• 03Sep

    GYM CLOSED TODAY

    Sorry, kids but it’s 1:30 in the morning and we’re on our way to the hospital.  It’s going to be chaotic for the kids and their grandparents to get through Friday’s routine without throwing the gym on top of it.

    We’re still on for “Saturday in The Park,” which will be hosted on September 4 by DJ Will Moorcrooft and his lovely MC, Grandmaster Joyce.  Per usual, that will be at 8:30 AM (that means the morning for those of you who are not really with it).  275 (ish) Old Hebron Road, Colchester, Connecticut, United States of America, Earth (Third Planet from Sol), Milky Way Galaxy, Current Known Universe.

  • 02Sep

    WOD:

    Eileen - nice lunge!

     

    Have baby for time:

    3..2…1..GO!

    (No baby yet, still hanging in there)

     

    Real WOD:

    Front Squat

    3-3-3-3-3

    Then:

    Run 5 x 400 meter

    Rest 1 minute between rounds

    Schedule:

    Thursday: 5:30PM

    Friday: 5:15AM, 9:30AM

    Saturday: 8:30AM at Rec Plex for Main Class and On-Ramp at 10AM at the Playground

    Sunday: Off

    Monday: Off

  • 31Aug

    **We will be taking Monday, September 6th off*** No On-Ramp either!!

     

    Amanda Hulks out during Saturday's WOD in the Park!

    WOD:

     

    “City Slicker”
    2 minutes of each movement for max reps.  Rest 1 minute between exercises.
    1.  Power Clean (95 / 65)
    2.  Jerks (95 / 65)
    3.  KB Swings (1.5 pood / 1 pood)
    4.  Ring Push ups
    5.  Chest to bar Pull ups
    6.  Box Jumps, 24″

    Afterward, a little work on rack pulls is in order!

    Post score for each movement and total score to comments.

    Updates:

    1. No baby yet. Please try your query again later.  Yet again, Coach Will Moorcroft will be here in the event that the newest little bean decides to pop out at some point between now and when all you crazy people arrive at 0515, so get your butts out of bed and someone will see you then.

    2. Still no baby yet. Yep, in the time it took me to write the above paragraph, the baby did not, in Tallulah’s overtly predictive words “come flying out of Mommy!”

    3. Mmmm… poutine… Depending on when the baby decides to fly on out, we may or may not be doing a Labor Day plyo box, chitlins, and poutine festival at The Playground.  Post your interest in assisting (particularly in the acquisition of the appropriate cheese curds for poutine) to the comments.  Chitlins optional (at best).

    4. We need your help – A man claiming to be in possession of Tom Seddon called us the other day, and we got a couple of suspicious looking yet grainy photos from a crappy cell phone camera of a guy that looked like either Tom or Pee Wee Herman holding up what looked to be either The New York Times or a vintage copy of The Waterbury Republican-American.  He’s demanding payment in the form of (in his own words) “the always comfortable yet stylish” Under Armour headbands “in all the colors of the rainbow” for Tom’s safe return.  Anything you guys can do to help out would be appreciated.

    5. New digs – five words: stuck with the damned lawyers.

    6. Baby – still not here.

    Further bulletins as events warrant.

     

    Schedule:

    Thursday: 5:30PM

    Friday: 5:15AM, 9:30AM

    Saturday: 8:30AM at Rec Plex for Main Class and On-Ramp at 10AM at the Playground

    Sunday: Off

    Monday: Off

  • 31Aug

    WOD:

    “Danny”

    AMRAP = 20 Minutes

    30 Box jumps (24″/20″)

    20 Push Press (115lb/75lb)

    30 Pull-ups

  • 29Aug

     

    Coach Will Moorcroft during Saturday's Park WOD.

    **As of right now there is not a Monday night class, we are trying to figure out the On Ramp schedule because we have some issues.”

    WOD:

     

    10 Dealifts

    1 Burpee

    9 Deadlifts

    2 Burpees

    8 Deadlifts

    3 Burpees

    2 Deadlifts

    9 Burpees

    1 Deadlift

    10 Burpees

    Weight: 1.5x Bodyweight

    For those of you still on the Burpee challenge, yeah, that’s 55 burpees for the day.  You’re welcome.

    Updates

    1. Baby Status – as of now, no baby, no labor.  Further bulletins as events warrant.  5:15ers, Coach Will Moorcroft is confirmed for tomorrow, so you are on regardless of baby status.  930ers, check in before you go.

    2. FGB5 – get on the fundraising, people!

    3. APB – TOM SEDDON – This handsome devil has up and gone missing.  If seen, please return him to CrossFit Playground for repatriation.

  • 29Aug

    Happy Birthday Odin!!!!

     

    Odin working hard at his first soccer game! He scored a goal!!

     

     

    WOD:

    For time:

    “GI Jane”

    100 Burpee pull-ups

     

    Excellent job to all the On-Rampers who graduated this weekend. We are excited to see you all emerge into the main classes. Have a great weekend everyone and see you back at the Playground Monday!

     

    Schedule:

    Changes for Sept: We thought of adding a Monday night class into the mix and/or replacing Tuesday with the Monday class. Let me know your thoughts. The night time schedule would be: Monday 5:30PM, Tuesday: 5:30pm, Wednesday: 5:30PM and Thursday: 5:30PM.

