Saturday Oct 18

Great attitudes, smiling while suffering53lbs. gets heavy quick Ken C. gives the in-brief
Last round
"Don't Drop the Baby!"

3 Rounds

40 Sumo Dead Lift High Pulls
50 Pull-Ups
60 Push-Ups
400m run with 'baby'

1 Pood Kettlebell (women)
1.5 Pood Kettlebell (men)

CrossFit Gymnastics Cert at GSX!

Tucker and Co. will be bringing the CrossFit Gymnastics Certification home to GSX on April 18th and 19th, 2009.

In the Cert, you will be taught a wide variety of movements and techniques, including:

Parralette work - Handstands, L-sit, stretching, core control, handstand push-ups, scalability of basic and intermediate movements, spotting, and more.

Rings - Support work, proper hand placement, L-sits, iron cross progressions, dislocates, presses, muscle-ups and muscle-up drills, self spotting techniques, kips, and conditioning,

Bar Variations - Back levers, skin the cat, L-sit pull up variations, stretching, kipping swing, spotting techniques, bar muscle ups, scalability of all moves.

Handstands - HSPU's, HS forward rolls, balance work, press to HS, L-sit to handstand, how to spot and scale this foundational part of the elements for WOD's and newbies. hand placement, core control, strength development.

Gymnastic overview - We will have an in depth lecture and video presentation throughout the two days with detailed information and discussion on gymnastic elements and the best application for such drills in CrossFit boxes and the community at large.

Register now! HERE

Read "Why Train Gymnastics Basics?" by Jeff Tucker: HERE

Class Schedule Updates

As of November 1st, the 6:15am class will start at 6:00am, and the 1:30pm class will be discontinued. We are fine tuning the schedules in order to better meet the needs of our athletes.

Also, effective November 1st, there will be no 'open-gym' during class workout times.

Post questions to comments.

Picture of the Day

"Day Job"

D/FW Airport Police K9 EOD Unit

Friday Oct 17


2 minutes of each exercise, with 1 minute rest before rotating to next exercise:

Pull-Ups
Push-Ups
Box Jumps
Sit-Ups
Squats

Don't cheat yourself on the full range of motion with the Box Jumps and Squats.

Thursday Oct 16

50 Double-Unders (DU), 50 Sit-Ups (SU)
10 Wall Ball Shots
40 DU, 40 SU
20 Wall Ball Shots
30 DU, 30 SU
30 Wall Ball Shots
20 DU, 20 SU
40 Wall Ball Shots
10 DU, 10 SU
50 Wall Ball Shots

Video Demo: Double-Under

Picture of the Day

No Blood, No Foul

Wednesday Oct 15

Board Updates
Superman

Sorry about this one...

7 rounds

21 Shoulder Presses
42 Supermans

Post times, hopes, dreams, fears, whatevers to comments.

Photos From the Road (ATL)

GSX Road Crew at CrossFit Sonz
Welcome back, Rocs and Tucker

Have you scheduled the Gymnastics Cert at your box yet? Best hurry...


100 Day Pull-Up Challenge


The D/FW International Airport Police Department S.W.A.T. Section is conducting a 100 Day Pull-Up Challenge, begining today.

Please join in, and show your support to this outstanding group of officers.

100 Day Pull-Up Challenge Details: Beginning Tuesday, October 14th, we started doing one pull-up on day one and will add one pull-up each day until we get to 100 pull-ups on the 100th day, for a total of 5050 pull-ups!

Team Rules:

1. Use any grip: jumping or modified, dead hangs, kipping and butterfly pull-ups are acceptable.

2. You can complete each day’s pull-ups all at once, or reps may be broken up at different times throughout the day as needed.

3. If for any reason you miss a day, you must make up all the missed pull-ups the following day.

4. If you don’t start the challenge with us today, you can “buy-in” at any time by doing ALL the missed day’s pull-ups on your first day.

5. Any pull-ups you complete during your regular workout can count towards that day’s Challenge pull-ups, if you want them to.

Tuesday Oct 14

"Idle Hands"

1 minute L-Sits

21, 15, 9
Medicine Ball or Bar Cleans
Pull-Ups

Finish with 50 Supermans

Video Demo: Handstand Push-Up progression

GSX Welcomes Jeff Martone

And now we're pleased to announce CrossFit Kettlebell Instructor Jeff Martone will be coming to GSX for the CF Kettlebell Certification, April 11th - 12th, 2009!

