Saturday, October 31, 2009

Halloween Gore and Guess

Your guess: Is this a close-up of the pizza or of the exit wound on JA's head?

Saturday Spooktacular:
Advanced 1 min Reps 5/5
Intermediate 45 sec Reps 4/4
Beginner 30 sec 3/3
Lunge, L-sit/Crunch, Squat Jump/Side Step, 8 Ct BB, Jump Pull Up/KTE, Swing/Push Up

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Thursday Updates


1) Friday KB: KettleHell (of course, it's Halloween!)
2) Remember it's Movember.
3) Halloween Workout 5:30pm, Party 6:30pm (Friday 10/30).
4) Saturday Class Change: Combined Class 10am on Saturday 10/31.
5) Form Seminar: Sunday, November 8, 10am-noon
6) For the Fallen Workout: Sunday, November 22
7) Anything else?

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Wednesday Form: Reach high!

Hey, who took the Smokehouse?!

Jolie's Rope Climbing Tips at the CrossFit Main Site.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Tuesday Attitude

Better than yesterday.
Top 10 Reasons To Attend the Form Seminar:
10) Do you really have anything better to do?
9) When Chris yells “jump and shrug” you tend to curl, squat, press??!!
8) You’ve been doing CF for a while and haven’t seen the changes in your body (physique) that you’d like.
7) You think Swing is the only KB movement.
6) After a CF class, you aren’t sick-ill-exhausted.
5) You hope maybe one of those 1000 rep Sunday Specials will break out.
4) Your times posted to the CrossFit board are faster than Scott & Tanner’s.
3) You still have trouble with a proper squat, pull-up, and push-up.
2) You’re often heard asking, “Is that the one where you...?” And the #1 reason to attend...

1) You never want to hear your name and “Everyone Outside” in the same sentence!

Form Seminar, November 8, 10-noon
O-lifts, Bodyweight, KB, Rings, Jump Rope, Flexibility Screening, and more...

"Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday." (Dale Carnegie)


This is YOUR opportunity to hone your skills, master the movements...so that you can get the most out of your time in a CF class. Whether Beginner just learning the moves or Advanced who has become complacent...this is for YOU! Read here the CrossFit version...a title that is brilliant "The Non-Negotiability of Perfection."


It can really be deflating to want to "get in shape" but not know if it's happening. Isn't that tough? We can work for weeks, months...and not really know. A great motivator to combat apathy, frustration, or complacency is to think...what did I do that is better than yesterday?!


At CF, everything you do and in every way you do it ought to be focused on BETTER THAN YESTERDAY. What does BETTER THAN YESTEDAY look like for you?


PS. Also, please spread the word about the Halloween Party...please email other CFers who may not check this blog!! Thanks!

Monday, October 26, 2009

Did you know...that fat cells grow?

Fat cells are interesting little buggers. New research suggests that they die and grow back...making the number of cells we have in adulthood relatively constant.
This may place limits on achievable body fat percentages (ie, why someone can get to 6% and another person to 15%).

Also, it holds true that the size of fat cells is the important factor. They plump up and shrink with diet and exercise. Notice in Pic 1 (from the Journal of Clinical Investigation) cells for A & D are from lean mice, the others from obese mice. Same in Pic 2 from the USDA.

It's believed that proliferation of fat cells happens at certain points: in infancy, at puberty (9-13 yrs.) and possibly again in adulthood if significant weight is gained. So, fat cells will die and grow (in number and in size)...but when we lose weight, they simply shrink.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Sunday CFer



Yes, she is one of the original, original CFers. How would you know her if you wanted to say Hi? She'd be the one wheeling in at 100mph just as class starts running you off the road on your warm up 400:)...or she'd be the one burying you with intensity during the circuit. Beth can bring it! (even on Rope Climbs!!!)






Beth Gehret
age 35

When did I start CF? I guess you could say I am one of the original CFers- back in 2004 when we would rotate from Colonial to Happy Hollow to Grings Mill to Stone House, etc. :) I never knew about CF or Chris before, but I met Meredith Groff at a Bunco party and we talked about exercising and running and she said I have the perfect class for you... we went to the Wyomissing Fitness Center, took the class, and the rest was history!!!

Why do I keep coming back to CF? I love the work-outs and motivation. I like how no two classes are the same. You never know what to expect when you come to class and I like that challenge! I like working every muscle and it's very helpful for me to have someone like Chris or Matt check my form. I also like the option of a punch card so I'm not paying a monthly fee. With a busy family, you don't always know when you can or can't come to class!!!

What else has CF helped me to achieve?? Besides toning my body and losing any pregnancy weight, I've been running several local races. I average about 10-12 races a year (mostly 5Ks or 5 milers) and I have placed in my age-group for many of them.

Fav. CF exercise: I don't really have a favorite, but I do enjoy step-ups on the huge tire!

Least Fav. CF exercise: rope climbs- I still can't make it to the top!!!

Most Memorable Moment: 2 years ago when a team of Corps Fitness girls won the Weekend Warrior Triathlon... We had no idea we were the first place female team and were shocked and very excited to get our plaques wearing our Corps Fitness gear!!!

What else?? hum... I love the fact that we are like a CF family. I've met so many wonderful friends...always there for each other both inside and outside the gym!!!

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Stormy Saturday

Painstorm Workouts the last few days...but wait...does that cloud have a silver lining?!

Friday KB Four Corners: (1 min.)
Snatch/Side Hurdle
HP/B&T Box Jump
Swing/Lunge Press
TGU/Burpee


Saturday Combined Class Main Event: (45, 45: 2 min.)
Side Squat Hop, Lying JJ: Quick Step, Skip
B&T Jump, Monkey Squat: Crunch/Pulse
Step P/U, Box Jump: Push Press
Hello Dolly, 8 Ct. BB: Step Up/Lunge