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Sarah & Christine Clean & Jerk from Cutoff WOD

Upcoming CFM Events

Tuesday, July 21st: Marc Pro Representative David Melendez will be giving free muscle recovery and activation sessions (10-30 minutes) from 6am-1pm (morning and noon classes). There will be 3 stations set up and everyone is encouraged to try out a session either before class on the warmup setting or after the WOD for a recovery session. Click here to read more.
Thursday, July 23rd: Bring-A-Friend Day. All levels beginner friendly partner WOD.
Rowing, Situps, Medball Passes.
Sat/Sun, July 25th & 26th: CrossFit Games Viewing.
Saturday, August 1st: 9am-12 noon. 31Heroes WOD.

31Heroes WOD Hosted by CrossFit Midtown

This WOD was created specifically to honor the 30 men and one dog that gave their lives for our country on August 6, 2011. It is 31 minutes long—one minute in remembrance of each hero. The rep scheme is 8-6-11—the date of their ultimate sacrifice. Finally, this is a partner WOD. The men who gave their lives were from multiple branches of our military, working together as a team. In the workout you and your team member will constantly be taking the load from each other providing much needed support and relief. We realize that no physical sacrifice made during a workout can come close to the sacrifice our brave heroes made, but we consider this WOD a CrossFitters “moment of silence.” This is how we can honor those that gave all in the name of freedom.

Sign up to participate in the WOD on Saturday, August 1st from 9am-12pm. For more details and to register click here.

Today’s schedule

6a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
8a: Open Gym- Michael
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
4p: Open Gym- Michael
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
8p: Strength Training/Open Gym- Michael

Workout of the Day (WOD)

A. Front Squat: 3 sets of 5 reps. Worksets all at the same weight. Max reps in final set.

B. 3 Rounds: 1 minute each station
Toes to Bar
Box Jumps (24/20) Step downs only.
Plate Ground-to-Overhead (45/24)
200m Run + Hand release pushups (bonus)
Rest 2 minute between rounds

Post load and reps for Squat, total reps from 3 rounds. 200m Run = 1 rep: 6 reps 230#, 215 Rx.

And coming tomorrow…

A. Shoulder Press: 4 sets of 4 (80% of 5 rep max) (3-0-X-1)*
3 second negative. 0 seconds at the bottom (touch-and-go). *X = ½ second up (dynamic). 1 second hold at top.

B. 9 minute as many rounds as possible (AMRAP):
15 Double Unders
9 Air Squats
1 Rope Climb (15ft)**

**NOTE: All athletes must wear long socks or pants when climbing rope to protect their shins and prevent rope burn. Scale to 10ft rope climb 1:1, 1ft rope climb hold for 10 seconds, Knee-raise dead hang hold 10 seconds

Post load for Press. Post total rounds and reps from AMRAP. Ex: 135#, 7+10 Rx.

MON 07.20.15 Sign Up for 31Heroes WOD! Read More »

Ryan & Rick. Race to finish barbell lateral hops.

Today’s schedule

6a: All Levels CrossFit- Ellen
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
8a: Open Gym- Michael
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
4p: Open Gym- Michael
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Justin
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Justin
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
8p: Power Lifting- Michael

Workout of the Day (WOD)

A. 3 minutes Max Consecutive Singles: Must be performed with a Beaded Rope. 3 attempts within the 3 minutes.

B. Rep Rounds for Time. [30 minute time cap].
800-400-200m Run
40-20-10 Toes to bar
20-10-5 Front Squat (135/95)
20-10-5 Lateral Barbell Burpees

Post max consecutive reps for singles. Post time to complete rep rounds. Ex: 218, 18:50 Rx

And coming tomorrow…

A. Push Press: In 15 minutes work up to a 3 rep max.

B. Triple (As many rounds & repetitions as possible) AMRAP:
3 minutes AMRAP
10 Pullups (Rx+ = Chest to Bar)
30 Double Unders**

1 minute Rest

3 minutes AMRAP
10 Hand Release Pushups
30 Double Unders

1 minute Rest

3 minutes AMRAP
10 Air Squats
30 Double Unders

Post load for push press. Post total reps from all 3 AMRAPs (40 reps per round).
Ex: 255#, 458.

WED 07.15.15 Read More »

Coach Richard's Mobility Toolbox — Coach Richard’s Mobility Toolbox

Today’s schedule

6a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
8a: Open Gym- Michael
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
4p: Open Gym- Michael
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Richard
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Richard
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Richard
8:15p: Tuesday Yoga- Veronica Lewinger
Sign up for yoga this week and next to reserve your spot.Click here!

