Friday, Mar 17th: Week 4 of the CrossFit Games Open Continues at CFM this Friday! We will be hosting a team event competition for Friday Night Lights on St. Paddy’s Day.
We will have guiness and green cider and some traditional cornbeef and cabbage…anyone is welcome to bring their own traditional dishes to share. Please spread the word that we want everyone in the gym to enjoy this specific FNL that happens to take place on an awesome holiday. Doors open at 7pm and first heat kicks off at 7:30pm.
Thursday, Mar 23rd:Bring-A-Friend Day! Join CFM for an all levels beginner friendly partner WOD. Invite a friend, family, or co-worker to join you for your workout. Contact us to reserve a spot in class for your friend!
Today’s schedule
6a: All Levels CrossFit- Stacy
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Stacy
8a: Open Gym- Michael
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Justin
4p: Open Gym- Anthony
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Brianna
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Brianna
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Brianna
8p: Strength Training/Open Gym- Michael
Workout of the Day (WOD)
A. Shoulder Press: In 15 minutes work up to a 5 rep max.
B. 5 Rounds For Time [15 Minute Time Cap]:
5 Handstand Pushups
10 Calorie Row
15 Box Jumps (24/20)
Post load for press and time for WOD. Ex: 165#, 10:25 Rx.
And coming tomorrow…
A. Thruster: 4 sets of 3. Work up to a heavy set of 3 from the floor.
B. As many rounds as possible in 10 minutes:
6 Front Squat (m = 45/75/100, w = 35/55/70)
8 Pullups
10 Shoulder to Overhead (m = 45/75/100, w = 35/55/70)
Post max load for thrusters and rounds for 10 minute AMRAP. Ex: 235#, 8+14 L3.
6a: All Levels CrossFit- Justin M.
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Justin M.
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Stacy
4p: Open Gym- Anthony
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Brianna
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Brianna
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Brianna
8:15p: Tuesday Yoga- Will M.
Sign up for yoga this week and next. Click here to reserve
Workout of the Day (WOD)
A. Front Squat: 5-4-3-2-1 working up to a heavy single.
(Start at 70% 1 rep max- 75- 80- 85- 90%)
B. 25-20-15-10-5 Rep Rounds [16 Minute Time Cap]:
Goblet Squats (m = 16/24/32, w = 12/16/24 kg)
Toes to bar
Cal Row
Post load for Front Squat and time for WOD. Ex: 285#, 15:24 L3
And coming tomorrow…
A. Deadlift: 3 rep max
B. 5 Rounds [12 Minute Time Cap]:
10 Burpees (Rx+ = 15 Burpees)
50 Double Unders
Post load for deadlift and time to complete WOD: 10:48 Rx+
Upcoming CFM Events
Thursday, Feb 23rd:Bring-A-Friend Day! Join CFM for an all levels beginner friendly partner WOD. Invite a friend, family, or co-worker to join you for your workout. Contact us to reserve a spot in class for your friend!
Thursday, Feb 23rd: The 2017 Open begins! CrossFit Midtown will be doing the open workouts on Friday during regular classes and then each week we have a Friday Night Lights (FNL) competition highlighting match-ups with both individual and team events as well as a gym social Friday evenings after the workouts. The 1st Open workout is released on Thursday, February 23rd and continues for 5 weeks with 1 new workout each week. Participating in the Open is a seminal CrossFit experience and we highly recommend all athletes who have been training at CFM for a year or more to sign up. This is a great opportunity to test your fitness and enjoy the camaraderie and community of CrossFit. Click here to register for the open and join Team CFM.
Sunday, Mar 5th: CFM Bunch Social 11am catered by Flying Biscuit!.
Wednesday, Mar 8th:3:30-8pm. Dunk Truck at CFM for body composition testing. Click here to sign up!
6a: All Levels CrossFit- Stacy
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Stacy
8a: Open Gym- Michael
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Justin
4p: Open Gym- Anthony
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Anthony
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Anthony
8p: Strength Training/Open Gym- Michael
Workout of the Day (WOD)
A. “Baseline”
500m Row
40 Air Squats
30 Situps
20 Hand release pushups
10 Pullups
B. Overhead Squat: 3 sets of 5 at 70% of 1 rep max. Rest 3 minutes between sets
Accrue 2 minutes L-sit hold on rings or parallettes.
Post time for Baseline and load for OHS. Ex: 4:12 Rx, 175#.
