We actually had them pace themselves to avoid a crash and burn.  All of the kids stuck it out through the full distance and they all said that it was fun.  I don’t think I ever thought 500m was a good time, but they loved it.  We ended with “animal walk” tag.  Bear walks, frog hops, aligator walks and crab walks made tag a bit tougher and more active. 

The next time we have to do 4x500m rows, just remember it is four times the fun.

The girls had a steady lead the whole way, but the boys managed to spread out their squats better and flew through 100 easily.  It was great to see the teamwork, work output and problem solving.  To end the day on teamwork, they raced through leap frog a couple of times.  Fitness can be accomplished in lots of different ways, but the intensity is always there.

At the end of class everyone wanted to stay.  So we pulled out a rope, the rings and set up the jumping pullup bars and taught the kids climbs, skin the cats, kipping and ring supports.  This really is just a big playground.

Paleo Challenge 3.1 and 3.2 are working their tails off cleaning up the diets and working hard in class. We should start a betting system based only on the food logs… that could be interesting!

By the way Kim’s times today for the 4x 500m row (2nd wod of day) 1:46 1:50 1:56 1:56. Very Impressive Kim!

Farming  over the past few decades has changed drastically and become extremely competitive. When margins are tight sacrifices must be made, unfortunately its often the animals health.

This most recent recall can help remind us that we are in charge of our lives and we can chose where our food comes from. Small changes you make today weather its buying your eggs locally or choosing the wild caught fish at the market can have big effects in the future. Others will follow our decision and many already have.

Ironically the eggs from both the pictures above would probably have “Sun” and “Cage Free” somewhere on the carton… Luckily change is on the horizon, we are not the only ones who concern them selves with what we are eating but also where it is coming from, I mean its what your eating you should know a little something about it?

Support your local farmers, visit farmers markets, and heck try growing something at home, who knows what it could do for your health!

Sometimes, that means doing something that seems a bit silly, but Crossfit can even make Duck, Duck Goose cool (when you have a 5 pushup penalty).  We are working on teaching them the clean, and they don’t hesitate, they just start trying it.  They also threw themselves at a team workout of jumping pullups and lunge steps.  No complaints, no whinning, just work output.

For these kids, the potential is endless.  The world is at their fingertips, they just have to jump in and take it.

The hard work and dedication spent during the eight weeks of Paleo Challenge and the changes made, hold little weight to the eight months or eight years of change from this way of eating (its not really a diet ya know) that we call Paleo.

Aaron “ya babe” Rogers took home the grand prize of three months of membership on us, and $250 to help with those ol’ clothes that just do not seem to fit the way they used to, and maybe some weightlifting shoes…

We are once again gather another 12 individuals to see who can make the best changes over an eight week period. If you are interested in really busting your tail for eight weeks, eating right and logging your food we are starting another twelve on Monday August 23rd. We already have 10 people signed up so that means theres little time to wait, contact Leah if you  are interested in getting in Paleo 3.2 and remember all the info you need is on the Nutrition page.

This Saturday at Noon we will be providing another Paleo Shopping 101 at Sprout’s on Dysart and McDowell. If you want to learn how to shop like a cave man (or girl) while still fueling optimal performance this is for you!

If you don’t have a subscription to the Crossfit Journal, GET ONE!  It is a great tool for learning how to do all those things you struggle with, and they have a lot of interesting videos and articles.  You will need to log in to read the full article, but hopefully you find it to be informative.

Here are the back shots which are some of the most honest pictures. Front and side and be skewed, sucked in and sprayed on, but from behind never lies in regards to hard work and good eating. Here is the album for the other shots.

Voting will be done in the gym right by the water fountains. Feel free to comment on the hard work and dedication of these individuals. Here is the food log for Paleo 3.0, please note not only the finalists but Deana’s and Jen Garcia’s logs.

The preschoolers played on a huge obstacle course.  There were ring swings, box jumps, a trampoline, tunnel, balance beam, agility ladder, and more.  11 kids crawled, jumped and swung through a workout.  After that, they played Duck, Duck, Goose: crossfit style.  If you got caught: jumping jacks in the circle.  If you got away: the chaser had to do jumping jacks.  Everyone got a turn and had a blast.

The Elementary kids warmed up with animal walks, then learned how to do squats, pushups, lunge steps and burpees.  We then sprinkled these into a run through the parking lot.  We shaved off a little of the workout to make sure everyone had time for Crossfit Dodgeball.  In this version, getting hit means 3 burpees and having your ball caught means 6 burpees.  There were lots of burpees and tons of fun.

If you get a chance, check out this album for some great pictures of the kids playing and having fun.  Watch for more info on the Goodyear In Action event in September.  We will be running the warm-up and a short WoD for the kids.  It should be fun to show some new kids the joy of burpees and squats. 

Here are some more pictures from Saturday.  Don’t you wish you could have done this stuff when you were a kid?