REGISTER NOW FOR STARTING STRENGTH PROGRAM

The Starting Strength program is an opportunity to spend 8 weeks honing your technique and increasing your capacity at the most fundamental strength movements: Back Squat, Overhead Press, Bench Press and Deadlift. This small group format of 90 minute sessions offers one-on-one guidance, great camaraderie, and a simple roster of movements allowing you time to correct errors and challenge your limits.

Whether you are brand-new to lifting, someone with experience who has struggled to surpass a plateau, or just looking to try something different, by taking the time to focus exclusively on the lifts that support almost ever other activity you do inside (and outside) the gym, you will gain confidence and enhance your performance.

Upcoming Program Times and Dates

A cycle: Novice, 7pm Mon/Wed and 6pm Fri | Wednesday, January 3rd – Friday, February 23rd (5 slots)
B cycle: Intermediate, 7pm Tues/Thurs and 10am Sun | Tuesday, January 2nd – Sunday, February 25th (full)
C cycle: Morning Novice, 6:30am Mon/Thurs | Thursday, January 4th – Thursday, February 22nd (6 slots)
D cycle: Continuing Education, 6pm Mon/Wed | Wednesday, January 3rd – Wednesday, February 21st (4 slots)
E cycle: Late morning, all levels, 10am Mon/Thurs | Thursday, January 4th – Thursday, February 22nd (10 slots)

Class Sizes: Space is limited to 4-10 participants
Class Length: 90 minutes

Pricing

3x Per Week Cycles: $300 paid upon registration and then another $300 at the halfway point
2x Per Week Cycles: $200 paid upon registration and then another $200 at the halfway point

Group Class/Open Gym/Active Recovery/Yoga/Pilates Add-On Option!

This add-on membership allows our 2x/week Starting Strength Program to attend two additional classes per week, outside of the regularly scheduled strength cycle classes. This includes group classes, Open Gym, and Active Recovery/Yoga/Pilates/Short Circuit.

Price is $100 per four weeks, first bill due at sign-up and second bill ($100) charged automatically to the card on-file four weeks later. Register here!

If anyone is confused as to which cycle they belong in or has any questions, they can contact Jeremy directly at Jeremy [at] CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com to discuss placement.

News and Notes

• Online registration for the 2018 Look Feel Perform Better Challenge is now open! All LFPB info and resources are available through the handy widget over to the right, but you can also follow this link.
• The 2018 Dogs of CFSBK calendar features your favorite gym mutts! All proceeds go to PupStarz Rescue, a foster rescue started by our own Robyn O’Brien. The wall calendar is available for a sliding scale donation of $30-60 or more (cash or credit card accepted). Never fear, you can place your order by filling out this online form, or sign up at the front desk. Orders will be taken until Christmas day. Email Bree P. at breebree [at] mindspring.com for any questions.

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Yesterday’s Results Board: HSPUs / DBSSSLRDL | KB Swings, Box Jump Overs, C2B Pull-Ups
Can Smiling While Exercising Improve Performance? NY Times
A Glimpse of American History Through the Process of Becoming a Citizen Atlas Obscura

Handstand Push-Up / Dumbbell Split-Stance Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift Superset*

Performance
A1) Tempo (40×1) Handstand Push-Up:
5 x 6-10 reps

Add a few reps to last week. These should all be sub-max sets, adding a deficit if you’re able to. Full range of motion, no AbMats. No crashing or resting on your head! Perform the reps strict if you can. You can kip the concentric if you must, but keep true to the tempo on the eccentric through the full range of motion and do not crash or rest on your head.

A2) Dumbbell Split-Stance Single-Leg RDL:
5 x 6-10 reps

Add weight and/or reps to last week.

Fitness
A1) Tempo (40×1) Seated Dumbbell Press:
5 x 5-8 reps

Add weight and/or reps to last week. Optional: Perform a Kick-Up to the wall with a few second hold immediately after each set of Presses.

A2) Dumbbell Split-Stance Single-Leg RDL:
5 x 6-10 reps

Add weight and/or reps to last week.

