentatorfashion designer.” Ariel K. wanted to be a dolphin, and Coach David wanted to be a professional wrestler, then a comic book artist, and his retirement plan was to become a chandelier or a Tyrannosaurus Rex. 

You can’t make this stuff up.

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Bill Starr 1938-2015 CrossFit Journal
Human Evolution Crash Course
Somebody 

Fitness: Front Squat 3 x 5 Linear Progression 
Add 5-10 pounds to last week’s exposure.

Performance: Back Squat 3 x 5, Volume Day
Add 5-10 pounds to last week’s exposure.

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Fitness
3 Rounds For Total Time:
400m Run
20 Thrusters 95/65
Rest 2 Minutes

Performance
3 Rounds For Total Time: 
400m Run 
7 Burpee Muscle Ups 
Rest 2 Minutes

Post times and Rx to comments.

Coach David and Kate R. made this video for Inside the Affiliate (featuring Callie F.!), about cueing and fixing common errors in the push-up. Even if you’re not a coach, check it out and make sure your form is in tip-top shape!

• Happy birthday, Patrick S.!

Meet a Farmer From Common Hands Farm, Our New Vegetable/Fruit/Egg CSA Partner

We’re thrilled to announce that we are offering a new veg/fruit/egg CSA in partnership with Brooklyn Boulders. Their provider, Common Hands Farm, will accept members from CFSBK starting immediately. The CSA begins in June. A rep from the farm will be at CFSBK TONIGHT from 6-8:30pm to meet members, answer questions, and sign folks up on the spot. 

Pickups will be Tuesdays 6-8pm at Brooklyn Boulders starting June 2. Get more details on Monday’s post, and email Michele at mignyc [at] gmail.com with questions! 

“Get Fit or Be Hacking” Is Less Than Two Weeks Away!

THERE IS STILL TIME to sign up! May 2nd is coming up fast and we’re in the process now of finalizing teams, ordering t-shirts, and scheduling waves. We’d love a huge CFSBK turnout of both participants and fundraising prowess! Let’s help kids learn to code!

“Get Fit or Be Hacking” is a hybrid fitness and coding competition on May 2nd to raise money for the New York City Foundation for Computer Science (“CSNYC”). CSNYC’s mission is to ensure that all children in each of the 1,700 NYC public schools have access to computer science. A big focus for CSNYC is supporting programs in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods and promoting interest in software engineering among traditionally underrepresented communities.

The heart of the fundraiser will be a competition happening on May 2nd at CrossFit South Brooklyn at 2pm. It will be composed of two workouts, each lasting 15 minutes. LEARN MORE HERE!

CrossFit Kids Started Monday, and There’s Still Space in the Wednesday Classes!

CrossFit Kids combines the camaraderie and physical fitness of an adult class scaled down to an age appropriate and fun version for kids. During our launch, we will be offering two programs: CrossFit Preschool for children aged 3-5 and CrossFit Kids for children aged 6-8. 

A few notes about signing up: 

• This is a set registration, meaning your kids must attend the day and time for which you sign them up. 
• You are paying for four weeks of programming up front (think about it as similar to Strength Cycle). So if you purchase one day per week, your kid can come the day for which you’ve signed them up. Twice a week means they come to both days.
• So, you DO NOT need to RSVP for class. You just need to register in advance for the appropriate session/s.  
• If you are interested in dropping in, please email Janelle [at] CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com.

Spaces are limited. Sign up now to guarantee your spot. 3-2-1-GO! 

REGISTER HERE

Schedule:

Preschool classes (3 – 5 years):
Wednesdays at 3:30pm
Sundays at 10am 

Kids classes (6 – 8 years):
Mondays at 4:30pm
Wednesdays at 4:30pm 

Pricing:

Non-members:
1x/week – $120
2x/week – $200 

Members:
1x/week – $102
2x/week – $170 

Questions? Email Janelle [at] CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com.

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Sky Pods Show Rise of New York Skyline The New York Times 

Coach Jeremy overseeing Jude’s warm-ups during Strength Cycle on Friday

• Happy birthday, Evan M. and JBails!!!

