What is Crossfit?

  • Crossfit is a grassroots fitness movement based out of Santa Cruz, California. It is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide. Our specialty is not specializing. Combat, survival, many sports, and life reward this kind of fitness and, on average, punish the specialist. The CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability making it the perfect application for any committed individual regardless of experience. We scale load and intensity; we don’t change programs.

June 01, 2009

Deadlift

3-3-3-3-3

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Accessory Work
Group Foam Roll

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Congratulations to everyone who participated in our Annual Memorial Day Murph! (Belated edition)

Today is June's first Foundations class. Good luck to all our new athletes over the next 4 weeks!!


CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certification at CrossFit Black and Gold, Dec. 9 (hasn't gone main site yet)
Gillie Beans on the Affiliate Blog

May 31, 2009

"Murph"

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

For Time. 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.
In memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y., who was killed in Afghanistan June 28th, 2005.
This workout was one of Mike's favorites and he'd named it 'Body Armor.' From here on it will be referred to as 'Murph' in honor of the focused warrior and great American who wanted nothing more in life than to serve this great country and the beautiful people who make it what it is. Read more...

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Hooray Running!

May 30, 2009

WOD 5.30.09

Tabata Interval the following three movements
Double Unders
Kettlebell Swings, 1.5 Pood
Box Jumps, 20"

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Accessory Work

Squat Therapy

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Swings and Weighted Lunges

Remember we're only having one class tomorrow at 11am and will be doing "Murph". Check out Friday's post for more details.

Tour of San Fransisco CrossFit CrossFit
The First CrossFit Affiliate Nicki Violetti
"X-Fit"
Healthy Lifestyles Wane in US BBC
The Surgical War on Fat Slate

May 29, 2009

Rest Day

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Brandy at the Qualifiers

This Sunday at 11am, we will finally be getting our Murph on! Regular 10am, 11am and 12pm classes will be canceled, so that we can all do this workout together.

 The workout consists of the following:
1 mile run
100 pullups
200 pushups
300 squats
1 mile run

The pullups/pushups/squats can happen in any order and combination, but the workout must begin and end with the runs.

For those of you less accustomed to very high volume workouts, please consider scaling to:
1/2 mile run
50 pullups
100 pushups
150 squats
1/2 mile run

Afterwards, we'll head to Prospect Park, Grand Army Entrance for a picnic/BBQ to refuel and celebrate Laurel's bday. Some food will be provided, but everyone should bring whatever they want for grilling and chowing down. We should get there by about 1:30pm.

Happy Birthday Laurel and Allan!!!

Jeremy hits WOD 3 at the NEQ
The Difference
Again Faster
What's so exciting about a 2K row? Byers Gets Diesel

May 28, 2009

Thruster Ladder

With a continuously running clock, perform one Thruster the first minute, two the second, three the third and so on until you can't keep up with the clock.

Use a Barbell or Dumbbells. Choose a weight that challenges your strength.

73
°F, 61% Humidity
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Accessory Work
Rower Practice


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The man, they myth, the WARRIOR


South Brooklyn versus NorCal

It's a well known fact that CrossFit Norcal's athletes and trainer's are a bunch of chumps.  Lets prove it to them with the first of many SBK/Norcal affiliate challenges.  Our first competition will be "Jackie" on Saturday, June 20th.  Athletes will perform one round of: Row 1K, 50 Thrusters at 45lbs, and 30 pull-ups for time.  The affiliate with the lowest cumulative time wins!  More details to come.


The ladies of Queens, Brooklyn and Harlem, Soilders at the NEQ CF Queens
CrossFit North East Qualifiers write-up and Photo Set CrossFit Virtuosity

May 27, 2009

Back Squat

5-5-5-5-5

73°F, 60% Humidity
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Accessory Work
Heavy Split Jerk Practice


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Fisher makes Brooklyn Proud

Stuart Brown says Play is More than Fun TED
Taking Play Seriously NY Times

May 26, 2009

Rest Day

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The unstoppable NEQ Volunteer Staff

The Kettlebells that some of our athletes ordered have been delivered however they're sitting on the steps leading to the cafe.  If you got KB's then please arrange to have them brought inside or taken home. I won't be able to get to the Lyceum until later today.  Please organize on the comments section.


Jason Ackerman gets Interviewed about the NEQ CrossFit Radio
Byers Judges the NEQ Byers Gets Diesel
CrossFit NEQ Recap and Pictures Cynergy CrossFit

May 25, 2009

"Erin"

Five rounds for time of:
40 pound Dumbbells split clean, 15 reps
21 Pull-ups

Canadian Army Master Corporal Erin Doyle, 32, was killed in a firefight August 11th, 2008 in the Panjwaii District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. He is survived by his wife Nicole and his daughter Zarine.

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Accessory Work
Wall slides and lateral tosses

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Margie and Jason hold it down at the Qualifiers

Check out more great pics from the Qualifier by Keith of CrossFit Virtuosity!

If anyone would like to help bring equipment out of the U-haul this afternoon please meet at the Lyceum at 5pm. Thanks everyone!

May 24, 2009

WOD 5.24.09

Four rounds for time of:

Run 400m
50 Squats

Note: Classes will meet at the Lyceum and head to the run course from there.  Our run will start at the corner of 3rd Avenue & President St. 

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Accessory Work
Kettlebell Snatch

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Charmel hit it HARD yesterday in Albany

We're incredibly proud of the hard work put in by Jeremy, Sal, Charmel, Jacinto, Brandy & Juliana yesterday during 2 brutal WODs.  One more to go guys!  Look forward to seeing you all on the other side.  Give 'em hell.

NE Qualifiers Men's Standings Crossfit Journal
NE Qualifiers Women's Standings Crossfit Journal

May 23, 2009

Weighted Pull Up

3-3-3-3-3

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Accessory Work
Double Under Practice 10 minutes
HUG Hip Mobility Drill x 8 each Leg

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Q: Where Brooklyn at?  A: Albany. 

HUG Hip Mobility Drill  Mountain Athlete