With the weather starting to clear up and become beautiful
 we’ll be back in the park! Meet a Bishop Park, 10am for some fun!
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Spring break is finally here! To all of you heading off on adventures this weekend and next week, have fun, be safe, and get us some really freaking cool handstand pics!

The Paleo Challenge is in full swing, but we’re already accepting ideas for the next one. It’s going to be performance based. Have an idea for a workout you’d like to see? Post it to comments. We’ll take all ideas into consideration. So get ready to set some PR’s and break some records.

I’ve promised you all that we will do some fun, community building, non-burpee activities this year. Well, here is one of the first ones! This is going to be a blast! Sign up asap as it will sell out quickly!

Come get some!

Team Georgia Weightlifting’s next meet is Saturday, March 13 at Flowery Branch High. This is an open meet, which means that anyone may lift as long as you are a USAW member. So far Rebecca and Victor are lifting in it as well as Spencer and a few CFAth alums that have moved. This will be a huge meet with lots of action! If you’re curious about the sport of Weightlifting, this is your chance to see some of the best in the southeast putting some heavy weight overhead.

Meet Information

IMPORTANT: ENTIRE MEET INFORMATION, ENTRY FEE, AND PAYMENT IS DONE ELECTRONICALLY.  NO LATE ENTRIES OR ENTRIES ACCEPTED THE DAY OF THE MEET!

Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010

Site: Flowery Branch High School, 6603 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch, GA  30542

Entry Fee: $15 – Team Georgia members, $20 – non-Team Georgia members

Entry Deadline: Entries due at 11:59 PM on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.  After midnight, the online registration system will not allow you to enter the competition.

Awards: Medals to top 3 in each class in each division for total only.  Best lifter award for male and female lifters in each age group (13 & under, 14-15, 16-17, Juniors, Seniors, Masters).

TENTATIVE LIFTING SCHEDULE

Weigh-in and lifting schedule are subject to change in order to balance the number of competitors evenly over the competition.  This will be a TWO-platform competition.

Final Schedule will be posted by Tuesday night, March 9.

Online Registration

I don’t think this winter mix is going to stop anybody. See you all today!

Me, Marley and Earl (that name just popped into my head)

Unfortunately Mother Nature has decided to give us some of her tough love. WODs for today are canceled. Not only are there icy spots on the roads, we have trees down in surrounding counties. See you on Monday!

Yeah, I know there isn’t that much falling, but I’d rather be safe than sorry. I’m already hearing and seeing people spin out at the stop sign in front of the gym. I’m more worried about the idiots who don’t know how to drive in snow and slush than any of you. Depending on what happens with the weather tonight, tomorrow’s Tough Love WOD may be canceled or pushed back to a later time. Check back for details

Is that correct Jersey slang? I don’t know. The following is a little taste of Zach’s full article which can be found here. Definitely long, but worth the read. This ties in great with our previous post “Why do you do it.” On a side note, these few paragraphs explain exactly why CrossFit Athens Strength & Conditioning was founded.

George Hackenschmidt - Not in today's gyms.

Take a look at what society has done to the large number of gyms popping up around the states. Dumbbells are not allowed heavier than 50 lbs and how dare you grunt or use chalk or break a sweat because some ridiculous alarm will go off and you will be removed from the gym. This sounds like insanity to me.

The person who created such a philosophy can not truly go to sleep at night knowing he has done wrong for so many and is now creating a society of straight up weaklings.

Punishment for hard work, that’s the lesson here.
Little do “They” know, that being removed from such a lame ass gym, and I dare stretch my vocabulary and call such a place a “gym”, this is the BEST gift one can get from these places. Removal from a place that supports mediocrity and lackluster effort. In a nut shell, they want you to be weak.

Now this individual will have to hide in his basement, garage or backyard with a 300 lb weight set pieced together from E Bay or Craigs List. He has no bench, no leg extension, no squat rack….. just a raw barbell. Continue Reading

Most people eat the same 20-30 meals for their entire life. BORING! CrossFit is all about constantly VARIED movements. There is a reason we don’t do the same workouts every week. It’s boring and your body will stop adapting. Food should be the same way.

We’re now in week 2 of our first ever Paleo Challenge. Some of you probably aren’t taking my advice about trying many of the paleo recipes and are still doing baked chicken and broccoli. Therefore, allow me to introduce this weeks mini-challenge:

Change It Up!
1) Read this article about the 12 super foods you’re not eating but should be.
2) For every new ingredient you try this week, I will give you 1 bonus point.
3) You must record it in your food log and provide a recipe or description of how you used it. Don’t worry, I’ll sneak in a question or 2 at the gym.
4) There is a limit of 5 bonus points only.

Questions? Comments? Post to them to the comments section.

Lindsey warming up accuracy, agility, coordination and balance on the speed ladder.

Next Saturday, the 13th will be the 2nd annual “tough love” WOD! Bring you significant other and bond the way only CrossFitters can. More details to follow. Movements will be scalable for beginners. Questions, thoughts about what should be in the WOD? Post to comments!

We still need more people for the affiliate team for sectionals! It’s going to be fun! So far we have:

1)Rebecca J
2)Natalie
3)Chad
4)Eddie
5)Your name here
6)Someone else’s name here

Just had to throw this picture in because that is finishing the pull!