3 attempts at max broad jump
3 attempts at max distance backwards overhead sandbag toss
3 attempts at fastest cone drill*
*Please refer to the following video for a demonstration of the cone drill

Post distances and times to comments. 

Ladylike indeed! Radhika V grinds out a tough squat

Gillian Mounsey's Gymnastic Workship at CrossFit Queens!

Accomplished gymnast, CrossFit Games competitor, SBK Friend fo' Life and all around great person Gillian Mounsey will be putting on her gymnastics workshop at our good CrossFit Queens Saturday, May 14!  For full details including the seminar syllabus and to register check here.

1 Man, 34 Tacos: Coach Jeremy's 2nd Annual Birthday Taco Tour!

Come watch/join Coach Jeremy eat to absolute discomfort as he puts down 34 tacos at a number of the finest taco spots in Brooklyn!  The crawl is this Saturday, May 5th and starts at 5pm.  To RSVP for the new definition of taco madness and for more details check out the Facebook page!  Here's to Jeremy beating his PR of 23!

Shoe Reminder

Just a friendly reminder to remove your shoes from the gym this week.  We are doing a little bit of spring cleaning.  You can bring them back Thursday May, 12. All shoes not out by Wednesday, May 11 will be drawn and quartered. Thanks, Mgmt!

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Jeff Tucker on the Hollow Rock Crossfit
Annie T. and Coach B. a Crossfit Journal Preview Crossfit
Worst. Deadlift. Ever Gym Idiots

Work up to a 2 Min Max Rep Snatch Test
*Athletes can switch hands as needed during the 2 minutes

Post load and reps to comments.
Back Off Week

Annie Ladder

For 15 minutes complete
10 Double unders, 10 situps then
20 Double unders, 20 situps then
30 Double unders,  30 situps then
40 Double unders, 40 sit-ups, etc.

Post rounds and reps to comments.

*Athletes should use this as an opportunity to perfect and refine their Double Under form

Allen E. gives running two thumbs up.

Spring Cleaning: Special Shoe Edition

Spring is in full swing and we'll be doing some cleaning over the next couple of weeks.  In the interest of straightening up we're asking everyone to remove their shoes from the gym between today and next Wednesday, May 11.   Any shoes left will disappear never to be heard from again. Don't fret  we'll re-open the racks for shoe storage next Thursday, May 12. 

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Gymnastics WOD Jump Rope Trilogy: Parts One, Two & Three Gymnastics WOD
Jeff Martone on the Kettlebell Snatch Crossfit
Gary Taubes on Robb Wolf's Paleo Solution Podcast Robb Wolf

Wait, who'd you say I look like?

Be Like Craig.  Sign up for the Strength Cycle.

May Cycle A (novice cycle)
5/9/11 – 7/1/11
Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:00-8:30pm
and
Fridays from 6:00-7:30pm

May Cycle B (advanced cycle)
5/10/11 – 7/3/11
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00-8:30pm
and
Sunday from 10:00-11:30am

To register, click here!

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Would you attend a late afternoon/evening class on the weekend?
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A Guide to Nutritional Off-Roading Whole 9
174,203 Things You Can Do Instead of Watching TV Whole 9
Ukranian Playground Bar Training Wimp.com

Spend 15 minutes at each of the following stations:

A) Row for max meters
B) DIY foam roll/mobility work: band FSQ rack stretch, forearm to instep lunge, LAX into upper trap
C) Find a max thruster

Post loads, meters and experience to comments.
Back Off Week

SBK Fought for the Right to Party at Prom.  And WON!

CF Open Sectionals 2011 is a Wrap!

A huge thanks to all the members of Team SBK who represented CFSBK by participating in 6 incredibly challenging WODs over the last seven weeks and to all the friends, family and fellow members who supported them during their journey.  The last sectionals event was this past Saturday and Team SBK housed it!  Congratulations to Steph P. and Jessica Fox for their 1st and 2nd place finishes at the event!  Thanks to everyone who made the last seven weeks a huge success.  We look forward to next year!

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Real Turkey>>>Tofurkey Foodsize
3 Sisters, 100 Double Unders Youtube
POV of Downhill Bike Race in Chile Vimeo

Barbell Zerches, Sleds and Get-Ups -Oh My!

