With the exception of 6-8pm Open Gym, there are no classes today due to yesterday evening’s 5th Anniversary party.  CFSBK would like to thank all who attended the event for making it a big success. We’d ESPECIALLY like to thank Jamie D for organizing the party, Dan and Asta for the photo booth  and Sean P for helping out with alcohol.

Today would be a great opportunity to volunteer in the Sandy relief effort if at all possible!

Rations for those in need via CFSBK.

Fight Gone Bad Funds

CFSBK is proud to announce that all the funds raised at this year’s Fight Gone Bad 2012 event are being funneled to the Brooklyn Recovery Fund to help those individuals and buisnesses devastated by Sandy get back on their feet.

Did you come last night? What was your favorite moment?
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CrossFit and Bofu, Kenya

Fitness: 3×5 Across
Add 5lbs from your previous exposure.

Performance: Heavy 5
Work up to a top set of 5 reps, adding weight to last week. Remember you still have 4 exposures of this left, leave some weight on the table.

Post loads to comments.

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5 Rounds Not For Time of:
8 Romainian Deadlifts
8 Dumbbell Bench Presses OR 8 Strict Ring Dips
8 Weighted Sit-Ups

Go a little heavier on the RDL and Sit-ups than you went last week.

Party Tonight!

CFSBK is celebrating our 5 year anniversary tonight and you’re invited. The party starts at 9 and will wrap up at 2am. There will be an open bar, Taco cart and DJ in house so bring your dancing shoes and come ready to scale up your Saturday night. All are welcome.

Please no kids, bikes or dogs.  If you’re riding your bike please find somewhere outside the gym to lock it up.

We’ll also be collecting supplies for those in need. Please bring 1 item to the party so that we can organize a donation effort for those who have suffered from Sandy.

Things to bring (in order of most needed)
– Non-Perishable food
– Medical/first aid supplies
– Clothing (ONLY BRING ONE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING) Not a trash bag full of last seasons fashions. Clothes are not a high priority right now, please bring food abd first aid above all else.

NYC MORE 2012

Press Release:

New York, NY – With the NYC Marathon now cancelled, a group of runners and volunteers are now shifting their focus to helping the huge effort of recovery that lies ahead. “We have trained for a marathon and we intend to put one on.  But instead of a foot race, we want a marathon of service,” said Jaclynn Larington. “We continue to draw on the spirit of endurance to turn this day into real action.”

NYC Marathon Of Relief Effort 2012 (NYCMORE2012.org) is about turning a day that was devoted to a race into an all-day volunteer opportunity.  Runners and non-runners who wish to volunteer on Marathon Sunday should email nycmore2012@gmail.com

The NYCMore2012 website will be a repository of the latest information on how we can provide the most immediate relief to the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Runners and non-runners will have access to shelters, supply drop-off sites and volunteer opportunities where they are needed the most. The site will also be a central communication outlet for the various organizations that are sending their messages from a variety of sources, and as we’ve already seen, is sometimes outdated by the time it’s received.

• We are spreading the message to all of New York and the world that we are taking action to provide relief and to educate folks on how they can do the same
• The website will spread up-to-date, timely information
• NYC MORE 2012 is coordinating a day of hands-on volunteer work and drop-off points for food and supplies which will be immediately transported to the locations that need them most  

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Red Hook Recovers
A Fat Mustachioed Orphan Finds A Home NYT

Fight Gone Bad 2012 Portraits: Part 2

The Pork-chop Express
Emily Ashton, Christian Reiss, Kristin Hoesl, Dan Evans, Kevin McDonald

No Nuge is Good News
Kim Ruhl, Frances Liu, Marcos Martinez, Joy Mele, Luca Loguercio

Dos MeLos
Matt Jasinski (Super Sub!), Melissa Lloyd, Noah Abbott, Melissa Loranger, Brett Vrotsos 

4 Too Many
Christian Fox, Kristin Valente, Sara widman, Christine Naclerio, Chris Artis

Team Redundancy Team
Isaac Green, Kelly Sosa, Chaneve Jeanniton, Mackenzie Condon, Michael Ravitch  

Hell’s Kettlebells
Albert Hogan, Yoshi Stone, Ellie Myers, Katie Mohrhauser, PR

The Domin8ors
Scott Lundhagen, Kate Denny, Deb Parsons, Jake zuckerman, Justin Steinhouse

Don’t Blow your WOD
Charmel Rogers, Jesusa Spencer-Plant, Jennifer Stopka, Keith Walter, Shaye Lefkowitz

Coming To The Party? What to Bring??

We’ve had a bunch of folks ask us if they should bring anything to the party.. the answer is YES! CFSBK will be collecting clothing and canned foods that will be donated to folks in need.  I’ve talked to Alex at the Brooklyn Community Foundation about helping organize and distribute the materials afterwards.  Our goal is to have everyone bring at least one item to donate!

