Looking for something fun to do on New Year’s Day?
Join your CrossFit Austin family as we get together to watch the CrossFit Games Marathon!
We’ll be setting up camp at Third Base in South Park Meadows from 2pm to 6pm on January 1st. Hope to see you there!
When: 01.01.12
Where: Third Base (South Park Meadows)
When: 2:00pm – 6:00pm
For more information, check our facebook page.
The Tour De Turkey Challenge came to a close this morning with the final workout of the competition. All 6 teams showed up and proved how hard they have been working over the past 3 weeks!! There were epic portions of heart, team spirit and determination shown in the early morning hours at CFA! The winners of the challenge are:
Women’s Division:
1st Place: Team Lady Plankstas (Dayna Lowke, Josie Wilson, Laura Gale/Coach Tristy)
Total Time: 11:22
2nd Place: Team Walkerttes (Julie Kimball, Jessica Villarreal, Michele McLendon/Coach Walker)
Total Time: 12:56
3rd Place: Team BTY “Better Than Yesterday” (Tasha Gabriel, Janice Trinidad, Chapel Ham/Coach Rob)
Total Time: 14:27
Men’s Division:
1st Place: Team Power Tower (Chaz Darling & Charlie Koehn/Coach Boone)
Total Time: 12:00
2nd Place: Team Old Dutch Ninja Hobos (Alex Gale & Mikey Muna/Coach Wes)
Total Time: 13:44
3rd Place: Team Lanimal (Lane Lowke & Dan Morice/Coach Blake)
Total Time: DNF
If you missed the CFA Holiday Party, you might not have heard about our
2011 Push Up Man and Push Up Woman of the Year!
The Push-up Man and Woman of the year exemplify everything that we love about our athletes, our community, and the human spirit. Not only do these people walk through the doors of CFA day in and day out, and work hard to improve themselves; they go out of their way to lift up everyone around them. They make their friends and families a priority over themselves. They lead and encourage by words, actions, and example. They represent the burning spirit of what makes our little South Austin gym unique and special. We at CrossFit Austin can humbly bestow no greater honor on a person. We give our utmost heartfelt “thank you” for choosing to make our gym, business, family, and lives a better place!
Congratulations, and thank you, to
Mikey Muna and Julie “Crash” Shamblin
Push Up Man and Push Up Woman 2011!
November was another great month in our bigger and better box and we’re excited to welcome in even more new members! In case you haven’t had the chance to meet them yet, we wanted to take a moment to introduce the newest members in the Circle of Awesomeness…
| Christopher Henze | Megan Stephens | Melissa LaRosa | Joshua Chacon | Eric Wood |
| Cat Brown | Jeremy Wong | Stacey Sparks | Melissa Ruffino | Richard “In-Line” Littrell |
| Helen Goman | Misti Moyer | Jason Moyer | Brandon Crisp | Marissa Sciore |
| Ryder Schoenborn | Andy Hollister | Greg Pepin | Robby Ormand | Daysha Palmasino |
Welcome, new members! We’re so happy to have you here!
CrossFit Austin is excited to announce our Fall Holiday Gym Challenge. If you are worried about all that yummy Thanksgiving food staying with you until Christmas, this will be the perfect way to keep on the straight and narrow between holidays!
What is the challenge?
The Tour De Turkey will be a team challenge. The initial workout test will be done as an individual on Nov. 28th. Everyone who signs up for the challenge must come in on the 28th and complete the workout. If, for some unavoidable reason, a challenger cannot come in on the 28th, the only make up day will be Tuesday, Nov. 29th. On Nov. 30th, challengers will receive an email that tells them who their teams will consist of. The teams will be chosen by our coaching staff based on your results from your initial workout test. It will be imperative to collaborate with your team and come up with a stellar name!! Over the course of the next 3 weeks, your team will be required to perform 2 additional workouts that are outside of our regular CFA programming. These workouts will be emailed to all teams at the same time each week and will not count towards the athlete’s allotted membership visits. Team members will be accountable to each other in regards to their workouts, nutrition and sleep. The 2 additional workouts can be done individually or with your teammates. Each team will be assigned a coach who will be available for support and guidance throughout the competition. These coaches will be placed with teams based on a random drawing. On Wednesday, December 21st, we will host our final team workout challenge. This will be a battle of epic proportions…each team will have a chance at victory! **Due to the number of people who have signed up, the challenge will now be a partner challenge.
Can Level 1 and Level 2 athletes participate?
Yes, both levels can participate. Level 1 athletes will be need to come to Level 2 classes on Monday, Nov. 28th and Dec. 21st for the initial and final workouts. Level 1 challengers will need to email tristy@crossfitaustin.com to let her know what Level 2 classes they’d like to come in for on those 2 days. Since they are not approved for signing up for Level 2 classes, this will be the only way to reserve their spot in class.
Will the workouts be scaled?
Yes, there will be 3 divisions: advanced, intermediate and beginner. When you receive the email announcing your team members, we will also let you know which division your team will be competing in. **There will not be 3 divisions now, but everyone will be teamed up in a way that each team has a chance at victory!
What do we win?
Besides the obvious glory and prestige that comes with dominating a CFA challenge? You will also win dinner at Fogo De Chao with your teammates and your coach along with the other winning teams and coaches from the other divisions. **There will now be a first and second place winning duo that will be going to Fogo De Chao for the victory dinner
How do I sign up and how much does it cost?
There will be a $50 entry fee for this challenge and you can sign up and pay for the event here.
If you have any questions, please only post them in the comment section on this page.
The holidays are right around the corner, so you know what that means… 
CrossFit Austin will be hosting our Annual Holiday Party on
December 15th, 2011 at 7:00pm.