Thursday, Feb 23rd:Bring-A-Friend Day! Join CFM for an all levels beginner friendly partner WOD. Invite a friend, family, or co-worker to join you for your workout. Contact us to reserve a spot in class for your friend!
Thursday, Feb 23rd: The 2017 Open begins! CrossFit Midtown will be doing the open workouts on Friday during regular classes and then each week we have a Friday Night Lights (FNL) competition highlighting match-ups with both individual and team events as well as a gym social Friday evenings after the workouts. The 1st Open workout is released on Thursday, February 23rd and continues for 5 weeks with 1 new workout each week. Participating in the Open is a seminal CrossFit experience and we highly recommend all athletes who have been training at CFM for a year or more to sign up. This is a great opportunity to test your fitness and enjoy the camaraderie and community of CrossFit. Click here to register for the open and join Team CFM.
Sunday, Mar 5th: CFM Bunch Social 11am catered by Flying Biscuit!.
Wednesday, Mar 8th:3:30-8pm. Dunk Truck at CFM for body composition testing. Click here to sign up!
Member of the Month Sarah on the start of a rope climb! Read more about her and her CrossFit journey here.
Today’s schedule
6a: All Levels CrossFit- Stacy
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Stacy
8a: Open Gym- Stacy
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Justin
4p: Open Gym- Anthony
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Anthony
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Anthony
8p: Strength Training/Open Gym- Michael
Workout of the Day (WOD)
A. Weighted Ring Dips: 3 sets of 5 reps. Working up to a heavy set of 5.
B. “Ghost” 6 Rounds:
1:00 Max Calorie Row
1:00 Max Burpees
1:00 Max Double-Unders
1:00 Rest
Try for as many reps as possible of EACH exercise, not just total score.
Post load for ring dips. Post separate totals of calories rowed, burpee reps, and double-under reps completed to comments.
Ex: 35#, 126 / 95 / 380 Rx
And coming tomorrow…
A. Deadlift: 5 Rep Max.
B. 10 Minute EMOM (Every minute on the minute):
ODD: 4 Deadlift (75% of 5RM) + Max Double Unders
EVEN: Max Reps Strict Pull-Ups
Post load for Deadlift and reps for DU’s and Pullups. Ex: 410#, 210, 43 at 315# Rx.
Upcoming CFM Events
Thursday, Jan 12th:Registration for the 2017 Open begins on Thursday! CrossFit Midtown will be doing the open workouts on Friday during regular classes and then each week we have a Friday Night Lights (FNL) competition highlighting match-ups with both individual and team events as well as a gym social Friday evenings after the workouts. The 1st Open workout is released on Thursday, February 23rd and continues for 5 weeks with 1 new workout each week. Participating in the Open is a seminal CrossFit experience and we highly recommend all athletes who have been training at CFM for a year or more to sign up. This is a great opportunity to test your fitness and enjoy the camaraderie and community of CrossFit.
Monday, Jan 16th:Registration ends for the Lurong Resolution Challenge on Monday. Sign up now!! If you are looking to make some serious improvements to your diet and fitness so you can achieve your goals, this is your answer. Click here for more details and to join Team CFM for the challenge. Join the Lurong Resolution Challenge with team CFM!
Thursday, Jan 19th: CFM Bring-A-Friend Day all classes. There will be an all-levels beginner friendly partner WOD. CFM Members email us to reserve a spot in a class with your friend (include their full name and email address)!
Lauren and Elizabeth giving it a thumbs up for a WOD well done.
Upcoming CFM Events
Sunday, Jan 8th: 9-10am CFM Weightlifting Class. If you are looking to work more in depth on your Olympic lifts sign up for this weightlifting membership. Each session will have Oly specific warmup, movement demo and breakdown, and lifting portion. Athletes will set the foundation for the snatch and clean & jerk as they progress through this Strength Based Oly Program. Classes continue each week Sundays 9-10am and Thursdays 8-9pm. Click here to register for the class with a single class option or monthly membership add-on.
Monday, Jan 16th:Registration ends for the Lurong Resolution Challenge on Monday. Sign up now!! If you are looking to make some serious improvements to your diet and fitness so you can achieve your goals, this is your answer. Click here for more details and to join Team CFM for the challenge.
Thursday, Jan 19th: CFM Bring-A-Friend Day all classes. There will be an all-levels beginner friendly partner WOD. CFM Members email us to reserve a spot in a class with your friend (include their full name and email address)!
