Forging Elite Fitness

Crossfit Enhance has been anticipating it’s new expansion for quite some time and would like to announce it’s Open House for Saturday, September 25th, 2010 from 9-11am.  We want as many members who can make it to be there ready to help, serve, and WOD (of course).  So check your calendar and make plans to be here Sept. 25th.  More information to come…..

In addition: The new Nutrition Challenge will launch on Sept. 25. Check the Nutrition Blog for more details.

As some of you may know, one of our trainers, Jason Danner, is preparing to compete in the inaugural USA Weightlifting/Crossfit Open in Colorado Springs on October 1-3. This national event will showcase some of the best Olympic weightlifters as well as crossfitters in the country. Being a national event comes with heavy costs. We invite you to a fundraiser to help alleviate some of the expenses that Jason will incur while traveling to Colorado. Jason will be performing a WOD on Saturday August 21, at 10am and the WOD will be “Death by Deadlifts & Burpees”.  You can either donate a flat amount or make things interesting by donating a certain amount per rep/round he is able to achieve. Let’s see if we can get him the $1000 he needs to be able to go. Come out and support sending Jason to Colorado to represent Crossfit Enhance. Every little bit helps and he thanks you in advance. Jason will also be running a WOD for anyone that shows up shortly after the Fundraiser. Bring your friends and introduce them to Crossfit. Any questions email Jason at jdanner117@gmail.com.  Also, click on the link at the right hand side of the page for more information on the USAW/Crossfit Event.

Through 44 people thus far, the Challenge has reduced the hip and waist sizes of all the members by 24 feet (289 inches)!!!  And we have lost a combined total of 272 lbs.

Here is a photo of Amy Brown, who did consent to showing these before and after photos…  Way to go Amy and way to go CrossFit Enhance…

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Some quick hits from the cookout today

BK manning the gril

Pretty good selection for the eats…

Some of the finest grass fed burgers, provided by the Smithmiers…

Yup, guilt free!!!  Thanks for the cheesecake Jenna!

There will be a WOD on Saturday at 10am…  Instructor Choice, instructor is Jason Danner…

There will be a Basic Barbell Class on Sunday at 11am, limit 20 (good review going into next week)…  IF YOU DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE LAST STRENGTH BIAS ROTATION IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO COME TO THIS CLASS SO YOU ARE NOT BEHIND AND KNOW THE LIFTS…  ALSO IF YOU ARE RUSTY COME ON IN…  THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH LECTURE, BUT A LOT OF WORK UNDER THE BAR!!! If there is a demand for more, we may open up 10am…

Schedule via scheduler…

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Next week will be the return of the Strength Bias Cycle.  It has been since February that we did this last, and we saw tremendous results with it.  Remember the benefits of strength are numerous, the main being that strength drives all other components of physical fitness.  There was apprehension with weight lifting last time, with those that were concerned about getting “bigger” and those that just did not feel like lifting.  We understand those issues and have addressed that.

On a day when the Daily WOD has a strength lift and mini-WOD you have the option to not lift, but participate in the WOD.  If you want that option  YOU SHOULD NOT sign up on the scheduler, just write your name on the sheet upon arrival.  The reason being that we have a limit on lifters due to the racks.  If you are going to lift and do the WOD, then you MUST schedule via the scheduler so we do not overcrowd the facility.  If you are lifting you will be there are normal class time.  If you are just doing the WOD then you will need to arrive in time to warm up and ready to go when lifting has finished (20-30 min).

Along with that, next Thursdays registration has been canceled out…  That is because its the return of the 5K Row!!!  Yup we will be able to row 12 at a time on the half hour…  So rescheule if you have been canceled out!!!

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Finally, we are welcoming and expecting comments in this post for ways we can make the CrossFit Enhance experience better for you…  From the sublime to the rediculous, any comment is welcome, and we want to hear it…

Thanks,

CrossFit Enhance Staff

All sorts of fun going on and around CrossFit Enhance this weekend.  Saturday is the CFBN Affiliate Competition where some of our members are taking part.  (Would love to hear from you after, in here, get pictures).

Also on Saturday will be a WOD at 10am, with Ken (there seems to be a lot of dirt outside).

On Sunday there will be a WOD at 11am with Ken again, and at 1pm there will be a Barbell/Power Lifting class.

Use the scheduler to get signed up, and see you this weekend…

Jason Danner and his 500 lb. DL at the Affiliate Fundraiser at CFBN

We are not having our usual WOD times on Monday in observance of Memorial Day…  However Jason D. will be having a WOD at 1pm that will be fitting for Memorial Day…  Sign up via the scheduler…

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We will have our first Olympic Lift Technique Class this weekend.  Space is limited to 10 people per hour.  As classes fill up we will open more time slots, so scheduling is important.  This class will be lecture/lab of the Clean and Jerk and Snatch.

Questions can be submitted in the comments.

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The following Sunday we will be having our second Barbell Technique class.  Space there is limited to 15/hour.  This class will be lecture/lab of the 5 barbell lifts (squat, press, bench, deadlift, power clean).