Catching Up With CFSBK Classifieds and Travel Gym Recommendations

• Coach Nick and his family are spending July and August in Montana, and are looking for a subletter for their apartment. Get more details here, and share them with people who might be interested!
• Brendan is looking for a developer with proficiency in Backbone.js. Get more details here.
• Allie B. wrote about her recent experience at CrossFit Acadia in Ellsworth, Maine. 
• Shawn T. wrote about CrossFit Palm Springs in (you guessed it!) Palm Springs, California. 

Have a service you want to share with CFSBK’s community, or a need you think one of us could meet? Or stuff you want to give away/animals in need of adoption/tickets for sale/etc.? Post in CFSBK’s Classifieds! Our members have found apartments, pets, and jobs through our forum. 

Visited a new affiliate while traveling recently, or forgot to write one up from past travels? Post a recommendation (or friendly warning) now!

CrossFit Kids Started Yesterday, and There’s Still Space to Sign Up!

CrossFit Kids combines the camaraderie and physical fitness of an adult class scaled down to an age appropriate and fun version for kids. During our launch, we will be offering two programs: CrossFit Preschool for children aged 3-5 and CrossFit Kids for children aged 6-8. A few notes about signing up: 

• This is a set registration, meaning your kids must attend the day and time for which you sign them up. 
• You are paying for four weeks of programming up front (think about it as similar to Strength Cycle). So if you purchase one day per week, your kid can come the day for which you’ve signed them up. Twice a week means they come to both days.
• So, you DO NOT need to RSVP for class. You just need to register in advance for the appropriate session/s.  

Spaces are limited. Sign up now to guarantee your spot. 3-2-1-GO! 

REGISTER HERE

Schedule:

Preschool classes (3 – 5 years):
Wednesdays at 3:30pm
Sundays at 10am 

Kids classes (6 – 8 years):
Mondays at 4:30pm
Wednesdays at 4:30pm 

Pricing:

Non-members:
1x/week – $120
2x/week – $200 

Members:
1x/week – $102
2x/week – $170 

Questions? Email Janelle [at] CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com.

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Innovative LSU Gymnast Leaves Unique Mark on Gymnastics CBS News

Fitness: 3 x 5 Linear Progression 
Add 2.5-5­ pounds to last week’s exposure. 

Performance: 3 x 8
Add about 5% to last week’s exposure. Should be at or near 70%.

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For Time:
1000m Row
50 Burpees
75 Kettlebell Swings 

Post time and Rx to comments.

CFSBK (Jay, Francine, Morit, and Dan) representing at the Starting Strength Seminar this weekend!  

• Happy birthday, Andrew U.! And happy belated birthday to Jayson S. and Kristen T.!
• There’s a new post over on Coach David’s blog Inside the Affiliate that is intended to help coaches cue athletes in fixing their push-ups. Check it out: “How to Fix the Push-Up“!

Introducing our NEW Vegetable/Fruit/Egg CSA: Common Hands Farm 

We’re thrilled to announce that we are offering a new veg/fruit/egg CSA in partnership with Brooklyn Boulders. Their provider, Common Hands Farm, will accept members from CFSBK starting immediately. The CSA begins in June. A rep from the farm will be at CFSBK on Wednesday from 6-8:30pm to meet members, answer questions, and sign folks up on the spot.

Pickups will be Tuesdays 6-8pm at Brooklyn Boulders starting June 2. 

Common Hands offers full and half shares, so you have lots of options:  

Full vegetable shares (weekly June-November) are $615
Half vegetable shares (every other week) are $375

Full fruit and egg shares (weekly mid-June-November) are $280
Half fruit and egg shares (every other week) are $140

*Fruit shares consist of seasonal berries and tree fruit, some grown at CHF and some outsourced from other local Hudson Valley farms.

*Currently there are no “fruit only” or “egg only” options. 

Common Hands allows you to pay in one installment (PayPal or check) or two installments (check only.)

To see the options and pricing on their website, visit this page and select “NYC” under “Choose share options below.” As with all our CSAs, registration, payment and fulfillment is handled by the farm, not the gym.