Today’s schedule
6a: All Levels CrossFit- Stacy
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Stacy
8a: Open Gym- Michael
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Justin
4p: Open Gym- Anthony
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Anthony
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Anthony
Workout of the Day (WOD)
A. Back Squat: 3 sets of 5 reps. Worksets. Max reps final set.
B. 4 Rounds:
24 Walking Lunge Steps
15 Pushups (Rx+ = 25)
20/15 Cal Row
Post load for Squat and time for WOD. Ex: 335, 12:18 Rx.
And coming Saturday…
Teams of 2 [28 Minute Time Cap]
40-30-20-10:
Power Clean (m=75/115/155, w=55/85/105)
Box Jump Overs (16/20/24/30)
Push Jerks (m=75/115/155, w=55/85/105)
Toes to Bar
One partner working at a time. All reps are team totals.
Score is time to complete WOD. Ex: 19:10 L2
Saturday Schedule
9a: All Levels CrossFit- Tina
10a: All Levels CrossFit- Tina
11a: All Levels CrossFit- Tina
12:15p: Stretch&Smash- Michael. Click here to reserve
Sunday Schedule
9a: Weightlifing- Anthony
10a: All Levels CrossFit- Anthony
11a: Strength Training/Open Gym- Anthony
12:15p: Yoga- Lana Wilson. Click here to reserve
This Sunday, we start 2017! As we reminisce on all the great experiences of this past year, our thoughts quickly turn to look ahead, and onto new year goals and resolutions.
What goals and benchmarks have you set for 2017? Have you met with your coach to discuss actionable steps to achieve these goals in 30, 60, and 90 day intervals? There is a reason we have our goal setting for 30 days for new members and each Quarterly Progress Check. 30-Day Goals just work! However, there is nothing wrong with annual goals. They are powerful in every sense, but we want to do the best we can to break up big goals into smaller, time-bound, specific, measurable benchmarks so we can reward ourselves along the path of fitness.
If you want something badly, you can do it for 30 days. Think about something you really want to get after… actually think about it. Yes, you could do it for 30 days, right? Now ask yourself – can you do it for 300 days? That extra “0” may have changed it up a bit. An annual goal doesn’t need to be tackled tomorrow, where a near-sighted goal has a burning fire inside of it.
Maybe you take a different approach this year. Maybe your annual goal is to have 12 independent months of goal setting, and accomplishment. In 30 days we can best our last set of goals in the month prior; we can focus purely on the process, and not solely on the end state. Because as we know, when we embrace this journey, and truly enjoy every second of it, we arrive at the destination before we know it. This place where the path and destination are the same for our happiness, health, and fitness.
As we think about new year goals, keep this in mind: Make every day count towards bettering ourselves and the people we care about. “Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of.” -Charles Richard
Chris going for every cal on the rower
Holiday Schedule
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Friday: Regular schedule
Saturday: Regular schedule
Sunday: 11a Open Gym, 12:15p Yoga
Monday: Resume regular schedule
Today’s schedule
6a: All Levels CrossFit- Ellen
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Ellen
8a: Open Gym- Ellen
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Justin
4p: Open Gym- Anthony
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Anthony
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Anthony
Workout of the Day (WOD)
A. Front Squat: 4 sets of 3 reps. Workups. Complete 1 set every 3 minutes.
B. “Jazz Hands” [20 Minute Time Cap]
75 Kettlebell Swings (24/16kg)
2K Row
75 Kettlebell Swings (24/16kg)
Post load for Push Press and time for WOD. Ex: 210, 13:18 Rx.
Holiday Travel Workout 8
3 Rounds For Time:
50 yards lateral shuffle L
50 yards lateral shuffle R
50 butt kicks
50 high knees
For indoor workout do 20x15ft = 100 yards for R + L shuttles.
Post total time to comments and distance shuttle used. Ex. 11:10 (20x15ft shuttles).
And coming tomorrow…
“Big Mama Tabata”
8 rounds of :20s On, :10s Off
Wall Balls (20/14)
Toes to Bar
Row (Calories)
Power Cleans (135/95)
Complete all 8 rounds of the movement before rotating. Score is total reps at each and sum.
Ex: 70/52/50/31 = 203 Rx.
Holiday Travel Workout 9
5 Rounds:
Run max distance in 1 minute
Max rep sit ups in 1 minute
Use a watch to keep track of minute intervals. For the first 3 intervals run out, and for last 2 intervals run back. Walk cool down back to start. Use WalkJogRun.net to record distance covered.
