Spring Cleaning Clean and Tire Flip Contest Hosted by CrossFit Austin Benefiting GingerCare
[What]
Spring Cleaning will feature two individual events.
1. 1 rep max Clean
2. Max tire flips in 1:00.
Each athlete will be scored and ranked in each workout according to total weight lifted, Sinclair Formula (weight lifted relative to body weight), and total tire flips completed. The athlete’s with the lowest overall rankings in their respective divisions will be declared Champion!
[When]
May 9th, 2015
9 AM – Noon
[Where]
CrossFit Austin
8708 S. Congress Ste. C300
Austin, TX
[Registration]
30 Male Spots Available [20 Rx, 10 Scaled]
30 Female Spots Available [20 Rx, 10 Scaled]
We will also be offering a Mens and Womens scaled division with lighter tire flip weights.
[Entry Fee]
$60 – A portion of the proceeds will be donated to GingerCare. We will also be accepting free will donations for GingerCare online and at the event
[About GingerCare]
GingerCare specializes in matching homeless pets with the elderly in a mutually beneficial relationship that allows for stimulation and companionship amongst both, all while providing the necessary medical care for the pet. This is to include regular visits by a veterinarian or technician whom helps to assist and educate the client in caring for their pet. When the client can no longer properly care for the animal, GingerCare aids in the intake process in order to prepare the pet for a new home.
Happy Friday CFA! I’m here to post a quick note about our upcoming programming. We are now officially one week post open so we will begin our new training cycle on Monday (yay!).
Below you’ll find our tests for the coming week, and I’ve also included some specific scaling guidelines. We will also have a “Team Test” this cycle so find yourself a group of 3-4 people to take on Saturday’s test with you (its an old school doozie). Just a quick refresher on how our training cycles run:
10 Weeks Total
Week 1: Test Week
Week 2-7: Training
Week 8: Retest Week
Week’s 9 & 10: Transition weeks
Test Week
Monday 4.6 Test Day 1
A.1 RM Squat Clean
*Weight Recorded
B. 3 Rounds
5 Muscle-ups
10 Power Clean to OVHD @ 135 / 95
50 Double Unders
*15:00 Time Cap
*Time or reps recorded
**Scaled Version**
3 Rounds
5 CTB Pull-ups (jumping, banded, kip or strict choose the option that is most challenging but can be completed MUST BE CHEST TO BAR)
10 Power Clean to OVHD (Choose a weight you can complete in 1-2 sets / round)
50 Double Unders or 75 DU & Singles combo or 100 Singles
Tuesday 4.7
Active Recovery Day
A. E202
BB Step-ups x8/leg x 5 @ 45/35
B. Floor Press x4-6×4 Rest :90
C. 3 Rounds
:30 Hollow Hold
:30 Plank Hold
:30 Farmer Hold
:30 Rest
Wednesday 4.8
Test Day 2
A. 3 RM Deadlift
*weight recorded
B. 10-1
Wall Balls 20/14
Power Snatch @ 75 / 55
*Time recorded
**Scaled Version**
B. 10-1
Wall Balls (Choose a weight you can do 10 consecutive UB Wall Balls with)
Power Snatch (Choose a weight you do 6-7 Consecutive UB reps with)
*Time recorded
Thursday 4.9
Active Recovery Day
A. 5 Rounds for Quality
5 Goblet Squats
5 Hollow Rock
2 TGU / Side
B. 20:00 For Quality
600 M Row
400 M Run
20 Russian KBS @ 24/20
Friday 4.10
Active Recovery Day
A. Hip Power Snatch + Hang Power Snatch x2+1×5 by fee
B. 4 Rounds for quality
6 Front Squats @ 135/95
8 Push-ups
100 M Sled Drag
*Complete Congo Style, each teammate jumps onto the rower as soon as the teammate in front of them is off and must wait for the teammate in front of them to complete the next movement before they can move on.
**Scaled Version**
20 Calorie Row
30 Burpees (Scale to no push-up burpees)
30 Two-arm DB GTO (use a weight you can complete in 4-5 sets)
30 TTB (Complete on Rings or Complete 30 abmat sit-ups)
100 FT Walking Lunge (use a weight that you can keep extended over your head throughout the 100 FT)
*Complete Congo Style Teammate jumping onto the rower as soon as the teammate in front of them is off.
Lastly just a quick note on all the goblet squats, russian swings, hollow rocks, and pushups you’ve been seeing. This is intended to improve our fundamental movement patterns (squatting, hinging, pushing, & bracing) the goal is to do these perfectly and with a great sense of purpose. Just like you have to practice dribbling in basketball, and putting golf you must practice the fundamental elements of CrossFit. It’s important not to just “do” these things, but try for perfect movement quality. Were playing the long game here folks, the better you move in fundamental movement patterns the more efficient you will be, the quicker you’ll pick up more complex movements, and the less likely you are to injure yourself in the gym.
Enjoy this next training cycle, and remember “If you don’t grind, you don’t eat.”