More details: HERE

Jeff Martone's website: HERE

CrossFit Oly Cert...Did you register?

Tucker is bringing in Coach Mike Burgener for the CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certification. Reserve your spot, before it's too late.

Register: HERE

Revolution 2009! Demand More!

Are you an Affiliate or trainer in the Region, and looking for a CrossFit Level 2 Cert? Or perhaps a CrossFit Kids Cert, that you can drive to?

Isn't it time for a facility that has the space, equipment, and support personnel to bring in these advanced Cerfifications? The ones you need in order to better serve your people?

Well that time is now. GSX is opening it's doors to the greater CrossFit community, all to provide the highest level of training to those on the tip of the spear: the owners and trainers.

We will soon be revealing our outdoor training area, and here is just a taste of what we can offer your people: 23ft Climbing Tower with rope and bars; 160ft of mixed grip Pull-Up and Muscle-Up bars; Oly Platforms with bumpers/bars/racks; full weight range of Kettlebells; rings; rowers and much, much more.

So if you are looking for a specialty cert in your CrossFit community, one that you can drive to, and where you know the people...

Email customerservice@crossfit.com and ask tell them GSX stands ready.

Monday Oct 13

"Cindy"

AMRAP in 20 minutes:

5 Pull-Ups
10 Push-Ups
15 Squats

Mike D's Photos from the road

Train the Trainer, Vic guiding Jared on the TGU
Turkish Get-Up progressions
The set up


Back from the CrossFit Kettlebell Certification, at CrossFit Houston. Thank you Jeff, for putting me to work, and allowing me to help out. Thank you Lisa, and Carlos from CrossFit Houston for your warmth and hospitality over the weekend. You guys are great. Come to Fort Worth again soon!

Saturday Oct 11

6 rounds:

400m run
8 Tire Flip Circuit

GSXHH1

CrossFit at MiCo's, our women are hot
Picking up the tab
From the windows to the walls
Shot Callers
Rhonda at the gun show... Little T's snacky-snack

Friday Oct 10

3 rounds:

"Barbara"

20 Pull-Ups
30 Push-Ups
40 Sit-Ups
50 Squats

Ken C.

Part Animal, Part Machine

Picture of the Day

CrossFit Nutrition Seminar at GSX, 10/04/08

Thursday Oct 09

"Karen"

150, yes...one hundred and fifty, Wall Ball Shots for time

Blame me.

Reminder, Happy Hour Tomorrow

Don't forget...the Inaugural GSX Happy Hour will be tomorrow, upstairs at MiCocina's (Hulen & I-30) at 7PM

Wednesday Oct 08

21, 15, 9

Push Press
Pull-Ups
Burpees

Good times.

CrossFit Running & Endurance Cert

GSX Athletics will be hosting the CrossFit Running and Endurance Certification, February 21st - 22nd, 2009. Please help us welcome Coach Brian Mackenzie to Fort Worth, TX.

Register online: HERE

What Are You Reading This Week?

Posting your reading list to comments

Tuesday Oct 07

7 rounds:

8 Tire Flips
10 Push-Ups
12 Kettlebell Swings

Thank You, CrossFit Decatur!

Learning and supporting the HSPU.
Balance, strength, safety, and fun.
Skin the Cat and Lever progression work. Safety first.
Photos from this weekend's CrossFit Gymnastics Certification in Decatur, GA. Click on the photos to check out the great Sonz Exercise website. Now, where's Tucker off to next? Take a look at the right hand side of this page, and find a Gymnastics Cert near you...before it sells out. Welcome back home, guys!

CF Oly Lifting Cert at GSX Athletics


The CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certification will be held at GSX Athletics on Saturday, March 14th, and Sunday, March 15th 2008!

Register soon, it's going to fill fast. Welcome, Coach Burgener.

Register online: HERE

Monday Oct 06


"Tabata Something Else"

8 rounds, each of the following exercises

Squats
Sit-Ups
Kettlebell Swings
Box Jumps
Push-Ups

Perform 20 seconds of work, followed by 10 seconds of rest for 8 rounds of EACH exercise. Complete 8 rounds of each exercise before moving to the next event.

