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May 5, 2024

May 6th-May 11th "All Aboard" 

Its is the beginning of a new month and we are just getting started!

First we have Murph coming up Monday, May 27th. We will have two heats running at 8:30 and 9:45. There will be a sign-up sheet in the gym for what heat you want to run. Please come early and stay late and cheer everyone on!! We have some awesome shirts for Murph. We will be releasing the design and pre-order very soon. Be on the lookout!!


May meter challenge is going very well! Get those miles and meters in before its too late. Remember, you have to have 7 class sign-ins and 25K meters to qualify. Cash prize for top male and female!


Lets get to it...


**This Week’s Workouts:**


It’s the beginning of a new week and we’re starting off with Murph Prep Monday to set the tone for the week. All of the meters run during Murph prep count towards May meter challenge (excluding warm-up). Lets make this Murph our fastest one yet!


After a fun Snatch complex, we’ll be doing the original benchmark workout, “Isabel,” on Tuesday. This is a CrossFit benchmark workout. For those new to this, you can do this workout, record your scores and next time you see this workout (you will) you can see your improvement.


For our Functional Pump this week, we will focus on the lower body and being explosive through some quick sets. This workout will get the legs pumped up! Go unbroken on these sets and enjoy the rest in between rounds.


On Thursday, we will be doing “Bad Annie” after a lengthy strength session of power cleans to increase our volume. Annie is another benchmark workout but this one is longer! Its a fun piece consisting of jump rope and sit-ups. Simple and fun!


On Friday, we will be doing a fun chipper that starts with a lengthy row and ends with an upper body workout followed by a leg wrecker. Chippers are big sets of one movement before we move on to the next. Lots of fun and easy to watch your pace. Don't go out too hot and enjoy the burn!


Finally, on the weekend, we will be doing a Team Quarterfinals workout, where athletes will sync up on some dumbbell snatches and toes to the bar. Good communication is going to be key to completing this workout with no missed reps. Find your favorite workout partner and have fun!


There is more to come in the next few months and we are working hard to make things happen!

Thank you to each and everyone of you for making our community great!

See you in the gym! #herewego

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