Friday, 3.06.15

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Amateur

Power Clean 5×3 (add 2.5 lbs to last workout)

Collegiate

Power Clean 4×4 (add 2.5 lbs to last workout)

Conditioning

Complete 4 Rounds on alternating minutes.

135/95 lb Barbell Thruster – 7 Reps Chin Up – Max Reps

55/35 lb Russian Twists – 30 Reps Pillar Hold

*On minute zero, complete Barbell Thrusters and max Chin Ups. On minute 1, complete Russian Twists and Pillar Hold until the start of minute 2. Repeat continuously until 4 Rounds (8 minutes) have elapsed.

Crossfit Open Guessing Game Wod 2

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Want to try to win something? for doing something super easy? Get in on our weekly guessing game! Prize: $10 Rogue Gift Card When does it start: The guessing is officially open as soon as this post goes up each week. So, now! Who can guess: Any current or past members of CrossFit South Bend! Shout out to all of the CFSB Alumnus. How do you get in on the action: To get your guess in, all you have to do is post to the comments section of THIS POST. What you are going to post:
You must enter both... 1. The movement(s) that you think will be released in tonight's wod. 2. Time domain: This will be the tie breaker, you may guess the same as another person, but if you have the closest time domain, you win. You may also guess that the workout will be open ended.
If two people accidentally guess the same movements and time domains, it will go to the person who posted it first. Winner goes to the person that gets the movements correct that week. 
So, the comments section should look like this. Brandon: Thrusters and Burpees – open ended. Savannah: Pull Ups and Box Jumps – 5 minutes Emily C: Pull Ups and box jumps – 7 minutes. Carl: Thrusters and butt stuff – just one time Amy: Cat Stuff in a rocking chair - Open ended Robby: Sitting in a room alone eating Saltine Crackers - 35 minutes You get the idea
How many Guesses? You must post ONLY ONE GUESS PER EACH PERSON EACH WEEK. Ready, 3…2…1…Go! What movements might I see in the open? Click here to check out years 2011 - 2014 for an idea of what you might see!

Wod Release Hangout tonight, and head to head challenge!

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Hey everyone! For those of you doing the open, and anyone else who is interested. Its nothing special, but I will be here with a group of people at 8:00pm Thursday 3.5.15 watching the wod release, then chatting about immediate thoughts and strategy for a few moments after it is released! Bring some snacks, we will snack it up, watch the wod, talk strategy, and tonight, we will be having a few people go head to head! If you are looking to get the wod in on Thursday night, we have a free validation time after the wod release! -B

Thursday 3.5.15

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A. Every minute on the minute for 10 minutes 2 Overhead Squats with Barbell 3 Press with Barbell 4 Pistols Notes: Pistols - If you cannot perform pistols, perform 4 Challenging box step ups. This is just greasing the groove practice, all the reps should be smooth. You may add a small amount of weight to the barbell, but nothing significant. B. Teams of 3 Complete 9 Rounds as a team for time, alternating partners. (each person performs 3 rounds) 30 No Push Up Burpees 30 Kettlebell Swings 55/35

Thursday, 3.05.15

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Amateur

Squat 3×5 (add 5 lbs to last workout) Bench Press 3×5 (add 2.5 lbs to last workout)

Collegiate

Close Grip Bench Press 5, 5, 5, 5 On the minute for 10 minutes complete: Front Squat – 3 Reps @ 85% 3 RM from 2015-02-16.

Conditioning

Complete 2 rounds for time.

Row 200 Meters Push Ups – 50 Reps Row 200 Meters Rest 90 Seconds

Rest as needed, then…

Complete 2 rounds for time.

Row 100 Meters Dips – 25 Reps Row 100 Meters Rest 60 Seconds

Wednesday 3.4.15

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A. 15 minutes to hit a Heavy single of the complex Hang Power Clean + Thruster Notes: Separate the movements, Hang Power Clean, stand, Thruster. B. 4 minutes of Thrusters 135/95 3 minutes of Hang Power Cleans 135/95 2 minutes of Box Jumps 24/20 1 minute of Chest to Bar Pull Ups Notes: Work on a game plan for the workout on what kind of pace you would like to hit for everything on this workout. Keep the movements honest.

