Anne gets her squat on

There are no classes this weekend for our Level 1 Certification.  Good luck to all our athletes taking on this weekend's Prospect Park 5K run! Please post your time to comments.

21 athletes have already signed up for Fight Gone Bad 4 at CFSBK.  Check out the updated roster on our Team Page.

CrossFit South Brooklyn versus CrossFit NorCal Squat off tentative results.

1-1-1-1-1-1-1

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Suggested Back Off Week
compare to 4.5.09

Accessory Work
WUx3: Walking Ant. Reach, Partner Sit-ups, KB Swing Mash-up
Barbell or Ring Rows 4×8

Forward Rolls are gymnastics 101.  We regularly incorporate them into our warm-ups for dynamic movement prep.  Great work Jessica and Cloyde!

Saturday is the CFSBK 5k in Prospect Park.
The run will start at 10am sharp. We will meet at 9:45am at the Grand Army Plaza entrance and walk to the run start at West Drive were we will warm up. The course is a full counter clock wise loop of the park ending at the Grand Army Plaza entrance. You are encouraged to bring a stop watch to record your own time. If you don't have a stop watch try to borrow one from the gym. After the run a number of us will partake in some delectable Milk Thistle which will be conveniently located at the finish along with the rest of the farmers market.
If you'd like to run the 5K please post to comments.
BIG Thanks to David McGrath for organizing and leading this!

Remember there are NO GROUP CLASSES or Teasers this weekend for our Level 1 Certification.

Foundations classes are open now, tell your friends, tell your family!
Upcoming Cycle Dates:
Addtional August Cycle!
Wednesdays at 8pm and Saturdays at 12:15pm
Dates: 8/12, 8/15, 8/19, 8/22, 8/26, 8/29, 9/2, 9/5 Register Here!
September
Mondays and Thursdays at 8pm
9/3, 9/7, 9/10, 9/14, 9/17, 9/21, 9/24, 9/28 Register Here!
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Turn off your computer and take 20 long, deep, slow breaths.  Post thoughts to brain.

As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-Ups
15 Squats

Feel free to cut volume and do "mini Cindy" which is a 10 minute amrap.

Post rounds to comments.
compare to 12.1.08 and 9.10.08

Accessory Work
Foam Roll Love

Ryan

Jeff Martin on Intensity CF Affiliate Blog

Catch, Drive and Finish, respectively.

Only one day out of registration and we've got 12 athletes signed up for Fight Gone Bad 4!

Please tell your friends, family and coworkers about our upcoming Mid August Foundations cycle. Any current member who gets someone to sign up for this cycle will receive %15 off their next 4 week contract
Times: Wednesdays at 8pm and Saturdays at 12:15pm
Dates: 8/12, 8/15, 8/19, 8/22, 8/26, 8/29, 9/2, 9/5
Register Here!

Who do you think tomorrow's "Girl" will be?
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1-1-1-1-1-1-1

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Suggested Back Off Week
compare to 1.29.09

Accessory Work
Ring Dip Strength work
Conditioning warm-up
BSQ 3×1 v. NorCal Make-Up Opportunity

South Brooklyn Performance Logs
more pics : WOD Entry, Strength Standards, Benchmarks, and much more!

While there are No Classes this weekend for our Level 1 Certification, we're organizing a Prospect Park 5K run on Saturday at 10am. We strongly encourage everyone not attending the Level 1 to come out and enjoy this opportunity to get some fresh air and benchmark their LSD running capacity.

Fight Gone Bad 4 will be held on September 26th at CFSBK.  Interested participants should check out our team page and register for the event asap. Like last year, we will have teams, prizes, spectators and Lots of fun. All proceeds from this event go towards the Prostate Cancer Foundation and Wounded Warrior Project  Our fund raising goal for this year is $10,000.

Due to an overwhelming response, we've opened a second Foundations cycle this month starting on the 12th. Here are all the details:
August's second Cycle
Times: Wednesdays at 8pm and Saturdays at 12:15pm
Dates: 8/12, 8/15, 8/19, 8/22, 8/26, 8/29, 9/2, 9/5
Register Here!

Classes are 1 hour and 15 minutes in length and will cover all the fundamental exercises in CrossFit's movement philosphy.  To check out the syllabus, FAQ's and homework assignments, please check out the course overview.
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7 Rounds For time of:
12 Kettebell Swings
12 Weighted Lunges

There is a 10 Burpee penalty for every time the Kettlebell touches the floor.

