Michael Aaron

HOODIES!

Just in time for the amazing fall weather, we’re ordering hoodies this Friday… $45 for American Apparel navy blue front-zip hoodie. The design is below. We’ll be taking pre-orders for these, and only ordering a limited quantity beyond that. If you wish to order a hoodie, please email us with PAYMENT METHOD (CC on file, or bring cash or check to the box) AND SIZE (unisex XS-2XL… extra charge may apply for 2XL) by Friday at 2pm.

East vs. West recap

CrossFit Midtown made a splash at Saturday’s East vs West competition at CrossFit HD in Chamblee. We had two teams – the Hooverballers (9/13) and Quadzillas (12/13)- compete in the Mixed division, and two teams – the Midtown Get-Downs (12/24) and Chicken Legs (22/24) – compete in the Elite division. But this competition was about SO MUCH MORE than the final standings. Competing is about mingling with the CrossFit community, seeing where you stack up outside your box (on THAT given day, in THAT given field, in THOSE given WODs), and having fun.
CFM opened less than five months ago, and most of our competitors have only been doing CrossFit that long (or not even that long!). It was the first CrossFit competition for 17 of the 21 athletes who competed! Thanks to all of you who stepped outside your comfort zone to compete on Saturday. We competed with CF Games competitors, elite Olympic lifters, former college/pro athletes, and OURSELVES. I am proud of all of you, and thank you all for giving it everything you’ve got.
Like Tirzah said: “Now I know what I have to work on.” Whether you realized you’ve got some work to do at box jump-overs (the Twinkle Toes award goes to Woody!), gymnastics (damn you, handstand push ups!), Olympic lifting, or just sprints and baton hand-offs, I hope you all learned something about yourselves and had a great time. Be proud!

More yoga AND kettlebells!

Ask and you shall receive! We’re now offering yoga classes on Tuesdays at 8:15pm with Monica AND Wednesdays at 1:15pm with Beth. Stay tuned for details on a Saturday yoga class AND a weekly kettlebell class (both with Amy). Class attendance for CFM students counts as one of your weekly visits. OR CFM students and visitors are also welcome to join yoga or kettlebell classes for a $15 drop-in fee.

Hydrostatic body composition testing rescheduled

Body composition testing has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 17 from 4 to 7pm. Sign up for your time slot at the box or by emailing Courtney. Bali has offered a complimentary test to those who were scheduled on the original day.

Courtney crushing one of approximately one jillion overhead squats she did for the Elite division Chicken Legs in WOD 1 of Saturday’s competition. Get it guuuuuuurl!

Workout of the Day

A. Back Squat: 15-10-5 at 3211 tempo, 2min rest
B. 8 sets:
8 kettlebell swings heavy
125m row, run or 25sec AirDyne
rest 2:45

CFM REPRESENT!

I can’t believe that CFM isn’t even five months old, and we’re already sending 20 (T W E N T Y ! ! !) athletes (that’s four teams!) to compete at the East vs. West Competition on Saturday at CrossFit HD in Chamblee. Spectators are welcome. Please come out to the event to cheer us on. CFMers will be competing all day long!
Hooverballers (Uran, Kurt, Anna, Tirzah, Shane, Kerry) compete at 9a, 11a & 12:10p
Quadzillas (Arielle, Levy, Dave, Ellen, Mary Anne & Bri) compete at 9:30, 10:50 & 11:50a
Chicken Legs (Courtney, Dan W, Don, Vabs) compete at 1, 3:30 & 5:15p
Midtown Get Downs (Lis, Carlos T, Woody, Richie) compete at 1:30, 3:40 & 5:40p

More yoga AND kettlebells!

Ask and you shall receive! We’re now offering yoga classes on Tuesdays at 8:15pm with Monica AND Wednesdays at 1:15pm with Beth. Stay tuned for details on a Saturday yoga class AND a weekly kettlebell class (both with Amy). Class attendance for CFM students counts as one of your weekly visits. OR CFM students and visitors are also welcome to join yoga or kettlebell classes for a $15 drop-in fee.

Hydrostatic body composition testing rescheduled

Body composition testing has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 17 from 4 to 7pm. Sign up for your time slot at the box or by emailing Courtney. Bali has offered a complimentary test to those who were scheduled on the original day.

Dan will be showing off more topless handstands this weekend at CFHD. DON’T MISS IT!

Workout of the Day

6 sets:
Front Squat x 2-3 reps, 15 seconds rest
AMRAP Pull Ups, 5 minutes rest

More yoga AND kettlebells!

Ask and you shall receive! We’re now offering yoga classes on Tuesdays at 8:15pm with Monica AND Wednesdays at 1:15pm with Beth. Stay tuned for details on a Saturday yoga class AND a weekly kettlebell class (both with Amy). Class attendance for CFM students counts as one of your weekly visits. OR CFM students and visitors are also welcome to join yoga or kettlebell classes for a $15 drop-in fee.

