This guy will get you STRONG. 

Osorio Update: David was scheduled for surgery yesterday but as of the time of publication he'd not gone in.  We wish David a speedy recovery and look forward to having him back as soon as possible.  Get well David!

 Excellent work on Wednesday night by the entire Strength Intensive Crew.  Everyone was putting up major PRs left and right and moving some major weight! 

The next Strength Intensive is coming up and space will fill up fast! The summer intensive will run every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7pm beginning June 21st and running until August 9th.  Registration opens next week!
Contact Coach Jeremy for any further information via JeremyATCrossfitsouthbrooklynDOTcom. 

Congratulations go out to the Levavi Brothers who won their hockey championship!  We also want to congratulate Charmel R. on completing his degree! 

How do you describe CrossFit to your friends and family? 

5 Rounds NFT of:
Run 270m
10 Knees to Elbows
10 Partner Medball Tosses, 10ft
10 Partner Medball Sit-Up Tosses
10 Lateral Box Jumps

Each partner must complete 10 repetitions of each movement before anyone can move on to the next exercise.

Accessory Work
Foam Roll & LAX Ball

Ryan P Power Cleans

Congratulations on all the new PR's set at the end of Coach Jeremy's Strength Cycle.  How did everyone do?

If the Zombie Apocalypse started this moment, where would you go?
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ZombieFit WOD

Partner Relay Race
3 Rounds of:
Row 500m
35, 25 or 15 Push-ups
The workout is complete when both partners finish all three rounds. Only one partner may be working at a time.
This is a partner workout. One partner completes the couplet while the other rests.  One partner begins the couplet immediately after their partner finishes.

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compare to 2.3.10

Accessory work
Kipping Pull-up Practice

Nobody likes a show-off. 

Welcome back Ashley F.who attended his first post-knee surgery WOD

Free Fall: A Short film featuring Guillaume Nery

Attack of the 50ft Bethany

Coach Fox's Active Recovery will be at 8pm this evening.

Happy Birthday to one of our newest members Ramon E.!

The next Strength Cycle begins Saturday! The movements for the upcoming moth will be as follows:
Saturdays (Squat Variant): Front Squat
Mondays (Full Body): Power Snatch
Wednesdays (Squat Variant): Front Squat
Thursday (Upper Body Variant): Strict Press

Due to the success of last month's twice weekly squat schedule we are looking to continue the trend.  How does everyone feel about keeping that second squat day?  Any personal success stories from the last month?

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Stroke-Rate Pyramid
3 min. at 18-20 S/M
2 min. at 24-26 S/M
1 min. at 28-32 S/M
2 min. at 24-26 S/M
3 min. at 18-20 S/M

*Full pressure for 11 min. – The intention of this workout is to feel what full pressure feels like at
the different ratings. As you come back down in stroke rate for the
last 5 min., be sure to mirror the same splits you had for the first 5
min.
Remember: This is full pressure for 11 min., so pace yourself accordingly.

Free-standing Handstand Practice

Thus begins back-off week.  Programming will be focused on increased skill and technique work as well as an increased emphasis on mobility and recovery.  In case you missed it, here is the original write-up on back-off weeks.  Our regularly scheduled programming will resume on Saturday.

Smile, it's your birthday!

Happy Birthday Steph W!

For time:
30 Clean and Jerks 135/95

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compare to 1.31.10

Monday begins back-off week! During the upcoming week we'll be increasing our focus on skill/technique development, dynamic mobility, foam rolling and general maintenance before heading into another month of action-packed programming. 

Accessory Work:
DIY Foam Rolling/Lacrosse Ball Soft Tissue Work
*Use this as an opportunity to get a head-start on back-off week!

Trippy.

The Power Clean Againfaster.com
Man Grace Crossfit.com

3×5 or 5×1
(E8/8) Sets Across or Max Effort

As the majority of members did not Squat on Wednesday we've added this last exposure of Back Squat.  If you did squat on Wednesday you luck out and get an 9th exposure for free!

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compare to 6.2.10 and/or 5.29.10

4 Rounds NFT of:
10 PVC Sit-ups
10 Dislocate Lunges/leg
10 KB Romanian Deadlift

Juliana on the prowl at the NEQ

The Truth About Tennis Elbow EricCressy.com
The Standing Long Jump TopEndSports.com

Collette Renews her NRA Membership.

Check out the feature on CrossFit South Brooklyn on Brooklyn Independent Television's HealthBeat!

A huge thanks to everyone who did such a great job representing our gym and community!
Thanks to Fred Brown and Michael Chiltern for doing a great job on the piece and for Brooklyn Independent
Television, a community media program of BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn for providing the clip.

Long-time member Ashley F. is headed into surgery today for a torn MCL sustained during a soccer game.  We wish him a speedy recovery!

Best of luck to the Levavi brothers, Zev & Ruvin whose team made to the finals in their hockey league!  They play next week for the championship!

We're coming up to the first weekend of the June Paleo Challenge!
How've the first few days treated you?  What culinary delights do you have lined up for the weekend? 

7 Rounds for time of:
7 Power Cleans 135/95
7 Burpees

Weighted Chin-Ups
3×3

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(E4/4) L1 Sets Across/L2 Max Effort
compare to 5.27.10

Unbreakable.

On Wednesday afternoon, David was involved in car/bike accident and sustained a broken collar bone.  Fortunately David is otherwise doing fine and is resting at home with family.  We all wish David a speedy and full recovery. 

Note: All group classes will continue running as normal and we will maintain our full schedule in David's absence. 

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3×5 or 5×1
(E8/8) Sets Across or Max Effort

Feel free to opt out of squatting today if you're feeling beat up from, "Murph". We'll extend the scheduled squat exposures to next Saturday, or you can make it up during the back off week. If you're not backsquatting today, we suggest you do 5×5 Hip Extensions with weight as needed on the GHD then DIY Foam Roll.

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compare to 5.29.10

For Time:
50-40-30-20-10
Calories on the Rower
Sit-Ups

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Check Out our Affiliate team doing Chest to Bar Pull-ups at the NEQ

Happy Birthday, CrossFit Kid, Dharma F!

Adrian Y's current location on DENALI: Latitude:63.06973, Longitude:-151.07349. That's roughly 14,200 feet.

Only one slot left for June's Foundations Cycle. Get it!

Men's Competition from the North East Qualifier CrossFit Journal Preview

Day 2 of the June Paleo challenge is here.  Have you stocked your kitchen with Paleo-friendly supplies?  What are some of your staple at-home foods?
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