GSX Welcomes Robb Wolf

Question & Answer
Sold out Cert
GSX Athletics hosted the sold out CrossFit Nutrition Seminar with Robb Wolf on Saturday. The event was a huge success thanks to Adrian, Jason, Ken C. and Nicki. We were honored to have you guys and hope you will come back soon.

Saturday Oct 04


"Tuesday Morning"

Run 1 Mile

2 min. each:

Row, Thrusters, Med Ball Cleans, Jump Rope, Pull-Ups

Gymnastics Cert CF Alexandria

September 27-28, 2008

Steel Pipe Shortage In Texas?!?

Hope no one else is looking for pull-up bars these days. Seems we're using just about all the available steel pipe in the area for the new outdoor set-up. 160 ft of pull-up bars is just the begining. More to come. Man that's a #@!$ of steel...

Friday Oct 03


5 Rounds

Bear Complex (7 reps)
Bear Crawls

CrossFit HQ sums it up this way:

"The bear is what's known as a complex. In other words, you will do a certain sequence of exercises in order to complete one "rep" in this workout. You will complete 7 "reps" in each round, for a total of 5 rounds.

Starting weight is 65#, and ending weight is on the individual. Goal here is for max loads, not time, so there is no time component. Rest is as needed, but with a catch: If you are in the middle of a round, there is no resting with the bar on the ground. The bar must stay off the ground (however you want to) until that round of 7 complexes has been completed. After the first set of seven is done, you can put the bar down to rest, add weight, and chalk up as needed.

This is the complex to be completed: Power Clean, Front Squat, Push Press, Back squat, Push Press. You can combine the front squat/push press and the back squat/push press into thrusters if you wish, but you must stand in the clean prior to attempting the front squat or thruster."

Sounds diabolical.

Post time to comments

It's About Time...

Who's in? Post to comments. Yes, we're serious.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

The new year-round, purpose-built outdoor CrossFit training area is well underway. How does 160ft of pull-up/muscle-up bar space, a 22ft Climbing Ladder with rope and bars, Oly lifting platforms (w/ bumpers, bars, racks), monkey bars, rings, kettlebells, and rowers sound???

Oh, did I mention it will be covered, have fans/heaters/misters, and end up being 8,000 square freaking feet? In addition to our humble 11,000 square ft digs now?

And that's not even discussing 'that which can't be discussed' just yet.

Stay tuned, firebreathers. You've been warned.


Thursday Oct 02

3 Rounds

2 Min. Row
2 Min. Pull-Up
2 Min. Push-Up
2 Min. Rest

Post time to comments

CrossFit Gymnastics Cert, CF Alexandria

Another successful CrossFit Gymnastics Certification is in the books. Tucker is back from spreading the good word at CrossFit Alexandria, this past Saturday and Sunday. Where to next? Stay tuned...

Wednesday Oct 01

Sit-Ups x 50
Superman, hands and feet off the deck
Main Site WOD
"Nate", 14 rounds later



3 Rounds

50 Superman's
50 Sit-Ups
50 Lunges

Working the posterior chain...

Time to Beat (TTB) = 11:56, Newly 0615 Crew

Vote!

Only two days left to tell us what additions you would like to see on the GSX CrossFit schedule. Get your vote in, and tell us what you think.

Tuesday Sept 30


Feeding grapes for time, post your caption to comments


10 Rounds

10 Med Ball Cleans (20lb ball or 45lb dumbells)
10 Push-Ups

Post time to comments

WOD, Monday Sept 29

From the desk of Ken C.

21, 15, 9

Snatch Stability Holds, Pull-Ups.

This Just In, The 2009 CrossFit Games

From http://www.crossfitgames.com/

The official dates for the 2009 CrossFit Games will be July 11-12, 2009.

The exact format of the Games will not be announced until July. It is likely to be quite different from the 2008 format.

The 2009 Games will not be open enrollment. There will be no scaling. You must qualify to enter. Adequate performance in the 2008 Games will count. There will be a series of qualifying events around the country (world) in May, 2009.

More details to follow here over the coming months.

You heard it here first. Get ready.

FGB III. Owned.

Marc W.
Rules of CrossFit...
Almost through
Active shoulders
Wall Ball Shots
Box Jumps
New PR
Suffering

A big thank you from all of us, to all of you. Thank you for showing up, helping out, counting, clapping, cheering, and coaching! Great work, and great heart be everyone. Cheers!




Caught on tape! Don't forget to stand up tall, to full hip extension!