CrossFit Rochester Games!

It was a really fun day!

Scott took second place in his age division!

Alexa tied for 2nd in hers!

Kerry also took 2nd place!

Hot, hot, sweaty day!

Tim was doing stuff like this.....
While the rest of us were doing stuff like this...

It seems as though Casey and Tyler might also be competing on Saturday!  Renee is going to drive up with me to cheer. Anybody else want to go?? Give me a call! Will leave here about 9:00 AM.

July 23-28

I am going on vacation! My daughter Laura and I will be spending a glorious week on the beach in Cape Cod....or intently reading on our Kindles in the cottage, depending on the weather. Either way, I won't be here. Matt may be able to offer some limited classes. More info to follow as it gets closer.

This Saturday, June 23, is the CrossFit Rochester Games! 4 of our members have registered to compete. Scott Schuster, Matt Higgins, Kerry Hanley and Alexa Andrade. I will be closing the gym on Saturday so that I can go cheer them on. If anyone else wants to come along, let me know! These events are always a good time with great people!

Tyler is back from the wilds of Newfoundland, sadly without any bear meat. We'll have to wait for next year for the Barn Bear BBQ.

More this and that.....

I'm a big fan of meat, but this is neat info on the protein content of vegetables!

Love this blog post!

Tim always enjoys doing a little Bench Press coaching.

Matt and Casey are attending a Crossfit Strongman Seminar on Saturday! Can't wait for them to share what they learn with us! I'm thinking we're going to have some bigger Atlas stones around here pretty soon!

Scott and Matt are competing in the Crossfit Rochester Games on June 23. I will be closing the gym that day so I can go up there and cheer them on! Anyone else that wants to go, let me know! We can carpool!

Change of plans!

I will NOT be going out of town this weekend so the gym will be open on Saturday from 8-11 AM. Matt's 12:00 class is cancelled this Saturday. He is attending a Strongman seminar. I'm really looking forward to him sharing all he learns with us!

Also, John's Regents exams are earlier than we thought, so morning hours will be unaffected.

Alexa's Birthday!

A great workout!

Lots of friends

The best birthday cake ever!

And great food!

Happy, Happy Birthday Alexa! We all love you!

Some links and some announcements/information

Please note:
The gym will close at 9 AM on Wednesday June 13. I have to get John to school for a test before 9:30. This will only affect morning hours. Afternoon hours will remain the same.

The gym will be closed on Saturday June 16th (that's Father's Day weekend). Matt is going to a seminar and I will be out of town. Spend the day doing something nice for Dad!

Kerry is hosting a birhday party for Alexa right here at the barn this Sunday, June 10 at 2:00 PM. There will be a workout and a barbeque. Kerry is providing the meat, plates, forks etc. Please bring a dish to pass and something to drink. Alexa is 21! All members are invited!! Let me or Kerry know if you can come.

Good blog post on of my FB friends posted
and here's another.

Memorial Day Mills. Wow. Just wow!

Thanks for the burgers and hots Mike! It was so nice to have you here!

T

Over $1300 raised with many donations coming in next week!

Inagural use of the new outdoor pull up rig!

The ladies!

Post workout lounging!

Friends from 585 and CrossFit Fairport! Ariel and Gina! Love you!

Gett

Casey and JP

DFC first run!

What a great day! The weather was perfect, the workout was grueling, a lot of our friends showed up, food was great, and we raised over $1300 for Travis Mills! I'm so thankful for each and every one of you who showed up, either to workout, or to cheer! Matt, amazing job at putting this event together!

Sun, tires, burpees and stuff

I tried to tire him out this week, but I don't think I was successful. Scott, if you haven't met him yet.

The shades are too cool! And check out those guns!

Tires and burpees! Nice idea Matt!

New guy. Looks an awful lot like Casey, especially when he's DLing!

More evidence to support what I always say! You need to get your nutrition from food! Most supplements are useless at best, and harmful at worst. And, if you concentrate on getting what you need from real food, you'll be too full to eat donuts, (kale is pretty filling) thus making it way easier to control your weight!

2 days until our Memorial Day Mills workout! Lets have a great workout, a good time, and support Staff Sargent Mills and his family!

On Saturday...

We will be doing this

And this

And this

And this..(like how I pulled that out of the archives Tisser and Eric??) Snark.

Saturday, May 26 we are doing a special workout called Murph, which was programmed by Crossfit to honor Lt. Murphy. A Hero. We are doing that workout on Saturday, but we are doing it to benefit Sgt. Travis Mills, who served with Matt, and recently was injured in Afghanistan, losing both of his arms and legs.

We are expecting a big crowd! A $20 donation is suggested, more if you feel moved, which I do, because this dude is awesome and he has a long road ahead, as does his wife and daughter!  We are offering scaled versions of the workout so anyone can participate! If you can't do the workout, that is fine! Come and cheer on those who are and make a donation! I'm going to do the workout even though I'm old and feeble! That, alone, ought to be worth $20 to watch!

This is really informal, and we probably won't have enough tables and chairs and porta potties and stuff, but we'll be grilling some meat and feel free to bring a dish to pass. When people like us get together it's always a good time.

And I have to say...HATS OFF TO MATT for putting this all together. And shout out to Crossfit 585/BJJ  for hosting their own event to benefit Travis Mills and his family. Dansville Fitness Club and Crossfit Fairport will be joining us in Geneseo!



This and that



Heather looks super cool pushing the Prowler with her shades on! She hates it, but damn, she looks good pushing it!

Great rowing tips!
Amen! Besides, if you just go to the beach you will come home feeling like you are GOOD LOOKING! It's kinda like Walmart that way.

New toy!

And it is potent!

I have decided not to go to Washington this weekend, so situation normal! I will, however, be out of town June 15-17. Matt may be available to cover Friday night and Saturday hours. Also, I have tentatively scheduled a week at the Cape in August. More info to follow on how that will affect gym hours!

Just some of what's gone on this week

Katie. Awesome Chica!

It wasn't the prowler that took her down, it was those 55# KB's!

Love this pic of Zach!

Jolynn, you make afternoons so fun!

Rock star, you are just too cool! And let's set something up for a Sunday with Big John real soon!

Dad and Ryan!



Goal work pays off the first day! Now she's climbing that rope like a little monkey!

New toy!!!

Sychronized KB swings

It looks like we are going to have a great turnout for the Memorial Day Mills on the 26th! We are going to have visitors from Dansville Fitness Club, CrossFit Fairport, and other friends and family! Crossfit 585 and Crossfit Dewitt are hosting their own workouts that day to raise funds for Sgt Mills and his family! We may need to run the workout in heats, and our outdoor pull up rig should be fully functional by then. It's going to be a fun day! Bring food and beer! We will have the grill going, and we have lots of space!

Stand by for a potential change in hours next week. I have the opportunity to attend an airshow with Craig in Washington DC next weekend that would necessitate us leaving on Thursday and not returning until Sunday night, possibly Monday, depending on weather. Matt may be able to cover some of the gym hours on Thurs. evening and Friday, and certainly the Saturday hours. I will keep you posted. I am in the process of setting up a text notification group, so if you get a text from 585-542-5013, it's from me. I don't have everyone's cell numbers entered yet, but I'm close!

An absolutely beautiful Saturday!



They did a workout

Then they started building our outdoor pull up rig!



Tyler brought Payden to supervise

And keep the dogs busy and out of the way! He did a great job!