Announcements:
-Today’s the day! What day, you might ask? Today is MOVING DAY and everyone is welcome to come help out!!! We will be painting, putting down flooring, moving equipment and all kinds of fun stuff. Lunch and drinks will be provided for all those who are kind enough to volunteer their time! – Today is also an opportunity to help out the victims of the central Texas fires. Julie (“Crash”) Shamblin will be collecting donations during the “work day party” to take to the Bastrop donation center. If you have questions, feel free to talk to Crash, email caitlyn@crossfitaustin.com, or check out our Facebook event page. Thanks! – CFA will have a small but mighty presentation at FGB this year at Camp Mabry on Saturday Sept. 17. You can donate and/or register here. If you are participating this year, please email Walker (walker@crossfitaustin.com) for more information.
Patrick Daniel Tillman (Pictured on left)
(5/6/76 – 4/22/04)
“Pat” was a professional football player who left the National Football League and enlisted in the United States Army in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks. He joined the Army Rangers and served multiple tours in combat before he was killed in the mountains of Afghanistan. He was a recipient of the Silver Star, the third highest honor in the military, and a Purple Heart. Pat is survived by his wife Marie. He is also remembered through the foundation named in his honor; the mission being to inspire people to make positive changes in themselves and in the world around them. To learn more about the Pat Tillman Foundation, click here.
Announcements:
– Anyone who would like to help with our move TOMORROW (Saturday) is more than welcome!! We will be painting, putting down flooring, moving equipment and all kinds of fun stuff. We will be providing lunch and drinks for all those who are kind enough to volunteer their time! The Saturday classes will still meet at their regular times, but you are welcome to come early or stay late to help out and burn some extra calories!! – **Saturday is also an opportunity to help out the victims of the central Texas fires. Julie (“Crash”) Shamblin will be collecting donations during the “work day party” to take to the Bastrop donation center. If you have questions, feel free to talk to Crash, email caitlyn@crossfitaustin.com, or check out our Facebook event page. Thanks! – CFA will have a small but mighty presentation at FGB this year at Camp Mabry on Saturday Sept. 17. You can donate and/or registerhere.If you are participating this year, please email Walker (walker@crossfitaustin.com) for more information.
Announcements: – Starting this week, our Monday and Wednesday noon Level One class will move to Tuesdays and Thursdays. – Anyone who would like to help with our move TOMORROW (Saturday) is more than welcome!! We will be painting, putting down flooring, moving equipment and all kinds of fun stuff. We will be providing lunch and drinks for all those who are kind enough to volunteer their time! The Saturday classes will still meet at their regular times, but you are welcome to come early or stay late to help out and burn some extra calories!! – **Saturday is also an opportunity to help out the victims of the central Texas fires. Julie (“Crash”) Shamblin will be collecting donations during the “work day party” to take to the Bastrop donation center. If you have questions, feel free to talk to Crash, email caitlyn@crossfitaustin.com, or check out our Facebook event page. Thanks! – CFA will have a small but mighty presentation at FGB this year at Camp Mabry on Saturday Sept. 17. You can donate and/or registerhere.If you are participating this year, please email Walker (walker@crossfitaustin.com) for more information.
“Fight Gone Bad”
In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. The stations are:
3 rounds:
Wall-ball: 20 pound ball, 10 ft target. (Reps)
Sumo deadlift high-pull: 75 pounds (Reps)
Box Jump: 20″ box (Reps)
Push-press: 75 pounds (Reps)
Row: calories (Calories)
*The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. On call of “rotate,” the athlete/s must move to next station immediately for good score. One point is given for each rep, except on the rower where each calorie is one point.
Level One (Day 5)
Skill
Ring Dips
WOD 3:00 on/ 1:00 off
200 M Run
5 Wall Balls
5 Push-ups
5 Sit-ups w/ MB
*Record total rounds
I don’t compare ’em, I just catch ’em. -Willie Mays
Announcements:
– Starting this week, our Monday and Wednesday noon Level One class will move to Tuesdays and Thursdays.
– Anyone who would like to help with our move on Saturday is more than welcome!! We will be painting, putting down flooring, moving equipment and all kinds of fun stuff. We will be providing lunch and drinks for all those who are kind enough to volunteer their time!
