Wednesday, November 24, 2010

First Thanksgiving


On the fourth Thursday of November, We celebrate Thanksgiving, a national holiday honoring the early settlers and their harvest feast known as the first Thanksgiving. To learn more about what the first Thanksgiving was like, click..... here.


CrossFit Kids & CrossFit Teens
Max Situps in 1 Minute
Max Pushups in 1 Minute
Max Squats in 1  Minute

Brain Teaser of the Day:
What moves forwards and backwards but has no legs, it cannot talk, it cannot walk, it doesn't slither or crawl across the floor either. It comes in different shapes, sizes and colours. What is it?

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Gobble..Gobble

Gabby, Akhil and Zoli knocking out some KB swings.
 
Coach Crystal Nelson describes down to the recipe's what she'll be eating this Thanksgiving. 

CrossFit Kids
2x
10 Pushups

CrossFit Teens
3x
15 Tuck Jumps
10 Inverted Burpees
10 Pushups

Brain Teaser of the Day:
How many apples can you fit into an empty box?

Monday, November 22, 2010

Holiday Happening

Akhil and Zoli take on overhead squats

December programs have started at Crossfit Central and the Kids and Teens classes are gearing up for the holidays. There will be updated information throughout the holidays for those families that are traveling. A few things that will be posted are body weight exercises and holiday eating tips so that kids and parents can stay on track throughout the holidays. 

CrossFit Kids
2 x
Partner hop around your partner 3 times
10 squats

CrossFit Teens
2 x
Partner hop around your partner 6 times
15 squats

Brain Teaser of the Day:
If it takes six men one hour to dig six holes, how long does it take one man to dig half a hole?

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

"Unexpectedly Unhealthy"


Here is a list of  5 foods most kids eat that are surprisingly not as healthy as we thought...

CrossFit Teens
"Jeremy"
21-15-9
Burpees
(over head squats can be performed with a PVC pipe, a broomstick or a branch found outside)

CrossFit Kids
"Modified Jeremy"
15-10-5
Air Squats
Burpees

Brainteaser of the Day: 
How can you use the letters in NEW DOOR to make one word?

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Kids WOD


A video of the CrossFit Central Coaches taking on the workout "Jeremy" in honor of Jeremy Daniel Bloniasz..

CrossFit Teens
3 rnds
20  Single Leg  line hops (10 rt leg, 10 lft leg)

CrossFit Kids
3 rnds
10 Supermans
10 Single Leg line hops. (5 rt leg, 5 left leg)

BrainTeaser of the Day:
Why is it against the law for a man living in North Carolina to be buried in South Carolina?

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Fit Moms

Phillip and Ian getting a shot at pushing the new "butcher"

Olivia Sharratt a CrossFit Central Mother graces the cover of the new Austin Fit magazine.  Find out how it can be "a juggling act to throw a healthy lifestyle into the schedule of a businesswoman and stay-at-home mom"

CrossFit Teens
3 rounds:
10 Box Jumps
Planks 30 seconds
Pushups 30 seconds
 
 CrossFit Kids
3 rounds:
10 Box Jumps
Forearm Planks 15 second
Wall Pushups 15 seconds
 
Brain Teaser of the Day:
On my way to the fair, I met 7 jugglers and a bear, every juggler had 6 cats, every cat had 5 rats, every rat had 4 houses, every house had 3 mouses, every mouse had 2 louses, every louse had a spouse. How many in all are going to the fair?