Post experience to comments.
Back Off Week

Alex does a weighted pull-up. Load= 1 baby Zachary

There is still room left in Coach Jeremy's next Strength Cycle. Hop on it!
May Cycle A (novice cycle)
5/9/11 – 7/1/11
Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:00-8:30pm
and
Fridays from 6:00-7:30pm

May Cycle B (advanced cycle)
5/10/11 – 7/3/11
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00-8:30pm
and
Sunday from 10:00-11:30am

To register, click here!

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Tight Calves? Check out this Heel Cord Love from MobilityWOD
Composting 101 Robb Wolf 
Want to learn something new? For cheap? Beekeeping, Historic Gastronomy, Tying knots etc? Check out the Brooklyn Brainery located on Court Street! 
Secret Science Club (Brooklyn) 

Partners A and B have 20 minutes to do "Cindy" plus runs around the block. Partner A begins on Cindy while Partner B runs around the block. As soon as Partner B returns, he/she picks up exactly where Partner A left off while Partner A runs around the block. Continue to alternate Cindy with runs, both partners accumulating Cindy rounds together. Focus on perfect technique with every single rep.

"Cindy"
As Many Rounds as Possible in 20 Minutes of:
5 Pull-Ups
10 Push-Ups
15 Squats

1 Lap Around the block= 535m

Post rounds completed and partner to comments.
Back Off Week


Jamie G leads the charge

Good luck Team SBK!
Today is the final event for the CrossFit Open Sectionals at CrossFit Long Island City.  Best of luck to all our athletes on the past 7 weeks of hard work.  Also, don't forget about the CrossFit Prom happening tonight at CrossFit Virtuosity

Handstand Class Sold Out
¡sɹǝpuɐʇspuɐɥ ʇsǝq ɹno ɟo 01 oʇ sןןıʞs puɐ sʇɥbısuı sıɥ buıpuǝן uǝʞ oʇ pɹɐʍɹoɟ buıʞooן ǝɹ,ǝʍ  ˙ʇno pןos sı ssɐןɔ puɐʇspuɐɥ pǝɔuɐʌpɐ s,ɥ uǝʞ

What bike(s) are you currently riding?
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Greg Glassman talks about the Open Sectionals CrossFit
9 Stretches You Should Know CrossFit Done Right
Thoughts on Scaling Pull-Ups in "Barbara" (or Cindy) CrossFit South Brooklyn

Sean takes a moment to gather himself

Want to get Stronger? Sign up for the Strength Intensive!
Numbers don't lie.  Cycle after cycle Coach Jeremy's Strength Intensive delivers significant PRs in the major barbell lifts.  The upcoming cycle dates are live and already selling, hop on board the strength train!

May Cycle A (novice cycle)
5/9/11 – 7/1/11
Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:00-8:30pm
and
Fridays from 6:00-7:30pm

May Cycle B (advanced cycle)
5/10/11 – 7/3/11
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00-8:30pm
and
Sunday from 10:00-11:30am

To register, click here!

Last Sectionals Event and CrossFit Prom Tomorrow!
Team SBK has been working hard and hitting the Sectionals WODs with a vengeance for the past 7 weeks.  Tomorrow marks the final event for our athletes and the end of the CrossFit Games Open Sectionals.  Please lend your support to our athletes as they face WOD 11.6 at CrossFit Long Island City tomorrow.  The final workout is a fierce 7 minute couplet of thrusters and chest to bar pull-ups, all are welcome and encouraged to come out and watch the carnage.
Additionally, the CrossFit Prom is tomorrow.  This event is free and open to everyone!  Break out the hair gel and come on down.  Details here

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Ack! My elbows hurt Mobility WOD
Hey! Give me more Elbow love!
Ack! My wrists hurt when I Overhead Squat Mobility WOD
Your Pillow is Killing Your Neck Mobility WOD

Today's WOD won't be revealed until you get to the gym.  Come on down and see what we've got on tap!

*Here is the WOD Post mortum, for everyone's records

For Time:
Row 1000m
30 Box Jumps, 24"/20"
Run 170m
50 Kettlebell Swings. 1.5p/1p
Run 170m
30 Burpees
Run 230m

Post time and Rx to comments.

Strength Cyclers Post Total

Congratulations Strength Cyclers!
Great work last night to everyone who participated in the Total.  Please post your loads and experience over the last 8 weeks to comments.

Advanced Handstand Class
Ken Haller will be teaching an advanced handstand class on May 5th at 8pm.  This class is for folks who feel comfortable kicking up without a spotter and staying inverted for a few seconds.  We'll review different methods for achieving a fully integrated hollow body position as well as inversions on parallettes and rings. This clinic is limited to 10 participants and is free of charge.  Please email David(at)CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com to RSVP. First come first serve.

