SPARTAN PERFORMANCE                                           CROSSFIT SUFFOLK

Clean, 1 rep
Bench press, 1 rep
Overhead squat, 1 rep

Clean is from the ground, power or squat.

WOD Demo with Spencer Hendel by Again Faster Equipment – video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov](Courtesy of CrossFit.com)

How Exercise Fuels The Brain   "…..the finely honed energy balance that occurs in the brain appears to have implications not only for how well the brain functions during exercise, but also for how well our thinking and memory work the rest of the time.

For many years, scientists had believed that the brain, which is a very hungry organ, subsisted only on glucose, or blood sugar, which it absorbed from the passing bloodstream. But about 10 years ago, some neuroscientists found that specialized cells in the brain, known as astrocytes, that act as support cells for neurons actually contained small stores of glycogen, or stored carbohydrates. And glycogen, as it turns out, is critical for the health of cells throughout the brain."—-Gretchen Reynolds, NY Times

The CrossFit Games 2012    The first workout of The Open will be announced tonight at 8pm Eastern Time!  Over 40,000 participants are registered as of yesterday!  There's still time to get in on the action!!