• 29Sep

  Setember 30, 2010

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  WOD:

   

  

  Welcome back Coach!

   

  “Nancy”

  5 rounds for time:

  Run 400 meters

  15 Overhead Squats

   

  Reminder:

  1.) Jump ropes have been ordered – cost 27.00 per rope. The ropes should be here early next week. Bring your cash, get your rope.

  2.) Rugged Maniac October 2. Our heat kicks off at 11AM.

  3.) Jonathan Edwards Vineyard, North Stonington on October 3 from Noon to Six

  $20 pre-purchase/$25 door

  Talk to the Seddons about this event, they are definitely going.

  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.

  The Bands: Saturday is Downshift Band and Chicken Slacks and Sunday is Funk Brokers Inc and Sugar!

   

   

• 29Sep

  September 29, 2010

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  WOD:

  

  Some of the PG ladies sporting the swag.

  “The Chief”

  3 minute AMRAP

  3 power cleans (135/95)

  6 push ups

  9 squats

  1 minute rest after each round x 5 rounds

• 28Sep

  September 28, 2010

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  WOD:

   

  

  Jeff and Tom feeling the love of "FGB"

   

  For time:

  5 rounds for time of:

  20 Box Jumps (24″/20)

  20 toes to bar

  20 Med ball clean and jerk (20lb/14lb)

   

  What do you all think of a team Paleo/Zone Challenge that will start on October 4th and end on Halloween?

  Details to follow

   

  Reminders:

  1.) Rugged Maniac – Oct 2nd, our team hits the course at 11am.

   

• 27Sep

  September 27, 2010

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  WOD:

  

  Tor, Cathy and W. Moorcroft during FGB.

   

  “Chelsea”

  AMRAP 30 minutes

  each minute on the minute complete

  5 pull-ups

  10 push-ups

  15 squats

  Shout Outs

  A big shout out to The entire Playground Community for the fantastic job done with Fight Gone Bad 5.  Everyone hit the workout with a vengeance, and the Playground Community really shined with everyone cheering on the athletes who were hitting the WOD.

  Many thanks to our athletes with the help in setting up, moving people through the workout, and helping clean up.  Special thanks to Billie, Jeff, and Patrick for bringing their rowers to the event, enabling us to move athletes through the WOD more efficiently.

  The Playground Community has raised $3,650.00 for three very worthwhile charities.  The site is still accepting donations until October 1st, so if there are any straggler givers out there, chase them down…

  Finally, a huge and heartfelt thank you to Charlie and Allie Ryan for manning the kitchen and prepping the food, and to the entire Ryan family for all of the help and support.  Your family was integral to the success of this event, and we can’t thank you enough.

• 25Sep

  September 25, 2010

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  “FIGHT GONE BAD V”

  RULES

  The CrossFit workout is ‘Fight Gone Bad.’ In this workout you spend one minute at each of five stations, resulting in a a five-minute round after which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. This event calls for three rounds. The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. On call of ‘rotate,’ the athletes must move to the next station immediately. One point is given for each rep, except on the rower, where each calorie is one point.

  The stations are:

  1. Wall-ball, 10 ft target (Reps)
  2. Sumo deadlift high-pull (Reps)
  3. Box jump (Reps)
  4. Push-press (Reps)
  5. Row (Calories)

  Kick off at 8:30AM. The plan is to have 5 people hit it together. We will partner everyone up.
  

  To compete in the workout, all participants must complete each of the following:

  1. Register with their local CrossFit Affiliate by Wednesday, September 22, 2010.
  2. Register at http://fgb5.org by Wednesday, September 22, 2010
  3. Raise $150 or more in pledges by 6 am PDT on Sunday, September 26, 2010
  4. All donations counting toward the awards must be received by 5 pm PDT on Friday, October 1, 2010.
  5. Awards will be announced by 5pm PDT on Monday, October 4, 2010.

  The four divisions are:

  1. Class A: Standard Men = 75lb push-press and sumo deadlift high pull, 20lb wall- ball and 20 inch box jump
  2. Class B: Modified Men/Standard Women = 55lb push-press and sumo deadlift high pull, 14lb wall-ball and 20 inch box Jump
  3. Class C: Intermediate = 35lb push-press and sumo deadlift high pull, 8lb wall-ball and 20 inch box Jump (step ups)

  Excellent job so far in fundraising folks, we are in the top 100 Affiliates. This is quite an accomplishment for our growing community.

• 24Sep

  September 24, 2010

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  WOD:

   

  

  This crew is steaming! Nice work Steve, Jeff and Lynn

   

  DT

  Five rounds for time of:
  155 pound Deadlift, 12 reps
  155 pound Hang power clean, 9 reps
  155 pound Push jerk, 6 reps

  Holy crap, we’re posting in a timely fashion! Stop the presses!

  This is a hero WOD; hit it accordingly.

  Couple of quick ones for you:

  We’re placing an order for jump ropes early next week.  There’s a signup sheet in the gym, make use of it if you are interested in acquiring the Again Faster Revolution jump rope, which totally kicks ass.

  We posted a bunch of stuff in the forums pertaining to the new location and some stuff about the move.  Make sure you read it.  Particularly you artsy fartsy types.

• 23Sep

  September 23, 2010

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  WOD:

   

   

  

  A full pull-up bar at 5AM! Miss the 5am'ers

   

  3 Rounds for time:

  10 Deadlifts 275lb/185lb

  50 Double unders

   

   

   

   

  Updates:

  FGB on Saturday, Sept 25th will start at 8:30AM and will be hosted at the Playground – 106 Deer Run Drive. We will have a gathering after the WOD. More updates to follow this evening.

• 22Sep

  September 22, 2010

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  WOD:

  

  The chalk monster got a little fresh with Coach Joyce today.. Nice work on 100 legit kipping pull-ups Joyce - so proud of you!!

   

  “Dirty South 2, Twice”

  2 rounds of:

  50 C2B Pull-ups

  50 Burpees

   

  5:30pm main class if you can come a little early great. We need to be done by 6:15PM for Open House at CES.   If you can’t come early, no biggy please still come, and get warm fast and be ready to hit the WOD.

   

  Reminders:

  FGB -  starts at 8:30AM on Saturday, September 25th, and we will most likely be going till noon. We will have refreshments and grillables for everyone. We have a sign up sheet if you would like to contribute something small, like fruit or a case of water.  Location will be determined tomorrow. It will either be at the Playground or on the grounds of our new location.

• 20Sep

  September 21, 2010

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  WOD:

  “Michael”

  

  Dalila getting cozy with Tom. When can you babysit Tom!?!?!

  3 rounds for time of:

  Run 800 meters

  50 back extensions

  50 sit-ups

   

  We have been completely pathetic with the posts lately and we apologize!

  Too much going on these days, but soon to settle down when the cold weather comes.

  Reminders:

  FGB 5 – tee shirts have been ordered for those participating, we just need the logos in vector base form  – Will will be in touch with you. Your logos need to be turned in by noon tomorrow, so that the shirts can be printed. Please call us if you are having issues.

• 20Sep

  September 20, 2010

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  WOD:

  Push Press

  3-3-3-3-3

  THEN:

  10 x 100 meter sprints

  rest 45 secs between

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