2017 Memorial Day Schedule Changes
Please note the following changes to our regular class schedule over Memorial Day weekend.
Alter Egos: Gretchen Fudala
Our finest investigative reporter uncovers the secret real life identities of people you’ve only ever seen in sweatpants for our documentary series ALTER EGOS. For this installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about Gretchen!
🏋 GYM LIFE
:: Usually Attends: 9:00am Level 2.
:: Started CrossFit: November 2016 at CFV.
:: Years of CrossFit: 0.5.
:: Origin Story: A few of her coworkers do CrossFit, so she decided to check it out.
:: Athletic Background: High school basketball and lacrosse; field hockey at William and Mary.
:: Gym Superpowers: Burpees. Gretchen’s favorite workout is CrossFit Games Open 12.1 (seven minutes of burpees).
:: Gym Kryptonite: Kipping pull-ups and Olympic lifts.
:: Favorite Workout Music: DJ Morgan.
:: Loves Most About CFV: The coaching. Before she started, Gretchen feared CrossFit’s reputation and was nervous about exacerbating her injury-prone shoulders. Needless to say, she doesn’t worry anymore.
Saturday May 13th: Beach Season Whole30 + Bad-Habit-Breaking Challenge
We're starting a 30-day Nutrition Challenge on Saturday May 13th!  We're adding a new twist to things this time: we're going to give you the option of doing the Whole30 (great for first-timers!) OR eating Whole30-ish, identifying one bad eating habit that you have, and using this 30 day period to break it.
Square Roots Farm to Local
To help you eat more delicious, healthy veggies, we've teamed up with Square Roots to offer you locally grown, GMO-free, pesticide-free leafy greens delivered every Friday to the gym!
Road to Regionals: Ariel Fernandez
By Spenser Mes
It's silly to ask Coach Ariel what movements he'd like to see in a few weeks at Regionals. Last year, the first event alone included handstand push-ups, bar muscle-ups, power cleans, biking, and rowing. During the following eight events, athletes also had to overhead squat, do synchronized burpees, and legless rope climb. "There's no point hoping to see one thing or not see another. You're gonna see it all," Ariel told me. I pressed him. If he had to hope for something, what would it be? He smiled. "Heavy snatches."
This won't be Ariel's first trip to Regionals, which are in Albany on May 19-21. In 2014, he competed with Team Virtuosity, which placed third and qualified for the Games. "We spent the next two years feeling the pressure to repeat that performance," Ariel said, "and it didn't go well." Both years, the team went into the final heat of the Open on the bubble for qualifying (the top fifteen teams move on), but when a few members decided to go as individuals, their score dropped below the threshold.
Seeking Front Desk Staff
We're looking for a friendly, energetic, enthusiastic people person to join our front desk team! This is a great opportunity to gain a ton of experience working in the fitness industry. The right candidate will be a self-starter who's excited to learn about the inner workings of a CrossFit gym and thinks it would be fun to get to figure out and implement new ways to make Virtuosity ever better!
Monday May 29th: Memorial Day Murph + Social!
On Monday, May 29th we'll be celebrating Memorial Day with a traditional "Murph", followed by cider and wings at Battery Harris! Level 1 and Level 2 classes will meet at 10am and 11:30am -- you may attend at either time regardless of your level. All other classes are cancelled.
MORGAN vs. ARIEL SHOWDOWN! (a.k.a. CrossFit Games East Regional)
Coach Morgan and Coach Ariel have BOTH qualified to participate in the Team competition at the 2017 CrossFit Games East Regional!
First Fridays: WODs with Friends (and Wine!)
We're making it a habit: on the First Friday of each month, bring a friend to any Level 2 class: we'll be doing a fun, non-technical workout that everyone can enjoy! And after class, stick around to drink some wine :)
WODs with Friends (and Wine!)
THIS Friday, April 7th, bring a friend to any Level 2 class: we'll be doing a fun, non-technical workout that everyone can enjoy! And after class, stick around to drink some wine -- we figure this'll mostly be for the evening classes, but we'll have some mimosas on hand too just in case you want to rope your friends into 6am class followed by boozy breakfast ;)