–CFA will have a small but mighty presentation at FGB this year at Camp Mabry on Saturday Sept. 17. You can donate and/or register here. If you are participating this year, please email Walker (walker@crossfitaustin.com) for more information.
Team WOD
3 Rounds
250 M Row
10 Walking Russian Lunges (total)
10 Partner Chin-ups
*2 person teams Partner B can’t move on until partner A has finished exercise
Announcements: – Starting this week, our Monday and Wednesday noon Level One class will move to Tuesdays and Thursdays. – Anyone who would like to help with our move on Saturday is more than welcome!! We will be painting, putting down flooring, moving equipment and all kinds of fun stuff. We will be providing lunch and drinks for all those who are kind enough to volunteer their time! – CFA will have a small but mighty presentation at FGB this year at Camp Mabry on Saturday Sept. 17. You can donate and/or register here. If you are participating this year, please email Walker (walker@crossfitaustin.com) for more information.
10 Rounds
5 DB Thrusters (45 lb, 25 lb)
200 M Sprint
*3 person teams, 1 person Thruster, 1 person Runs, 1 Person rests
Cash out:
Handstand Push-ups 2-5 on the minute for 5 minutes
*Post total HSPUs
Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. -Abraham Lincoln
Announcements:
– Class times today will be at 9:00am and 10:00am due to the holiday.
– Starting this week, our Monday and Wednesday noon Level One class will move to Tuesdays and Thursdays.
– Anyone who would like to help with our move on Saturday is more than welcome!! We will be painting, putting down flooring, moving equipment and all kinds of fun stuff. We will be providing lunch and drinks for all those who are kind enough to volunteer their time!
30 Minutes find a team 2 RM Push Press
*Every team members must get a weight, best bar can only move up in weight
then….
10 Minutes AMRAP
5 CTB Pull-ups
5 Hip Snatch (75 lbs, 55 lbs)
50 YD Run
*Total team reps recorded (Run = 5 reps)
*Total Score = Weight+Reps
Announcements:
– LABOR DAY: Monday, Sept. 5th, we will be running a limited schedule due to the holiday. We will be having classes at 9:00am and 10:00am.
– Starting THIS week there will be some changes to the CFA Class Schedule. We will be adding an additional 5:30pm Level One class to the schedule on Mon, Wed and Thurs!
– Starting NEXT week, our Mon. and Wed. noon Level One class will be moving to Tues. and Thurs.
– If you are interested in jumping over boxes, climbing across pull-up bars and possibly learning to run up walls, then sign upherefor a FREE Parkour Class at CFA on Sept. 3rd from 11:30-12:30pm.
Announcements:
– LABOR DAY: Monday, Sept. 5th, we will be running a limited schedule due to the holiday. We will be having classes at 9:00am and 10:00am.
– Starting THIS week there will be some changes to the CFA Class Schedule. We will be adding an additional 5:30pm Level One class to the schedule on Mon, Wed and Thurs!
– Starting NEXT week, our Mon. and Wed. noon Level One class will be moving to Tues. and Thurs.
– If you are interested in jumping over boxes, climbing across pull-up bars and possibly learning to run up walls, then sign upherefor a FREE Parkour Class at CFA on Sept. 3rd from 11:30-12:30pm.
Peter representing CFA in the great state of Alaska!
Announcements:
– Starting THIS week there will be some changes to the CFA Class Schedule. We will be adding an additional 5:30pm Level One class to the schedule on Mon, Wed and Thurs!
– Starting NEXT week, our Mon. and Wed. noon Level One class will be moving to Tues. and Thurs.
– If you are interested in jumping over boxes, climbing across pull-up bars and possibly learning to run up walls, then sign upherefor a FREE Parkour Class at CFA on Sept. 3rd from 11:30-12:30pm.
– Sign upherefor the next Olympic Lifting class that starts TODAY. If this is your first time taking Chad’s class, please sign up for the 7:30pm class. All vets, please sign up for either 3:00pm or 6:30pm.
Hello wonderful folks of CrossFit Austin! We wanted to take this opportunity to introduce everyone to the new members of our CFA team. You will be seeing their faces around, and we wanted to make sure you knew their faces and a little information about each one!
