BIG NEWS! We've added a weekly women-only free beginners' class on Mondays at 7-8pm, starting this Monday, March 15. Spread the word and sign up now!

Try a FREE BEGINNERS' CLASS: Wednesdays @ 9am & 7pm, Saturdays & Sundays @ 10am. Click here for the schedule.

UPCOMING ELEMENTS WORKSHOPS:
In Brooklyn (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes at either location.)
#21 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29
In Manhattan (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes.)
#109 starts March 16 SOLD OUT!
#110 Tue/Thur @ 8pm, starts March 23 (3 slots left)
#111 Mon/Thur @ 6am, starts March 29
#112 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29 (3 slots left)
#113 Tue/Thur @ 9pm, starts April 6

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Obesity as protection against metabolic syndrome, not its cause
Lyle McDonald reviews the BodyBugg / GoWear Fit
Resources for torn hands (via)
Human gut flora genes
Understanding PNF stretching
Two brave men who ate nothing but meat for an entire year
Humans found to have sixth taste: fat

Andrea's KB swing:

Try a FREE BEGINNERS' CLASS: Wednesdays @ 9am & 7pm, Saturdays & Sundays @ 10am. Click here for the schedule.

UPCOMING ELEMENTS WORKSHOPS:
In Brooklyn (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes at either location.)
#21 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29
In Manhattan (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes.)
#109 starts March 16 SOLD OUT!
#110 Tue/Thur @ 8pm, starts March 23 (5 slots left)
#111 Mon/Thur @ 6am, starts March 29
#112 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29 (3 slots left)

Tuesday 100309

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The grain manifesto
Mindfulness and mobility
10 random thoughts on weight training
Interview with Keith Thomas, a paleo pioneer
Girls and strength training: are we able to shift our perspective?
Art Devaney's classic essay on evolutionary fitness

Jackie shows us her great deadlifting form:

Try a FREE BEGINNERS' CLASS: Wednesdays @ 9am & 7pm, Saturdays & Sundays @ 10am. Click here for the schedule.

UPCOMING ELEMENTS WORKSHOPS:
In Brooklyn (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes at either location.)
#20 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 8 (3 slots left)
#21 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29
In Manhattan (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes.)
#107 starts TONIGHT! SOLD OUT!
#108 starts TONIGHT! SOLD OUT!
#109 starts March 16 SOLD OUT!
#110 Tue/Thur @ 8pm, starts March 23 (5 slots left)
#111 Mon/Thur @ 6am, starts March 29
#112 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29 (3 slots left)

Monday 100308

Athletes will move from one station to the next at the end of the allotted time without rest. A bonus rep will be awarded for each successful muscle-up, (1 muscle-up = 2 reps).

TODAY'S SCHEDULE:
Hour-long WOD classes:
7am, 8am, 12:30pm: Black Box WOD
5:30pm: No WOD class (rest day)
6:30pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm: Black Box WOD
Express WOD's (in the back half of the box)
6:00-6:40pm: Muscle-Ups and Back Squats
6:40-7:20pm: Dead Lifts and Overhead Squats
7:20-8:00pm: "Helen"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATTHEW P.!

Magnesium deficiency and insulin sensitivity
CrossFit--still scaring people sh*tless on a daily basis
Wild greens--recipes vs. innovation
Thermodynamics and the metabolic advantage
Barefoot resource page
Sleep wrong and you'll feel the bad fat

Why you should be bracing on heavy lifts:

Try a FREE BEGINNERS' CLASS: Wednesdays @ 9am & 7pm, Saturdays & Sundays @ 10am. Click here for the schedule.

UPCOMING ELEMENTS WORKSHOPS:
In Brooklyn (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes at either location.)
#20 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 8 (3 slots left)
#21 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29
In Manhattan (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes.)
#107 starts March 8 SOLD OUT!
#108 starts March 8 SOLD OUT!
#109 Tue/Thur @ 9pm, starts March 16 (only 1 slot left!) SOLD OUT!
#110 Tue/Thur @ 8pm, starts March 23
#111 Mon/Thur @ 6am, starts March 29
#112 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29 (3 slots left)

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Breaking bad eating habits with intermittent fasting
Potential energy and athletics
Why has the FDA allowed a drug marked 'not safe for use in humans' to be fed to livestock right before slaughter?
Gut bacteria and disease may be linked

Try a FREE BEGINNERS' CLASS: Wednesdays @ 9am & 7pm, Saturdays & Sundays @ 10am. Click here for the schedule.

UPCOMING ELEMENTS WORKSHOPS:
In Brooklyn (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes at either location.)
#20 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 8 (4 slots left 3 slots left)
#21 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29
In Manhattan (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes.)
#107 starts March 8 SOLD OUT!
#108 starts March 8 SOLD OUT!
#109 Tue/Thur @ 9pm, starts March 16 (only 1 slot left!)
#110 Tue/Thur @ 8pm, starts March 23
#111 Mon/Thur @ 6am, starts March 29
#112 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29 (4 slots left)

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Apologetic...but not
Chin ups
Recovery
Why I cook, part 2: The cooking imperative

Paleo Man vs.Vegan, the showdown:

Try a FREE BEGINNERS' CLASS: Wednesdays @ 9am & 7pm, Saturdays & Sundays @ 10am. Click here for the schedule.

