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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 😉
Alter Egos: Morgan Pitcher
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 special CrossFit Games Open installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about Coach @morgpitch!
🏋 OPEN LIFE
:: Started CrossFit: 2008 in College Station, TX.
:: Years of CrossFit: 9.
:: First Open: 2015.
:: Favorite Open Workout: 15.1 (max clean and jerk) or 16.2 (heavy cleans).
:: Open Superpowers: "Anything with a barbell or barbell cycling."
:: Open Kryptonite: Gymnastics, except for handstand walks, which Morgan "does for days." She didn’t get her first ring muscle-up until the Open in 2015, 7 years after starting CrossFit.
:: Wish For The 2017 Open: Heavy, heavy Olympic lifts. Her one rep maxes? Back Squat: 305; Clean and Jerk: 230; Snatch: 190.
:: Loves Most About The Open: Competing – for real! Morgan’s fighting for one of three slots on the CrossFit Queens regional competition team. So far, she's holding her own: for 17.3, she finished 11 rounds and 9 pull-ups and ranked 56th in the North East region.
Alter Egos: Lindsay Witalis
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 special CrossFit Games Open installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about @lwitalis929!
🏋 OPEN LIFE
:: Started CrossFit: 2011 at CrossFit Milford.
:: Years of CrossFit: 6.
:: First Open: 2012.
:: Favorite Open Workout: 16.4 (deadlifts, wall-balls, rows, and handstand push-ups).
:: Open Superpowers: Laughing when the pain starts to hit. "It's funny that we choose to do this to ourselves."
:: Open Kryptonite: Kipping pull-ups.
:: Wish For The 2017 Open: Her ideal Open workout is double-unders, wall balls, and snatches.
:: Loves Most About The Open: The nervous-excitement.
Starting Monday March 13th: Weekday Class Schedule Changes
Beginning Monday, March 13th, we will be amending our Free Intro, morning Olympic Weightlifting, 8:30pm Level 2, and CrossFit Level 3 schedule. Please read on for the details!
Alter Egos: Mike Shashaty
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 special CrossFit Games Open installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about @chalupa_batmann!
🏋 OPEN LIFE
:: Started CrossFit: January, 2012 at CrossFit 845 in the Hudson Valley.
:: Years of CrossFit: 5.
:: First Open: 2012.
:: Favorite Open Workout: For having done the Open the past five years, Mike remembers shockingly little about his past performances. "The worse the workout is, the quicker I try to forget it completely."
:: Open Superpowers: Anything bodyweight (push-ups, sit ups, air squats, box jumps).
:: Open Kryptonite: Snatches and thrusters.
:: Wish For The 2017 Open: Heavy deadlifts.
:: Loves Most About The Open: It reminds him of the feeling from high school track meets: waiting to be destroyed.
Basic Training Hiatus
Please note: Basic Training will be on HIATUS for the duration of the Open (through March 24th) -- both Wednesday and Friday 6:30pm classes will be CrossFit Level 2 during this time!