News and Notes

CFSBK would like to say farewell and good luck to Gabrus who is moving to LA today!

The CFSBK 5th Year Anniversary Party is tomorrow starting at 9pm! All are welcome, even if you didn’t RSVP. Due to the massive clean up that will be required after said party- we won’t be running Group classes Sunday AM.  Open gym in the evening will be on as normally scheduled.

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Classes Take a Tumble, Happily NYT
Fitness Vs Sport CrossFit Merge
Report: Majority Of Americans Now Eating One Continuous Meal A Day
The Island Where People Forget To Die NYT
A Back Tuck Progression CrossFit

Performance: 2×5 Across followed by a rep out capped at 10 reps.

Today should still feel ‘easy’ and you should definitely make all 10 on the rep out.

Fitness: 3×5 across
Linear. Add 2-5 lbs to last week. These should still feel ‘easy’.

Post loads to comments.
Press e2/6
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Every Minute On The Minute for 10 Minutes:
Odd Minutes: 3 Heavy Thrusters
Even Minutes: 10-15 Burpees
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Max Hold At the Top of a Chin Up

Post Thruster weight and hold time to comments.

Fight Gone Bad 2012 Portraits: Part 1

 

Thruster? I Hardly Know Her
Sarah la Rosa, Dan Langevin, Ryan Joyce, Greg Nofi, Katie Hull

Here For the Beer
Santiago gonzalez, Robyn O’Brien, Chris Ahrens, Vincent Dugan 

The 5 Muske-Poods
Devi Aurora, Eric Lau, Marian Lai, McDowell Myers, Jacob Faber

Peace Came Good
Brian Zimbler, Teresa Belling, Rebecca Carvalho, Jason Horowitz, Rickke Mananzala 

In Praise of Folly
Sergey Brestovitskiy, Arturo Ruiz, Alex Cox, Allison Keiley, Jake Leivent   

17 Minutes In Heaven
Rachel Bertsch, Tom Shpetner, Andrew Migdail, Sarah Marquez, Stella Zawistowski

CSA Pick-Up Today!

Yesterday’s CSA pick-up will happen today at the normal time frames (12-1p & 6-8p). Please contact Michele at 347-645-4524 ff the date change is causing you extreme difficulty.

Also:

• NEXT WEDNESDAY is the final veg, meat and egg delivery.

• Wednesday, Nov 14 is the final chicken delivery

Group Class Sizes

We realize a bunch of folks are off work and are looking for some mid-day CrossFit love. Just incase anyone is looking to beat the crowds, 7pm and 8pm have all been very small as well as the morning classes.  12pm, 5pm and 6pm have all been in the 50-30 range since Tuesday. Just sayin!

Fitness: 3×5 Across
Add about 5lbs from the previous exposure. Bar speed should still be consistent and quick.

Performance: 2×5 followed by a rep out capped at 10
If you barely made your 10 last week or really struggled with it, consider hitting the same weight this week

Post loads to comments
LBBSQ e2/6
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As Many Rounds As Possible In 8 Minutes
16 Dumbbell Split Cleans (alternate legs)
10 Kipping Pull Ups

Sub 10 Ring Rows or 5 Pull-Ups if you don’t have Kipping Pull-Ups

Watch this video on Split Lifts

Post rounds and Rx to comments.

Happy Halloween from CFSBK!

Volunteer To Help After The Storm

Our friends at the Brooklyn Community Foundation are compiling different opportunities to volunteer and help out after the storm.  This is a great opportunity to get out and help those around you!

See the list here.
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Coaches McDowell and Noah will be trying out for this competition next year, please wish them luck

Fitness: 1 Clean Deadlift + 1 Hang Power Clean + 1 Front Squat
Spend 15 Minutes working on this complex. Focus on a solid spinal set up, a good rack position, and proper footwork. Go up in weight only if appropriate.

Performance: Heavy Triple
Work up to a heavy 3 on the Power Clean, only go up if you’re racking the bar correctly. Focus on sharp powerful movement. Chanel your inner Lu Xiaojun

Post loads to comments.
Power Clean e2/6
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5 Rounds For Max Reps of:
:40 Slam Ball 30/20/15
:20 Rest
:40 Hand Release Push-Ups
:20 Rest
:40 Sit-Ups
:20 Rest

Post total reps and Rx to comments.

Heisenberg from “Fight Gone Breaking Bad”

Back to our normally scheduled programming

Classes will resume at noon today and continue as normally scheduled moving forward. We hope that “Sandy’s” effects were minimal on the CFSBK community.  Our thoughts are with those who suffered property damage, injury or worse during the storm.

 

No Active Recovery or Competition Class tonight

Due to expected large classes this evening we’ll be running regular programming only. Come on in to clean and WOD!

Due to Hurricane Sandy’s increasing winds and forecasts for today, CFSBK is closed. Please stay safe and inside!