Workout of the Day (WOD)

A. 12 minutes every minute on the minute (EMOM):
(40 seconds work / 20 seconds rest)
1st: Max Rep Speed Step (R+L=1)
2nd: Max Rep Double Unders
3rd: Elbow Plank Hold

B. 3 Rounds for time [14 minute time cap]
20 Toes to bar
20 Wallballs (20/14)
20 Cal Row

Post total reps of singles and DU. Post time to finish WOD. If time capped post total reps (60 reps per round). Ex: 203, 227, 7:21.

And coming tomorrow…

A. Shoulder Press: 3 sets of 5. All sets at same weight. Max reps on final set.

B. Rep Rounds for time: [16 minute time cap]
15-12-9-6-3
Hand Release Pushups
Thrusters (75/55)
Barbell Lateral Hops**

**Lateral Hops (L+R=1 rep)

Post load and max reps for shoulder press. Post time to complete rep rounds. Ex: 155# 8 reps, 8:14 Rx.

TUES 07.07.15 Read More »

Stage is set: Train the major lift Clean & Jerk, sprint hard and fast. "Cutoff" WOD Saturday 6/20. — Stage is set: Train the major lift Clean & Jerk, sprint hard and fast. “Cutoff” WOD Saturday 6/20.

Today’s schedule

6a: All Levels CrossFit- Dyer
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
8a: Open Gym- Michael
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
4p: Open Gym- Michael
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Richard
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Richard
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Richard
8:15p: Tuesday Yoga- Veronica Lewinger **(Class Full)**
Sign up for Tuesday Yoga next week on 6/30 today while spots are open! Click here!

Workout of the Day (WOD)

A. Weighted Ring Dips: 5 sets of 5 reps. Rest 2 minutes between sets. Max reps in final set.

B. For Time [18 minute Time Cap]:
500-400-300-200-100m Run
25-20-15-10-5 Toes to bar

Post load and max reps for Ring Dips. Post time for WOD. If time capped post total number of Toes to bar completed (max score 75)
Ex1: 15# 7 reps, 9:17 Rx
Ex2: 25 neg, 68

And coming tomorrow…

A. Skill: In 8 minutes complete as many sets of Medball Throws (vertical target)
4 sets 10 reps at 9ft
4 sets 8 reps at 10ft
4 sets 6 reps at 11ft
4 sets 4 reps at 12ft
Complete the 4 sets at increasing weights:
m = 10,12,14,20# / 12,14,20,30#
w = 8,10,12,14# / 10,12,14,20#

B. 15 Minutes As Many Rounds As Possible (AMRAP):
5 Push Press (m=95:120 / w=65:85)
10 Medball Throws 10ft vertical target (20/14)
15 Air Squats
30 second Pushup Position Plank Hold

Post number of sets completed for Medball Throws (max score 16). Post total rounds completed for AMRAP (each second on plank hold = 1 rep)
Ex: 10, 7+45 reps Rx

TUES 06.23.15 Read More »

6 Insanely Fit Guys Reveal One Thing They Do Each Day. We found six of the fittest men on the planet and asked them a simple question: What’s one thing you do each day that improves your fitness? Take a cue from their routines—and reach the best shape of your life. We teach and develop all six habits every day through training and fitness education at CrossFit Midtown…Click here to read more: Daily Habits To Follow To Take Your Fitness To Next Level “Men’s Health Magazine” by MICHAEL EASTER

PK and Tina finishing the last few meters of their KB carry

Summer Yoga Series at CrossFit Midtown

We have a 2nd guest Yoga Instructor this Saturday 6/20 at 12 PM as we begin our summer yoga series at CrossFit Midtown. Lana Wilson believes yoga is a terrific option for athletes to complement the often-repetitive motions of training particularly in CrossFit. For Lana, yoga is a lifestyle; it is freedom and bliss. She grew up watching her father practice yoga daily but it was not until she began to experience the demands of getting an engineering degree that she turned to the practice. As a former gymnast and cheerleader, Lana initially practiced yoga as an outlet for physical expression, but it grew into a sustained devotional passion as she transitioned to professional life.

Warm and energetic, Lana will lead you through a dynamic, powerful sequence that cultivates awareness of the mind-body-breath connection. Her classes build heat and intensity with an engaging blend of alignment-based instruction and focus on the foundation. Vital elements include effective flexibility training, foundation and core stabilization, strengthening and balance work.

Join us on Saturday at 12pm for a special introduction to yoga for CrossFitters lead by Lana Wilson!
Click here to reserve your spot online.