*Warm up and then perform a set of Handstand Push-Ups, followed by a set of DB Split-Stance Single-Leg RDLs. Repeat for 5 work sets of each, resting about a minute between movements. The last few reps of each set should be tough, but the goal is no misses.

Post loads/reps to comments.
Exposure 5 of 8

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For Time:
42 Kettlebell Swings 24/16kg
21 Box Jump Overs 24/20″
15 Chest-to-Bar Pull Ups
30 Kettlebell Swings
15 Box Jump Overs
9 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups
18 Kettlebell Swings
9 Box Jump Overs
6 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups

The Kettlebell Swings are Rx’d as overhead. The Box Jump Overs are Rx’d as a two-foot takeoff, with no extension requirement atop the box. Scale range-of-motion or to Jumping Chest-to-Bar as needed for the Pull-Ups.

Post time and Rx to comments.

December Athletes of the Month: Thaisa Lemos and Daniel Rocha

We’ve got a treat for you this month. It’s a 2-for-1 deal on AOM, only the second time we’ve done that, and this time around it Thaisa and Daniel! They are both well deserving AOMs individually, but we figured why not compound the honor and learn a little about them as a quintessential CFSBK power couple.

P.S. These two will be traveling for the holidays and will thus miss your congrats in person, so please show them some good old CFSBK blog love with a “virtual high five” via a comment below!

Fox: Hi Guys! Congrats, and thanks for coming in to chat. Let’s start as we always do, with when and why you began CrossFit.

Daniel: We started here together three years ago, in November 2014. I have a work friend whose brother owns an affiliate in New Jersey (Crossfit 908), and he’d been telling me I would love it. I was running and doing classes at the 24 Hour Fitness we belonged to and was getting pretty bored. I was also not happy feeling like I was exercising like crazy only to earn a lack of results. I was ready for change. Thaisa took a bit of convincing.

Thaisa: Yeah, the body pump classes weren’t really doing it for me either and I was also tired of yo-yo diets and protein bars, but I wasn’t too sure about CrossFit. Daniel’s friend’s wife said if you did CrossFit you could eat whatever you wanted. That had me intrigued enough to give it a go.

Daniel: I’d tried an intro class at a Manhattan CrossFit gym when we were living there, and it wasn’t the type of place I figured Thaisa would enjoy. Once we moved to Brooklyn and were so close to CFSBK I knew we try again and had no excuses. We signed up for Foundations (I didn’t want Thaisa to do the Intro Class and have a bad experience so we just decided to try it for the few weeks of Foundations) and had you (Fox) and Arturo, and one make-up session with McDowell. Now here we are.

Thaisa: I was nervous at first but right away the coaches made me feel like I would be okay. We felt very taken care of.

Fox: That’s so great to hear! A high priority for us in Foundations is to show people that they are welcome and wanted here no matter their level of ability or experience. Were you guys athletic as kids?

Thaisa: Not. At. All… My family tells stories of summer family vacations to the beach when I would bring my textbooks. Sports and “activities” were not my thing. I spent after school hours and weekends inside studying, in my coke bottle glasses, and braces. Total nerd!

Daniel: Yeah, not really either. I played a bit of soccer but would not say I was an athlete in any sense of that word.

Fox: CrossFit definitely appeals to a previously athletic population, and many people have the perception that you have to be fit and athletic to even do CrossFit. What brought you guys in and why did you stay?

Thaisa: Well the “eat whatever you want” promise was appealing, although I wouldn’t say it’s exactly turned out to be true. I wanted to be challenged in a new way and CrossFit certainly fit the bill. I immediately liked the idea of progressions and of measurable progress, and I trusted the coaching. The level of coaching here is so consistent. Plus, the number of class offerings means you don’t have to miss a day of training if your train runs late. You just take the next class.

