Benchmarks

Gym members’ achievements

Strength catch-up day

Posted by on Feb 2, 2011 in Benchmarks, Blog | 1 comment

On catch-up day you can do a lift you missed this week or practice something you’re interested in. Cedar deadlifted and set a PR at 190. Nice work! (Sorry for the blur!)

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Nice squats, guys

Posted by on Jan 28, 2011 in Benchmarks, Blog |

Steve (yellow shirt) squatted 250, Gary 205 (195 in the photo), and Cole 90 lbs. Nice work.

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Kettlebell snatches and box jumps

Posted by on Jan 13, 2011 in Benchmarks, Blog |

Frank snatched 24 kilos today for the first time, and Heather did all 50 of the box jumps called for on the 20-inch box for the first time. Good job!

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Box jump PRs today

Posted by on Jan 4, 2011 in Benchmarks, Blog, Gym news |

Congratulations Katie and Heather on doing this whole five-round workout with higher box jumps than you’ve done before. It was fun to watch! Debbie and Liz raced to the finish with Debbie pushing to beat Liz for the first time… and she did! One thing people love about CrossFit classes is how people inspire and push each other–in a good...

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Our first CrossFit Total

Posted by on May 1, 2010 in Benchmarks, Blog |

One of the major forces behind the development of the CrossFit Total, Coach Mark Rippetoe of Wichita Falls Athletic Club and Aasgaard Press, is no longer a certification provider for CrossFit–he’s branched out on his own and now offers a three-day barbell coach certification. Our trainer Stephanie Vuolo earned this certification recently. Regardless of whether Coach Rip is still a CrossFitter or not, we think the CrossFit Total will always be useful and fun. It’s a way to...

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