Visit their CSA sign-up page to register; the deadline for this season is May 15.

Questions? Email Michele at mignyc [at] gmail.com.

CrossFit Kids Launches Today (and There’s Still Space to Sign Up)!

CrossFit Kids combines the camaraderie and physical fitness of an adult class scaled down to an age appropriate and fun version for kids. During our launch, we will be offering two programs: CrossFit Preschool for children aged 3-5 and CrossFit Kids for children aged 6-8. A few notes about signing up: 

• This is a set registration, meaning your kids must attend the day and time for which you sign them up. 
• You are paying for four weeks of programming up front (think about it as similar to Strength Cycle). So if you purchase one day per week, your kid can come the day for which you’ve signed them up. Twice a week means they come to both days.
• So, you DO NOT need to RSVP for class. You just need to register in advance for the appropriate session/s.  

Spaces are limited. Sign up now to guarantee your spot. 3-2-1-GO! 

REGISTER HERE

Schedule:

Preschool classes (3 – 5 years):
Wednesdays at 3:30pm
Sundays at 10am 

Kids classes (6 – 8 years):
Mondays at 4:30pm
Wednesdays at 4:30pm 

Pricing:

Non-members:
1x/week – $120
2x/week – $200 

Members:
1x/week – $102
2x/week – $170 

Questions? Email Janelle [at] CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com.

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How to Become a Better Person The School of Life 

Fitness: 1 Snatch EMOM 10 Minutes
Use 90% of your heavy triple from last week

Performance: Snatch Pull + Hang Snatch + Snatch Balance
Work up to a medium load on the complex

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With one partner working at a time, complete 4 Rounds each for time of:
12 Kipping Pull-Ups or Ring Rows
8 Overhead Squats, 135/95
400m Run

Post time and Rx to comments.

Scott Panchik and Noah Ohlsen do WOD 150128

Wondering Where to Go This Weekend?

We’re hosting the Starting Strength Seminar this weekend, but because of the new space, we don’t have to close down the gym as we have in years past (!!!). Here are all the details you’ll need today throughout the weekend to make sure you’re in the right place.

We will have an alternate check-in method over at 608, so check in there! 

Sunday (4/19):

597: Starting Strength Seminar 8am-7pm
608: Normal Group Classes 8-2pm | Open Gym 6-8pm | Teaser | Gymnastics with Ken
Annex: 9am Kids Club | Strength Cycle | 11am Active Recovery is CANCELED
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What It Takes to Get to the 2015 CrossFit Regionals
Sam Briggs Does 30 Muscle-Ups in 3:03 CrossFit
Mr. Div

Fitness: Back Squat 3 x 5 Linear Progression 
Add 5-10 pounds to last week’s exposure.

Performance: Back Squat 5RM (Intensity Day) + Front Squat 5RM
Heavier than Wednesday but light enough to not be a true 5RM until at least a few weeks into the cycle. Then, drop weight and perform a heavy set of 5 front squats. Add about 5-10 pounds to last week’s exposure. 

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As Many Rounds as Possible in 7 Minutes:
3-6-9-12-15-18-21…
Add 3 Reps per round of:
Dumbbell Hang Power Clean
Burpees

Post reps and Rx to comments.

Coach JB getting swole at open gym last night

Wondering Where to Go This Weekend?

We’re hosting the Starting Strength Seminar this weekend, but because of the new space, we don’t have to close down the gym as we have in years past (!!!). Here are all the details you’ll need today throughout the weekend to make sure you’re in the right place.

We will have an alternate check-in method over at 608, so check in there! 

Saturday (4/18):

597: Starting Strength Seminar 8am-8pm
608: Normal Group Classes 8-2pm | Comp Class 2-4:30pm
Annex: 10am Yoga is on | 11am and noon Active Recovery are CANCELED 

Sunday (4/19):

597: Starting Strength Seminar 8am-7pm
608: Normal Group Classes 8-2pm | Open Gym 6-8pm | Teaser | Gymnastics with Ken
Annex: 9am Kids Club is on | Strength Cycle | 11am Active Recovery is CANCELED

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See Art Now: 50 New York Art Galleries to Visit This Weekend The New York Times 

Regionals for the 2015 CrossFit Games begin in exactly one month! If you want to geek out about it, get more details here.