Post distance and total situps. Ex: 1760m, 102 Rx.
And coming Sunday… Holiday Travel Workout 10
For time:
100 jumping jacks
75 air squats
50 pushups**
25 burpees
**Scale pushups to incline on chair (16”), bed (20”), stairs (24”), table/desk/countertop (30”).
6a: All Levels CrossFit- Travis
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Travis
8a: Open Gym- Stacy
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Justin
4p: Open Gym- Anthony
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Anthony
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Tina
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Tina
8:15p: Tuesday Yoga- Jackie
Sign up for yoga this week and next. Click here to reserve
Workout of the Day (WOD)
A. Weighted Pullups: 3 sets of 5 reps. Max reps 3rd set.
B. 3 Rounds: [17 Minute Time Cap]
500 Meter Row
12 Burpees
21 Box Jumps (24/20) (step downs only)
Post load and reps for Pullups and time for WOD. Ex: 55#, 7 reps, 12:24 Rx.
Holiday Travel Workout 5
7 Rounds For Time:
7 weighted front squats
7 burpees
For squats use any item that weighs more than 5#. A backpack loaded with heavy books or suitcase full of clothes is a good substitute for a 20/14# medball.
Post weight used for squats and time to comments. Ex: 40# Dumbbell, 6:48.
And coming tomorrow…
A. Hang Squat Clean & Jerk: In 15 minutes work up to a heavy complex:
1 Hang Squat Clean
1 Push Jerk.
B. Teams of 2
AMRAP 2: Squat Cleans (m = 65/95/135, w = 45/65/95)
AMRAP 2: Push Jerks
AMRAP 3: Squat Cleans
AMRAP 3: Push Jerks
AMRAP 4: Squat Cleans
AMRAP 4: Push Jerks
Running clock, with AMRAP’s immediately following each other.
Post load for complex and total reps from WOD. Ex: 265#, 192 L3.
CFM December Member of the Month Darcy. Read more about her story here.
Today’s schedule
6a: All Levels CrossFit- Travis
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Travis
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Stacy
4p: Open Gym- Anthony
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Tina
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Tina
8:15p: Tuesday Yoga- Jackie
Sign up for yoga this week and next. Click here to reserve
Workout of the Day (WOD)
Baseline Plus [17 Minute Time Cap]
Level 3
2 Rounds
500m Row
40 Goblet Squats (24/16kg)
30 Wall Sit Ups
20 Deficit Pushups (3.5”/2.5”)
10 Strict Pullups
Level 2
2 Rounds
500m Row
40 Air Squats
30 Wall Sit Ups
20 Pushups
10 Pullups
Level 1
2 Rounds
500m Row
40 Air Squats
30 Wall Sit Ups
20 Incline Pushups (30”)
10 Ring Rows (toes under the rings)
Post time to complete the WOD. Ex: 11:40 L3
And coming tomorrow…
A. Power Snatch: 2-2-2-2-2 work ups.
B. “Snatch & Go”
4 Rounds for Time [11 Minute TIme Cap]
10 Toes to bar**
10 Snatch (m = 65/95/135, w = 45/65/95)*
**L2 = knees to 90, L1 = situps
*For L1 the movement may be ground to overhead
Post load for snatch and time for the WOD. Ex: 175, 9:23 L3.
Upcoming CFM Events
Sunday, Dec 4th and 18th: 9-11am Weightlifting Workshop this a 2 part series setting the foundation for the snatch and clean & jerk for our Olympic Lifting Class & Programming starting Sunday, January 8th, 2017!
Monday, Dec 5th-11th: 4th Quarterly Progress Checks (QPC4) this week! We’ll have standard WODs and be re-testing Grace, CrossFit Total, Mary Ann, Baseline Plus, and Snatch & Go
Sunday, Dec 11th: CFM Bring-A-Friend Day 9 and 10am. There will be an all-levels beginner friendly partner WOD. CFM Members email us to reserve a spot in a class with your friend (include their full name and email address)!
Thursday, Dec 15th: Star Wars: Rogue One Premiere Night for CFM! Wear your Star Wars costume or shirt and join us for a 9pm showing at Midtown Arts Cinema. Tickets available soon and more details posted on the Announcements Board.
**Save the Date!**
Friday, Dec 16th: 7-11pm CFM Holiday Party!!
