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At CrossFit Fenway we have two goals that go hand in hand: Provide access to and motivation towards elite fitness. Foster an open, encouraging community with a good-natured, competitive spirit. Many of you may sign up with the first goal in mind, but it’s the second goal that really makes the CrossFit Fenway community...
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Meet at CrossFit Fenway tomorrow morning at 10 AM.  Bring clothing appropriate for the weather, and bring a friend.  We’re trying to get to 100 members in our first 100 days.  We can reach our goal by March 15th, but we need your help.  More details to come. We’ve been nominated! CrossFit Fenway has...
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The workout for tomorrow, February 26th, 2010 is Barbara. 5 rounds timed individually of: 20 pull-ups 30 push-ups 40 sit-ups 50 squats Rest 3 minutes between each round. Each round is a sprint.  This is a test of your ability to quickly recover, and your goal should be to do each round just as...
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We received a great article from the New York Times Opinion section about the negative impact extended periods of sitting can have on the human body.  The first paragraph of the piece spells it out pretty clearly. Your chair is your enemy. It doesn’t matter if you go running every morning, or you’re a...
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Despite protests from our walls, tomorrow’s going to be the first time we have handstand push-ups programmed as part of our metcon.  It’s also the first time burpee box jumps are showing up, but the handstand push-ups are coming with much more anticipation, especially after we worked on handstands a couple weeks ago.  Whether you’re...
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We’re working on pistols this week.  What’s a pistol?  It’s a one-legged squat.  How is that functional?  The pistol develops balance, as well as strength in each leg individually.  If not practiced it can be difficult to jump right into a set, but with a little time and effort the pistol can help perfect...
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I’m heading to Miami for the CrossFit Affiliate Gathering this weekend, so on Friday there will be a special guest instructor, Patrick Cummings.  Some of you may have met Patrick, or maybe you’ve just heard of him coaching, working out, and coming up with some ridiculous, fun stuff for us to try.  Patrick has...
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If you want to be the first into the agility hurdles, or to get a particular pull-up bar during a workout you need to be the first one done with your box jumps.  It’s sectional season for the CrossFit Games, so we’re taking the structure from the Midwestern Sectionals Air Force workout for tomorrow....
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We worked on kipping pull-ups back at the end of December, and a lot of you made great progress then.  This week we’re working on them again.  Learning a kipping pull-up will develop better control of your body in space and core to extremity strength, as well as making any workouts that include pull-ups...
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