Workout of the Day

SKILL: Split Jerk

Notes
Today we’ll dive into the mechanics of the split jerk before taking some time to work the movement out of a rack.

METCON

Every 5:00 x 5 Sets
Row 500m

Notes
At the 0/5/10/15/20 minute marks complete a 500m Row. These should be hard but repeatable efforts. Your first round might be a little slower to feel it out and warm-up but try to his consistent splits. Try to make your final row your best round.

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Katie H, Katie E, DH3, Toni, Ali and baby Kal-El reunited at CFSBK

Start 2023 with a STRONG Foundation!!

Want to get (a lot) stronger? Our Starting Strength Barbell Club is an opportunity to spend 8 weeks working with a Starting Strength Certified coach developing your strength with the basic barbell lifts: Back Squat, Overhead Press, Bench Press and Deadlift, as well as some assistance exercises like Chin-Ups and Rows. Classes are 90 minutes long and 2-3x per week. Registration for each cycle is capped to provide lots of movement feedback and individualized programming from your coach and to foster great camaraderie with your fellow lifters.

DAYS & TIMES

Morning Strength Cycle
This cycle meets at 7:30AM Monday and Wednesday. Your card will be charged immediately for $220. The second installment of $220 will be charged to the card on file automatically in 4 weeks.
Begin Date: Jan 2, 2023
End Date: Mar 2, 2023

Register here!

Afternoon Strength Cycle
This cycle meets at 11am Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Your card will be charged immediately for $330. The second installment of $330 will be charged to the card on file automatically in 4 weeks.
Begin Date: Jan 2, 2023
End Date: Feb 27, 2023

Register here!

Evening Strength Cycle
This cycle meets at 7:30PM Monday and Wednesday and 6:30pm Friday. Your card will be charged immediately for $330. The second installment of $330 will be charged to the card on file automatically in 4 weeks.
Begin Date: Jan 2, 2023
End Date: Feb 27, 2023

Register here!

Workout of the Day

STRENGTH

Back Squat
5 sets x 3 Reps Across

Notes
Perform 5 sets of 3 reps using last weeks heaviest weight. These should not be performed with a pause at the bottom, instead take advantage of the stretch reflex at the bottom of each rep.
If you were not here last week, work up to a top set of 3 WITH a pause at the bottom of each rep.

ASSISTANCE

3 Sets of:
25 Unbroken Wall Ball Shots
60 Double Unders in as few sets as possible
Floater Exercise

Floater Options
15 DB Shoulder Presses
8 Strict Pull-Ups
12 DB/KB Shrugs

Notes
Today you’ll work some common conditioning exercises without an overall clock. This will allow you to rest as needed between exercises in order to achieve higher rep ranges than you typically might in a traditional metcon.
If 60 double unders seems.. aggressive, then spend 1:30 practicing Double Unders. That does NOT mean 1:30 AMRAP. It means dedicate that time to working on the coordination and development of the skill.
Choose a floater option that corresponds to a day you missed this week. We did pull-ups on Monday and overhead pressing on Tuesday. If you came both days perform the shrugs.

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Welcome to our final Foundations grads of 2022! Noa, Rachel and Miles. Some fun facts about these three… Noa was part of our kids program about 10 years ago and recently came back to join as an adult. Rachel is partners with former front desker and current Phoenix coach Grant W and Miles is the brother of recent foundations grad Craig W. So cool!!

Holiday Schedule

Saturday December 24th Christmas Eve

8am CrossFit
9am Short Circuit (in 597)
10am CrossFit
11am CrossFit
12pm CrossFit

Open Gym 8am-1pm

Sunday December 25th Christmas Day

9am CrossFit
10am CrossFit
11am CrossFit

Open Gym 9am-12pm

Monday, December 26th (Day after Christmas)

8 CrossFit
9 Short Circuit
10 CrossFit
11 CrossFit
12 CrossFit

Open Gym 8-1
D&D Cancelled
Evening block cancelled

Saturday December 31st New Year’s Eve

Regular Saturday Schedule

Sunday January 1st New Year’s Day

9:30 Yoga and Meditation Class
11am CrossFit
12pm CrossFit
1pm CrossFit

Open Gym
9:30am-2pm

Workout of the Day

STRENGTH

Shoulder Press
3 sets x 3 Reps Across

Notes
Perform 3 sets of 3 reps using last weeks heaviest weight. These should not be performed with a pause at the shoulder, instead take advantage of the stretch reflex at the bottom of each rep.
If you were not here last week, work up to a top set of 3 WITH a pause at the bottom of each rep.

