Name: Gerald Barnes Started Crossfit: May 2012 Favorite WOD: Anything Hard Least favorite WOD: Anything with lots of running. Favorite lift: Front/Back Squats Least favorite lift: Overhead Squats Story: I started my Crossfit adventure on a whim almost one year ago not sure if it was going to be right for me. I still remember my
Congrats to everyone who completed the Spring Break Survival Challenge! Yet again, we saw some incredible results from many of our members over the course of the challenge. The final rankings were based on a weighted average of your total weight lost, % of your body weight lost and beginning/final rankings from the benchmark workout.
Spring Break Survival Champions will be announced later today. Stay tuned here, twitter and Facebook! Warm-up: :30 Drills (x3) Jumping Jacks Good Mornings Seal Jumps Air Squats Push-ups Strength: 3×10 Inverted Row *superset with ME pull-ups ***3 sets with a 1:00 rest WOD: 20min AMRAP 15 Deadlifts (115/75) 15 Push-presses 15 Back squats 400m Run
Name: Cesar Hernandez Started Crossfit: June 2012 Favorite WOD: Deck of Death Least favorite WOD: ? Favorite lift: Power Cleans Least favorite lift: Front Squat Story: I’ve been coming to Mission Crossfit for 10 months now. I weighed 340lbs when I first came in. I had always been a big guy with feet problems because
This month we’ve selected Cesar Hernandez as our athlete of the month. Since joining, Cesar has seen incredible gains and has been an inspiration to many. He’s a testament to the fact that anyone can not only just do CrossFit, but also excel in the sport. The day Cesar walked through our doors, he noted
Name: Chad Smith Started Crossfit: Feb 2012 Favorite WOD: Team WODS or Deck of Death Least favorite WOD: None Favorite lift: Deadlifts Least favorite lift: Turkish Get Up’s Story: I started Crossfit a year ago when I was encouraged to try it by my best friend. I think I was like a lot of people before
Team Challenge #2 will be announced this week! It is planned to happen Saturday morning at 8am in replace of the 8am class. But this may change. This WILL BE a physical event, but not a WOD. You only need 1 teammate to represent your team, but I highly advise you to have all 4!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Dessert Challenge of our Spring Break Paleo Survival Challenge. The coaching staff was honestly overwhelmed by the number of desserts that were entered into the contest. We were snacking on the entries for about 5 days straight, so a HUGE thank you to everyone who took the time
Name: Jose Reyes Started Crossfit: The summer of 2012 Favorite WOD: anything that involves thrusters and OHS Least Favorite WOD: anything that involves wall ball shots Favorite Lift: Clean Least Favorite Lift: no such thing Story: I started crossfit in the summer of 2012 because one of the coaches, Marco Garcia, recommended it to me.
Congratulations to Jose Reyes for being nominated as “Athlete of the Month” for the month of February. Unfortunately, Jose will be leaving us soon but his efforts and improvements will not soon be forgotten. Athlete of The Month – February 2013 Name: Jose Reyes Started Crossfit: The summer of 20102 Favorite WOD: anything that involves
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