Hydrostatic body composition testing rescheduled

Body composition testing has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 17 from 4 to 7pm. Sign up for your time slot at the box or by emailing Courtney. Bali has offered a complimentary test to those who were scheduled on the original day.

Whole Life Challenge check-in

How’s everybody doing? I’m feeling stronger, sleeping better, and trying some new recipes. Remembering to log my points has been tougher than I thought! I set an alarm on my phone, but I was coaching an intro when it went off Saturday and quickly turned it off. WHOOPS! What’s been the toughest part for you? Post in the comments and let us know.

Bri crushing the kettlebell swings at WLC prelims. Bri is also crushing the WLC so far with about a jillion points. Keep up the great work, Bri!

Workout of the Day

A. Press: 8-6-4, 3min rest
B. 5 rounds for time:
8 push press @ 135/95#
20 kettlebell swings @ 1.5/1pood

Yoga is today at 1:15

Weekly yoga with Beth continues today at 1:15. All members are welcome – this just counts as one of your weekly classes OR anyone is welcome to join us for a $15 drop-in fee. Bring a yoga mat (we have a few spares) and a towel. We’re in the process of adding additional yoga classes to the schedule by the end of the month, so stay tuned for details!

WLC WINNING!

Congrats to our weekly drawing winners… Woody snags a $25 CFM pro shop gift certificate and
Brianne wins a pair of concert tickets to AWOLNation or Rush. Our Friends & Family winners also get sweet prizes: Sophie D scores $50 cash and Stacy W wins a CFM tshirt & Paleo People granola!

An Ode to CrossFit

-by Instructor Training Program member Courtney
Gone are the hours of elliptisizing,
and my days as a treadmill track star.
I’ve traded in those nautilus machines
for a box, bumpers, and an Olympic bar.

Gone are the pretty pedis and French manicures
replaced by hardened calluses, chalk, and hand rips.
I’ve gone down a cup size and moved up a bust size,
from thousands of pullups, pushups and dips.

I belong to a place where anything is possible
and we never say never.
I may not be as young as I once was,
but damn, my snatch is looking better than ever.

Strong is beautiful
and being “a beast” is the best.
Not blowing our WOD
is our daily test.

We eat like cavemen:
no grains, no sugar, no junk.
At first this Whole Life Challenge
had me all in a funk!

My muscle mass is going up.
My body fat is going down.
I push so hard,
I’ve even met our mascot, Pukie the Clown.

The husband admits
he’s not as strong as his wife.
There’s no going back now:
CrossFitter for life!

Our Instructor Training Program members, pictured above, are going through a Goals Coaching class this Sunday night. What are your October goals?

Workout of the Day

A. Back Squat: 3×3, rest 3min
B. 3 rounds for time:
10 Box Jumps 30/24
100 double unders or 300 jump rope singles
1000m row or 800m run

Come cheer on your fellow CFMers Saturday!

This Saturday, 20 CFMers are competing at the East-West Competition at CrossFit HD in Chamblee. Competition lasts from 9 to 5 and spectators are welcome!
The Mixed teams – Quadzillas & Hooverballers – compete Saturday morning while Elite teams – Chicken Legs & Midtown Get Downs – compete in the afternoon. Come cheer us on!
Quadzillas:
Arielle
Scott L
Dave
Ellen
Mary Anne
Bri M
Hooverballers:
Uran
Kurt
Anna
Tirzah
Shane
Kerry
Chicken Legs:
Courtney
Dan W
Don
Vabs
Midtown Get Downs:
Lis
Carlos T
Woody
Richie

Tink’s orders due today!

Tink’s Grass-fed Beef will make a delivery to CFM this Wednesday. Check out the price list below, email your order to info@tinksbeef.com (order deadline is today at 5), and leave cash or check at the box by Wednesday morning (meat will be delivered Wed afternoon…payment is due at the time of delivery).

Noon crew bonding: Woody, Vanessa & Anami

Workout of the Day

A. Snatch Balance: 5 sets of 2, rest 2min
B. Overhead squats: 3 sets of 3, rest 2min
C. Josh (20 min cap):
21 Overhead squats (OHS) 95/65
42 Pull-ups
15 reps OHS
30 Pull-ups
9 reps OHS
18 Pull-ups

GOOOOOOOALS!

How was September? Take some time this week to reflect on the past month, your successes, opportunities and setbacks, and determine how you can make October the best month of 2012. What are your October goals? Post in the comments… (and on the goals board in the box!)

Tink’s Grass-fed Beef

Tink’s will make a delivery to CFM this Wednesday. Check out the price list below, email your order to info@tinksbeef.com (order deadline is tomorrow at 5), and leave cash or check at the box by Wednesday morning (meat will be delivered Wed afternoon…payment is due at the time of delivery).

