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The 2017 Open Virtuosity Intramural!
The CrossFit Games Open is a five-week competition that starts at the end of February! Each week, CrossFit releases a workout that athletes all over the world complete. We'll be running an in-house competition around these workouts: every Virtuosity athlete will be assigned to a team, either the AM Avengers with fearless leader Coach Morgan, or the PM X-Men with fearless leader Coach Ariel!
Sunday February 5th: Prepping for the Open
The 2017 CrossFit Games season begins on February 23rd, mere weeks away!! Are you ready to take on The Open? Coaches Ariel and Morgan will be running two Open Prep seminars to work on your competition skills and make sure you're ready to give the Open your very best!
Alter Egos: Nina Meijers
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 our fifth installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about @nina_meijers!
🏋 GYM LIFE
:: Usually Attends: 6:30pm or 7:30pm L2.
:: Started CrossFit: At CFV.
:: Years of CrossFit: 2.
:: Origin Story: Nina knew Coach Kyle from a nearby gym. When he moved to CFV, he encouraged her to join.
:: Athletic Background: Competitive gymnastics and soccer.
:: Gym Superpowers: Toes-to-bar and handstands.
:: Gym Kryptonite: Double-unders (she overthinks them).
:: Favorite Workout Music: DJ Mike. Nina likes the rock ballads that she'd "never listen to in real life."
:: Loves Most about CFV: Currently, it's how she feels from the Whole30 Challenge. "Even when you're feeling awful during a workout, it isn't as awful as you know it should be."
Alter Egos: Wissam Mrabi-Jaugeon
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 our fourth installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about @wissammrabi!
🏋 GYM LIFE
:: Usually Attends: 12:30pm CrossFit L2.
:: Started CrossFit: At Brooklyn CrossFit South Williamsburg the day of Murph (Memorial Day), 2016.
:: Years of CrossFit: 3/4.
:: Origin Story: Wissam was looking for a program that would constantly change.
:: Athletic Background: Roller hockey, track and field, and fencing (florette).
:: Gym Superpowers: Handstands and anything on the rings (an Iron Cross is his 2017 goal.)
:: Gym Kryptonite: Cardio.
:: Favorite Workout Music: DJ Mike (Wissam grew up listening to Blink-182, Green Day, and the Offspring and digs Mike’s 90s playlists).
:: Loves Most about CFV: Posting beefy pics to his Instagram.
Alter Egos: Derek Godwin
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 our third installment @spensermestel finds out a few things about @dergod!
🏋 GYM LIFE
:: Usually Attends: Movement (6-7:30pm on T, W, Th) and 6:30pm CrossFit L2.
:: Started CrossFit: At CrossFit Virtuosity in January, 2014.
:: Years of CrossFit: 3.
:: Origin Story: Derek and Inna, his wife and fellow CFV member, heard about CrossFit from their friends and stopped by. They were hooked after an intro class with Coach Joey.
:: Gym Superpowers: Kipping ring muscle-ups and anything core. Partly thanks to CFV's core and strength work, Derek didn't have to see a physical therapist once last year, the first year since he injured his back playing soccer in England.
:: Gym Kryptonite: Single-arm chin-ups and forward rolls.
:: Favorite Workout Music: DJ Kyle's "sexy selections during spinal waves."
:: Loves Most about CFV: What he loved when he played elite soccer in England – the community and the sense of competition.
Starting Saturday January 7th: Coach Joey & Noelle’s Mobility30 Challenge!
Doing the Whole30 Challenge and want a little bit of an extra challenge? Not doing the Whole30 but still looking to make a positive change to your overall health and fitness for the New Year? Have a few nagging aches and pains, or want to protect yourself from future aches and pains? Try this!