UPCOMING ELEMENTS WORKSHOPS:
In Brooklyn (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes at either location.)
#20 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 8 (5 slots left)
#21 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29
In Manhattan (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes.)
#107 Mon/Fri @ 6am, starts March 8 (only 1 slot left)
#108 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 8 SOLD OUT!
#109 Tue/Thur @ 9pm, starts March 16 (only 1 slot left!)
#110 Tue/Thur @ 8pm, starts March 23
#111 Mon/Thur @ 6am, starts March 29
#112 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29 (4 slots left)

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Don't tell the kids / From hutch to table
The great grocery smackdown
Winter training: faster and safer indoors?
Planning for success, part 1; part 2
Belly fat secretes hormone that makes us even fatter (via)

KStarr teaches us some wicked push-up variations at last Sunday's mobility cert:

Try a FREE BEGINNERS' CLASS: Wednesdays @ 9am & 7pm, Saturdays & Sundays @ 10am. Click here for the schedule.

UPCOMING ELEMENTS WORKSHOPS:
In Brooklyn (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes at either location.)
#20 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 8 (5 slots left)
#21 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29
In Manhattan (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes.)
#107 Mon/Fri @ 6am, starts March 8 (only 1 slot left)
#108 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 8 only 1 slot left! SOLD OUT!
#109 Tue/Thur @ 9pm, starts March 16 (only 1 slot left!)
#110 Tue/Thur @ 8pm, starts March 23
#111 Mon/Thur @ 6am, starts March 29
#112 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29 (4 slots left)

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TODAY'S SCHEDULE:
Hour-long WOD classes:
7, 8am; 12:30pm: Black Box WOD
5:30pm: No WOD class (Rest Day)
6:30, 7:30, 8:30pm: Black Box WOD
Express WOD's:
6:00-6:40pm: "War Frank" or 7x3 Presses
6:40-7:20pm: "War Frank" or 7x3 Presses
7:20-8:00pm "War Frank" or 7x3 Presses

Tough Mudder Team--who's in?
Why I cook
Maintaining low body fat
Cracking and popping and clicking--oh my!
Children are hungrier for snacks and can't identify fruits, veggies
Food and health: it doesn't have to be so complicated
Fish in a flash!

HAPPY (BELATED) BIRTHDAY TO REED!

Michael N.'s handstand is so good he can do it in ski boots:

Try a FREE BEGINNERS' CLASS: Wednesdays @ 9am & 7pm, Saturdays & Sundays @ 10am. Click here for the schedule.

UPCOMING ELEMENTS WORKSHOPS:
In Brooklyn (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes at either location.)
#20 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 8 (5 slots left)
#21 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29
In Manhattan (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes.)
#107 Mon/Fri @ 6am, starts March 8 (just 2 slots left)
#108 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 8 only 1 slot left!
#109 Tue/Thur @ 9pm, starts March 16 (only 1 slot left!)
#110 Tue/Thur @ 8pm, starts March 23
#111 Mon/Thur @ 6am, starts March 29
#112 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29 (4 slots left)

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Women's strength symposium this Sunday, March 8th
Battling the coffee demon
What is paleo? / Apples, paleo shakes, and utilitarianism
Trainer tells all
Summer vs. winter mode: explaining AMPK
Making cultured butter at home

Avery serves as Kelly Starrett's demo girl at our recent Mobility & Recovery Cert:

And here KStarr tests Gillian's quad/hip-flexor mobility before teaching the group some hip mobility drills:

Try a FREE BEGINNERS' CLASS: Wednesdays @ 9am & 7pm, Saturdays & Sundays @ 10am. Click here for the schedule.

UPCOMING ELEMENTS WORKSHOPS:
In Brooklyn (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes at either location.)
#20 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 8
#21 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29
In Manhattan (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes.)
#106 starts TONIGHT (SOLD OUT!)
#107 Mon/Fri @ 6am, starts March 8 (just 2 slots left)
#108 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 8 (only 1 slot left SOLD OUT!)
#109 Tue/Thur @ 9pm, starts March 16 (only 1 slot left!)
#110 Tue/Thur @ 8pm, starts March 23

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REMINDER: Today there will be no 5:30pm WOD class as today's workout is a running-only WOD.

Burn your boats
Leaf lard and other notes
How to keep your uncooked greens from taking over your fridge
Deadlift grips
One hundred years of American food
The paleo diet and menstruation

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHAEL D.!

Brian H. of NYC Endurance and CrossFit NYC at the Run for Haiti 2 weeks ago:. (Hey members, got a picture of yourself competing in any sort of athletic endeavor? Please send it to me at allisonATcrossfitnycDOTcom so I can post it on the blog!)

Try a FREE BEGINNERS' CLASS: Wednesdays @ 9am & 7pm, Saturdays & Sundays @ 10am. Click here for the schedule.

UPCOMING ELEMENTS WORKSHOPS:
In Brooklyn (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes at either location.)
#20 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 8
#21 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 29
In Manhattan (Upon completion, includes 2 free weeks of classes.)
#106 starts TUESDAY (SOLD OUT!)
#107 Mon/Fri @ 6am, starts March 8 (3 slots left just 2 slots left)
#108 Mon/Wed @ 8pm, starts March 8 (just 2 slots left)
#109 Tue/Thur @ 9pm, starts March 16 (only 1 slot left!)
#110 Tue/Thur @ 8pm, starts March 23

Monday 100301

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Captain Warren A. Frank, 26, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died November 25, 2008 while supporting combat operations in Ninewa province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaision Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. He is survived by his wife, Allison, and daughters Sophia Lynn and Isabella Grace.

Shoulder mobility and overhead squats
Iron
The "cherry pick" WOD
Head case
Omega-3s--are you taking them?
Setting personal records