Who is Ken Haller?
Ken was a nationally competitive gymnast through high school and college. After finishing his collegiate gymnastics career, he coached and judged for eight years at the club level. His students went on to become regional, national champions, and perform for Cirque du Soleil. Looking for something to keep active and in shape, Ken was drawn to rock climbing and then realizing the need to augment the strength and mental conditioning that rock climbing takes, he added yoga to the mix. Recently, to put his balance and strength to the test, surfing and snowboarding are now new activities that he is trying to master.
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New York Set To Be Big Loser As Sea Levels Rise BBC
New Eating Disorders: Are They For Real? Yahoo Health
Locomotion Research Ido Portal

Five rounds, each for time, of:
135 pound Power clean, 5 reps
135 pound Front squat, 10 reps
135 pound Jerk, 5 reps
20 Pull-ups
Rest 90 seconds

Post Rx & time of each round to comments.

We're allowing our competition team CrossFitters who have competed in all the sectional events to pretest WOD 11.6 today if they'd like.  As with all the sectional's WODs, there is NO Scaling allowed and you must have a judge watch your range of motion and reps for the workout to be submitted for the Games.  If you've been competing in sectionals, please view this video explanation and this 5 minute demo to plan your workout.

"WOD 11.6"
As many reps as possible in 7 minutes of:
3 Thrusters 100/65
3 Chest to Bar Pull-ups
6 Thrusters 100/65
6 Chest to Bar Pull-ups
9 Thrusters 100/65
9 Chest to Bar Pull-ups
12 Thrusters 100/65
12 Chest to Bar Pull-ups
…continue adding +3 reps until the 7 minutes are complete

Post reps completed to comments.

Friend of the program and all around rocker, Adrian Bozman deficit pulls 320×11

Good Luck Strength Athletes!
Good luck to all the athletes competing in the CrossFit Total today as part of their graduation from Coach Jeremy's Strength cycle.  Come on down to cheer on and support everyone as they test the last 8 weeks of lifting.  Festivities start at 6pm!

What are you doing this weekend? Oh, just going to the CROSSFIT PROM
Do it! Ask him/her/it out to the CrossFit Prom this Saturday at CrossFit Virtuosity. Don't have a date? Come alone, come with friends, bring your parents! The point is to come out and have some fun.  CFV has organized a prom committee for the event and we'd love to see a big turn out.  For more information and to RSVP, click here.

Thanks Josh Martinez!
You may have noticed the large wooden platforms in the gym.  Local hero, Josh M has built the gym new Wall Ball and Handstand Push-Up stations. Full installation will be completed later in the week.  Expect to be inverted soon!

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Tatiana Kashirina lifting youtube
Learning the Cartwheel CrossFit
Miranda gets inverted on the Rings CrossFit
Going overhead with Adrian Bozman Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt 3 CrossFit
Adrian Bozman does "Roaming Diane" CrossFit

Devi Goes Overhead

CrossFit Total
Good luck to, Craig C, Jack L, Rob I, Bina A, Beverly W, Radhika V, Juliana A, Kevin M, Paul B and Will S as they graduate Coach Jeremy's Strength Intensive and attempt 1RM's in their Back Squat, Press and Deadlift.  Come on down Wednesday to cheer on their feats of strength!

Foundations
There are still some spots left in our upcoming Foundations cycles.  Sign up today!

May Evening Foundations
5/5/11 – 5/31/11
Tuesdays and Thursdays
8:00pm-9:15pm
Register Here!

May Morning Foundations
5/5/11 – 5/31/11
Tuesdays and Thursdays
7:00am-8:00am
Register Here!

May AM/PM Foundations
5/18/11 – 6/12/11
Wednesdays 8:00pm-9:15pm
Sundays 10:00am-11:15am
Register Here!

The Mic'd Instructor
Have you ever checked out Again Faster's, "Mic'd Instructor" segments? These are a great collection of how to's on the bulk of CrossFit movements.  Check out a movement you've been struggling with and see if you can't get some new tips.

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Top 5 Sports to get you "Cut" Fox News
High Fat Diet May Help Reverse Kidney Damage The News Tribune
Sugar Is Bad For You Talk to Me Johnnie
Handstand Push-Up Negatives CrossFit Journal Preview
Dachshund Exercise Plan Herschel Media Inc