Daniel: Yeah, we both like the quantifiable aspect to CrossFit and I second the fantastic level of coaching. The other gym we were going to sometimes had trainers who seemed smart and you could tell cared, but there were also many of what I call “coffee counters,” trainers who would just count reps while drinking coffee. Although it’s not as convenient as when we lived in Park Slope, we recently purchased our first home in Clinton Hill, we wouldn’t consider switching gyms. Thaisa even made sure that the cost of daily transportation to and from the gym was factored into our monthly expenses when we were buying!

Fox: That’s some next level commitment. So happy you appreciate us that much. The feeling is mutual! Where did you guys grow up, and how’d you end up here in New York?

Daniel: A small city in Brazil named Natal. Small by Brazil standards at least, but it’s a pretty large city with 1,500,000 people in it. Thaisa and I went to the same high school and knew each other, but we began dating during our senior year.

Thaisa: Then a few years later, during our last year of college, Daniel applied to jobs and ended up accepting a great offer from Google in NYC. I was very excited for the move but also very nervous. I spoke zero English!

Fox: No way! I wish my Spanish was as good as your English. What do you guys do for work?

Daniel: I’m still with Google where I’m a software engineer working on the Search team. The energy is usually pretty great and the people I work around are happy (and all really smart!) so I guess I got pretty lucky right out of college.

Thaisa: I received my PhD here at Rutgers School for Nutritional Science and work as a Lactation Consultant. I’m currently starting my own business here in Brooklyn! I do home visits, and a lot of my work is actually helping women learn stress management techniques.

Fox: What was growing up like for you both?

Thaisa: We had quite opposite childhoods. I grew up with a large family and am the baby of 4 children. Growing up there was always extended family around the house, but I was pretty shy and mostly kept to my books.

Daniel: I’m an only child of divorced parents, and I lived with my mom for most of my life (my dad was living away for many years of my childhood). I was also a shy, introverted child throughout adolescence, really up until high school, which was pretty transformative for me. The change from private to public school was eye opening. Nowadays I have a younger half -brother and a step-sister who I’m very close to.

Fox: What can you guys be found doing when you’re not at the gym?

Daniel: Well, we spend MANY hours at the gym, but we can often be found eating when we’re not here. We cook a lot at home now (thanks, Look Feel Perform Challenge!) but also like to try different restaurants.

Thaisa: Haha, sounds like we’re still testing out the “eat whatever you want theory.” We watch a lot of movies and travel a bit, and I try to tag along when Daniel has work trips. We usually visit other CrossFit gyms when we travel, though that’s mostly at Daniel’s suggestion. Finally, the new place takes up a lot of time. We’re getting it in order and making it ours while trying our hand at being handy.

Fox: Give me an odd/fun fact about each of you.

Thaisa: I don’t sing at all. I don’t even really like music.

Daniel: I didn’t learn to ride a bicycle until I was 30 years old. Now I love it and ride all over, in NYC!

Fox: What were some gym goats of yours when you first started, and what are you working on now?

Daniel: I’d never jumped rope before, so getting Double-Unders is still challenging and something I still work on. I’m currently focusing on improving gymnastics skill and strength. I really want to be able to do Handstand Push-Ups.

Thaisa: Pull-Ups, and I’m still working on them. But, I used to not be able to do full Push-Ups, and this year I did 200 of them during “Murph”!

Fox: Nice! Keep up the hard work. Last question: What should we look for in a future Athlete of the Month?

Thaisa: We spoke about this question since we knew it would come up! Something we discussed was that for the first year here, it actually felt pretty hard to fit in. Active Recovery, meeting people and having random topics of discussion in that room, made a big difference. We began to make friends. That might have just been our personalities, but it made a big difference. People like Mo (former AOM) and Kat and others were so warm and friendly. They paid forward the kindness they received early on and that made a huge impression on us. We’ve since tried to emulate that. It’s the sort of thing keeps people coming in not just for physical fitness, but also for community. You may not be a super athlete but you can be nice, approachable, and simply be working on being a better person. So, that’s who we’d like to see: Someone who’s welcoming, approachable, dedicated… and overall kind.

