9.20.2010

The CrossFit Love Chinup/Pullup Challenges

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PRESENT THE CHINUP & PULLUP CHALLENGE
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How To Win:
1. The female and male with the most consecutive chinups wins.
2. The female and male with the most consecutive kipping pullups wins.
2. Each winner will receive an At Large supplement package and SICFIT gear.
3. The At Large package will contain a bottle of Nitrean, high-grade fish oil and a multivitamin.
4. You can participate in both challenges or just one.
5. The five highest male/female combined totals win "getsome." t-shirts.
6. Entries must be taped and posted between Sept. 22nd and Sept. 25th by 9pm EST.
7. Videos must be posted on SICFIT.

Chinup Challenge Standards:
1. Each chinup movement begins with the arms extended above the head, gripping a fixed bar with a supinated grip (palms facing the exerciser).
2. The body is pulled up until the chin completely clears over the bar .
3. The body is then lowered until the arms are fully extended.
4. Hands may not leave the bar at anytime.
5. Your feet may not touch the ground at anytime.
6. Kipping is not allowed - anything resembling a kip will be a NO count. (Use your lats folks.)
7. The female and male overall chinup winner will be the one who completes the most reps.
8. Below is an picture example of a chinup:


Kipping Pullup Challenge:
Crossfitters LOVE kipping.
The exercise has become a staple for all CrossFit training.
Check out a video of Greg Glassman talking about kipping pullups:



Kipping Pullup Standards:

1. Each kipping pullup movement begins with the arms fully extended above the head, gripping a fixed bar with a pronated grip (palms facing away from the exerciser).
2. Use the momentum of a slight swing preceding each pull, the swing is converted into an upward roll of the hips, translating the swing energy into an upward pulling movement.
3. The body is pulled up until the chin completely clears over the bar.
4. Hands may leave not the bar at anytime.
5. Feet may not touch the ground.
6. The use of bands or jumping will discount the reps.
7. Butterfly kipping is allowed, however you must have your chin clear over the bar.
8. The female and male overall pullup winner will be the one who completes the most reps.

Send all questions to joe.petrusky@crossfitlove.com.
Follow the conversation on twitter with the hashtag #getsomechins
AT LARGE NUTRITION on facebook & their homepage.
SICFIT on facebook, twitter, and their homepage.

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9.17.2010

Love Links of the Week

Let's start out with a little self promo. Hey, it is my blog! Click here to read "Today is the 1st day of the rest of your life!" And you can now find my newest links on Alltop.com. A great site for all your top news.

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HavardBiz always provides us with great weekly business tools. This week's top choices are "Six Ways to Supercharge Your Productivity" and "Entrepreneurship as Disease".

Balanced Bites brings us a great article entitled "We've been feed a pyramid of processed food bricks." It preaches to us about EATING REAL FOOD!

Click here to check out Robb Wolf as he unveils his new website and book in the same week.

Web Smith brings us "The To Do's of Social Media for Business" on his blog. And he also drop on us the first part of the Erwan Le Corre's interview series. Erwan talks childhood and how his father influenced his current strives for elite health and fitness. Watch it below and Enjoy:

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9.14.2010

Today is 1st Day of the Rest of your Life!

I know the title is cliche' but I truly mean it. Today I turn the big 3 - 0. It was a bit surreal to type. However the purpose of this article is not to get a bunch of Happy Birthday wishes. Today just sparked me to fill you in on some things. I want everyone to know that they have untapped potential inside them. Untapped potential that can provide with them with the life they dream of. That potential can separate you from the other 95% of the world. One thing I have learned in my short time on this earth is that talent is very overrated. You can wake up with all the potential in the world but if you do not get after it day in and day out nothing will ever come of you. Now I look back on my life and I regret nothing because it forged who I am today. I have not always made the best decisions but who has. Well I pledge to my loved ones, colleagues, clients, etc that from now on they will get the best Joe day in and day out.

Look around you. The people you spend your time with friends, family, co-workers, etc. Most of them probably do fine, enough to not get fired, maybe even enough to get promoted. Well let me fill you in on something. Great performance is in YOUR HANDS. You have to wake up everyday and bring it.

I am not going to get into why everyone does not do it. Everyone has his or her own reasons and different circumstances. However we all have the ability to give a 100% each and every day. You do not have to be the smartest, most athletic, best looking; you just have to care about people. Have passion for what you do. If you actually care about what you are doing and it shows, success will come.

Now I have been down the road that causes internal and external pain to others. It is not who I was raised to be. I made a promise to myself awhile back that I will never go down those roads again. Each and everyday I will attack life and my goals. I will attain all my goals. Each of us has it in us no matter your background. No excuses, work hard, and do not stop till you get what you want. No one is stopping you but YOU. Join me on the road to being the best we can be.

"Deep within humans dwell those slumbering powers;
powers that would astonish them,
that they never dreamed of possessing;

forces that would revolutionize their lives if aroused
and put into action."

~ Orison Marden
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9.13.2010

AND THE WINNERS OF THE "33" BURPEE CHALLENGE ARE . . . .


Matt Streenz of CrossFit TBC with a time of :51 seconds
Check out his video:

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Matt, way to GET SOME.

The ladies winning time comes from
Ashley Denton of CrossFit Durham.
She finished in a time of 1:05! That is no joke folks!!
Check it:

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Both winners receive a Gymboss timer, CrossFit Love Tee, & SICFIT Gear!
Make sure you check out GYMBOSS & SICFIT!
Big thanks to Mark from Gymboss & Web from SICFIT for
helping me throw down this challenge.

I also really want to thank everyone who participated in the challenge. CrossFit Love will be putting on challenges through out the year on about a bi-weekly basis. I truly believe it is a great way for us to build a stronger and tighter community. We can join together to make this great.
If you have any interest in sponsoring one of our next challenges please contact me. If you think you have any great ideas on a challenge also contact me. I would love to brainstorm with all of you. This is what CrossFit Love is all about.
Enjoy your t-shirts.

GET SOME.

Here are a few the awesome videos (some crazy) I received. Enjoy.
And do not forget to hit me up on Twitter @JoePetrusky.


ONE ARM BURPEES!
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JARRET AKA THE CRAZY SWIMMER
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TOMMY WILLIAMS FIREFIGHTER
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CROSSFIT KIDS
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DARREN & KELLEN BURNS
FATHER & SON
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World Class Fitness in 100 Words

Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: deadlift, clean, squat, presses, c&j, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climbs, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, , flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast. Five or Six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports . - - Coach Greg Glassman, Crossfit Founder.