Alex V from the Brooklyn Community Foundation speaks at Fight Gone Bad 2012

Congrats to Gowanus Clean Up Crew, Avi’s Calves and Better Late Than Never on a successful Fight Gone Belated yesterday afternoon! We’d also like to thank all the folks who hung out to spectate and cheer them on!

Tomorrow

Tomorrow’s AM classes are cancelled as the storm is predicted to be most intense tonight and tomorrow morning. We’ll see how the weather develops throughout the day. We miss you!

Looking for something to watch? Check out the Mikko Salo Documentary. So awesome!
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Should You Eat Grains? Precision Nutrition
About Belts, Wraps and Straps Catheltics
Thrustr

As Many Rounds As Possible in 15 Minutes Of:
400m Run
75 Double Unders or 35 attempts

Post rounds completed and Rx to comments.

Ring Skill Work

Spend 15 minutes working on getting upside-down on the rings. If you’re feeling good then progress to skin-the-cats and front levers. Perform a total of no more than 20 reps.

Congratulations to Matt K, Sarah LR and Ron AKA “Team Mushroom Princess” on their 5th place finish at CrossFit Virtuosity’s Halloween Throwdown!

“Sandy” Scheduling Update!!

Sunday night: Open Gym is on as usual

Monday: 6, 7 and 8am classes as well as Foundations are Cancelled. We’ll play noon by ear depending on how tomorrow morning looks.

Fight Gone Belated Today!

Good luck to the three teams competing in the “Belated” version of Fight Gone Bad 2012. The event will start at 1:00pm and we’ll be running each team one at a time. Good luck guys!

Come for the Book Club, Stay For the Pub Quiz!

Pub Quiz and the Book Club meeting have been cancelled!

Today at 5:00pm the CFSBK Book Club will be meeting at Pacific Standard to discuss this month’s book, “Cloud Atlas”.  This book is getting a ton of press with the movie coming out so the discussion should be quite lively. All are welcome to attend. Contact Peggy at pjeanlouis1(AT)gmail.com for more information
Afterwards at 8:00pm the CFSBK Pub Quiz Team will be competing in Pacific Standards weekly Pub Quiz. Are you a person who knows stuff and likes drinking beer? You’re perfect! Contact Stella at stellavision(AT)gmail.com if you’ve got any questions

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The Fight For Mike CrossFit
Abandoned Porn (Still Not Porn, Still Awesome)

Fitness: 3×5 Across
Add 5lbs from exposure 1 or if you were not here Wednesday, back up 2 weeks for today’s loading. Choose a weight that allows you to potentially add 30-60 lbs to your sets across over the next 6 weeks

Performance: Heavy 5
Work up to a top set of 5 reps, heavier than Wednesday’s volume squats, start today at about 80% of a 1RM. This is meant to be a 5RM but you’ll be seeing this for the next 6 weeks so leave room. Seriously, leave room

Post loads to comments.
LBBSQ e2/12
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5 Rounds NFT (20 Min Cap):
8 Romanian Deadlifts
8 Handstand Push-Ups or 8ea DB Unilateral Push Press, heavy
8 Weighted Sit-Ups (use a plate held overhead)

Start the RDL at about 40% of your squat weight and work up from there.

The one and only Charmel!

Fight Gone Bad!

The first batch of FGB2012 photos are up on the Flickr page! Big thanks to photog Dan R for all these great shots. Can you find yourself? We’ve also got Fight Gone Belated happening tomorrow at 1pm! All are welcome to spectate and cheer on the folks bringing FGB home for us all!

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A Human Powered Helicopter: Straight Up Difficult NPR
1 Jar of Peanut Butter A Day

Weighted Pull-Ups

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: David posts the CFSBK blog daily. All the grammatical errors and the occasional late posts can be marked up to the oso. It’s a labor or love.

Photos: Asta, Dan R and Malcolm all contribute photos for the blog.  You can usually see the photographers name in the bottom corner of the picture. The instagram is curated by David and Jess.

info@CrossFit.. The mysterious info@ account is managed by none other than admin extraordinaire Jess F. 

Group Class Programming: Coach Fox does most of the Group Class programming with inputs from David and feedback from the coaching staff.  The last cycle was programmed by David.

Cleaning/Maintenance:  We think Russel Major was sent to us from the CrossFit Gods. He cleans the gym 4 days a week as well as takes care of maintenance and helpa with any build out.

Graphic Design + Merch: Syncere Martinez over at Afro Brutality prints our T-shirts.  Coach Fox figures out the designs for merch.  Our website and digital graphics are done by Michael M at Michael & Associate

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 5 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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Why Women Can’t Do Pull-Ups NYT
Why Can’t You Do Pull-Ups? CrossFit
Dauchshund Day 2011 (Herschel makes a cameo at 1:30 and 3:00!!)