Daniel: I couldn’t have said it better.

News and Notes

• Take a look back through our 2017 Athletes of the Month on the CFSBK Articles & Media page! 
• In case you missed it, our 2017-18 holiday schedule went up over the weekend!  Check out the Schedule page to find out when you can do your holiday fitness.

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Yesterday’s Results Board: Front Squat + Jerk | Burpees, Power Cleans
How to Master Pull-Ups Athlete Daily
Lessons from Four Generations of Weightlifters Breaking Muscle

Front Squat + Jerk Complex

3 x (3 Front Squats + 3 Jerks)

Perform 3 sets of the complex, same or heavier than last week.

Post loads to comments.
Exposure 4 of 8

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4 Rounds:
Every 5 Minutes For Time…
25 Burpees
3 Power Cleans 205/135

3 minute cap on each round. The the goal is to move steady through the Burpees, then move a heavy load on the Power Cleans under some duress. Score load used and times for each round.

Post times for each round and Rx to comments.

In case you missed it, our 2017-18 holiday schedule is now available on the Schedule page

STARTING STRENGTH PROGRAM TOTAL AT CFSBK

Coach Jeremy’s Starting Strengthers will wrap up their eight-week cycle today starting at 2:00pm. Lifters will be testing their 1RMs in the Back Squat, Press, and Deadlift. All are welcome to come by, hang out, and do some cheering. Get ready for some massive PRs!

THE LOOK FEEL PERFORM BETTER CHALLENGE INFO SESSION AND Q&A

Want to learn more about our upcoming Look Feel Perform Better Challenge? You’re invited to an Info Session and Q&A today at 12pm (right after Active Recovery) in the Annex. Coach Fox will further outline the Challenge and answer any questions you might have. The dates of the Challenge are from Monday 1/1/18 through Saturday 3/24/18. This is when the CrossFit South Brooklyn community comes together to kickstart healthier nutrition and recovery habits in the New Year. See the LFPB Challenge event page for more details and to learn how you can participate!

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Yesterday’s Results Board: Partner WOD
America’s Healthiest and Least Healthy States CNN
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff Catalyst Athletics

Partner WOD

AMRAP 30 Minutes:
500m Row
100 Double-Unders
50 Deadlifts 135/95
20 Handstand Push-Ups

Partners break up the reps however desired. Scale Dubs to 2x the Singles, and Handstand Push-Ups to 1/2 Wall Walks. The Deadlifts should be light.

Post rounds, reps, Rx, and partner to comments.

You may have noticed the shiny new iPad at the front desk. You can now use this handy device to sign into class or buy products from the fridge if our front desk staff is helping another member! 

TOMORROW: THE LOOK FEEL PERFORM BETTER CHALLENGE INFO SESSION AND Q&A

Want to learn more about our upcoming Look Feel Perform Better Challenge? You’re invited to an Info Session and Q&A tomorrow at 12pm (right after Active Recovery) in the Annex. Coach Fox will further outline the Challenge and answer any questions you might have. The dates of the Challenge are from Monday 1/1/18 through Saturday 3/24/18. This is when the CrossFit South Brooklyn community comes together to kickstart healthier nutrition and recovery habits in the New Year. See the LFPB Challenge event page for more details and to learn how you can participate!

ALSO TOMORROW! STARTING STRENGTH PROGRAM TOTAL AT CFSBK

Coach Jeremy’s Starting Strengthers will wrap up their eight-week cycle tomorrow starting at 2:00pm. Lifters will be testing their 1RMs in the Back Squat, Press, and Deadlift. All are welcome to come by, hang out, and do some cheering. Get ready for some massive PRs!

News and Notes

• Today’s 11am Active Recovery class is cancelled.
• Making holiday fitness plans? Our 2017-18 holiday class schedule is now up on the Schedule page!

