Beat The Streets Fundraiser Saturday May 15th 2010 9:00am
April 28th, 2010
by randy
Please join us on May 15th, as CrossFit Denver & Affiliates and individuals across the country compete in a “Beat The Streets” Fundraiser WOD to support the Steve’s Club National Program, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization for at-risk youth fitness. Teams of 4 will compete against other teams across the country. For every $1k raised, Affiliates can sponsor an at-risk athlete for an entire year. All donations go directly to the gyms that will train specific kids and teens in tough neighborhoods to get them off the streets and into CrossFit.
This is a great opportunity to have some fun competing against other affiliates all for a really good cause.
100% of the money collected will go directly to Steve’s Club. Our fund raising goal is $1000.00. Please use the Google Checkout button below to pay and register as a team or individual at the donation level you feel comfortable with. Thanks for you support!
For more on Steve’s Club: www.stevesclub.org. CrossFit can change lives – please get involved!
“Beat the Streets” Fundraiser
“Steve’s Club and its Participating Members provide a national network of programs through which at-risk or underserved youth of any socioeconomic background can join in the CrossFit Community at a reduced, low or no cost structure.”
The WOD:
Team WOD competition – 4 athletes constitute a team (must have at least 1 female athlete).
AMRAP 15 min:
- Station 1: Burpees
- Station 2: KB Swings
- Station 3: Pull-Ups (chest to bar)
- Run 200m
All athletes begin at the same time and switch when the runner returns. When the runner comes back in, he/she goes to Station 1 (Burpees) and everyone goes to the next station (Burpees goes to KB Swings, KB Swings go to Pull-Ups, Pull-Ups go to the run).
Scoring: Count total # of reps (sum of Burpees, KB Swings, and Pull-ups), team with the highest # wins.
Scaling: For KB swings, there will be a men’s weight (1.5 pood/24kg/53lbs) and a women’s weight (1 pood/16kg/36lbs). KB swings can be done with dumbbells if necessary. Scaling for youth teams should be determined by the local hosts.
Standards: KB swing – bottom of the KB must face the ceiling, judges should be able to see the athlete’s ears. Burpees – athlete must touch their chest to the floor on each rep, how they get down/up is up to them (no pushup is required), and must clap overhead at the top as they jump (should be able to see their ears). Pull-up (chest to bar) – athlete can do whatever type of pull-up they like, as long as their chest (just below clavicle).
Transitions: Athletes can only switch stations once they get a high-five from their teammate (prevents athletes from leaving early). During the high-five, the athlete that has just finished at that station will give the arriving athlete the “count” of what they are up to. For example, Athlete A is on burpees, and when Athlete D comes in from the run, Athlete A has done 20 burpees and tells Athlete D “20″ and Athlete D begins counting with 21 (this is easier than trying to add it all up at the end).
Details:
Locations: Affiliates will be hosting local Beat the Streets WODs across the country, in addition to the flagship BTS WOD in Camden, NJ.
Team Details: Teams must have at least 1 female athlete. Affiliates can enter as many teams as they want, but we ask that the Affiliate as a whole raises $1k (total) to Sponsor an Athlete. Non-affiliated teams and cross-affiliate teams are allowed and encouraged, but are asked to shoot for the $1k target. If a team or Affiliate raises less than $1k, they can still compete and donate whatever possible to Steve’s Club.
Teams can have kids/teens as athletes on their team (it’s up to the host or team to scale the weights appropriately for that athlete). Youth teams (18yrs and younger) are encouraged, with no fundraising requirement to compete.
Donations: To compete in Beat the Streets, teams are asked to raise $1k to go towards Steve’s Club National Program (all proceeds go to help promote at-risk youth fitness). The funding will go to the Affiliate that is training the at-risk youth athlete. Donations should be collected by the Affiliate first, and then submitted to Steve’s Club (by check, or Google Checkout). Donations should be received prior to competition, but can be accepted until May 31st if necessary.
Athlete Sponsorship: As a donor, you can write in your top 3 choices of at-risk athletes to sponsor from our at-risk athlete profiles, and Steve’s Club National Program will do their best to match you to one of those 3 athletes.
Prizes: Prizes awarded by SCNP based on all competitors, nation-wide. (local hosts will send results to SCNP at the end of the competition to determine the nation-wide winners).
Nationwide prizes:
1st place – 3 months supply of PaleoKits = $450 Value (Package of 25 Large PaleoKits sent each month)
2nd place – 2 months supply of PaleoKits = $300 Value (Package of 25 Large PaleoKits sent each month)
3rd place – 1 months supply of PaleoKits = $150 Value (Package of 25 Large PaleoKits sent each month)
SCNP will also send hosts a package of promotional items (T-shirts, Posters, Banners, PaleoKits, etc.) to give away or sell. Each host can offer their own prizes, raffles, give-aways if they like.
6th April 2010
at 3:30 pm
MojoKickball
http://www.mojokickball.com/index.php?page=home
No. Seriously. What is Mojo Kickball™?
Put simply, Mojo Kickball™ is multi-ball kickball with elements of dodgeball, tag, and even a little touch football mixed in. But it's so much more than that. It fills a void in recreational sports that has existed for a long long time, for adults and children alike.
What's so great about Mojo Kickball™?
Everyone is playing, all the time.
There's no waiting in line for your turn. Well there is. But not for very long. And even when you're in the line, you can jump out temporarily and do things to help your team out.
And "Mayhem" is officially part of the rules.
I'm guessing the after-beer is a lot of fun.
I'm guessing the after-beer starts early.
30th March 2010
at 3:20 pm
Can someone tell me how to post a live link?
The bulk of it is a letter from a Navy SEAL who eats PaNu and trains CrossFit. He compares his results on the PaNu diet to his previous results on Zone. Fran time dropped dramatically. It also emphasizes the consumption of animal fats and saturated fats from coconut oil vs processed oils from seeds and nuts, which is a slight variation from Paleo.
30th March 2010
at 2:11 pm
Ever since Randy posted the link to the PaNu blog in one of the WOD blurbs a while back, I've been reading it pretty frequently. I like a lot of what it has to say. It follows the Paleo that CrossFit preaches pretty closely, however, it allows for some starches (occasional white rice and potatoes) and believes that occasional dates with dairy are also ok. The most interesting arguments, in my opinion, are the ones citing studies that suggest that saturated fat is not as bad for you as health "experts" would have you believe. Sounds crazy, but some of the arguments made are really intriguing.
But I digress. This "BUZZ" is intended to debate the benefits (risks?) of running. This site offers two studies - one completed just recently that hasn't even been published yet (presented at the American College of Cardiology) - that imply that running long distances with frequency (study compares annual marathoners to sedentary people) actually INCREASES your risk for developing coronary heart disease. It's really quite fascinating. http://www.paleonu.com/panu-weblog/2010/3/21/still-not-born-to-run.html
Obviously this doesn't mean that jogging around Wash Park once a week is going to land you on death row, but it does lend to the CrossFit creed of what essentially amounts to "sprint" workouts - high intensity over a relatively short period of time. All thoughts and comments are welcome!