UPDATE: Armed Forces Day - Saturday 29th June 2013
Coming out to play on Saturday afternoon? - Games and picnicking on the Stray
All members, family and friends are welcome.
Please bring any sports equipment you may have that you think might be fun – as a minimum we are going to need a football, a tennis racquet, tennis balls. But you may have something else – please let us know.
Meet at 3pm on the Stray opposite Cotswold Centre.
Please bring your picnic – the more paleo the better – perhaps those in the Foodie Group could suggest some ideas?
There is paid on-street parking there or car parks just behind the COOK and The Coach and Horses pub. Alternatively there is disc parking on Beech Grove which is the first left as you drive down passing the Cotswold Centre on your right hand side.
As a fall back, if the weather is not good we can always reconvene at the box.
Please respond to this message either on Facebook or on the Crossfit Gym Harrogate website to give us an idea of numbers but you can also just show up.
Look forward to seeing you on Saturday!
INDUCTION TIME!!!.
The CrossFit Harrogate Induction starts on Monday (24th June) and will run on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening for 2 weeks. Attendees will learn all of the fundamental CrossFit techniques, get a good workout and have some fun too! There are still a couple of places left so if you know someone who would be interested, get them signed up on www.crossfitharrogate.com/schedule/ scroll down to the Calendar view and click the courses tab.
Fit Mums Cancelled on 29 June
Due to the afternoon festivities at the Stray on Armed Forces Day, the Fit Mums class will be cancelled on Saturday the 29th of June. Please come join us for the 0900 class as we will be doing a low impact, fun CrossFit WOD with our families! We look forward to seeing you there!
Gymnastics Seminar - 10 August
On Saturday the 10th of August, CrossFit Harrogate will be offering a gymnastics seminar hosted by Ryan Naish. The course, which will be held from 1300-1600, will focus on correct form and technique in gymnastics movements, specifically the press up, ring rows, skin the cat, hollow positions, ring dips and muscle ups. The class is limited to 20 athletes, so if you are interested please sign up via Team Up (Schedules). The cost of the class is £15 and we request that you pay in cash at the Box once you have registered online to reserve your spot. If you have any questions, please contact Ryan (ryan@crossfitharrogate.com) or Kate (kate@crossfitharrogate.com). Thank you!
Armed Forces Day Activities
CrossFit Harrogate will be having a bit of a do on Saturday, 29 June 2013 to mark Armed Forces Day. CrossFit boxes all over the UK will mark the occasion, each in their own way. Our plan is to kick off the day at the box at 0900. Bring family, kids over 12 and friends to have a low impact, fun CrossFit WOD (show them what we are all about!). This will run for around 90 mins.
Then get across to the Stray for 1500 for an afternoon of games, picnic and socialising. Friends, partners and kids of any age welcome. Bring some food and drink if you are picnicking and if you have a game you want to play, bring the kit. A football or a rounders / baseball bat and ball etc, you choose. Rules can be amended to make it easier for the adults to keep up with the kids!! (If it rains, we can go back and play /eat in the box) We may even shuffle off for an evening out in Harrogate if you are game!
If you are interested in any of the Armed Forces Day activities, please drop a mail to kate@crossfitharrogate.com to give us an idea of numbers.
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY OPENING
Please note that there will be no 0700 class or CrossFit Kids Classes on Monday 6th May 2013. All other classes will run as normal.
Have a great bank holiday!
CrossFit Induction - A members view. In the beginning!
One of the ladies on the current induction (started 22nd April 2013) decided to keep a written record of her thoughts, feelings and experiences both before and during the induction. These are her words, unedited and she has very kindly agreed to us featuring them on our blog and FB page.
In the beginning gives an insight into how she felt in the run up to starting the induction.
| Monday 15th April |
I've just sat with Gio and gone through the plan for approximately the next 12 weeks. So what am I hoping for? Well, I'd like to lose some weight. I want to shape my body from the rather frumpy size 12 to a more lean and toned version of myself, and I'd like a PB on a half marathon this year. Are these realistic objectives?
Losing a stone? Lets set my expectations right now! Unlikely I'll lose a stone. The plan I'm going to follow will build muscle, we all know muscle weighs more than fat, so have decided to take measurements at the start of the programme and track those instead. Shaping my body - this is (hopefully) what Crossfit is all about - core strength. So lets see - Simon and Gio tell me I will see a difference (I wont miss those love handles I'm currently carrying around that's for sure!) PB on a half marathon. Lets see. I'm lazy in my training. When I first started running I was really disciplined - following training plans, varying my training. Now I have lost all enthusiasm. I did the Great North Run in 2012 in 2h 30 after 6 training runs - shocking. I'm bored of the long training runs. I jog, spend most of my time thinking about how long until I walk a bit and generally cant wait to get back within the first few minutes of setting off. I never used to be like that and I want to get back into the spirit of it. I've done 4 half marathons now and should be improving. My very first GNR was 2010 and I did it in 2h 34. For that reason I have engaged with Gio to follow the cross fit endurance plan. |
| Thursday 18th April |
I'm booked onto the 2 week Crossfit Induction course starting Monday 22nd April. I feel really excited, but very nervous. I trust Gio and Simon - after all Gio was the one who got me from being a couch potato to doing a Great North Run, in 10 months.
