CROSSFIT SUFFOLK: Powered By SPARTAN PERFORMANCE
Veronica working on the handstand push-up!
WALK TO CREATE A WORLD FREE OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
On Sunday, May 4th, Veronica will be participating in the WALK MS in New York City. Veronica is fund raising for WALK MS NYC as well as looking for others who’d like walk in Manhattan for a good cause! Click HERE for more information and to register. Leave a comment or speak to Veronica for further details.
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THE “MURPH” CHALLENGE
Every Memorial Day we do the CrossFit Workout “Murph” to memorialize and honor Lt. Michael P. Murphy, Navy SEAL and Patchogue resident who was killed in Afghanistan, June 28th 2005.
“Murph”, if you haven’t done it yet, is a 1 mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats and a 1 mile run again. The workout calls for wearing a 20lb. weighted vest or body armor. You may partition the pull-ups, push-ups and squats however you want.
Forged, the apparel company founded by Navy SEALs, is sponsoring The Murph Challenge this year with an added aspect. The 5 top males and top 5 women will be invited to San Diego at the end of June to face-off against each other. Get more information and register HERE!
Whether you register for the “Murph” Challenge or not, on Memorial Day (Monday, May 26th) “Murph” will be the Workout of the Day.
VITAMIN D- COULD IT STOP MODERN DISEASES?
“Women who are severely vitamin D deficient may pass on de-activated genes, which make their children more vulnerable to disease. Multiple sclerosis, Type 1 diabetes, Crohn’s, schizophrenia, autism, asthma and food allergy have all been increasing in the same overlapping time frame and all have links to low vitamin D and low sunshine exposure. A further 11 autoimmune diseases have been linked to serious vitamin D deficiency in an Oxford study published in BMC Medicine in 2013. This makes at least 18 autoimmune diseases clearly linked to low vitamin D levels – more than enough to demonstrate a pattern.”—Oliver Gillie, The Telegraph
Workout of the Day
5×3 Press @70% 1 Rep Max
For total reps:
In front of a clock set for 12 minutes:
1 minute of 30/24inch box jumps
1 minute of 32/24kg kettlebell sumo deadlift high pull
2 minutes of 30/24-inch box jumps
2 minutes of 32/24 kg Kb SDHP
3 minutes of 30/24-inch box jumps
3 minutes of 32/24 kg KB SDHP
Post your scores to the Whiteboard.