This year, Tim and Kristin Shanahan will be hosting!
We hope you’ll join us for food, fun, awards, and more!
CrossFit Austin will be collecting food for the Capital Area Food Bank for the holiday season!
When: Now through Tuesday (11/22)
Where: CrossFit Austin’s Box
What: *See below*
The mission of the Food Bank is “To nourish hungry people and lead the community in ending hunger”.
For every five pounds of food donated, CAFB can provide the equivalent of FOUR meals!
Possible food donations can include:
Most requested items include:
*Thanks to Ruth Untermeyer for volunteering to help with this project!
Questions? Contact us at info@crossfitaustin.com or talk to us!
Workouts will focus on improving:
Sessions will be performed in a closely-coached group setting and will last 1 to 1.5 Hours. For CrossFit Austin members, these classes are included in your membership and count toward your class allotment.
| Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00pm |
Saturdays 8:00am |
| Goryzki MS Track 7412 W Slaughter Lane |
Circle C Park 6301 West Slaughter Lane |
Welcome to the Circle of Awesomeness, New Members!
October has been such an exciting month! We opened and celebrated our new spacious addition, raised money for those affected by the recent fires, enjoyed a happy hour, celebrated our members as they competed in various activities, and welcomed a large group of new members to CrossFit Austin!
We know there’s been a lot to keep up with, so we wanted to take a moment to introduce our new members and let everyone know about our expanding circle of awesomeness…
| Albert Pomales | Anita Uresti | Becky Carter | Charlie Koehn | Chris Boling |
| Chris Geck | Christina Torres | Cory Duck | Cynthia Clark | Eric Reis |
| Gadiel Arellano | Gary Kanning | Haley Hunter | Jennifer Irlbacker | Jerry Gregoire |
| Jessica Buck | Jordan Pellien | Jorge Gonzalez | Kelley Davis | Kristin “Bubbles” Wallner |
| Lamar Young | Laura Leukhardt | Lawrence Celedon | Lola Garcia | Maria Leyendecker |
| Martin Goman | Mel Romero | Meredith “Mer” O’Brien | Michael Oakley | Mimi Stewart |
| Monique Lalonde | Patrick “Paddy Ice” Breland | Robyn Taliaferro | Ruth Untermeyer | Ryan Bailey |
| Sarah Hunter | Siddharth Sundar | Tierra Thomas | Tiffany Syfan | Kimberly Hendrix |
| Mike “Greybeard” Flury | Elivra “L.V.” Johns | Leah Alter |
We’re so glad y’all are here!
State your Name and/or Nickname please
Cody Skinner
Occupation?
I’m a personal trainer at Gold’s Gym Cedar Park, an educator at lululemon athletica, and a semi-professional rockstar. I’m also an occasional guitar teacher and pedicab driver.
Words to live by?
No shirt, no shoes, no problem.
What is your fitness background?
I grew up playing every sport imaginable. My dad was a college and semi-pro football player and a competitive baseball, softball, and volleyball player. My parents actually met on the volleyball court. I started with roller skating and t-ball, and by high school I was playing baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. I was actually on a tripple-A hockey team out of Dallas before I got burned out on the sport. In college I did a year of rugby before switching my major to music and getting lazy. After spending a couple of years getting fat and out of shape I became a gym rat, then went through a rock climbing phase followed by a marathon running phase. At some point along the way I heard about crossfit and started messing around with some of the main site WODs. Then I joined up at CFA and the rest is history.
How long have you been CrossFitting?
I think it’s about a year and a half now. Maybe not quite that long.
What’s your favorite part of CrossFit Austin?
I love the workouts and I love the people. Wes and Tristy are AMAZING coaches, plus we have access to people like Chad Vaughn and Carl Paoli. And that’s just the staff. Some of our members are truly amazing, one-of-a-kind people. Anybody who’s worked out in the same class as Sleeves or Darlene or Carissa knows what I’m talking about. Seeing Darlene in the final WOD at the games might be the high point of my year so far.
What are your training goals?
Achieve total awesomeness! Basically, the way my personality works is that I’m fairly compulsive about seeking out new skills to learn or areas to improve on (read obsess over). My ultimate goal is to compete. Right now I’m working on getting my shoulders healthy and trying to get crazy strong. I also want to master muscle ups and hand stand push ups. And the olympic lifts. And everything ever.
Favorite sport or activity?
CrossFit wins it hands down. Rock climbing is a distant second.
Recent adventure you’re planning?
I’m hoping to take Fresh Millions on tour to NYC and back in October. If it all goes according to plan we’ll be crammed into the mini-van with all our gear for about 18 days. Travel WOD, anyone?
Tell us something we don’t know about you?
I read 3-4 books a week.
Longhorns or Aggies?
Texecutioners.
You were the run away winner of the mustache contest last spring and not coincidentally you also just finished playing ACL for the first time. Explain to us the rock star/mustache relationship/evolution?
It was a long journey, one that began several years ago in a place called Denton, TX. I was studying classical music and sporting a beard. When I moved to Austin, the beard was right at home but the classical music was quickly replaced by an insatiable need to plug in and play that funk! Eventually I just out-rocked the beard. I knew only a curly mustache would give me the proper swagger to finally achieve that next level of strength, speed, and rock stardom.
Leave the fine folks of CrossFit Austin with some parting words?
crossfit gives us plenty of opportunity to feel pain, frustration, and exhaustion. Fortunately, it also gives us a chance to make friends with those feelings, and that’s the beauty of the sport. So next time your legs are burning and you’re gasping for breath trying not to puke as a callus rips open on the palm of your hand, just remember how much fun you’re having. 🙂
