CrossFit NYC: The Black Box

For anyone interested there will be an awesome Oly clinic In DC this fall with the guys behind performance menu.
http://www.performancemenu.com/resources/events/DCOlyClinic.php

Tried to do this morning's class but my lower back is still bothering me, so I couldn't do more than 95 pounds without feeling like the squatting would make my back worse. I hate being injured.

In happier news, my friend Jon Friedman is throwing his second-annual Delicious Sandwich Social in Prospect Park on Saturday August 18th and all of y'all should come.

Here's all the relevant details:
http://www.tremendousrabbit.com/DSS/

And you know that part where he talks about getting your picture taken with the Sand Witch? Well, that's me:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alizinha/227511881/in/photostream/

Oh, and the cupcakes that will be there, I'll be making some of them, and they will be GOOD.

I've been waiting for this to come around!

Is anything going on at the Box with the rain and trains messing things up?

We're here, normal schedule. Run here if you have to!

Quick question for the trainers; Which brand of Kettlebells do we have at the box?

i suck.

got my nagging pain in my quad again at 110lbs. had to stop.

105, 107, 109, two reps @ 110 then failure

:(

btw...if anyone is looking for something to do on monday night, i have a gig at the back fence from 8:30-11:30pm. its free and kind of a dive, but good fun and free peanuts.

Kevin,

I gave up waiting for the train this AM. I guess I wasn't the only one, huh?

Rumor has it it's still a mess out there, so plan ahead.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/nyregion/08cnd-weather.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1186603236-P/+qHiG3AjIRZVq8fY4EGQ

No Box for Allie again thanks to the rain. I did tabata squats in place of the back squats.

18 new pr. focused on keeping my heels stuck to the floor and not winking my booty.

I'll add some pictures from the weekend to my flicker account for anyone interested in the IFL mma.

Adam
We have mostly dragondoor kettlebells. We also have some light ones from Kettlebell Country. There are some other good brands out there if you're interested, email me.

Hey,
Here's some vid my friend took from this weekend's Oly meet in Conn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WKI20FHee0

FYI: For those who don't know me, I'm the bozo who misses his first attempt snatch at 1:15 (made 2 and 3 though).

another great article on the Again Faster blog:

http://againfaster.squarespace.com/articles/run-hard.html

I had the exact same feeling about those stupid Reebok "Run Easy" ads the very first time I saw them!

22yom/150#
my first day at the box (nice name)
sq:
145,165,185,195,205(fail, got 2/3 with help),185,185

Cute outfit Yoon! great job!

Hey Yoon--I second Alex's comment. WIll you be in to show us your stuff on Sun for Oly class?

yo keith. thanks again for sortin out that back squat form. i went from frustration over not being able to do the WOD to a PR. ditto thanks kevin and marisela...

if you choke a smurf, what color does it turn??

225, 245, 255, 275, 265, 265

Yoon, how much did you lift that day? Looked solid!

Reebok is teh ghey. Party on, Jon! Run easy, my ass! Run home to your mommas, bitches!

Way to go, Chad! Your squats went from not to hot!

Thursday WOD:
20:36 5 Rounds (16, 14, 10, 9, 8)

Does anyone else find that their first run from upstairs to the Cuban restaurant and back up takes longer than they would expect for 400 meters? I was expecting sub 2:00, and was 2:36.

I posted pictures on my Flicker like I said I would for all of you MMA fans :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/allisonmagara/

Group IFL V2 & A2

Hari,

The run itself looks to be roughly .25 miles. I think the stairs and the obstacles (people) are a problem.

great pics, SheRa!

Thanks! Yeah, it's too bad they don't award style points, haha. I've been absent from the Box an awful lot and am WAY overdue for some serious metcon. I've got a sprained wrist from a month ago that I finally have a chance to rest, so I may just do modified WODs for the next month or so.

Keith, I ended up snatching ~174lbs (79kg) and clean and jerking 220lbs (BARELY). That damn forward jump doomed me on my snatch opener. I think it went away for attempts 2 and 3...either that or I swung the barbell less.