Friday May 24th, 6:00pm: Superheroes by the light of the Full Moon!

Brace yourselves, Wildcat CrossFitters! This Friday, May 24th, is a very special Full Moon Super Heroes Team WOD-b-que!

Bring along your friends, family, children, and dogs as we crush the evil villianous W.O.D. together. Team workout begins at 6pm so be on time and definitely be in costume. Kudos and general praise go to those teams with matching costumes. Additionally, we ask that you please bring something to share: side dishes, alternative proteins, desserts, cash for the grill master, and drinks. We have plenty of fridge space and plenty of hungry superheroes, who will need a hearty meal and good friends to celebrate their victory, so do not be afraid to be generous or to try out those new recipes!

What should you expect?

* The fresh grillings of Chef Ruben (chicken and vegetables)

* Outrageous and wonderful costumes (including your own)

* A piñata that must be destroyed (so bring the kiddos)

* A team workout that will test the mettle of your rag tag team of caped crusaders, masked vigilantes, or costumed crime fighters.

* The light of the full moon to illuminate the way of jusice, glory, and peace.

A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a type of stock character possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers" and dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes—ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas—have dominated American comic books and crossed over into other media. The word itself dates to at least 1917. A female superhero is sometimes called a superheroine (also rendered super-heroine or super heroine).

Thanks, Wikipedia!

Chuckling It Up...at Wildcat CrossFit

CrossFitters have developed their own vocabulary. If you don’t believe me, just ask one of your non-CrossFitting friends. They’ll tell you they have no idea what the <bleep> you're talking about half the time.

At Wildcat CrossFit, we have added an original phrase to the CrossFit lexicon...and it is catching on. Today, we introduce this phrase to the world. The phrase: “chuckle it up.”

Chuckle It Up chuc'kle [Eng.],phrase: to laugh softly in a low tone, in mild amusement as you goad another athlete into lifting heavier than the Rx’d weight during a CrossFit workout.

In other words, “the chuckle” is that snarky comment that comes from one of your "friends" intended to influence you to work harder, lift heavier, and generally do more than everybody else is doing. This form of peer pressure is particularly effective if you’re already kind of a bad-ass. In addition to getting “chuckled-up,” athletes can also “chuckle themselves up” by doing a heavier weight than prescribed on a WOD, just to show that they’re, you know, a bad-ass.

Chuckling, as a rule, goes only in one direction: UP. Sure, athletes do less than the Rx weight at times. This is CrossFit, everybody struggles with something. “No, you don't chuckle someone down, you idiot!”, said a prominent Wildcat Chuckler, “What would be the point of that?"

Do you think you might have been chuckled during a workout, but you’re just not sure? Here are some classic Chuckles gleaned from the Wildcat Chuckler Archives:

- "What's up bro? That's your warmup weight, right? Hehehe."

- “You don’t mind that this workout is a lot easier for you, cause you’re a lot stronger than me do you? Hehehe.”

- "You're not using 95 for Fran are you? Hahahahaha."

- “Is that weight gonna be heavy enough for you? Hahahahaha.”

Chuckling isn’t all fun and games. Using heavier weight means athletes finish workouts more slowly than they otherwise would with the lighter, Rx'd weights.

"I haven't been at the top of the whiteboard for months 'cause of this guy,” one bad-ass Wildcat CrossFitter said recently. “If the kettlebell weight is 35, he wants me to go at least 53. And why does every “Nancy” have to be a “Heavy Nancy”? Yeah, I'm getting stronger, but I want to win once in a while too."

Full Moon Workout!

Wildcat CrossFitters,

It is that time again: Full Moon fun this Thursday, April 25 at 9:00pm. Bring snacks, bring friends, and get ready to hit the gym hard under a big moon. Check the website night-of in case we put up the workout, but, it will most likely be a surprise.

Hope to see you there!

Announcing new classes!

Hey Wildcat CrossFitters!

We are proud to announce four brand new classes to our regular schedule. Coming off the heels of our super successful sectionals training we have decided to structure these classes so that our members can improve in strength, skills, and endurance. Check the website for more updates to come!

These classes are open to our membership at no additional fee. Check out the information below and if you have any questions ask any of the instructors. We hope to see you there!

Mondays and Thursdays at 7:00pm

These classes, taught by Eric, are Strength Focused. So come crush it.

Sundays at 2:00pm

These classes, taught by Noah, emphasize endurance work.

Sundays at 3:00pm

These classes, taught by Eric, will go over Olympic Lifts.

Again, these brand new classes are offered to our membership. Stop by and check them out and consider adding them to your training regime.

Open Sectionals 13.5 Saturday April 6!

Heads up Wildcat CrossFitters! This Saturday is the last Open Sectionals and it is a beast, a beast whose name is Fran.

AMRAP in 4 minutes of:
15 Thrusters, 100#/65#
15 Chest-to-bar Pull ups
If 90 reps (3 rounds) are completed in under 4 minutes, time extends to 8 minutes.
If 180 reps (6 rounds) are completed in under 8 minutes, time extends to 12 minutes.
If 270 reps (9 rounds) are completed in under 12 minutes, time extends to 16 minutes, etc.)

Since this is our last Open Sectionals together we want to make it a big community event. Members are welcome to come and watch and to bring their friends and families. For the athletes competing make sure to sign up at the desk and to tell everyone you know to come cheer you on. We want this to be a big deal because it is a big deal!

As usual bring food and drinks to share and after the competition we will do some spectacles of strength, fortitude, and endurance, and just general bad-assery.

Party starts as soon as the last heat finishes. Althetes, be sure to sign up and get their early to warm up and go over the movement patterns. Just like last time, things get started at 2pm.

Looking forward to an awesome Open Sectionals with you all!