• Happy birthday, Yoshi S.!

Wondering Where to Go This Weekend?

We’re hosting the Starting Strength Seminar this weekend, but because of the new space, we don’t have to close down the gym as we have in years past (!!!). Here are all the details you’ll need today throughout the weekend to make sure you’re in the right place.

We will have an alternate check-in method over at 608, so check in there! 

Friday Evening (4/17):

All morning classes will run as normal. 

597: Starting Strength Seminar 5-9pm
608: Open Gym 5:30-8pm | Strength Cycle

Saturday (4/18):

597: Starting Strength Seminar 8am-8pm
608: Normal Group Classes 8-2pm | Comp Class 2-4:30pm
Annex: 10am Yoga | 11am and noon Active Recovery are CANCELED 

Sunday (4/19):

597: Starting Strength Seminar 8am-7pm
608: Normal Group Classes 8-2pm | Open Gym 6-8pm | Teaser | Gymnastics with Ken
Annex: 9am Kids Club | Strength Cycle | 11am Active Recovery is CANCELED

Friendly Friday Reminders

• FISH. For those of you who love local, wild-caught fish delivered straight to your favorite place on earth (aka CFSBK): Our former fish supplier left the CSA business, so we’ve found a potential new partner: Big City Fish Share. We posted deets about it on Wednesday, but if you’re INTERESTED, or have questions, please email Michele at mignyc [at] gmail.com TODAY.
• OLYMPIC LIFTING. For those of you who want to crush your Olympic lifts at 7am (or noon, or in the evening): Coach Frankie Murray is introducing a new 7am cycle, which starts on April 27th. Details here!
• ACTIVE RECOVERY IS CANCELED. For those of you who enjoy getting supple and loose-limbed on the weekends: AR is CANCELED this weekend, on both Saturday and Sunday due to the Starting Strength Seminar, but check out Yoga for Athletes at 10am on Saturday instead!
• CHILDREN. For those of you with kids who might enjoy some CrossFit action: We’re launching CrossFit Kids and CrossFit Preschool NEXT WEEK, and registration spots are filling up fast. Details here! 

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Centuries of Italian History Are Unearthed in Quest to Fix Toilet The New York Times (not The Onion)
Daniyar Ismayilov Snatching 156kg 

Fitness: EMOM 10 Minutes Clean and Jerk
Use 90% of last weeks triple. 

Performance: Clean Pull + Hang Clean + 2 Jerks
Work up to a heavy load on the complex.

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Fitness 
5 Rounds For Time: 
12 Box Jump-Overs 20″
12 Ring Rows

Performance 
3 Rounds For Time:
50 Double Unders
20 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups

Post time and Rx to comments.

Ken H. making it look easy

• Active Recovery is CANCELED this weekend, on both Saturday and Sunday due to the Starting Strength Seminar. All other classes will run as normal, more details coming tomorrow!

All the Planches: How Gymnastics Can Make You a Better CrossFitter, and Getting to Know Ken H.

By Kate Reece

If you’ve taken one gymnastics or rings class with Ken H., chances are you’ve taken two. He’s that good, and his class participants often become loyal devotees of the rings. Ken is a gifted athlete, and was a nationally competitive gymnast in Newton, MA and at the University of Michigan. After graduating, he coached for eight years in Northern Virginia. His students have gone on to be NCAA champions and members of Cirque du Soliel.

Ken found CFSBK in August of 2010, the year David opened 597 Degraw (Mare, Noor, and Radika were in his Foundations class), as part of his search for an activity to replace gymnastics. That search had already led him to rock climbing and yoga, and if you can’t find him at CFSBK, he’s probably down the block at Brooklyn Boulders. He now regularly teaches weekend gymnastics strength classes, and he’s enabled many of us to become far more comfortable hovering in space, whether swinging on the rings or balancing on our hands. Planches, back levers, and skinning cats are just a few of the moves Ken has helped many of us add to our bucket of ninja tricks. 

