CrossFit Fury http://www.crossfitfury.com Goodyear Strength and Conditioning Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:41:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Addition http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/addition/ http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/addition/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:41:22 +0000 Peter http://www.crossfitfury.com/?p=4755 Not a moment goes by when we are not thinking about how to make improvements around the gym. There is alot in store for Fury over the next few months. I know it does not need to be said but there is something definitely “in the air” around the gym and we will not stop [...]]]> Not a moment goes by when we are not thinking about how to make improvements around the gym. There is alot in store for Fury over the next few months. I know it does not need to be said but there is something definitely “in the air” around the gym and we will not stop to keep it ROLLING…

There were many great performances this past week and honestly just making it through all three workouts deserves credit. Three people specifically to mention: Ariel who Rx’d the workout (there were only 3 women who rx’d at regionals), Big Mike who Rx’d with 35 HSPU’s to the floor. I think he may be just Mike here shortly… and Eric with the top time of the day at 5:30!

Basics: I know you have seen them.They are a growing entity in the gym lately. We have found an excellent way of starting people onto the CrossFit program with a limited beginners membership. These members are meeting 3 days a week for about 30 minutes and we are just kicking their butts with 10-20 minute met-con style workouts. Just a heads up to you CrossFitter’s we are coming across some pretty capable athletes that will be giving you a good run for the top times every day…

T-minus two weeks until Britney and T.J. are headed to San Diego for the SD/AZ sectionals. From these sections twenty men and twenty women are moving on to Regionals in Orange County in May. Follow our Road to The Games site to stay up to date.

]]> http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/addition/feed/ 0 Solid. http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/solid/ http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/solid/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:53:18 +0000 Peter http://www.crossfitfury.com/?p=4744 The title says it all. You all are a solid bunch. These workouts are hard and you guys push through. Plus the Muscle Up boards have to be re-written because Eric has taken the top spots for both 30 MU and Max Rep MU and Chris has made his way onto both as well.

You [...]]]> The title says it all. You all are a solid bunch. These workouts are hard and you guys push through. Plus the Muscle Up boards have to be re-written because Eric has taken the top spots for both 30 MU and Max Rep MU and Chris has made his way onto both as well.

You know that saying our warm-up is your workout? I think that could apply to other CF gyms!

Check out a couple new websites I have been working on lately (hence the light posts). One is for our Kids program and the other will document our gyms road to the Games! I believe both should be linked via to the gyms Facebook page so that you will know when they are updated. Expect to see some new authors coming on the scene…

Run Video Coming Shortly

Remember this Thursday at 9am we are offering Yoga and at 5:30pm CrossFit Kids. Now if you are a member and your account is automatically billed with us you can attend classes and pay as you go for $8 a class. Convenient huh?

Lastly on a completely unrelated note I would like to plug two programs which have made my life much easier in the last 48 hours. One is Ping.FM allows you to link just about anything online (FB, Twitter, blogs etc) and the other is GoToMyPC which allows you to remotely access your PC from another source. So right now I am eating dinner while uploading todays run videos from the gym… If only I could coach from home!

]]> http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/solid/feed/ 1 Who Would Have Thought? http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/who-would-have-thought/ http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/who-would-have-thought/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:08:32 +0000 Peter http://www.crossfitfury.com/?p=4740 We never would have guessed how handy it would be to have a gym as a back up plan when things go awry. Sunday we had planned Rachel’s baby shower at the park in Verrado and low and behold it was a down pour all day long… Well we are CrossFitter’s and we improvised!

Carl [...]]]> We never would have guessed how handy it would be to have a gym as a back up plan when things go awry. Sunday we had planned Rachel’s baby shower at the park in Verrado and low and behold it was a down pour all day long… Well we are CrossFitter’s and we improvised!

Carl and Rachel we wish you the best of luck and look forward to many fun days with little Sophia aka Tabata in the gym.