METCON

15-9-6 Reps for time of:
Calories, Air Bike
Strict HSPUs

Notes
This should be a quick workout! Push the pace on the bike but be intentional and controlled with your Handstand push-ups. Do not crash down onto your head!
Full volume Strict HSPU / 9-6-3 Strict HSPU / Either rep scheme kipping HSPU / Box Piked / 15-9-6 Strict DB Press (heavy!)

ASSISTANCE

120 Tuck-Ups in as few sets as possible

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A Holiday Message to the CFSBK community from Dr. Judy

Dear friends,

I want to thank all of you – friends and staff – at CFSBK, for the love and support you’ve shown me this year. It was so hard losing Mike and there’s not a minute that goes by that I don’t miss him. He loved you all so much and was sustained by you.

Without him, I was very nervous about coming back to the gym but David kept gently nudging, as David does. I am so grateful to everyone for being so welcoming and supportive as I try to get back into fitness.

I wish you all the best of holidays and a wonderful New Year. As my son said at Mike’s memorial, we don’t know where he is right now except that we know he’s looking down and cheering you all.

All my love,

Judy Feldman

You can see one of Judy’s recent workouts on Instagram here

Workout of the Day

PARTNER METCON

12 Rounds for time of:
6 Deadlifts
9 CTB Kipping Pull-Ups
12 Burpees

Notes
Partners alternate complete rounds until 12 total, (6 each) have been completed.
Deadlifts should be heavy but unbroken or max two quick sets in later rounds. …255/225/185/155/135/95…

ASSISTANCE

Rear Foot Elevated Split Squats
3x8e

Notes
Work up through three progressive sets of 8 reps each leg. Rest as needed between legs and between sets. If you have balance trouble with this, use a PVC or a squat stand upright to help balance yourself and load a DB with the free arm.

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Michael and Albrey working on the Dip assistance work from last week. 

Looking for a last minute holiday gift? Give the gift of massage!!

Christmas is THIS WEEK! Are you looking for some last minute gifts for friends and family? Why not give someone the gift of massage without in house LMT Leah Decesare.

Leah is a licensed massage therapist in the state of New York, where she was born and raised. A graduate of the Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences in 2009, she brings a decade of professional experience to her table. Shortly after obtaining her license, she earned additional certifications in sports and medical massage. She has worked in personal training studios, chiropractic offices, private studios, various gyms, community health centers, and at a variety of races and athletic events.

Leah maintains that truly skilled massage therapy has been the most effective modality for any physical ailments she’s personally dealt with, and has made it her mission to frame it in the larger discussion of physical rehabilitation. Her sessions are resolution-oriented, incorporating myofascial release, deep tissue work, trigger point therapy, ART, and rhythmic proprioception rebalancing.

In tandem with her massage therapy study, Leah is informed by her own experiences as a competitive powerlifter since 2012. She competes within USA Powerlifting and is a former New York state record holder in her weight class’ Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift, and overall total in the raw open division. She has worked extensively with strength athletes since making lifting such an integral part of her life, so she understands common myoskeletal issues they often develop.

SCHEDULE

Available Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Other times may be available upon request.

CONTACT

The recipiant of the gift can e-mail Leah at leah.decesare [at] gmail.com to set up an appointment.

PRICING

PURCHASE HERE!

Workout of the Day

PARTNER METCON

3 Rounds for time of:
Row 300m – While partner holds a plank
3 Wall Walks – While partner holds the bottom of a squat
13 Box Jump Overs – While partner hangs from the bar

Notes
Partner A performs the row while partner B holds the plank, then switch so partner B is on the rower and partner A is holding the plank. After each person has completed the first station move on to the next exercise.

ASSISTANCE

Every 3:00 x 5 sets
10 DB Bent Over Rows

Notes
Start at medium load and try to increase weight every set if you can.

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Our front desk staff is undefeated!!! Here is Justine ready to check you in and remind you not to forget your water bottle (again) on the way out.