Post time and weight to comments.
Suggested Back Off Week
compare to 5.09.09

Accessory Work
Skin the Cats

Debbie

The Swheeb, Pedal Powered Monorail LikeCool
Squeezable Bacon LikeCool

Back Squat
1-1-1

Today's squats will be against CrossFit Norcal. Competitors will have three attempts to hit a 1RM using any style squat they like. The best of your lifts will contribute to our gym score as well as an individual ranking.  For folks who are away today we're allowing a make-up squat session on Monday night.  Results will be posted on Tuesday.

Accessory Work
Weighted Pull-Up 1-1-1-1-1

Margie gets gymnastics instruction by Coach Glassman on an organic Black Angus Farm.

Events Galore!
CF Movie Screening at Tushar's (8/1)
2pm screening of "Every Second Counts" at Tushar's house. E-mail David(at)CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com for more info if you'd like to come.

Alec and Deb's Shoulder Seminar (8/2)
Sold Out educational seminar on shoulder anatomy, movement and health.

New Foundations Cycle Kick Off (8/3)
14 brand new CrossFitters enter our community for the August cycle!

CF Level 1 Certification (8/8-9)
Sold Out CF L1 certification seminar at South Brooklyn. More Info

5K Prospect Park Run (8/8)
While we won't have classes the weekend of the L1, we will be organizing a 5K run in Prospect Park for our members not attending the cert. More TBA

Fight Gone Bad (9/26)
FGB 4 is on! Last year we raised 7K+ for charity, this year's fight will be bigger and better! More Info

CrossFit 101 with Greg Glassman (10/10)
Spend the day with Coach Glassman. The CF101 is a day of candid lecture and Q&A with the founder of CrossFit himself. More  TBA

Mid Atlantic Hopper Challenge (10/17)
CF BWI's annual Hopper Challenge in Baltimore.  All are welcome and encouraged to compete, our own Sal M. got second place last year! More Info

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5 Rounds of
Max Double Unders, 1 Minute
Body Weight Dead Hang, 1 Minute

Athletes will have :15 seconds to transition between movements.  Coming off the bar constitutes a "foul" and 10 burpee penalty. Every :10 off the bar after coming down is an additional foul.

Post reps, fouls and bar thickness to comments.

Accessory Work
Foam Rolling 101

Congrats to our own Stephanie P for completing the NYC Triathlon this past weekend!
1 Round for time of: swim 1.5K, bike 40K, run 10K     Time: 3:15:00

Tushar's CrossFit Movie Screening Party will be at 2pm this Saturday.  All are welcome to attend! Please email david(at)CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com if you'd like to come

30 Pull-ups
50 Thrusters, 45lbs
Row 1000m

Post time to comments.
Compare to "Jackie" 6.20.09

Accessory Work
Barbell Rows
More Ring Inversions!

 Vincent is someone you want on your team.

Alec and Deb's Shoulder Seminar
This weekend's course will include some basic anatomy.  Why not get a head start on the educational process and learn the three bones which comprise the shoulder girdle? This picture identifies the Clavicle, Scapula and Humerus of the right arm.  Here you can see how those same three bones sit on the rib cage.

Try to locate these three bones on yourself:
Your Clavicles are the horizontal bones that sit just below your neck and reach across your chest
Your Humerus is simply your upper arm bone
Your Scapulas are the two "pizza" shaped bones on your upper back

This Seminar is SOLD OUT
Looking forward to seeing everyone that signed up this Sunday, August 2nd from 1:30-4:00pm

Our "SQUAT OFF" with CrossFit NorCal will be held this Saturday!  Athletes will have three attempts to find a 1 rep max on the Barbell Squat.  Both high bar and low bar squats are legal, the athlete must simply break parallel and return to full extension with the bar on their back. We'll be talking about 1RMs and practicing the movement all this week.

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Margie goes Main Site CrossFit.com

Shane gets first crack at the wall

SBK<3BKB
Last Friday, we were invited to one of the First Ascent parties by Brooklyn Boulders owner, Stephen Spaeth.  The parties are their way of thanking members who purchased year-long memberships prior to the facility opening by giving them first access to areas of the gym as they finish.  Even with only one top-roping wall and the bouldering area open for climbing we had an absolute blast and climbed for hours.  The staff and volunteers on hand were super helpful and friendly and the place is just downright BANANAS.   It's like Disney World opening up down the street from you. Please check these guys out, I can foresee countless SBK outings to BKB!
Check out this video from NY1 on BKB
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Remember that Tushar is hosting a CrossFit Movie screening at his house this Saturday at 1pm.  If you'd like to come please send an email to (david(at)crossfitsouthbrooklyn.com)

Deb and Alec's Shoulder Seminar this Sunday from 1:30-4pm is just almost sold out! If you'd like to come please contact me asap.  I've already seen the bound workbooks you're all getting.. it's going to be great!
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