Our newest addition to the CFA family is the bubbly and always positive, Caitlyn Carnes. She will be the bright smiling face that will greet you when you walk into the gym starting next week. Caitlyn is our new Administrative Assistant. She has a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Southwestern University in Georgetown and is currently pursuing a Masters in Counseling at St. Edward’s University. She loves being active and outdoors (when possible) and is excited to be a part of the CrossFit community. Caitlyn is always willing to encourage others to strive for their best and have fun along the way! We are very excited to have her on the team!
Here is a message from Caitlyn:
I have never been the fastest, the strongest, or the most flexible. For this reason, I have been through a series of failed workout routines and serious loss of motivation. When I found out about CrossFit, I was initially intimidated, because I lacked the self-esteem and motivation to consider myself capable of a WOD. Once I finally took that leap and started taking classes, I realized that I had it all wrong. CrossFit is about being your personal best and pushing those limits – with a supportive and inspirational community by your side. As a “people person,” I think that is what I love most. CrossFit is a real community invested in positive growth and change, and I am so honored to be a part of it!
Most of you have seen the Lovely Leigh LeGare in the gym either deadlifting a house or clean and jerking a medium size sedan, but we want you all to take another look at our newest coach to join the CFA team! Leigh has an impressive background in sports and began building a reputation for herself as a high school athlete playing basketball for the number one team in the nation (Copperas Cove High School, Copperas Cove, TX). She furthered her success in basketball as one of the leading rebounders in her conference and lettered all four years at Grove City College in Grove City, PA. Leigh’s career as an athlete didn’t stop after college. She tried out and made the D.C. Diva’s women’s professional football team. During this time, Leigh worked part time as a personal trainer while teaching at an inner city high school in Washington D.C. She also coached the J.V. girls’ basketball team to a district championship. Leigh’s passion for teaching others coupled with her love of fitness and coaching, helped her decide to leave her teaching career and pursue a full-time career within the health and fitness industry. This transition allowed Leigh to start her career performing exercise based therapy for people with spinal cord injuries helping them accomplish things they never thought imaginable. Currently, Leigh designs and implements rehab programs for those suffering from soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries. Leigh’s creative nature and desire to constantly educate others has helped clients of all ages and ability levels progress to leading healthier, more optimal lifestyles. Leigh is ACE and CPR certified and holds a CrossFit Level 1 certification.
A Message from Leigh: As I became more invested in motivating others to lead healthier lifestyles, my personal motivation in this area had become stagnant and my overall health and fitness was deteriorating. I did one CrossFit workout in March 2010 and immediately fell in love. Not only did it fuel my competitive nature but it but brought a sense of community that I had been missing since playing college basketball. As I embraced everything CrossFit had to offer, I wanted to share this passion with others. CrossFit has given me an inner drive and commitment to a lifetime of fitness and is what propels my desire to see others reach their fullest potential. Having the opportunity to coach for CrossFit Austin intensifies this desire as I am surrounded by people who exceed their expectations they have for themselves on a daily basis. They don’t just embrace who they are or how far they’ve come, they OWN it!
We have all seen Miguel, Mike, Nugget (the man of a thousand names) hanging around the gym sporting apparel that consist of anything in the neon color family. However, his talents are not limited to stylish clothing choices and using the maximum number of Starbucks Togo cups in one workout. In addition to be an incredible athlete, he is also a fantastic coach. Miguel a is a CrossFit Level I Certified Trainer. He has been involved in athletics his entire life. He played basketball through high school and has been weight training for 9 years. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he obtained a degree in Business Administration. He now attends the University of Texas Law School. Miguel has continued to pursue his passion for training clients by becoming a coach at CrossFit Austin.
A message from Nugget: I have grown to love the family that I have been blessed with at CrossFit Austin. Each day we struggle through workouts with one another, push one another, and laugh with one another. I want the CrossFit Austin community to know that each morning I am excited to share my knowledge of fitness and health so that everyone can have fun and achieve greatness.
If nothing else, come join the Circle of Awesome-ness where everyone looks good, feels good, and plays good.
We also have a fabulous new intern who will be helping us out until December. Robyn Taliaferro is a senior at Texas State University studying Recreation Administration and Sports Psychology. She is one of the very few that was actually born in Austin, and isn’t a transplant. Robyn’s played high school and club volleyball, has dabbled in CrossFit and also enjoys outdoor sports, such as hiking and hunting. She is currently working towards her personal trainer certification and really looks forward to working with CFA this semester.
