Jim R puts the final touches on his famous grilled Lamb

How are you feeling after Murph?  Stiff? Sore? Slow? Come on down to Active Recovery tonight at 7pm for a little soft tissue and mobility work to get you back on track.  Coach Fox will get you moving like a normal human again in no time!

June Paleo Challenge!
By popular request, we're doing a Paleo Challenge all through June.  If you'd like to jump on board or are already on board, post to comments what your plans for the challenge are.  Check out the Google Group from our previous challenge.  Go ahead and start a conversation!
Today is Day 1 of 30!


Kick-Asphalt with Lululemon Athletica Brooklyn Run Club
Wednesdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 8:30am
472 Bergen Street
The Lululemon Brooklyn Run Club is kicking off (and asphalt) on Wednesday June 2nd at 7pm. Meet at the store for a 30-40 minute run in Prospect Park with run expert Meghan. All levels welcome! Bring water and a friend (you can leave bags at the store). Can't make Wednesdays? Join Coach Claire M every Saturday at 8:30am. Questions: brooklyn-store(AT)lululemon.com
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The Hard Sell on Salt NY Times

For Time:
Run 1 Mile
100 Pull-Ups
200 Push-Ups
300 Squats
Run 1 Mile

Partition the
pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed.
Start and finish with a mile run. If you've got a twenty pound vest or
body armor, wear it. This year's "Murph" is dedicated to all the service men and women who have trained and still train at CrossFit South Brooklyn.

Who is Murph?

Post time and Rx to comments.
compare to 5.31.09

Mike V pushes the Prower

We're starting to run heats of "Murph" at 11am today and will probably sending folks off every 10-20 minutes or so depending on the volume of people that show up.  Afterward everyone is encouraged to hang out and enjoy a little Memorial Day BBQ, SBK style!

There are no regularly scheduled CrossFit Group Classes today.  Foundations is still on at 8pm.

3-3-3-3-3 or 1-1-1-1-1
(E4/4) Max Effort or Sets Across

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compare to 5.24.10

Accessory Work:
1500m Row
Every 300m drop your split time by :10s.
Athletes must maintain sub 20 S/M stroke rating

I missed you too.

Welcome back David!  Congratulations on helping to make the NEQ a great success!

Happy Belated Birthday Carlos G.!

Remember that tomorrow is our 3rd Annual Memorial Day Murph from 11a to about 3p.  Come out and participate, spectate or even player hate. 
Bring your real family to meet your CF Family. If you haven't yet, RSVP to comments and let us know if you're bringing a side dish for the BBQ.

Receiving the Bar, Coach Burgener Crossfit

3×5
(E7/8) Sets Across

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compare to 5.26.10 or compare to 5.22.10

3 Attempts of:
Run 1/3 Mile
Rest exactly 2 minutes between attempts.

Meditation.

Happy Birthday Coach Laurel!!

Crossfit: Outside the Box at Lululemon Park Slope

Shamless Self Promotion: Coach Shane is teaching "Crossfit: Outside of the Box" at Lululemon Athletica here in Brooklyn (472 Bergen St Btwn. Flatbush & 5th Ave) this Sunday at 11am. Tell your friends as this is the perfect opportunity to check out Crossfit or come in and wow first-timers with your hard-earned skills! Hope to see you and or your friends this Sunday! RSVP: brooklyn-storeATlululemon.com

CFSBK and NYRR!

Jessica's Daily Affirmation YouTube

Ladies and Gentleman, Jim Ryan!

Happy Birthday Avi!!

Memorial Day Murph!!

This Monday, May 31st beginning at 11 AM we'll be doing our 3rd Annual Memorial Day Murph!!

Who/What is Murph?!

Murph is a Hero workout named in honor of Lt. Michael Murphy a Navy
SEAL killed in combat in operations in Afghanistan on June 8th, 2005. 
This workout was one of his favorites and is done to honor his memory
and the memory of fallen LEO/MIL personnel both inside and outside the
CrossFit community.

The workout is as follows:

1 Mile Run
100 Pull-ups
200 Push-ups
300 Squats
1 Mile Run

Partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed. Start and finish with a mile run.