Ken is a constant but quieter presence at CFSBK, and we had a sneaky feeling that he had a lot of fascinating stuff to share about his time competing and coaching. We love when we’re right. Read on, and learn more about our resident gymnastics coach!  

CFSBK: Tell us about your athletic background, and time as a nationally competitive gymnast.

KH: One of the earliest pictures of me is on skis, at age 5, I think. So, I started young. We would spend winter vacation up in Vermont skiing. During the summers, the family rented houses on lakes in New Hampshire, and Maine. We swam, canoed, and hiked. Pretty awesome life. Eventually I spent my summers at gymnastics camp training all day. 

At some point, I followed my stepbrother into hockey, and when I was about 10, my mom enrolled me at a small after-school gymnastics program, and from there I ended up at a real gymnastics gym, eventually training three to four days a week starting in junior high. My first coach was Steve Nuno. He ended up coaching girls, and taking Shannon Miller to the Olympics. My other coaches weren’t quite as successful. Neither was I.

I competed a few times at the Junior Olympic Nationals, but didn’t fare well. I’m not a very good competitor, actually. I got hurt my senior year in high school. It was a defining moment for me. I could have quit and walked away but I decided to get back on the horse. Because of the injury, I was not heavily recruited, so I opted to go to the best academic school I could get into, which was Michigan. I didn’t know what I was getting into—the legacy and tradition of Michigan Athletics. My team didn’t live up to our past or the future of Michigan Gymnastics. I call it the Dark Ages of Michigan Gymnastics. But I wouldn’t trade my experience for anything—except maybe a better education. Being on teams really helped me get through school, both high school and college. Without it, I would have been lost.

When I look back on it, I really like practicing and learning new tricks. I prefer to train than compete. 

CFSBK: Can you tell us more about your injury in high school?

KH: I was training a double flip dismount off the high bar. I had been doing it in practice without any problems. I was dying to put it at the end of a routine but I had not practiced it that way yet. I was training at a private gymnastics club and competing for my high school. I got to the end of my routine at a high school meet, and did the dismount anyway. I was tired and didn’t fully commit. I went up, rotated most of the way around but not enough, and landed on the back of my shoulders/neck with my feet over my head. I was okay, I didn’t feel hurt or injured, but I ended up at the hospital and was told that I fractured C6, one of the lower vertebrae in my neck. I was in a neck brace for a few months.

Eventually, I went to a Sports Med Orthopedist who reviewed my x-rays and said it looked like any wrestler’s neck with worn-down bones from rolling around on the neck. So, I’m not actually convinced I was really injured. But it did put a scare in me. There is also some context to being scared. Around the same time, a teammate of mine landed on his head while training. He has been a quadriplegic ever since. So with that in my mind, I lost a bit of naiveté, and my sense of immortality. It took a while to get over all of this and certainly affected my abilities in the future. 

CFSBK: Say more about not considering yourself a good competitor—what about competing didn’t appeal to you?

KH: I always got nervous when I competed. I practiced and trained hard. I could hit routines and tricks in the gym but when it came time to performing in front of judges, I choked most of the time. I would mess up here and there. Miss landings. Looking back, maybe it was because of my high school accident? But I also remember having a hard time at meets before that. I just got nervous. I was never relaxed or confident. I got through my routines but it was hit or miss. I really admired the Russian gymnasts at the time. They were so well-trained. Hit everything all the time no matter what. I really wanted to be like that. In some ways I’m a perfectionist who always falls short. 

CFSBK: How did being on the gymnastics team help you get through college—what do you mean by that?

KH: As most of us can attest, being a teenager sucks. High school sucks, other teenagers suck. I was not the best student, and didn’t really belong to any group, but I had a few friends I hung out with. Doing gymnastics gave me a reason to study, a reason not to drink, not to get into drugs, and kept me busy on weekends. It gave me a sense of purpose. I knew that if I continued doing gymnastics, I could probably get a scholarship at a university. My coaches had been gymnasts at UMass. I went up there with them a few times and thought it was so cool. I wanted to be a collegiate gymnast.