Hearing Impaired Scam with CrossFit

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Hey there all of you CrossFit Gyms out there. With all of the people out there trying to scam others lately, and being business owners, I am sure you have all been contacted by an oil tycoon wanting to leave you his inheritance, the IRS calling you stating you owe them some awkward amount of money, and other assorted scams that seem like they never end. Just recently over the last month I have been contacted a few times about hearing impaired people considering CrossFit. This was the one time I received a response. I never give out information that you couldn't get online. Here is a little dialogue from the scammer. I wouldn't normally do a post for every scam that comes through, but this one is a lot less passive of a scam, most of us really care about training people and would love to help a group of people out. 7329646436: Hello This is Jennifer Ford. I'm hearing impaired.I will like to know if you do crossfit. I'm making inquiry on behalf of my family members. Are you the owner or manager & do you accept credit card  for payment? Kindly get back to me as soon as possible. Jenny Brandon wilton: Hey there, we just recently had someone send me the exact same message. I am the owner, we do except credit cards for payment.let me know if you have any other questions. 7329646436: I will like to book an appt for my family. Am out of the town for health reason but i have a driver that will bring them in after. 2(Female) aged (21 and 19)and 2(Male) aged (23 and 25) for 2 months 1hr daily 3 times a week. health reason but i have a driver that will bring them in after. I want you to get back to me with the total estimate for 2 month private training for 4 people Like i said earlier that they will be coming with a private transportation driver for the service.
Note: I thought the private transportation thing was a little odd, we have had things like this in the past though with transportation issues due to Notre Dame in the area. This isn't terribly out of the ordinary, we do a lot of personal training with a many different types of people.
Brandon wilton: Hey there! Its nice to hear back from you. Our personal training sessions are usually $60 an hour, if you are purchasing more than 10, we give 15% off. so at 24 sessions with 4 people, it would wind up being. $1224. Or around 300 a person for 24 private group sessions. If you would like to move forward on this, just let me know and I can give you the link with the discount code. Then I can gather some further information as to what you would like to accomplish during the sessions. You can check out more details pertaining to our personal training sessions here http://crossfitsouthbend.com/personal-training/ This way we can get a good idea of your expectations and start working on a template. 7329646436: None of them is hearing impaired, no health issues nor injuries The goals are to Gain strength, Mobility, Flexibility Does M/W/F work for you Afternoon sessions Brandon wilton: What time(s) were you looking for in the afternoon? 7329646436: 3pm Brandon wilton: and when were you looking to begin? 7329646436: Could you please help me with the sum total? 9th March Brandon wilton: So here is how this would work from here, step by step. 1. Head to https://crossfit-south-bend.myshopify.com/products/60-minute-personal-training-session?variant=1126929804 2. Put in as many personal training sessions as you would like in the quantity and enter discount code “  tenplus  “ If you purchase 10 or more, that will give you 15% off, and you can see the sum total from there the total would be $1224 after discount I will then email you ( if you could send me your email please ) That way I can set up an initial consultation for free to talk to everyone, get to know everyone, and have something a little more solid to base the programming off of. 7329646436: Sorry, I have no direct access to the internet nor computer for the moment, I have been advised to stay off this due to my recent surgery and to allow me quick recovery.
Notes: This is where I wanted to call bullshit, so I started googling and found this message board on CrossFit.com http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?p=1249645 . No internet nor computer for recovery? and you are typing? This is all really off. I went on CrossFit.com and immediately sent them an email, perhaps they can put something out there to warn people so someone a little more gullible won't fall for it. Wanted to continue the conversation because I couldn't quite figure out the endgame here of what they wanted.
Brandon wilton: okay, we can advise through text message if you would like. 7329646436: Ok, that's fine What is the total cost, tax inclusive and Can I have your full name,address and direction for the private transport to locate your place when they are coming for the service. Brandon wilton: Hey there Jennifer, the tax is already included in the service, it is $1224 for 24 sessions. Brandon Wilton, Crossfit South Bend. 3927 North Home Street, Mishawaka IN 46545. I would love to give you directions as well, if you would like to let me know where they will be coming from. Also, have you been hearing impaired your entire life? or is this from a recent event? and are you at a hospital locally? or traveling to a hospital? Hey there! I was speaking to a colleague of mine who would love to pay you for an interview about doing CrossFit while hearing impaired as well. Let me know if this is something you would be interested in.
Note: Tried baiting them a few times with conversation, or with payment to see what they wanted until I found this on hearing impaired scams . It looks like it was the transportation service that was the hook. So I thought I would make sure.
Hey there, just checking in with you to make sure things are wrapped up. Let us know if you need anything in the future. Also let us know if you would like us to arrange transportation or if you would prefer to use your own service. 7329646436: Using my own transport service
Note: Ahhhhh, there is the response, thought so.
Brandon wilton: sounds great. how would you like to proceed? 7329646436: I'm still having problem getting driver arranged because he does not have credit card facility Brandon wilton: is that anything we can help with?
Note: or not, here is the bait.
7329646436: If you can have it charged together with your fees and have his portion deposited into his bank account as soon as you have payment cleared into your bank account.
Notes: Aaaaannnnddd thats the scam. They want you to deposit funds into their account before the cash clears into yours, then they cancel the transaction and close down the accounts. Not very well versed on every scam out there, but, hopefully no one falls for this.

Crossfit Open Week 1 Wrap Up

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Hey everyone! Great job thus far on 15.1, and 15.1A. Get some rest until Thursday, and don't get too crazy with the class wods once it gets closer to your Open Wod day. Remember to check out the validation times that we have available here and its important to note. If you would like for one of our coaches to validate you on an off time, remember these rules. 1. Let us know 24 hours in advance of when you would like to perform it, so that the coaches can check their availability. I would hate for someone to assume a coach can do it at a particular time, and for none of us to be available. It throws a wrench in our work schedule through the day adding a bunch of validation times. So please let us know ahead of time if you are interested. 2. The cost to validate a wod on off time is $10 Check out some of the scores below! We are still filling in a few, so don't be hurt if your name isn't on the list! FullSizeRender