Next week 12/5-12/11 is the quarterly progress checks where we retest workouts from the previous year. There will be benchmark WODs, gymnastics, or lifts each day.
Is this your first Quarterly Check-In Week?
Here’s what’s about to go down… 1. Retest your baseline! For one of your workouts for the week, you’ll retest your Baseline. You also have the option to retest your Baseline WOD on Sunday at Open Gym on 12/4 or 12/11 from 11am-12pm OR any Open Gym during the week. 2. Goal-Setting & reflection: At the beginning of class on Mon & Tues, we’ll take 5 minutes to reflect on our progress over the last three months and since the beginning of 2016. We’ll look to set some goals for the next quarter. If you prefer to spend more time on goal-setting, join Mike next Thursday evening, December 8th from 7-7:30pm for a goal-setting workshop. We’ll take some time to visualize what we want our future to be like, then set smaller, action steps to achieve our longer-term goals. 3. Record your results! If you haven’t been doing it already, now is the time to start tracking your progress in the gym. Use the Zen Planner Phone App, or you can track through the Zen Planner web page. Or Google Docs, or old school with a journal. We have journals available at the ProShop.
It’s time to put all your hard work and training to the test. Are we getting fitter? Are we healthier? Next week marks the perfect time to re-evaluate our goals and make plans with actionable steps for the next 3 months and into the 2017. If you have any questions about Quarterly Progress Checks (QPC), ask your coach at the gym or email us.
Casey
Today’s schedule
6a: All Levels CrossFit- Stacy
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Stacy
8a: Open Gym- Michael
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Justin
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Anthony
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Anthony
Workout of the Day (WOD)
A. Bench Press: 3 sets of 5 reps. Worksets. Max reps final set.
B. “Resilience”
20 Minute EMOM
ODD: 15 Cal Row
EVEN: 15 Burpees
The first 2 minutes each athlete will work for 40 seconds totaling as many burpees and calories as possible. For the remaining 18 minutes you will try to match those numbers you established during the first 2 minutes.
Post load and reps for Bench and score lowest number of cals and burpees completed in a minute.
Ex: 230#, 8 reps, 12/12 Rx.
And coming Saturday…
Partner WOD: “The Mountain” [20 Minute Time Cap]
Open: 100 Double unders
3 Rounds
10 Clean & Jerk (m = 95/125/155, w = 65/85/105)
15 KB swings (m = 16/20/24, w = 8/12/16kg)
20 box jumps (m = 20/24/30, w = 12/20/24)
15 Pullups
10 HSPU
All reps are team totals. 1 Partner working at a time. Partners may partition the reps and rounds any way
Score time to complete WOD. Ex: 18:23 L3
Saturday Schedule
9a: All Levels CrossFit- Travis
10a: All Levels CrossFit- Travis
11a: All Levels CrossFit- Travis
12:15p: Yoga- Monica Miller. Click here to reserve
Sunday Schedule
9-11a: Weightlifting Workshop – All Levels- Anthony
11a: Strength Training/Open Gym- Anthony
12:15p: Yoga- Alexis Story. Click here to reserve
Upcoming CFM Events
Sunday, Dec 4th and 18th: 9-11am Weightlifting Workshop this a 2 part series setting the foundation for the snatch and clean & jerk for our Olympic Lifting Class & Programming starting Sunday, January 8th, 2017!
Monday, Dec 5th-11th: 4th Quarterly Progress Checks (QPC4). begin next week! We’ll have standard WODs and be re-testing Grace, CrossFit Total, Mary Ann, Baseline Plus, and a 5th WOD TBA.
Sunday, Dec 11th: CFM Bring-A-Friend Day 9 and 10am. There will be an all-levels beginner friendly partner WOD. CFM Members email us to reserve a spot in a class with your friend (include their full name and email address)!
Thursday, Dec 15th: Star Wars: Rogue One Premiere Night for CFM! Wear your Star Wars costume or shirt and join us for a 9pm showing at Midtown Arts Cinema. Tickets available soon and more details posted on the Announcements Board.
**Save the Date!**
Friday, Dec 16th: 7-11pm CFM Holiday Party!!
** Save the Date! **
Friday, Dec 16th: 7-11pm CFM Holiday Party!!
Today’s schedule
6a: All Levels CrossFit- Travis
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Travis
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Justin
4p: Open Gym- Michael
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
8:15p: Tuesday Yoga- Jackie
Sign up for yoga this week and next. Click here to reserve