In college, I would have been lost again. If I wasn’t doing gymnastics, I probably would have taken a year off, as I would have had no reason to go to college. Gymnastics gave me that reason. At a big school like University of Michigan, it is real easy to get lost. It’s very important to figure out how to make such a big place smaller. The gymnastics team gave me that. My world was going to class in the mornings, get to the gym by 3pm, train until 6 or 7. Do homework. Rinse and Repeat.

Competition season was from January to April. Every weekend we had a meet. We drove ourselves. That was a riot. We had vans. We drove in snowstorms all over the Midwest. When the season was over, we were all told to take a break. After about a week of not going to the gym, we all were bored and ended up back in the gym training. 

CFSBK: What was coaching gymnastics like?

KH: After college, with nothing pressing to do and needing to make some money, I ended up coaching kids in Northern Virginia. It was lots of fun. But hard. And long. The kids were great. They did really well. I had some pretty bad coaching when I was young, so I learned how not to coach and really worked at being better than the coaches I had. The best part was when I stopped coaching and lived in San Francisco for a few years. Once a year or so, there would be a college meet in the area and I would go, and watch the kids I used to coach. It was really cool, they were pretty good. 

CFSBK: What brought you to New York? 

KH: School, in August 2001. I came up to NYC to attend NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. Basically, I studied interactive media. Learned how to code a bit, learned some video editing. I was exposed to a lot of technology long before it became mainstream.

CFSBK: How did you find CrossFit? And CFSBK?

KH: When Brooklyn Boulders opened up, I was looking for a place to augment my climbing. Bouldering is very hard on the body. Your fingers, shoulders, and arms get trashed. There is only so much climbing on plastic I can do. I needed a place to keep fit and get stronger. Fortunately, CFSBK opened up soon after right next door. I didn’t have to go far to find what I needed. I found that and more at CFSBK. I had tried CrossFit while I lived in San Francisco, but I didn’t really like the guy running the program. So, I was not very motivated. But CFSBK is a special place with great coaches and a wonderful community. I’ve learned so much here.

CFSBK: Can gymnastics training make someone better at CrossFit?

KH: That’s an interesting question. It certainly can help. Learning and doing basic gymnastics skills can help you throughout your life as well. Learning how to roll, being comfortable upside down, being strong enough to push and pull your own weight around will get you out of any situation you might find yourself in. But specifically for CrossFit—many bodyweight gymnastics skills are considered advanced CrossFit movements. So, if you want to be competitive or be able to do the WODs to their fullest, you really need to work on bodyweight movements regularly. Strength-to-weight ratio is the key to bodyweight movements. These are skills with dynamic movements, and lots of need for body awareness. They take time to learn. You have to practice them all the time. Start small, and make incremental advances. 

CFSBK: Tell us a bit about the classes you teach here.

KH: The rings class. It would be fun to have a few other gymnastics equipment around to use and play on, but if you’re going to have one, rings are the best for general all-purpose use. With limited space, they are great to have around. The concept for the class came to me when I remembered that in college, we would do little strength routines on the low rings. A partner would spot and the other would go through various movements, and strength holds going from below the ring to above, pressing to handstand, holding crosses, levers, and planches. It was a great way to get strong. But for the gym, we have to start real basic. Learning how to get upside down, getting the strength to hold an L seat. Learning when a back lever is level. 

The class is broken up into four main parts. After a movement based warm-up, we get into developing skill and strength on the low rings, front and back levers, muscle-ups and supports. Sometimes we even get inverted, doing shoulder stands. Then we move to the high rings, where we work a very basic routine. Over time the routine can get more advanced. We then do a strength workout and usually end with a bit of mobility and flexibility. The part that holds most adults back is not the getting strong part—it’s being mobile and flexible enough to do harder movements. 

CFSBK: What are you up to when you’re not somewhere on Degraw Street?

