June 29, 2009MONDAY 090629
Aasim S., winner of CrossFit Seattle's Spring LEANing Challenge, lost 30 pounds and gained a cash prize for 7 weeks of drive and discipline. Nice! Read more about the Challenge here. The pot o' money for leaning out seems to be a new twist that's gaining popularity lately. Is your affiliate doing anything special to motivate members to really nail down their workouts and better their nutrition? The 2009 CrossFit Games Affiliate Cup Challenge is less than two weeks away. Is your team ready? Take a look at the Affiliate Team of CrossFit LA and their recent workout: [wmv] [mov] Posted by Lisbeth at June 29, 2009 12:05 AM Comments
We (CrossFit La Verne) started a Zone/Paleo challenge 2 weeks ago. Justin Yee from Best Body Composition came out, brought the Bod Pod and took body fat measurements from each client that is participating in the challenge. We also took before pictures and there is a money pot! We gave a nutrition lecture 1 week before to make sure everyone was on the same page! It has really motivated people and brought our clients closer together..... Comment #1 - Posted by: Sarah Rod at June 28, 2009 10:32 PMCongratulations Aasim! We had 70 people sign up for our Spring LEANing challenge and as Sarah said, it really motivated people and got our clients talking to each other more than ever. I'd highly recommend other affiliates to do something similar. Comment #2 - Posted by: Nancy Meenen at June 28, 2009 10:39 PMOutstanding wod Andy.looks a lot like one of the qualifier wods.Great way to get some guerilla advertising going as well! Comment #3 - Posted by: merle at June 29, 2009 2:41 AMCongrats Aasim. I love how CFLA does their swings right in the middle of the street! Anyone know why Andy and Burch twist on those single handed OHS? Besides looking cool and more difficult? Comment #5 - Posted by: Kevin C at June 29, 2009 8:04 AMHa! I know why! I wondered if anyone would ask... I literally cannot do a 1 handed db oh squat without reducing the weight so low that it's silly... so I subbed a thruster and windmill for each rep. Comment #6 - Posted by: Andy P at June 29, 2009 8:59 AMI however did NOT sub thruster/windmill... I just have to twist myself into a pretzel to get any depth on a single OHS at that weight... so to answer your question... my form just sucks! Comment #7 - Posted by: theBurch at June 29, 2009 9:18 AMWe are having our very first challenge! Our box did the Baseline Challenge. Started with a prelim, then in 6 weeks we are going to test everyone again to how they've improved and what the DID to improve their time. "Raise your Game!!" We recently concluded a 6 week challenge that included a baseline workout, body comp, and nutrition logs. We gave points for sticking to diet, recording workouts, performance increases and body comp changes. It was fantastic - everyone really got behind each other. Some great changes for almost everyone, and also established better longterm nutrition habits. We'll be doing a longer one in the spring for sure. Comment #9 - Posted by: Darren at June 29, 2009 7:21 PMGreat job on the Spring Leaning! These challenges offer a nice opportunity to step up everyone's nutrition game. A focus on quality food really pays off! Comment #10 - Posted by: Robb Wolf at July 2, 2009 9:09 AMPost a comment |