Schedule

We'll be starting the event promptly at 11am with a short group warm-up
and then kicking off the 1st heat at approximately 11:30.  Heats will
begin every 20 minutes with the final heat beginning at approximately
1:10.  Those of you coming to later heats are encouraged to arrive
early enough to warm-up on your own prior to starting the workout.

There will be NO group classes Monday. 

Scaling Options
Sound daunting? Don't fret, there
will be a number of different scaling options and movement
substitutions available.  Due to the high volume of pull-ups involved
in this workout we will be recommending athletes unable to fire off
high volumes of pull-ups in a band or unassisted opt for KB Swings
instead.  For those wishing to scale up we have a couple of weight
vests, feel free to bring your own. 

Mmmm…Food
This year we'll be firing up the grill and
providing burgers, hot dogs and beer.  You are encouraged to BYOB and
BYOMeat because hey, the more the merrier!  We're in need of an
assortment of side dishes and an additional couple of grills to help
keep folks fed so if you can bring a dish in or have a grill to
contribute please contact Chris Fox (ChristianATcrossfitsouthbrooklynDOTcom)  by Sunday.  This will be our first big shindig at 597 Degraw so come on out, bring your friends and family! 

8 Alternating Rounds of 45 sec work/15 sec rest of: 

This workout will be done in pairs with partners switching stations each work interval.

Post time and Rx to comments.

But first….

Weighted Chin-Ups
3×3

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(E3/4) L1 Sets Across/L2 Max Effort
compare to 5.20.10

40 and Fabulous! Happy Birthday Paulie T-Shirts!!

Fixing the Kettlebell Swing w/ Jeff Martone CrossFit

Coach Laurel during her amazing performance at this weekend's NEQ

55.5" Box Jump (G7 Crossfit)

Bonafide Bada$$: The 2010 CFSBK Affiliate Team
(Ryan P., Jeremy F., Jessica F., Nicole B., and Gerrit G.)

Thank you to the Affiliate team members for all your hard work over the last few weeks and for representing us to the fullest this weekend! 
Wishing a very speedy recovery to Leo R. and Scott L. who were side-lined by last minute injuries and a big shout out to Nicole and Gerritt for stepping up on short notice. 

Happy Birthday, Asta!!!

Brooklyn Independent Television at SBK

Mama we made it!! ***TONIGHT*** from 5p-8p Brooklyn Independent Television will be at the gym to do a feature on CFSBK for an upcoming broadcast airing June 4th at 8pm on Channel 9 (Cablevision), Channel 56 (Time Warner) or on Channel 44 (Verizon).  Classes will run as regularly scheduled.  Come on down and show your stuff. 

Recover. Actively.

Coach Fox's weekly Active Recovery class will meet tonight at 7pm!  $15 for members.  Bring a friend. Bring two enemies.  Your hip flexors and hamstrings will thank you. 

Memorial Day Weekend WOD

We'll be doing our Memorial Day WOD/BBQ Monday, May 31st.  Stay tuned for further details! 

3-3-3-3-3
(E3/4) Max Effort or Sets Across

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compare to 5.17.10

4 Rounds NFT of:
5 Pistols, each leg
5 Strict Pull Ups
5 Unilateral or Seesaw DB/KB Presses (heavy)

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Coach Jeremy during the final affiliate WOD at the Qualifier

Check out the official North East Qualifier Photostream Here!  New Pictures are still being uploaded

If you went to the NEQ, what was your experience like?

Perform the following couplet every 3 minutes (on the minute) for 8 rounds:
3 Deadlifts 85% 1RM
35 Double Unders

Post rounds completed, Rx and experience to comments.

Continued Photographic Coverage of the 2010 North East Regional Qualifiers!

Photographers: Dan R and Asta F

Or, you can go view the Flickr page directly here
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One more day left in the Qualifier.  Coach Laurel will take on the following WOD:

As Many Rounds as Possible in 12 Minutes of:
7 Deadlifts, 185lbs
7 Handstand Push-Ups
14 Box Jumps, 20"

While Team South Brooklyn will tackle the following WOD:

Stadium Style, every athlete must complete 30 reps of the following movements:
Deadlifts 225/185
Kettlebell Swings 1.5p/1p
Box Jumps 24"/20"
Burpees

Once all the work is complete, each team must load up the prowler (+90/+50) and individually push it 40 meters. The workout is complete when the last individual crosses the line with their prowler.

Good Luck SBK!!!