As the 2015 Open comes to an end, I can’t help but sit back and think of how wonderful our community is and what makes it so special. This year, I had the opportunity to sit back and observe the Open and what I witnessed was quite impressive and an honor to see. I saw our athletes stepping out of their comfort zone, grinding it out, and leaving everything they had on the workout floor all while their counterparts stood there, cheered them on and pushed them to work harder. This made me realize how lucky we are to have built the community we have.
In all honestly, when asked what’s my favorite part of CrossFit, the first thing that comes to mind is the community. I have experienced the last four years of my CrossFit journey with some amazing individuals, both members and coaching staff, and I suspect my experience wouldn’t be as great without them. I’m sure I’m not alone in this, and I’ll bet that the majority of you will say exactly the same thing. There’s just something really special about our box!!
When I think of our CFA community and what it means to me, the only thing that comes to mind is FAMILY. I truly feel that we share a bond with one another that is impossible to describe.
We all walked in terrified the first time we stepped foot into the gym.
We walked out feeling accomplished and stronger.
We embrace the suck together.
We celebrate each other’s successes and victories.
We have a built-in support system.
We have a mutual respect for everyone.
We are committed.
We are dedicated.
We are FAMILY!!
It’s all these wonderful things that make us unique. We happen to be an amazing group of everyday people, all fighting to achieve different goals such as getting healthier, getting stronger or just staying physically active. And, no matter what your goals are or if you are a competitive athlete or a beginner, at the end of the day we all come in to work our assess off as a family. Don’t forget to do the small things that make us special – work hard, have fun, greet and cheer on everyone in your class by name and give a high-five or fist bump to everyone at the end of class -saying job well done. Remember, it is you guys, the CFA members, that make this place special. Keep fighting! Keep focused! Keep being you! Keep the Circle of Awesomeness AWESOME!
Coach Erica Cuellar and Leah Alter competed in their first Olympic Lifting Meet – Ironcat Open at Texas State University
Dani Hightower competed in the UNLEASHED Weightlifting Competition at Viper CrossFit finishing 1st and getting a PR of 200lb Clean & Jerk and 150lb Snatch.
Congratulations to EVERYONE who competed in The 2015 Open! We are so proud of your hard work and all of the amazing gains we saw happen over the last 5 weeks. Keep up the great work and keep pushing those boundaries!
Are you competing? Let us know!
Contact info@crossfitaustin.com with your competition details!
As you know, our General Manager and all around badass babe, Adrienne, welcomed a beautiful baby girl into the world this weekend {Hello Hudson Raye Davis}! After all her amazing work, she’ll be taking some well deserved time away from the gym to get acquainted with the new addition to the family. We will see her & baby Hudson again soon, but we wanted to take a moment introduce you to the “go-to” team while she is away.
Genevieve’s schedule is shifting a bit. Look forward to seeing her in the early AM! (6:30 – 3:30 or 7:00 – 4:00 mostly) She will be managing the gym throughout the day so consider her your go-to gal for the most part.
Coach Wes is back into coaching Group Classes regularly (HELLO fist pumping, jump-around warm-ups!) and will be balancing managing the gym from San Antonio and Austin throughout the week. Consider him your go-to if Genevieve isn’t around however, Genevieve will be your first call to action.
Coaches Tim Garland and Leigh LeGare are stepping into admin/leadership/mgmt roles for the evening throughout the week! Tim will be your go-to guy Wednesday, Thursday and Friday either evenings or midday. Leigh will be Mondays and Fridays in the evenings.
We are also welcoming a not-so-new face to the coaching team! Many of you know him already from our Competitor’s group. We brought him on as a Coach for CrossFit Valor back in the days of our dual ownership and we are thrilled to welcome Coach Nole Steketee to the team down south! Look forward to seeing Nole around in the evenings! Bio coming soon.
We are so excited to announce that baby Hudson is here! Hudson Raye Davis arrived at 12:45 am | Sunday, March 29 | 7lbs. 1oz. | 21 inches long | FULL head of dark hair! Mama Adrienne and Daddy Aaron are both doing great and everyone is home and loving getting to know the little Wildflower {Sully too}! Congratulations and we are so excited to meet the newest addition to the CrossFit Austin Family!
Not much by way of logistics this week folks. Just like last week(s).
Sign up for class
Show up on time or early
We will run 2-3 groups depending on how many folks sign up for each class.
We will warm-up as a group in class
Don’t forget we will be cooking burgers afterward and playing 3 on 3 basketball! {Details}
Finally I’d I just want everyone to know that I’m incredibly proud of you for attacking the Open this year. There have been many firsts and so many of you have taken a step outside your comfort zone achieving things you never thought possible. So be proud of all that’s been accomplished these last 5 weeks, and celebrate those accomplishments!
Above all else, constant and relentless effort moves us forward and I’ve seen so much of that effort these last 5 weeks. Thanks to all of you for inspiring and pushing me and everyone around you to be better!
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