I guess I'm ready; my head definitely is. Yes I'm a little over weight (to put it in to context I am in my healthy weight range in BMI terms, just want to be less flabby than I am now) but I feel pretty fit so I should be ok with this. Have decided that I'll not cut anything out between now and Monday - no dieting and definitely not giving up wine yet!! |
| Sunday 21st April |
Tomorrow it is…. Measurements being taken tomorrow, as well as weight, % body fat. Oh, and just for a laugh I am going to get the most unflattering picture of me taken so at the end of the programme I can compare then and now.
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Free Taster Session - 4th May
The next free CrossFit Free Taster Session will run on Saturday 4th May at 12.30pm. To sign up, click on the "schedule" tab, scroll down to the calendar view, go to the 4th May and click on the 12.30 class and follow the instructions!!
If this time doesn't work, drop me a mail and we can sort a time that suits - simon@crossfitharrogate.com
APRIL INDUCTION SOLD OUT!!
(Click on the "schedule" link and scroll down to the calendar view and click the "Courses tab to sign up)So our next available induction course will start on Monday 13th May at 20:00 - 21:00, it will then continue for two weeks at 20:00 - 21:00 every Monday and Wednesday, and on a Friday at 19:00 to 20:00. They fill up fast so get on there and sign up!!
HOOKSTONE ROAD CLOSURE - STARTS 15th APRIL
Harrogate Council will be patching and resurfacing Hookstone Road starting on 15th April with an expected completion date of 3rd May 2013.
This means that they intend to close the road from 1900 til midnight each evening. The road closure will be from Oatland Drive to the A61 Leeds Road.
They will put diversions in place meaning that you can get too and from the box but you may need to give a little thought as to the route that you take. You just need to tell the traffic ambassador that you require access to Hornbeam Park Avenue and they should let you through, any issues or questions please contact either Gio or Simon
CrossFit Open
There have been tears, laughs, great times, frustrating times, but the open is over for another year!!
I'd like to say how impressed I have been at everyone's performances and work ethic over the past 5 weeks. Those of you that took part last year have all seen huge improvements, and those of you that took part for the first time have all performed brilliantly! The numbers of names that are already on the PB board is testimony to the hard work that everyone at the gym is putting in!
I know for one that the open has highlighted some of my weaknesses that I will be looking at adressing over the coming months. I hope the experience of having someone watching your reps has made you more aware of what you are doing in the normal class WODs. Celebrate you successes and take note of the areas in which you were weaker. You now have another year to prepare for what Mr Castro will through at us in 2014!!
Well done everyone. It is, and continues to be a pleasure to coach you all. Keep it up gang. You are all awesome!! T.D.
Tuesday Night is Climbing Night
Don't forget that this Tuesday evening we are off to the Harrogate Climbing wall for a social. If there are any last minute folk that want to give this a go, please get on to Crossfit Harrogate events on FB and drop Steve Beale a note!!
Changing Payment Details
A reminder that TeamUp are changing the way that they process the monthly membership fees, to update you payment details please see the attached link which explains how to change over to payment by direct debit, any questions or queries on this please let me know. Thanks! Gio
Saturday Night Social
Ben and Kerry are moving to Hampshire next week and are meeting up for a drink at the Fat Badger in H'gate on Saturday (23rd March) at 19.30. So if you know them and want to wish them well, come down and give them a proper CrossFit Harrogate send off.
April Induction - new dates announced!
We have opened up a new CrossFit induction for April. It will kick off on April fools day and run onthe Monday, Wednesday and Friday for 2 weeks. To book and get exact timings, go to the schedule tab above and scroll down to the Calendar view, click on courses and get signed up.
Tee Shirts and Hoodies have landed
For all of you that ordered T shirts and hoodies, the wait is over. They will be in the box and ready for you tomorrow! For anyone who didn't, come down and check them out either way. There are plenty in stock!
It's Curry Night!
Open invitation to all members. We are having a curry night on Thursday 28th Feb at the spice merchant in Knaresborough. To give a view on numbers, please either come into the box and put your name on the board or get onto the Event on FaceBook and click join. Should be a great night and look forward to seeing you all there!!
Ladies Only Lifting - SOLD-OUT!
Update - all 12 spots on this course have now been taken. Hope you really enjoy the course and I know that Kate is super excited and can't wait to get underway!!Ladies of CrossFit Harrrogate,We would like to offer a six week, Ladies Only Lifting course beginning on Sunday the 3rd of March. The hour-long sessions will start at 0900 and the focus will be on improving technique in dead lift, front / back squat, the presses, clean and jerk and the snatch by using light working weights and lots and lots of reps!The course is great value for Members at only £12.00 for all 6 sessions. In addition, ALL of the money generated will be used to buy new kit for the box...If you are interested, please sign up via www.crossfitharrogate.com click on schedule and then the courses tab on the calendar.This class will be limited to 12 ladies so sign up fast!If you have any questions, please contact kate@crossfitharrogate.com.
January #4 Induction
Mark, James, Steve, Jess, Mel and Kelly not only completed their induction today but some even asked if they could stay back and do a WOD afterwards. Really looking forward to training with you guys next week and well done!