Fred loves turkish get-ups.

Workout of the Day

A. Deadlift 8-6-4, 2min rest
B. 4rds:
3 Deadlift TnG
150m row/run/30sec AD
rest 2:30
4rds:
3 Clean Pulls TnG
150m row/run/30sec AD
rest 2:30

Hooverball, free WOD & yoga in the park!

Please wear your CFM gear to the park this Sunday to join us for a park WOD! This Sunday, 9/30, we’re moving our monthly community WOD from lululemon howell mill to the park.
LET’S GET A HUGE CREW OUT TO THE PARK SUNDAY FOR A FUN PARTNER WOD! Meet at the sand volleyball courts at 10am for a warm-up and free WOD (open to the public, suitable for all fitness/skill levels) followed by our weekly Hooverball game.
THEN, Sunday night at 5:30, let’s head back to Piedmont Park to join our friends at lululemon howell mill for 10th & Flow, a huge donation-based yoga event at Piedmont Park, raising funds for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Strong4Life… an organization fighting childhood obesity.

Tink’s Grass-fed Beef

Tink’s will make a delivery to CFM next Wednesday. Check out the price list below, email your order to info@tinksbeef.com, and leave cash or check at the box by Wednesday (meat will be delivered Wed afternoon…payment is due at the time of delivery).

Namaste! Join us every Wednesday at 1:15 for yoga with Beth. We’ll be adding new classes to the schedule soon, with instructors Beth, Monica and Amy!

Workout of the Day

A1. 4 sets: Front Squat x 3, 1min rest
A2. 4 sets: Weighted Pull Up or Pull Up Negative x2, 4min rest
B. 3min AirDyne for cals or 800m run or 1k row

Champions Are Made When No One’s Watching

– by Instructor Training Program member Urán
Let’s be real for a moment. Making the decision to commit to the Whole Life Challenge was not easy for most of us. Hell, even making the decision to join the gym or visit Nashville hot yoga classes was probably something many of us had to sleep on. Why? Because, there are a million excuses why not to eat well/CrossFit/take care of yourself, etc. There are so many things we face each day that threaten to get in the way of the goal of a healthier lifestyle. But we try anyway because our goal is important to us. And at the gym we have our CFM family there cheering us along as we limp through burpees or do our pullups in sets of 1. And celebrating with us when we destroy the WOD that day. We convene to discuss all things diet, and to talk each other off the proverbial ledge when temptations prove to be almost too strong to resist.
But what about the days when you’re not at the gym? When you’re alone trying to get in your workout for that day? When you’re pissed at the world and just wish you didn’t have to cook so much. That’s where the rubber meets the road. That’s where champions are made. You don’t have to win medals, or even win a prize in this challenge, to be a champion. The Whole Life Challenge is a competition for your life. For a better you – in whatever capacity you allow. This is the chance to prove to yourself that you can and will make positive changes in spite of the negative influences you’re faced with. And to remind yourself that if you falter, or take a step backward, that’s all it is. One step. And you can forge ahead with the knowledge that you have the capacity to make your life exactly what you want it to be. This is your chance to make a life you’re proud of, whether you’re surrounded by people watching you or you’re all by yourself. This is your opportunity to be your own champion.

Tink’s Grass-fed Beef

Tink’s will make a delivery to CFM next Wednesday. Check out the price list below, email your order to info@tinksbeef.com, and leave cash or check at the box by Wednesday (meat will be delivered Wed afternoon…payment is due at the time of delivery).

Hooverball, free WOD & yoga in the park!

This Sunday, 9/30, we’re moving our monthly community WOD from lululemon howell mill to the park. LET’S GET A HUGE CREW OUT TO THE PARK SUNDAY FOR A FUN PARTNER WOD! Please wear your CFM gear and meet at the sand volleyball courts at 10am for a warm-up and free WOD (open to the public, suitable for all fitness/skill levels) followed by our weekly Hooverball game.
THEN, Sunday night at 5:30, let’s head back to Piedmont Park to join our friends at lululemon howell mill for 10th & Flow, a huge donation-based yoga event at Piedmont Park, raising funds for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Strong4Life… an organization fighting childhood obesity.
Congrats to Anna on doing her first strict pull-ups last week. And she repped out three in a skirt suit, at that! Back in June she was on a black band for pull ups and now she’s showing off unassisted strict pull ups regularly in the gym. Be sure to ask her for a pull up next time you see her at CFM!

Workout of the Day

A. 4 sets:
8 Single-Arm Kettlebell Press, right arm
8 Single-Arm Kettlebell Press, left arm
Rest 2 minutes
B. 5 rounds for time:
3 Squat Clean Thrusters 155/115
15 Pull Ups