     

    EVENTS:

     

    1.) Jonathan Edwards Winery Annual Harvest Festival

    http://www.jedwardswinery.com/index.php

    The Seddons mentioned that they were going to this event on Sunday, Oct 3rd,and wanted to extend the invite to their CrossFit Family.  Many of you will be at the certification. Depending on what our day brings we may attend this wine fest.

    October 3 from Noon to Six

    $20 pre-purchase/$25 door

    Join us in an annual favorite of ours! The Harvest Festival truly has something for everyone!

    Each person gets our signature logo glass and a voucher to try all of our latest vintages. The cool Autumn temperature are perfect to wander the grounds and enjoy grape stomping contests, hayrides, pumpkin painting for the kids, fantastic music from Americana to Funk throughout the weekend, raw bar, antipasto station and an artisans tent selling everything from fine arts to gourmet food products…
    This is a rain or shine event and often our biggest party of the year! We will keep you posted on the full music line up and children are free with an adult.

  • 27Aug

    WOD in the Park for the Main class at 8:30AM

    Congrats to 5:15AM On Ramper class (photo missing Shyam)!

     

    On-Rampers Class and Intro at Playground starting at 10AM

     

    Reminders:

    Fight Gone Bad V – We’ve got decent participation from The Playground Crew, but we’d like to see more.  If you haven’t already, head on over to http://fgb5.org/ and sign on up for the event.  Make sure you join team CrossFit Playground.  For those of you who have signed up, send out a couple of emails and let’s see if we can’t get our team total moving.  The needle has been stuck for about three days, and there’s quite a few of you with a goose egg for your fundraising total.

    Rugged Maniac – Register for 11AM start time. Will, Cindy and Jeff are signed up!

    http://www.ruggedmaniac.com/events.html

    Testimonals – we need them from you guys.  We’ve put a section out on the forum for this purpose.  We can help you with flowery prose as appropriate and necessary, but we do want to build this piece of the site out.  We need your words, your stories, your passion for our sport.  Get on it.

    September On-Ramp Class – starts on Saturday, September 4th. One spot is still available. The next class will begin in mid-September.

  • 27Aug

    WOD:

    Mike and Pat

     

    “Mac Daddy” – off of CFNE
    5 Rounds for time of:
    400 meter Run
    21 KB Swings (53, 35)

    Post Scores to Comments.

     

  • 26Aug

    WOD:

    10 Rounds for time:

    12 pull-ups

    24 sit-ups

    Let’s get mobile! Try this out: http://mobilitywod.blogspot.com/2010/08/dont-go-in-pain-cave.html.  This is powerful stuff folks!

     

    Reminders:

    Fight Gone Bad V – We’ve got decent participation from The Playground Crew, but we’d like to see more.  If you haven’t already, head on over to http://fgb5.org/ and sign on up for the event.  Make sure you join team CrossFit Playground.  For those of you who have signed up, send out a couple of emails and let’s see if we can’t get our team total moving.  The needle has been stuck for about three days, and there’s quite a few of you with a goose egg for your fundraising total.

    Rugged Maniac – Register for 11AM start time. Will, Cindy and Jeff are signed up!

    http://www.ruggedmaniac.com/events.html

    Testimonals – we need them from you guys.  We’ve put a section out on the forum for this purpose.  We can help you with flowery prose as appropriate and necessary, but we do want to build this piece of the site out.  We need your words, your stories, your passion for our sport.  Get on it.

  • 24Aug

    WOD:

    The "BIG DOGS" of the Playground!

    “Death by Thruster”

    Complete 1 Thruster the first minute.  2 Thrusters the second minute, 3 the third.  Continue as long as you are able to complete the prescribed reps within the minute. 
    Men:  95
    Women:  65

    Some quick notes and updates:

    On Rampers: you guys are rocking it out.  Some fantastic efforts on On Ramp WOD 10 – all the hard work you’ve been putting in is certainly showing.  You’re all getting stronger and showing some real progress with your mastery of the base elements.  You all are going to fit right in when it’s time to join the pain class.  Oh, did I say pain class?  I meant main class…. sorry about that.

    Main crew: Some spectacular efforts on that burpee / box jump / toes to bar WOD from today.  That thing was a meat grinder, and everyone did a fantastic job of not getting caught up in the enormity of the workout but instead focusing on the element they were in.  That approach to any WOD is the surest way to dominate.  Fantastic work!

    Fight Gone Bad V – We’ve got decent participation from The Playground Crew, but we’d like to see more.  If you haven’t already, head on over to http://fgb5.org/ and sign on up for the event.  Make sure you join team CrossFit Playground.  For those of you who have signed up, send out a couple of emails and let’s see if we can’t get our team total moving.  The needle has been stuck for about three days, and there’s quite a few of you with a goose egg for your fundraising total.

    Testimonals – we need them from you guys.  We’ve put a section out on the forum for this purpose.  We can help you with flowery prose as appropriate and necessary, but we do want to build this piece of the site out.  We need your words, your stories, your passion for our sport.  Get on it.

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