CROSSFIT SUFFOLK: Powered By SPARTAN PERFORMANCE

11
Jan

CROSSFIT SUFFOLK: Powered By SPARTAN PERFORMANCE

Workout of the Day
Clean & Jerk
Find your 1 rep max.
10 minute AMRAP:

25 double unders
15 kettlebell swings 24/16kg

Post your scores to the Whiteboard.

 

Congratulations to Joe and Melissa S. on the birth of their daughter, Madison!  “Melissa was in labor for under 6 hours because she was in great shape“, said Joe, “CrossFitters should know.”

Joe and Melissa with Madison

Melissa back in mid-November!

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WHY YOU STRUGGLE TO TRAIN OVERHEAD-AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

The people who struggle learn the snatch – or really perform any overhead lift – are generally adults.  Why?  Because they’ve lost a fundamental movement pattern – overhead reaching – that everyone should have!  Barring some developmental disorder, everyone has the ability to get the arms overhead when they are kids, whether it’s to reach for the cookie jar or to climb on the jungle gym at the playground.

Think about it: the overwhelming majority of teenagers can learn to Olympic lift in a matter of a few weeks or months.  And, it’s been discussed time and time again how Eastern European kids would practice Olympic lifting patterns with broomsticks to maintain these crucial movement patterns to prepare for the day when they’d load them up.  They understood this very important lesson:

It’s much easier to maintain mobility than it is to lose it and try to get it back.“—  Eric Cressey, Cressey Performance

 

 

THE WHOLE 30

What is the Whole30?

Established by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig (of Whole9) in April 2009, the Whole30® is our original nutritional program designed to change your life in 30 days. Think of it as a short-term nutritional reset, designed to help you put an end to unhealthy cravings and habits, restore a healthy metabolism, heal your digestive tract, and balance your immune system.

Certain food groups (like sugar, grains, dairy and legumes) could be having a negative impact on your health and fitness without you even realizing it. Are your energy levels inconsistent or non-existent? Do you have aches and pains that can’t be explained by over-use or injury? Are you having a hard time losing weight no matter how hard you try? Do you have some sort of condition (like skin issues, digestive ailments, seasonal allergies or fertility issues) that medication hasn’t helped? These symptoms may be directly related to the foods you eat—even the “healthy” stuff.

– See more at: http://whole30.com/step-one/#sthash.o6aqO8Of.dpuf

What is the Whole30?

Established by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig (of Whole9) in April 2009, the Whole30® is our original nutritional program designed to change your life in 30 days. Think of it as a short-term nutritional reset, designed to help you put an end to unhealthy cravings and habits, restore a healthy metabolism, heal your digestive tract, and balance your immune system.

Certain food groups (like sugar, grains, dairy and legumes) could be having a negative impact on your health and fitness without you even realizing it. Are your energy levels inconsistent or non-existent? Do you have aches and pains that can’t be explained by over-use or injury? Are you having a hard time losing weight no matter how hard you try? Do you have some sort of condition (like skin issues, digestive ailments, seasonal allergies or fertility issues) that medication hasn’t helped? These symptoms may be directly related to the foods you eat—even the “healthy” stuff.

– See more at: http://whole30.com/step-one/#sthash.o6aqO8Of.dpuf

“What is the Whole30?

Established by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig (of Whole9) in April 2009, the Whole30® is our original nutritional program designed to change your life in 30 days. Think of it as a short-term nutritional reset, designed to help you put an end to unhealthy cravings and habits, restore a healthy metabolism, heal your digestive tract, and balance your immune system.

Certain food groups (like sugar, grains, dairy and legumes) could be having a negative impact on your health and fitness without you even realizing it. Are your energy levels inconsistent or non-existent? Do you have aches and pains that can’t be explained by over-use or injury? Are you having a hard time losing weight no matter how hard you try? Do you have some sort of condition (like skin issues, digestive ailments, seasonal allergies or fertility issues) that medication hasn’t helped? These symptoms may be directly related to the foods you eat—even the “healthy” stuff.”—from the Whole 30 blog

9 Responses

  1. Kelly R

    Congrats! Love her name! Enjoy every minute it goes by so fast. 🙂
    Another good link George.
    Doing the whole30/paleo challenge back in September definitely taught me a lot about myself and food.
    For me coffee creamer & cereal are the devil !

  2. AMIE AKA MRS BRONCO

    CONGRATULATIONS MELISSA&JOE!! welcome to the wonderful world of parenthood its an awesome blessing,she is beautiful. George thanks for all the food advise reading all the blogs and posts I see a few things I can tweak that I think will help me and get me in the direction I want to go. Everyone enjoy the WOD I am so sick but I cant wait to get back to the box I hate missing out 🙁

  3. George Demetriou

    Thanks Kelly and Amie…plenty more good nutrition and recipe resources coming! I can’t give you guys everything all at once or your head will explode. I don’t want to be responsible for exploding heads.

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