Lana Wilson working Side Crow with Atlantic Station backdrop

Today’s schedule

6a: All Levels CrossFit- Casey
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Casey
8a: Open Gym- Michael
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Richard
4p: All Levels CrossFit- Richard
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael

Workout of the Day (WOD)

A. Front Squats: In 16 minutes work up to a 2 rep max.

B. 2 Rounds for Time
15 1-arm Kettlebell Front Squat (R-arm) (24/16kg)
15 Toes to bar
15 1-arm Kettlebell Front Squat (L-arm) (24/16kg)
15 GHD Situps

Post load for Front Squat and time to complete rounds. Ex: 285#, 9:45 Rx

And coming Saturday…

“Cutoff”
Competition of 2v2 or 2v1 or 1v1

3 Matches:
8 minutes As many rounds as possible (AMRAP) of:
–[Section 1]–
40 Double Unders**
4 Tandem Burpees
–[Section 2]–
100m Sprint
Clean & Jerk (m = 135/185, w = 95/125). As many reps as possible (AMRAP). Stop, aka “Cutoff” when opponent team finishes 4th Tandem Burpee.(~)
Rest 2 minutes between matches.

**Scale to 20 (Single + DU), Speed Step (1:1, R+L = 1), or to Singles (2:1)
(~)Both partners must finish their 4th Tandem Burpee and then yell/call “Cutoff!”. Until “Cutoff” is yelled other team may still complete C&J.

Flip a change weight to see which team starts in section 1 and the other will start in section 2. Reps for Double unders, burpees, and distance for sprint are individual totals. Both partners working at the same time on the same movement to complete their individual total. Teams competing against each other should use the same 2 bars for [Section 2] provided athletes are all doing Rx or all doing the same scaled weight.

Team with most Clean & Jerk after 3 matches wins “Cutoff!”

Post team total C&J completed from 3 matches.
2v2 Ex: 107 vs 95 Rx.
2v1 Ex: 65 (scaled) vs 32 Rx+ — Team of 2 wins because reps/person = 32.5!
1v1 Ex: 42 vs 37 Rx+

Saturday Schedule

9a: All Levels CrossFit- Dan
10a: All Levels CrossFit- Dan
11a: All Levels CrossFit- Dan
12p: **Special Yoga for Crossfit**- Lana Wilson

Sunday Schedule

10a: All Levels CrossFit- Dyer
11a: Open Gym- Dyer

FRI 06.19.15 Read More »

What’s the difference between rest days and recovery days? Rest is generally categorized as sleep and time spent not training or exercising. Recovery, on the other hand, refers to techniques and actions taken to maximize your body’s repair. And this doesn’t just mean muscle repair. Recovery involves chemical and hormonal balance, nervous system repair, mental state and more… Click here to read more: Active Recovery “Box Life Magazine” by William Imbo

Working on kipping skill for unbroken toes-to-bar

Today’s schedule

6a: All Levels CrossFit- Casey
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Casey
8a: Open Gym- Casey
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Richard
4p: All Levels CrossFit- Richard
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael

Workout of the Day (WOD)

A. 3 Rounds (4 minutes per round)
OPEN: 1 Set of Max Rep Strict Chinups
Then in remaining time…
1 Set of Max Consecutive Double Unders

Post total strict chinups and total of max consecutive DUs from 3 rounds.
Ex: 51 / 402 Rx

B. 3 Rounds (work 40s:rest 20s)
Toes-to-bar
Box Jumps (24/20”) (step downs only)
Tire flips
Burpees
Rest 1 minute between rounds

Post total reps completed. Ex: 152 Rx

And coming Saturday…

Team WOD: (Teams of 2-7)
4 Rounds
20m Sled Pull (135/90)
200m Sprint
Rest 1 minute
200m Sprint
20m Sled Push (100/50)
Rest 1 minute
5 Shoulder to overhead (135/95)
10 Kettlebell Swings (24/16kg)
Rest 1 minute

All reps and distances are per person. All team members start on Sled Pull and move through conga line style. Only one athlete working at a time on sled push, sled pull, S2O, and KBS. (One person may be doing S2O with teammate doing KBS, but two team members may not do KBS at the same time). You may pass your team members, but team is finished WOD only when all members have completed 4 rounds and standing on finish mat.

