Happy new year from CFG!
The gym is still operating on limited hours for the rest of this week so be sure to check the times to the right. We will be operating an ‘open gym’ for the rest of this week (Thursday onwards) in order to give us time to complete the work that is going on. If any of you love to tile or plaster, let us know, as for all the offers for painting, you time will come (end of Jan). We really appreciate your patience during these necessary changes and we hope that you’ll enjoy the new look facility and the exciting possibilities it gives us for programming.
From Monday 7th we hope to be back to regular working hours. There is no mobility. No Olympic lifting. On the weekend there will be a girls WOD at 11 on Saturday that will tackle problem lifts and pullup and muscle up progressions and Sunday there will be a hero WOD written up for you all to have a go at between 10 and 1.
Fundamentals starts up on Monday 14th. There will be a few changes, the presses and deadlifts class will be merged and we are cutting it down to 2 classes per day, Monday to Thursday. 06.15 and 17.30. A timetable will be posted shortly.
The next cycle of the paleo challenge has been delayed until after the refurb as we’ll require the floor space and rig for testing. Please register your interest in cycle 5 via the paleospartan facebook page or check paleospartan.com for information about the program. The completion packs for cycle 4 are almost finished and there will be a summary/awards session by the end of Jan.
The CrossFit Games Open competition will open again in March and we hope that you will all take part regardless of your experience or desire to compete. In 2012 we were the 3rd largest team in Europe and received special mention on the Games website – we have the numbers and community to be the biggest team of Europe 2013 and anyone who took part last year will tell you that the qualifiers were some of the most exciting electrifying and moving days the box has ever seen. Get involved.
We would also like to thank all of you for all your help and support through 2012. Ian G, Gary McFall and all the other EK commuters, the 7one5’s, lunch time warriors, paleo spartans, there’s too many to mention. A special thanks to Colin Leishman, Steph Campbell, Ian & Lesley Curle and all the Level 1 certified volunteers for Fundamentals. CFG wouldn’t be what it is without all of you and we look forward to seeing you all get stronger and faster in 2013.