]]> http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/who-would-have-thought/feed/ 0 The Family! http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/the-family/ http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/the-family/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:43:30 +0000 Peter http://www.crossfitfury.com/?p=4733 A few of us hanging out after two grueling wods this morning. There is nothing better then the FACT that health and fitness IS a group affair!

BEYOND THE WHITEBOARD USERS! Really this should be everyone… I want to change the gym photo that you see when you log on and gets posted to your [...]]]> A few of us hanging out after two grueling wods this morning. There is nothing better then the FACT that health and fitness IS a group affair!

BEYOND THE WHITEBOARD USERS! Really this should be everyone… I want to change the gym photo that you see when you log on and gets posted to your FB page. There are now 5 options up there, if you have an opinion post it to comments. Lets name our options: Girls on a rope, ring shot, pukie, group shot, and original. I vote girls on a rope!

Last week we had tons of new PR’s and achievements and two were captured on camera! Here is Brian and Eric getting their first muscle ups! Its interesting… didnt Eric win the Paleo challenge? I wonder if there is a correlation…

Just an FYI todays workouts are the exact same workouts that Brit and TJ will be doing at Sectionals. They are going to San Diego to compete and win spots at regionals where we will be fighting for spots for the Games. The competition will be tough at Sectionals and they are only letting 20 men and 20 women advance from all of San Diego and Arizona. I have the utmost confidence that our two will make it.

Also I am currently working on a new website that will be documenting our individual and team trials and road the Games. Expect that to be live sometime next week.

Get your rest in and see you tomorrow. Hope it does not rain!

]]> http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/the-family/feed/ 6 Arrgg! http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/arrgg/ http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/arrgg/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:43:11 +0000 Peter http://www.crossfitfury.com/?p=4720 This Saturday is a special Pirate-themed CrossFit Kids class.All are invited and encouraged to dress the part and bring friends! The swashbucklers will be “walking the plank,” collecting treasure and swinging on ropes across the “lava pit.”

If you have not been to a CrossFit Kids class here is a video highlighting one Saturday. Also [...]]]> This Saturday is a special Pirate-themed CrossFit Kids class.All are invited and encouraged to dress the part and bring friends! The swashbucklers will be “walking the plank,” collecting treasure and swinging on ropes across the “lava pit.”

If you have not been to a CrossFit Kids class here is a video highlighting one Saturday.

Also this Saturday there is a 5k and 10k in Litchfield Park. Remember this is a great chance to broaden the pool of athletes that you compete against therefore making you a better athlete. Plus it is great PR for the gym and a huge confidence builder for you guys. There is nothing like kicking the but of somebody at their own sport, just imagine them trying yours…

So its a rest day and nothing like a good video to make you realize how weak you actually are… Regardless this video is bad ass! Rest up and enjoy.

]]> http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/arrgg/feed/ 2 So now what! http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/so-now-what/ http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/so-now-what/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:48:24 +0000 Peter http://www.crossfitfury.com/?p=4712 Well the Paleo Challenge is over but in reality it is only the beginning. New eating habits have been established and time is our friend. Lets see to what heights this crazy path will take us.

The Paleo Challenge photo album has been made public for the next 12 hours or so. If you want [...]]]> Well the Paleo Challenge is over but in reality it is only the beginning. New eating habits have been established and time is our friend. Lets see to what heights this crazy path will take us.

The Paleo Challenge photo album has been made public for the next 12 hours or so. If you want copies of your pics you can download them from there. Once again great job to everyone who finished!

If you have a recommendation for the next paleo challenge what would it be? Give us your thoughts because we WILL do this again!

Goals. Have you thought of yours? Be prepared in class tomorrow to do some thinking…

Remember our CrossFit Kids program runs on Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30pm and Saturdays 8am to 9am. Nothing like a little exercise to make things more peaceful at home!

Yoga this Thursday is Canceled but will be back on Monday as usual.