KH: Ha. I live on Degraw Street. No, really—figuratively and literally. Well, where I am they call it Lincoln. But seriously. When I’m not at CFSBK, I’m at Brooklyn Boulders or at home. I work in Union Square, at an ad agency. The more I sit in front of a computer, the more I have to move around when I’m not at work. I usually do yoga at least once a week, climb two to three times and CrossFit at least one. That doesn’t leave much time for other things. Though for the past year, I have been working on a web site to track and record indoor climbing data for climbers and gyms, klimbz.com. Every once in a while, I get to MoMA or take advantage of things NYC has to offer. And BAM is down the street. 

Ken’s rings strength class is in the middle of its latest cycle, and will wrap up on May 3. Stay tuned for the next one!

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The Right Dose of Exercise For a Longer Life The New York Times 
Women Exercising in the 1940s 
What Cirque du Soliel-ers Would Look Like If They Were on the Floor 

Fitness: Front Squat 3 x 5 Linear Progression 
Add 5-10 pounds to last week’s exposure.

Performance: Back Squat 3 x 5, Volume Day
Add 5-10 pounds to last week’s exposure.

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Performance
Every 4 Minutes for 5 Rounds, perform:
20/15 Calorie Row
10 Handstand Push-Ups 

Fitness
Every 4 Minutes for 5 Rounds, perform:
20/15 Calorie Row
12 Push Presses 115/75

Each round should be a sprint and be complete by about the two-minute mark. The goal is unbroken handstand push-ups and push presses. Scale volume and/or load in accordance with this intention. 

Post times and Rx to comments.

One of the OUTWOD participants getting it overhead during Saturday’s workout

• Nishi R. PR’d her marathon this past weekend with a time of 3:43—which means that after years of milling around the four-hour mark, she cut 15 minutes off her time in the last year post-baby and starting CrossFit. Congrats, Nishi!!

Interested In a New Fish CSA? Read On!

Our former fish supplier left the CSA business, so we’ve found a potential new partner: Big City Fish Share.

Before we move forward, we need to determine how many fish lovers would be interested. Approximately 15 sign-ups would be required to get the program rolling. Please note this is a weekly, not monthly, CSA.

Details:

• Super-local (NY waters) small boat fish, all sustainable species
• Weekly drop-off on Saturday mornings
• Minimum commitment is just four weeks
• Shares available in one or two-pound increments
• Around $17/lb (this is a great price for local, wild-caught fish)
• Easy to pause your share for a week where you can’t make the pick up 

If you’re INTERESTED, or have questions, please email Michele at mignyc@gmail.com by this Friday (4/17).

Introducing: The 7am Cycle of CFSBK’s Olympic Lifting Program with Coach Frankie Murray

Both the Noon and PM cycles of the Olympic Lifting Program are running, and started this week. If you were on the fence, you can still sign up. But we’re also introducing the 7am Cycle, which starts on April 28th! Details below:

7am Cycle
What: A 6-week Olympic lifting cycle meeting three times a week with Coach Frank Murray and/or Heather Farmer 
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 7-8am from 4/28/15 – 6/5/15
REGISTER HERE
Price: $225 per 3 weeks, first bill due at sign-up and second bill charged automantically ot the card on-file one month later 

Noon Cycle
What: An 8-week Olympic lifting cycle meeting twice a week with Coach Frank Murray and/or Heather Farmer in addition to two open gym or group classes per week.
Tuesdays and Thursdays 12-1:30pm from 4/14/15 – 6/4/15 
REGISTER HERE
Price: $300 per 4 weeks, first bill due at sign-up and second bill charged automatically to the card on-file 4 weeks later. 

PM Cycle
What: An 8-week Olympic lifting cycle meeting twice a week with Coach Frank Murray and/or Heather Farmer in addition to two open gym or group classes per week.
Mondays and Wednesdays 8-9:30pm from 4/14/15 – 6/4/15
REGISTER HERE
Price: $300 per 4 weeks, first bill due at sign-up and second bill charged automatically to the card on-file 4 weeks later. 

All cycles will end with a mock Olympic meet on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 2:30pm.

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We’re pretty sure Eleanor is excited about all the new offerings for kids at CFSBK!

• Tuesday, 4/14: Pilates with KH is CANCELED tonight.