Rest Day

Jake L Clean and Jerks 310lbs

Jake's Write Up On His Meet:

An Olympic meet is a VERY LONG day, most of it comprised of anxiously waiting and watching, second guessing yourself and asking WHY IN THE HELL you are doing this??!!!  My weigh in was at 1pm so I showed up at around 1230.  I was a bit worried all week that I wasnt going to make weight as I was consistently weighing around 211-12 (my weight class is up to 206.8).  I had a very light breakfast, eggs and some bacon, and ZERO carbs or water until the weigh in.  I made weight easily at 205.

After the weigh in you sort of sit around and wonder when in the hell you are supposed to start warming up.  The lifting session before you is still going, you arent sure when it will end and how much time you have before your first lift.  Luckily, and this turned out to be crucial, the head olympic coach from Lost Battalion Hall, Artie Dreschler, took me under his wing (thanks to my olympic lifting coach Frankie Murray who was a fellow "competitor" in the 94kg class.  He's a member of the national team and is a truly phenomenal lifter.)  Anyway, Artie timed ALL of my warmup lifts to the minute, told me when to take them and when to just sit and chill.  This proved INVALUABLE.  The timing for my warm up was perfect and i was ready to go when I needed to be.

All week i was constantly worried about my opening Snatch (220).  Its my first meet and all I can think about is NEEDING to hit that opener, get on the board and get in the game.  During the warm up i was shocked at how light all the weights felt.  I took my opener once, about 5 minutes before I went out, and it felt like a joke.  I basically power snatched it.  I wanted to keep the first lift somewhat conservative so I MADE SURE I hit it and got on the board.

My name was called, "Jacob Leivent, opening with 100kg".  I wasnt nervous, just really JACKED up on adrenaline, and ready to get that first lift in.  Stepped up to the bar, waited for the 30 seconds to pass on the clock (There is a funny buzz that goes off at 30 secs), and just went.  I trusted all the training I had done, set my back tighter than I ever had, pulled like fuck, and before i knew it it was over head, half power snatched, and done.  YES!  First lift is good, ready to rock.  Second snatch I had no doubt i was going to hit it, I was feeling fast and powerful.  231, boom, done, on to the next.  I decided to go for 246, not a PR, but I didnt open with a heavy enough weight to go for 256 or something like that.  I hit the 246 reallly easily, adrenaline...its a hell of a drug!

On to the Clean and jerk.  I planned on opening with a very conservative 275#.  I wasnt too worried about making large jumps with the C&J.  I hit the 275 like it was nothing, the jerk felt so light.  Next lift...297, ADRENALINE, easy lift.  I decided to go for a PR and hit 310.  There was never a doubt in my mind that this thing wasnt going to go.  I have never felt so confident and strong.  It is unbelievable what the atmosphere of a competition can do.  HIT IT, 310 felt like 225.

I wound up taking 2nd place in the 94kg (with a 253kg total) and going 6 for 6.  Frankie wound up winning by probably close to 100 lbs!  All in all this was one of the better experiences in athletics I have had since I played college tennis.  Training is fun, it feels good, but there is nothing like the feeling of putting it all on the line, stepping up, and executing when you need to.  Seriously, everyone should compete in something!

To see Jake's 246lb Snatch, check out our Flickr Page
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Brandon R also lifted at this meet and hit 65 kilos on his snatch and 98 kilos in the clean and jerk taking 2nd place in his weight class. Great work, guys!!!

Press

Fitness: 3x5 Across
Perform your fifth 3x5 of Pressing for the cycle. Add 2-5lbs from last week's weight.

Performance: 5/3/1 (3 week)
70%x3
80%x3
90%x3+

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3 Rounds For Time of:
270m Run
7 Dumbbell Snatch Left
7 Dumbbell Snatch Right
10 Kipping Pull-Ups

Go really fracking heavy on the dumbbells.

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The 2013 North East Regionals... we've come a long way!

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Deadlift

Fitness: Heavy 5
Work up to a heavy set of 5. This should be about 5-15lbs heavier than last week.