]]> http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/so-now-what/feed/ 1 And The Winners Are… http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/and-the-winners-are/ http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/03/and-the-winners-are/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:38:43 +0000 Peter http://www.crossfitfury.com/?p=4703 Marlene and Eric!!! This event was far more successful then we could have imagined. The competitors took it above and beyond. This was only 7 weeks, I cant wait to see their pictures in another 6 months… imagine those before and afters! Competitors cash will be available tomorrow at the gym. Once again great job! An interesting [...]]]> Marlene and Eric!!! This event was far more successful then we could have imagined. The competitors took it above and beyond. This was only 7 weeks, I cant wait to see their pictures in another 6 months… imagine those before and afters!

Competitors cash will be available tomorrow at the gym. Once again great job!

An interesting fact is over 1500 votes were cast and website traffic is 5x normal with hours still left in the day…

SO today was the first day of our new schedule and things seem to run very well. Unfortunately we are not done yet… This Wednesday we will offer two additional Basics classes one at 6am and the other at 4pm!

CrossFitters! This Saturday is to not be missed… Just a heads up.

Finally. Start thinking of some serious goals. Be prepared in class with a few good 30 to 60 day goals.

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VOTING IS OPEN TO EVERYONE AND THE CUT OFF IS MONDAY MARCH 1ST AT 8PM AT WHICH TIME THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED.

Important Facts:
-Everybody pictured here was already working out with us for no less then a month before starting this competition. Some of these people have worked out for years in one form or another.
-These finalists exercised for 2 to 5 hours per week.
-The time period here is 7 weeks from first picture to last.
-Food logs can be found here
-Workouts here.
-No specific quantity of food was suggested, just quality of food.
The real changes will be over the next few years due to the better eating habits established over these last few weeks.

The purpose of this competition was to go as strict Paleo as possible while missing as few CrossFit or Basics classes as possible. No weight measurements were taken because this was based purely on change of appearance. A $500 kitty was raised and the winning male and female will split the prize.

Finalists: In comments please post any experiences you’d like to share, weight loss or weight gain, feelings, performances etc. Thanks and great work!

If you click on each set of images it will take you to the album and there you can enlarge it.

Mike

Jess

Eric

Marlene

Kim

Debbie

Shelly

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Remember tonight at Ground Control Coffee CrossFit Fury will be supporting Sips For Skyler. Come out and show your support! Schedule changes take effect this Monday. The schedule to the left is up to date and refer to it [...]]]> Pictures are in and decisions are being made. For non participants look for updates by Monday.

Remember tonight at Ground Control Coffee CrossFit Fury will be supporting Sips For Skyler. Come out and show your support!

Schedule changes take effect this Monday. The schedule to the left is up to date and refer to it if you have any questions.

Watch for additional Basics courses over the next few weeks in the early morning and afternoon. Enjoy your weekend!

]]> http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/02/deliberate/feed/ 0 Finally Final http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/02/finally-final/ http://www.crossfitfury.com/2010/02/finally-final/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:34:46 +0000 Peter http://www.crossfitfury.com/?p=4673 So many things to cover but so few characters available so here is the summary. Paleo Challenge ends Friday. Get the fake tans and smile’n faces ready cause its gonna be picture day! Once the pictures are all in, the owners will decide the top three male and female finishers and then we will let [...]]]> So many things to cover but so few characters available so here is the summary.

Paleo Challenge ends Friday. Get the fake tans and smile’n faces ready cause its gonna be picture day! Once the pictures are all in, the owners will decide the top three male and female finishers and then we will let you guys decide the winning male and female.

CrossFit Kids is tomorrow from 5:30 to 6:30pm. The first half hour will be the pre-school class and the second half will be elementary. This means that the gym time for CrossFitters will close down at 5:20.

CrossFit Yoga (not really, just yoga) is tomorrow at 9am. Want to hurt in all new places? Try Yoga!

Schedule Change starts Monday March 1st (next Monday). The lunch time CrossFit class will start at 11am. The schedule on the left will be updated accordingly.

Lastly if you have something to say about us please let the world know on our Facebook page under our reviews tab. Have a great day off!

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