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10.08.12 – Monday – Annie Get Your Gun
For you young’uns who don’t get the title of this post, click here. Bonus points for anybody who shows up in full-on Western gear today. Foundation Pistols Pistols are one-legged air squats. Practice...
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10.19.12 – Friday – KB snatches and 20 minutes of fun
TGIF! Foundation Kettlebell Snatches Practice 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 (per hand) WOD Pick one: “Cindy” 20 minute AMRAP: 5 pullups 10 pushups 15 squats or “Mary” 20 minute AMRAP: 5 handstand pushups 10...
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11.06.12 – Tuesday – Row, row, row your boat
Today’s workout involves rowing. We only have one rower, so we’re going to explore the wide, wide world of rowing substitutions. Yay substitutions! Foundation Pistol Practice 10 minutes WOD For Time:...
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12.17.12 – Monday – Holiday Hours
Foundation Back Squat 1 @ 95% Hang Power Clean 3 – 3 – 3 WOD For Time: 30 Hang Power Cleans (225/135) 50 pistols, alternating Run 1 mile – or – Row 2,000m A holiday celebrity sighting — Michael...
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04.13.13 – Saturday – Communicating with Your Coaches
Today’s post comes from Kim, the Official Wife of CrossFit Manatee A long, long time ago in a state far, far away, I attended a handful of CrossFit classes (when I was a CrossFit beginner for the first...
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04.16.13 – Tuesday – Virtuosity
Virtuosity is defined in gymnastics as “performing the common uncommonly well.” The idea of virtuosity in fitness is central to CrossFit, as explained in this article by Greg Glassman. The short...
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05.13.13 – Monday – Soreness
Sometimes, you will be sore. Whether it’s a little stiffness from heavy squats, or full-blown inability to descend stairs from last week’s leg-fest, exercising with intensity will occasionally result...
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06.22.13 – Saturday – CrossFit Jokes
Knock knock Who’s there? Fran Aaaaaaahhh! (Sound of feet running away) Why did the CrossFitter cross the road? Who cares why — what was his time? What’s the difference between a CrossFitter and a drug...
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06.28.13 – Expansion!
As you all know, we’ve started to outgrow our current space. Our little 750-square-foot exercise floor gets pretty crowded when we have classes of 9-12 people trying to do thrusters or box jumps....
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06.29.13 – Saturday – Roc and Jeff are Famous!
Our two newest Manatee trainers (it sounds like they work at Sea World!) are all official — their bios are up on our About Us page. Head on over and check them out. You might learn something new about...
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07.12.13 – Friday – Thank You!
Don’t forget, we’re getting close to the end of our Fancy New Toy Drive. Sign up to decorate your own little slice of our new gym on the sheet by the check-in kiosk. If you’ve already signed up, don’t...
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08.20.13 – Tuesday – Schedule Updates
We have two exciting new additions to our class schedule, both of which are effective immediately (that means now!): Expanded Open Gym Hours Wednesdays are now chock-full of Open Gym fun! We’ll have...
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08.29.13 – Thursday – Labor Day Hours
In celebration of the Labor Day holiday, the 9:00 a.m. class will be the only class offered on Monday, September 2. No other classes will be held on that day. We will offer our normal weekend schedule...
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09.14.13 – Saturday – Positive Thoughts
I’ve been accused of being grumpy. I find this offensive. I’m not grumpy — I’m cantankerous. “Grumpy” implies a fleeting bad mood, while “cantankerous” (rightly) asserts that my surly demeanor is a...
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11.04.13 – Monday – Lessons from the Pantheon Games
Three Manatees competed in the Pantheon Games this past weekend in Miami. Jeff, James, and Matt acquitted themselves well, and I’m very proud of their performance. After watching our guys and the rest...
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11.27.13 – Wednesday – Thanksgiving
Today’s schedule: Class at 6a and 9a Open Gym from 10a-1p We are closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving In no particular order, a list of things I’m thankful for: The awesome people at CrossFit...
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03.25.14 – Tuesday – Open 14.5 Sneak Peek
Ok, guys, I can’t tell you how I got this (it may or may not involve incriminating photos of Dave Castro, a llama, 3 midgets, and 20 kilos of pure Mexican black tar heroin), but I have the inside scoop...
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04.01.14 – Tuesday – 3 Sure-Fire Strategies to Get the Body of Your Dreams
In the spirit of spring, on this April 1, I’d like to reveal some of my most valued knowledge to you, my dear reader. Here are my three secrets to getting the body of your dreams: 1. Constantly compare...
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04.18.14 – Friday – Cherry Picking
The definition of CrossFit is “constantly varied functional movement performed at high intensity.” Let’s talk about that “constantly varied” part. Constant variation means that we’re doing lots of...
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05.02.14 – Friday – Pistol Tips
Pistols. Twice as fun as squats, because you only use one leg! The guys at Barbell Shrugged have some good tips for those of us who need to refine our single-legged squats: Get ready for fun on one leg...
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