Post time to complete WOD. Ex: 22:10 Rx

Saturday Schedule

9a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
10a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
11a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
12p: **Special Yoga for Crossfit**- Veronica Lewinger

Veronica Lewinger has 6 years of yoga teaching experience and is currently an instructor at Decatur Yoga and Evolation Yoga in Midtown. She has also been power lifting for 3 years and is trained in Self-Myofascial Release (SMR) techniques to facilitate workshops in Atlanta. Monica Miller, our resident restorative yoga instructor is traveling overseas in Africa for 2 weeks and recommend we get in contact with Veronica at Evolation. We are glad to have Veronica teach a class open to all of our members this weekend. Click here to reserve your spot online.

Sunday Schedule

10a: All Levels CrossFit- Dyer
11a: Open Gym- Dyer

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Today’s schedule

Workout of the Day (WOD)

A. Weighted Pullup: 5 sets of 4. All sets at same weight. Max reps on final set.

B.”Firefly”
8 minute AMRAP:
5 Power Clean (95:135 / 65:95)*
10 Toes to Bar
15 Air Squats

Rest until 10 minute mark. Then…

2 minute AMRAP:
7 Front Squat (95:135 / 65:95)
3 Burpees

Rest 2 minutes

2 minute AMRAP:
7 Burpees
3 Front Squat (95:135 / 65:95)

*(men Rx:men Rx+ / women Rx:women Rx+)

Post load and max reps for weighted pullups. Post total reps from each AMRAP.
Ex: 55# 5 reps, 148, 30, 37, Rx+.

And coming tomorrow…

A. Bench Press: 3 sets of 5 Worksets. Same weight all sets. 3rd set max reps.

B. Rep Rounds of 25-20-15-10-5 [15 minute time cap]
Double Unders
Wallballs (20/14) 10ft target
10 reps each round Floor Wipers (135/95) (L+R=1)

Post load and reps for bench and time for WOD. Ex: 245#, 6 reps, 9:10 Rx.

TUES 06.02.15 Read More »

Rx Pushups. Solid plank and keep those thighs off the deck.

Today’s schedule

6a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
8a: Open Gym- Michael
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
4p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael

Workout of the Day (WOD)

A. Front Squats: 5 sets of 3 reps working up to heavy set of 3. Rest 2-3 minutes between sets.

B. 3 Rounds of:
3 minutes as many rounds as possible (AMRAP):
Buy In: 200m Sprint
5 Front Squat (50% Part A.)
5 Pullups
5 Toes To Bar
5 Power Clean (50% Part A.)
1 minute rest between each 3 minute AMRAP.

Post 3 Rep Max Front Squat, and total reps from 3 rounds of AMRAP and load. ex: 285#, 164 @ 145#

And coming Saturday…

Team Chipper:
2 Rounds
100 Double Unders (Singles 3:1, Speed step 1:1)
20 Box Jump-Overs (24/20)
10 Tire flips
50m Farmer’s carry 2x(32/24kg)
10 Power Snatch (m = 95/135, w = 65/85)
Rest 5 minutes between rounds

One partner working at a time. All reps and distances are team totals.

Post time to complete each round. Ex: 12:10, 12:44 Rx

Saturday Schedule

9a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
10a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
11a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
12p: Restorative Yoga- Monica

Sunday Schedule

10a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
11a: Open Gym- Michael

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Today’s schedule

6a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
8a: Open Gym- Michael
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
4p: Open Gym- Michael
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Justin
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Justin
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Casey
8p: Open Gym- Casey

Workout of the Day (WOD)

A. Power Clean: 10 minutes every minute on the minute 1 Power Clean. (85% 1RM)

B. Rep Rounds For Time
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Toes to Bar
Power Clean (m = 135/155, w = 95/105)

Post load for clean and time for WOD. Ex: 230#, 8:45 Rx+

And coming tomorrow…

A. JumpNrope:
1 minute max speed singles (Left foot + Right foot = 1 rep)
Rest 3 minutes
1 minute max double unders

B. For Time [18 minute Time Cap]:
50 Double Unders
25 Wallball Shots (20/14) 10ft target
15 GHD Situps
10 Ring Pushups (Rx+ = Muscle Ups)
40 Double Unders
20 Wallball Shots
12 GHD Situps
8 Ring Pushups
30 Double Unders
15 Wallball Shots
9 GHD Situps
6 Ring Pushups

Post speed singles and double under reps and time for WOD. Ex: 92, 104, 10:12 Rx+

WED 05.13.15 Read More »

Way to finish that last set. David and Brandon partner WOD.

Today’s schedule

6a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
7a: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
8a: Open Gym- Michael
12n: All Levels CrossFit- Justin
4p: Open Gym- Michael
5p: All Levels CrossFit- Michael
6p: All Levels CrossFit- Tom
7p: All Levels CrossFit- Tom