After the first week of the paleo challenge, here are the standings! 17 of 23 challengers have reported - 6 results are outstanding.

• 4-way tie for first in eating! - Danette, Brandi Savage, Seana, and Whitney - AWESOME JOB LADIES!!!
• 5th - Matt Thornton
• 6th - 2-way tie - Cassie and Doug
• 8th - Ryan
• 9th - 3-way tie - Kameryn, Micah, and Peyton

Lakeshore CrossFit, Finish Strong CrossFit, and Denham Springs CrossFit are bringing The Garage Games to Louisiana! The Gotcha 6 Summer Partner Throwdown will be held in Mandeville, LA on Saturday, June 22nd at the 28,000 square foot Castine Center, an indoor venue that guarantees summer heat will not be an issue.

We have three maybe four teams competing. CFZ wants to represent in full effect by supporting all our athletes competing. Mark your calendars and lets go tailgate. As mentioned above, it will be indoors so the heat wont be an issue like last summer. We are going to have people from the gym be the point of contact to get everyone organized with car pooling, food, and other details.

As a reminder, below is the revised schedule for the week. Coach Patrick will coach Monday and Tuesday 5:00 p.m. class

 

5:30am – with Coach Patrick

9:00am- open gym

4:00pm – with Beth

5:00pm – with Patrick/Coach Fabian…depends on when I get out

6:00pm - Coach Fabian

7:00pm - Coach Fabian

Our rowing clinic was a great turnout this past Saturday. We want to thank Meredith and Lisa for coming and teaching us some awesome techniques to make us more efficient rowers and CF's.

Hey CFZ!

We hope you’ve planned out your clean eating for the week.

Let’s eat lots of vegetables this week.

Let’s eat vegetables of different colors.

Let’s emphasize the dark leafy greens.

Let’s fuel our bodies well!

[An Essential Guide to Roasting Vegetables]

Also, this week we are programming a lot of olympic lifting and skill movements. As the saying goes, " You cant get better at clean and jerk unless you clean and jerk." Make sure you register for classes and be prepared.

Paleo Challenge Update

The CFZ Summer Paleo Challenge gets underway this Saturday, June 1st at 10:00am. Information on the challenge is available in info packets at the gym or under the paleo tab on the website. Signup sheets are available at the front desk. You can drop your signup forms with your entry fee in the drop box at the front desk or turn into any CFZ staffer. Coach Ryan can answer any questions you may have at his This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . If you need help finding a team, let Ryan know and we'll try to get everyone matched up! Best of luck to everyone!

Be sure to plan on sticking around after the WOD on Saturday as we'll be cooking out and sharing paleo recipes! Bring a paleo side dish of your choice, and we'll have an open grill so bring your own meat to cook!

Join us this Monday at 9:00 am to honor our fallen soldiers and those who fought for our country. We will have heats running every 15 minutes. The WOD Is a hero WOD:

"Murph"

Run 1mile

100 pullups

200 pushups

300 air squats

Run 1 mile

We will have several  scaled options so everyone can finish. See you tomorrow.

What is MDM?: A yearly internet based fundraiser for military charities. It’s based on a workout called “Murph” named after Medal of Honor recipient Michael Murphy. The idea is to honor ALL of our fallen military members with a challenging workout.

Why?: To honor ALL fallen military members with our pain and sweat, (some tears and blood too I’m sure), and to raise money for great charities supporting military causes.

In memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, age 29, of Patchogue, N.Y., who was killed in Afghanistan on June 28th 2005. 

"Murph"
1 Mile Run
100 Pull Ups
200 Push Ups
300 Squats
1 Mile Run

*The WOD (Workout Of the Day) must begin and end with a 1 Mile Run. The reps in-between may be partitioned however you see fit. Most common is 20 Rounds of "Cindy" 5-10-15.

We will run heats of Rx, Scaled, and a Mini-Murph where 1/2 of everything is completed for the beginner athlete. Heats will have 8-10 athletes each to stay comfortable so we will being putting heat lists together soon and first come first serve on filling them. Join this page and shoot me an email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you would like to reserve a spot!

This event will be open to anyone and everyone but please consider registering on their website http://mdmfundraiser.com/ to help support their cause and charities. Registration comes with a sweet t-shirt to show your accomplishment!

School is out for Summer! Not yet, but parents we need to get ready and find as many activities as possible to get your children involved in. Our kids program is a great fundamental tool to help develop motor skills, strength, flexibility, bone density, and help prevent injury. All of this while your child is having fun and engaging with others. Unlike organized sports (baseball, or basketball), CrossFit teaches each child to become discipline, creative and competitive using all the components of fitness and play.

In todays' world there is too much focus on competition and excellence. News flash, more is not better. Too many youth sports are increasing in injuries and overuse of shoulder and knees. Read the following for more important insight in the risk of youth sports. Click here.