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Yesterday’s Results Board: Rest Day
How to Survive Rest Days BarBend
Incredible Archival Treasures That Were Digitized This Year Atlas Obscura

The kids are alright! Check out this latest Inside CrossFit South Brooklyn video on our amazing kids programs, and find out how we instill a love of movement in our youngest CFSBKers…

This Week at CFSBK in Review

1.  Want to learn more about our upcoming Look Feel Perform Better Challenge? You’re invited to an Info Session and Q&A on Sunday, December 17th at 12pm (right after Active Recovery) in the Annex. Coach Fox will further outline the Challenge and answer any questions you might have. See the LFPB Challenge event page for more details and to learn how you can participate!

2. CFSBK has grown a lot over the past few years. How do we manage some of our larger classes? Check out this preview of Part 5 of CrossFit Journal’s series on our Group Class Expectations. And don’t forget to poke around Inside the Affiliate, our business blog, for more insights on what makes the gym go!

3. Front desker Jamal A.’s theater company is raising money for Sheila, a play he’s directing in the New Year. You can follow this link to see a video about the play, learn more about our company, and to see how you can contribute to breathing life into Sheila.

4. Be sure to reserve your 2018 Dogs of CFSBK Calendar! All proceeds go to PupStarz Rescue, a foster rescue started by our own Robyn O’Brien. Both the desk calendar and wall calendar are available for a sliding scale cash donation of $30-60 or more. See this post for order info!

5. Coach Jeremy’s Starting Strengthers will wrap up their eight-week cycle this Sunday starting at 2:00pm. Lifters will be testing their 1RMs in the Back Squat, Press, and Deadlift. All are welcome to come by, hang out, and do some cheering. Get ready for some massive PRs!

6. Missing something? Treasures from our latest lost and found clean out can be seen here. Please claim your stuff at the front desk before we donate it to CHIPs in a couple of weeks!

 7. This Saturday’s 11am Active Recovery class is cancelled. 

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Yesterday’s Results Board: Power Snatch | Bar Muscle-Ups, Thrusters
A Three Faceted Approach to Optimal Alignment Breaking Muscle
Overcoming Us vs. Them Nautilus

Touch-and-Go Power Snatch

Every Other Minute on the Minunte x 14 (8 sets):
At Minutes 0 and 2: 7 TNG Power Snatches
At Minutes 4 and 6: 5 TNG Power Snatches
At Minutes 8 and 10: 3 TNG Power Snatches
At Minutes 12 and 14: 7 TNG Power Snatches

Each set should be heavy for the rep range. These should be true Touch-and-Go Power Snatches without the need for the barbell to be resting in the hang on the way down. If you’re newer to the lift, then focus more on maintaining good positions and a close bar path than on hanging on to the bar, and do sets of quick bailed singes as needed.

Post loads to comments.
Exposure 4 of 8

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For Time:
9-6-3
Bar Muscle-Ups
Thrusters 155/105

The Thrusters should be heavy for you. Scale the Bar Muscle-Ups to Jumping Bar Muscle-Ups, Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups, or Jumping Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups as needed.

Post time and Rx to comments.

A post shared by CrossFit South Brooklyn (@crossfitsouthbrooklyn) on Dec 12, 2017 at 12:52pm PST

From our Instagram account: “Coach Arturo recently placed 17th worldwide in the CrossFit Liftoff. Here is his 224lb Snatch and 308lb Clean and Jerk!” More amazing CFSBK results: Sarah C. and Coach Jess Fox placed 7th and 19th respectively in the North East Region. Pierre D. placed 23rd world wide and 2nd in the region in his age group, and Coach Chris Fox came in 6th overall in the region and 6th worldwide in his weight class. Congrats to all who competed!

THIS SUNDAY: THE LOOK FEEL PERFORM BETTER CHALLENGE INFO SESSION AND Q&A

Want to learn more about our upcoming Look Feel Perform Better Challenge? You’re invited to an Info Session and Q&A on Sunday, December 17th at 12pm (right after Active Recovery) in the Annex. Coach Fox will further outline the Challenge and answer any questions you might have. The dates of the Challenge are from Monday 1/1/18 through Saturday 3/24/18. This is when the CrossFit South Brooklyn community comes together to kickstart healthier nutrition and recovery habits in the New Year. See the LFPB Challenge event page for more details and to learn how you can participate!