Da Wall Walk

Workout of the Day

Every :30 x 20 sets
1 Cluster

Rest 5:00

Every 1:00 x10 rounds perform
A: 6-12 Kipping Toes to Bars*
B: 8-15 Cals Air Bike

Notes
We have two interval segments today. You’ll perform one of them, then we’ll rest for 5:00 before completing the other.
Ideally the clusters stay at the same weight for all 20 sets so start with something that will challenge you but you can sustain. That being said, if you feel like making a couple jumps along the way go for it.
For couplet EMOM, the bike should take you no more than :40, pick a cal range that will make that time frame tough but again, sustainable. For the T2B, choose a rep range you can complete for the 5 rounds in 1-2 sets per round. You can regress to strict knees to elbows or toes to bars, partial range or motion reps or 15 sit-ups.

Another option is to instead perform strict, banded or kipping pull-ups if thats something youd like a little more of this week.

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The Whiteboard Unicorn DEMANDS to see your art. Do not displease the Unicorn. 

Calling all artists!

Your work is wanted for the CFSBK Art show on 1/14. All mediums are welcome (painting, sculpture, wood working, collage, video, live music etc!) This is THE premier CrossFit gym/art show event of the year (probably the only on planet earth) and it will be a who’s who of the CFSBK in attendance. A must attend event for the season. But we need more artists! You don’t need to be a professional artist! Just someone with a passion for expression and the will to share your work with your rack mates.

Contact Katie @ CrossFitsouthbrooklyn.com to register as an artist!

We turn the gym into an art venue!

Amazing art from gym members is displayed!

Live performances!

Maybe you’ll get a new (or first?!) tattoo!

Workout of the Day

STRENGTH

Pause Bench Press
3-3-3

Notes
Work up to a top set of 3 on the Bench Press. Pause at the chest for 2 seconds between every rep. If you performed the heavy 5s the prior wave, attempt to hit hit 10-15lbs heavier than you were working with.

ASSISTANCE

4 Sets for quality and load of:
10-15 Dips
100′ Farmer’s Carry
Floater Exercise

Floater Options
A. 12-15 Pause Goblet Squats
B: 12-15 Leg Lifts + Hip lift
C: 12-15 Dumbbell Pull-overs

Notes
Dips: Ring, Matador, banded matador or bench dips
FC: Heavy!
Choose a floater exercise that corresponds what you’ve already done this week.
Tomorrow we have clusters, air bike and your choice of toes to bars or pull-ups.

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Denizen of 608 OG Isabella A getting after some Deadlifts

CrossFit History

This 2011 video of CrossFit legends Annie Sakamoto, Nicole Carroll and Eva T performing the benchmark workout “Nasty Girls” was a significant part of many people’s first exposure to CrossFit over a decade ago. We take this kind of training for granted, but at the time, the fitness landscape was extremely different and seeing this combination of exercises, and women performing muscle-ups was unheard of. We encourage you to watch the whole video, particularly the dramatic finish. Unfortunately, the original audio is not available included Eva and Annie’s support while Nicole struggled through the end.

Workout of the Day

ASSISTANCE

3 Sets of:
12 Strict Chin-Ups
:20 on :20 off x3 Air Bike
1:00 Double Kettlebell Front Rack Carry

Notes
Chin-Ups: Perform these in as few sets as possible, no more than 4. If you’re using assistance to help you, you should not be able to perform any set unbroken.
Air Bike: Perform :20 hard effort followed by :20 easy effort repeated 3 times. The :20 should not be a 100% effort sprint, but hit an RPM/Cadence that you would not be able to sustain for another 10 seconds.
Carry: Challenge yourself on this carry

STRENGTH

E2MOM x 8 Sets
Snatch Grip Deadlift + Below the Knee Hang Power Snatch

Notes
Every two minutes perform a full snatch grip deadlift before lowering the bar below the knee and performing a power snatch. Focus on mid foot balance during the deadlift and the hang position.

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After a long day of burpees, barbells, high fives, sweat angels, grimaces of discomfort and smiles of satisfaction, the gym goes dark as everyone leaves and we close up. There is a moment of quiet reflection and gratitude for another day of hard work accomplished and memories made with the finest group of people we could ask for. 