Performance: 5/3/1 (5 week)
65%x5
75%x5
85%x5+

We are doing a rep out today on the deadlift. Any loss of position terminates the set.

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Teams of 3 complete the following, chipper style.
150 Kettlebell Swings
150 Push-Ups
150 Calories Rowed

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CP throws 135 overhead

CFSBK 1/2 Marathon Times

These CFSBKers ran the Brooklyn half marathon yesterday and put up some awesome times! Congrats on the great work guys. If we missed you, please post to comments so we can add you to the roster.

Ava Page: 1:43:21
Robert Underwood: 1:47:12
Jen Stopka: 2:42:25
Aileen Hanna: 2:11:25

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Back Squat

Fitness: 3x5 Across
Add 5lbs from your last exposure.

Performance: 5/3/1 (5 week) or 70%x3x3
65%x5
75%x5
85%x5+

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Squat e6/12
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The Odd Mile
Run 1 mile (3 laps) with an odd object external load carried anyhow. Choices include sandbags. medballs, slam balls, bumpers, weight vests, etc..

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Judges test the pull-up bar at the 2009 North East Regional Qualifier


Athletes on the 2013 Pull-Up Bar Rig

• There is no Active Recovery Today since David is in Boston for the 2013 Regionals

LGBT WOD Announced!

The LGBT workout has been announced:

"Stonewall"

AMRAP 10 Minutes:

6 Squat Cleans 135/95

28 Double Unders
6 Shoulder To Overheads 135/95
9 Burpees

As always, the weight and double under scale can be rx'd. To learn more about Stonewall, click here.

LGBT NYC CF is a growing network of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) Crossfitters in NYC. We come together to workout and to promote greater visibility of LGBT people in the Crossfit community. 

The first 2 WODs were hosted by Crossfit NYC and Crossfit Hell's Kitchen. The next WOD will be hosted by Crossfit South Brooklyn on Sunday, June 9th at 3pm. We invite all LGBT Crossfitters and allies to WOD with us. 

• Sunday, June 9th, 3-4pm 
• Followed by post-WOD socializing at Die Koelner Bierhalle
• To RSVP, please go to the Facebook event page If you don't have facebook, you can also RSVP by posting a comment to event page!

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Rest Day

Jen Stop warms up her Thrusters

Meet Annie Thorisdottir

Check out this video CrossFit posted about "Iceland Annie". In it she talks about growing up in Iceland, qualifying for nationals in both gymnastics and pole vaulting, being the most muscular girl in ballet and how she found CrossFit. Annie is the first repeat CrossFit Games champion and a 4 time Games competitor. Despite not competing this year due to injury, shes widely considered the most successful female CrossFitter we've seen yet.

Row For Boston

Next month Reebok Crossfit 5th Ave will host a Rowathon to benefit Boston's Children's Hospital where some of the kids who were injured in the bombings were treated. The Rowathon is a team indoor rowing competition open to all Crossfit affiliates in New York and I am inviting you to participate in this fun event to help raise some money for a great cause. Here's how it works:

• The Rowathon is limited to 12 Crossfit teams. Each team will consist of an 8 person crew, from members and/or staff, and must include at least 2 females and 2 lightweights below 165lbs.
• Each team will be assigned a Concept2 row machine on which each crew member will row a minimum 5000m consecutively, relay style, to complete the full Rowathon distance of 42,195m or 26.2 miles. 
• Each Concept2 will be connected to an interactive rowing software program so the race will take place in real time on a digital river and will be viewable to competitors and spectators on a large display monitor.
• The race is estimated to take approximately 3 1/2 hours to complete, with bragging rights, "Rowathon Champions" t-shirts and a trophy going to the winning team.

Funds will be raised via team and spectator entry fees, t-shirt sales, sponsoring of participating athletes and corporate sponsorship. ALL proceeds will go to support the Emergency and Trauma fund at Boston's Children's Hospital. 

The Rowathon is sanctioned by US Rowing. 

I hope that you will consider participating in this event as "Crossfit NY pulls together to support Boston"

If your'e interested in participating in this event, please email David(At)CrossFitSouthBrooklyn.com

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