News and Notes

• Just a heads up that CrossFit HQ is flying Coach David out to California this week to be a guest on the CrossFit Podcast to talk about running a successful CrossFit affiliate for over a decade! They’ll record the show on the 18th or 19th and shoot a mock class at CFHQ. Coach DO is very excited and humbled for this opportunity and can’t wait to continue to share the gospel of CFSBK with the rest of the world!
• Because of Coach David’s trip, this Saturday’s 11am Active Recovery class is cancelled. 
• Missing something? Treasures from our latest lost and found clean out can be seen here. Please claim your stuff at the front desk before we donate it to CHIPs in a couple of weeks!

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Yesterday’s Results Board: Back Squat | Row, Pull-Ups, Box Jumps
Breaking the Bar from the Floor Catalyst Athletics
How to Meditate If You Hate Sitting Still NY Mag

Tempo Back Squat (30X1)

3 x 6

Heavier than last week. Should be challenging for the last couple of reps on each set but never a grind.

Post loads to comments.
Exposure 4 of 8

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Every Minute on the Minute x 18 (6ea):
1) 15/12 Calorie Row
2) 15 Pull Ups
3) 15 Box Jumps 24/20″

The work should be completed with some time to spare in transition, at least 10 seconds. Scale reps as needed.

Post work to comments.

Here’s CFSBK’s Dr. Fidler at Cagliero Glacier in Patagonia. “There’s a million ways to die down here and, so far, I experienced about 3 of them,” he reports. “Definitely had to dig into my CrossFit toolbox for the carabineer climb up there”

Gymprovements

We recently added some new equipment to our already-formidable arsenal! Here are the shiny new toys we got just for you:

• 10 pairs of Rogue HG 2.0 10lb Bumper Plates
• 2 Rogue Khalipa Series 25lb Medicine Balls 
• 4  Rogue 30lb Medicine Balls
• 1  Assault AirRunner

GET YOUR 2018 DOGS OF CFSBK CALENDAR!

The 2018 Dogs of CFSBK calendar features your favorite gym mutts! All proceeds go to PupStarz Rescue, a foster rescue started by our own Robyn O’Brien. The wall calendar is available for a sliding scale donation of $30-60 or more (cash or credit card accepted). A limited number of calendars are on their way to the gym but they are sure to run out quick.  Never fear, you can place your order by filling out this online form, or sign up at the front desk. Pre-paying at the front desk will guarantee your copy. Orders will be taken until Christmas day. Email Bree P. at breebree [at] mindspring.com for any questions.

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Yesterday’s Results Board: Rest Day
Chuckie Welch Breaks Senior American Snatch Record hookgrip
More Research Suggests That Active Kids Perform Better Academically BarBend

Handstand Push-Up / Dumbbell Split-Stance Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift Superset*

Performance
A1) Tempo (40×1) Handstand Push-Up:
5 x 6-10 reps

Add a few reps to last week. These should all be sub-max sets, adding a deficit if you’re able to. Full range of motion, no AbMats. No crashing or resting on your head! Perform the reps strict if you can. You can kip the concentric if you must, but keep true to the tempo on the eccentric through the full range of motion and do not crash or rest on your head.

A2) Dumbbell Split-Stance Single-Leg RDL:
5 x 6-10 reps

Add weight and/or reps to last week.

Fitness
A1) Tempo (40×1) Seated Dumbbell Press:
5 x 5-8 reps

Add weight and/or reps to last week. Optional: Perform a Kick-Up to the wall with a few second hold immediately after each set of Presses.

A2) Dumbbell Split-Stance Single-Leg RDL:
5 x 6-10 reps

Add weight and/or reps to last week.

*Warm up and then perform a set of Handstand Push-Ups, followed by a set of DB Split-Stance Single-Leg RDLs. Repeat for 5 work sets of each, resting about a minute between movements. The last few reps of each set should be tough, but the goal is no misses.