Since 2020 CFSBK has offered pay what you can memberships for those who cannot afford our posted rates. We know first hand how impactful health and community can be for people and this program strives to make our gym more accessible regardless of economic status. We have several individuals participating in this program but still have some available slots. Here’s how it works:

For every 30 members we have, one sliding scale scholarship will be provided for an individual in need. Scholarship recipients are kept private outside of myself and our admin who helps manage the program. To the rest of our staff and members they are just like any other CFSBKer.

Applicants can fill out this form and, if accepted, are required to come to the gym at least 6 times per month to maintain their scholarship status. Members who lapse on this requirement without notifying us with cause will forfeit their scholarship and have to reapply for consideration.

Please note that we already offer 12% discounts to full-time teachers, students, FDNY, EMT, DOS, Social Workers and Armed Services

Workout of the Day

STRENGTH

Pause Back Squat
3-3-3

Notes
Work up to a top set of 3 on the Back Squat. Pause at the bottom for 2 seconds between every rep. If you performed the heavy 5s the prior wave, attempt to hit hit 10-15lbs heavier than you were working with.

PARTNER METCON

10 Rounds for time of:
60 Double Unders
10 Front Rack Reverse Lunges

Notes
Partners alternate full rounds until 10 total have been completed. Each round should take you 1:30 or less to complete.
For the Lunges, take the bar out of the rack and use a medium/heavy weight such that you can perform each round unbroken. This could be somewhere around 50-60%+ of what you worked up to today on the Pause Squats.
Scale the Double Under volume so that you’re done in about a minute. Or perform AMRAP double unders/practice until the 1:30 mark each round.

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You may need to learn how to stand on your hands like Sara G after today’s workout.

The 2023 Open is Upon Us

The 2023 CrossFit Open starts on February 16 and registration for it is live now. Some of you have participated in the Open for over a decade while others might be brand new to the concept. For folks in the latter camp, here’s the deal:

What is the Open?
The Open is the first phase in the CrossFit competitive season consisting of three workouts programmed over three weeks. The vast majority of people participating in the Open are doing it for fun, to be part of the global community, to celebrate their affiliate and/or to challenge themselves. The best in the world do it to qualify for the next levels of competition which eventually lead to the CrossFit Games. One workout is released each week with three versions to choose from (“Rx’d” “Scaled” and “Foundations”) so that ANYONE regardless of ability or experience can participate. This is the one time a year everyone in the global CrossFit community comes together to celebrate fitness and throw down as one. It’s not uncommon for over 300k people to participate in the open!!

How does it work?
The first thing you need to do is register at CrossFit.com and make sure to put CrossFit South Brooklyn as your home affiliate. As the open gets closer, we’ll be programming prior year’s workouts and working on skills commonly seen in the Open. Through the three weeks of competition we’ll program the Open workout in group classes every Saturday as well as a special Friday Night Lights version if you want a little more fanfare around the event. This is a great opportunity to lean into the spirit of competition and “nerd out” on a workout much more than you typically would!

Workout of the Day

STRENGTH

Pause Shoulder Press
3-3-3

Notes
Work up to a top set of 3 on the shoulder press. Pause at shoulder for 2 seconds between every rep. If you performed the heavy 5s the prior wave, attempt to hit 5-10lbs heavier than you were working with. 5lbs is more realistic for most folks, 10 will only happen if you under shot last wave or had a bad day.

METCON

AMRAP 12:00
2-4-6-8-10… Handstand Push-Ups
4-8-12-16-20… Box Jumps
8-16-24-32-40… Kettlebell Swings

Notes
Perform 2 HSPUs, 4 Box Jumps and 8 Kettlebell swings, in the next round complete 4-8-16 continuing up the rep ladder until 12:00 are complete.
Use a medium weight Kettlebell that will allow you to perform the 24 swings in about 1-2 sets.
Strict HSPU / Kipping HSPU / Box Piked (full ROM) HSPU / DB Press

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Welcome new CFSBK Foundations grads, Peter, Ruth and Brett!

Save The Date: January 1st Yoga and Meditation class with Sasha Slocombe!

Welcome 2023 with a New Year’s Day meditation and yoga class. This class will go from 9:30-10:30am and is open to all levels and free for CFSBKers as well as friends and family. Please bring a non perishable food item to donate to Camp Friendship to support their work in helping those in need beyond the holidays and into the coming year. Class will consist of an 45 minute all level yoga practice followed by 10 minute meditation and a 5 minute restorative relaxation period. Start your 2023 right!!!