Student Athlete of the Week

This weeks award goes to ALEX... a model student! He shows up (early) every day, keeps a meticulous workout and food log and is very motivated to get to the next level. Due to his commitment and discipline since day one, Alex is now a level 2 student. Let's all recognize his outstanding achievement!


Here's a look at what Alex has been up to over the last few months:
"I was able to do my first bar muscle-ups today. The secret was to use a narrower grip than you would during a Pull-Up, because that lets you bend an arm at the top without losing much lifting power."

"By clocking in at 1:29.0, I've blown past all the benchmarks straight to Level 3 for a 500m row. Oh hell yes."

"When the workout was done, Mike (who was instructing) asked me how long I'd been coming to the Brickhouse (answer: 7 weeks), and he then told me that I should see about moving up into the 2/3 classes because I've got the forms down, I'm in great shape, and he thought I showed a lot of energy. Are you reading this, Chris? What do you think?"

"I've also gone from not being able to string together kipping Pull-Ups to being able to string together almost every Pull-Up I did today. Most impressively, the final 10 all came at once, and every single one of my Pull-Ups had my chin over the bar. All this in less than a month of coming to the Brickhouse. Good stuff."

Workout of the Day
"Jackie"
For time:
Row 1,000m
50 Thrusters #45
30 Pull-Ups

"Risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing." Leo Buscaglia

Question of the Day: "Is CrossFit dangerous?"
Answer: "The greatest danger lies in your lack of participation!"