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BBC Apprenticeship Program: Apply Now!
The Brooklyn Barbell Club Apprenticeship Program (BBCAP) is a 8-week intensive course of study in the art and science of strength and conditioning coaching. Get your application in now: we'll be selecting apprentices soon! The next apprenticeship program begins Sunday, April 10th.
NY/NJ Sectionals
Good luck to Sam, Joey, Brandy, Anne, Nicole and the rest of the great NYC & Brooklyn CrossFitters this weekend as they compete in the NY/NJ Sectionals. Follow the updates on our Facebook page or on the CrossFit Games site.
Schedule Tweaking
You may have noticed that our class schedule has changed ever-so-slightly. We've mixed things up a little bit to make the schedule flow better!
Introducing On Ramp
Our brand new, beefed-up intro program, On Ramp, will begin Monday, March 15th. On Ramp is designed to familiarize participants with the movements, skills, and intensity of CrossFit. It'll run 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7pm) for 4 weeks: that's 12 little slices of workout heaven, just for you!
On Coaching: Part 5
Dealing With Complexity
Movements with more than two or three major positions or transition points are significantly more complex to teach. I generally categorize movements into three levels of complexity: simple, intermediate, and complex.
On Coaching: Part 4
Moving The Masses — Following are some tips on how to teach a group to move. This isn't the only way to do things, but it represents a handful of things that I have found to work in the past and use as a guideline.