Post loads/reps to comments.
Exposure 4 of 8

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21 Minutes Not for Rounds:
7 Russian Kettlebell Swings, Left
7 Russian Kettlebell Swings, Right
14 Alternating Reverse Goblet Lunges
14 Russian Kettlebell Swings

Post work to comments.

CFSBK has grown a lot over the past few years. How do we manage some of our larger classes? Check out this preview of Part 5 of CrossFit Journal’s series on our Group Class Expectations. And don’t forget to poke around Inside the Affiliate, our business blog, for more insights on what makes the gym go!  

The 2018 Look Feel Perform Better Challenge

It’s that time of year again… New Year’s Resolution time. While we believe it’s best to make choices in accordance with your goals and values all of (or at least most of) the time, we recognize that many of us use markers like the beginning of the year to kickstart positive changes. This year’s challenge will follow a similar model to last year. There are two levels that you can choose to participate from. On Level 1, you’ll focus primarily on food quality and eating from a large spectrum of whole foods (lean proteins, veggies and fruits, whole grains, and legumes). This is a perfect place to start if you’re new to healthy eating or are having to re-learn what that means for you. On Level 2 you’ll be tracking macronutrients and focusing on eating particular quantities of them, adjusting along the way as necessary. Due to the lasting success of many participants last year, we’re following the same 12 week format as in 2017. The reason behind this is that while extreme short term actions can bring rapid results, we’ve seen this often result in a “crash” where the individual rebels against the limiting factors of an extreme dietary challenge. We’d rather you have more inclusive food options and change a few manageable things over a longer period than change many things for six weeks only to get lost in a haze of bagels, beer, and chocolate cake once the challenge ends.

Who? The entire CrossFit South Brooklyn Community

What? A 12-week challenge meant as a collective kickstart toward healthier nutrition and recovery habits.

Where? Right where you are! Participants are encouraged to organize “rest day dinners” either in your homes or out at restaurants with fellow LFPBers. There will be twice monthly (non-mandatory, but helpful) LFPB Challenge Meet Ups at the gym in addition to weekly email “high fives” from us. The key to success is not sweeping immediate change but rather consistent practice each day, so consider scheduling some time to set aside each day to work towards your goals

When? There is an Info Session and Q&A on Sunday, December 17th at 1pm in the Annex. Here we’ll further outline the Challenge and answer any questions you have. The dates of the challenge are from Monday,  January 1st 2018 through Saturday, March 24th 2018. We’ll also be hosting a potluck dinner at the gym on Saturday, February 3rd where you can meet and greet with fellow CFSBKers and sample some delicious ways they keep on track with food choices!

What will I need? For Level 1, only a desire to begin to make informed and better food choices. For Level 2, you’ll need a food scale and a set of measuring cups and measuring spoons since you’ll be measuring out servings of lean protein, clean carbs, veggies, and fats. Whichever level you choose you should plan to do a bit of food shopping and prep beginning the first week to make good food choices easy.

Most people will get great results and remain more sane on Level 1. Eating precisely by weighing and measuring foods works great, IF you’re the type of personality that doesn’t obsess over it. If you’re not sure which way to go, choose Level 1.

Why? To look, feel, and perform better! And, for some sweet prizes!

Wait, did you say prizes? Yes. The grand prize for both the men’s and women’s category is one month of FREE unlimited training at CFSBK, a $250+ value! There are also 2nd and 3rd place prizes for the men’s and women’s categories including a punch card for specialty classes at CFSBK and personal training!

Alright, you’re in? Great! Mark this Sunday’s Info Session (December 17th at 1pm in the Annex) in your calendar and look for more info on the blog throughout the week!

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Yesterday’s Results Board: Front Squat + Jerk | Power Snatches, Overhead Squats, Muscle-Ups
Why Garbage Science Gets Published Nautilus
Weightlifting: Working with the PVC CrossFit Journal