Ecrossfit Challenge and Affiliate Team announcment!

Tommy and Jaime cranking out cleans while Scott and Emilee cheer them on.

On a related note, please clean up your pullup bands at the end of class so beautiful people like Scott can be seen in pictures.

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Workout of the Day

ECROSSFIT Challenge
Today is the start of the first Ecrossfit Challenge in 2010.


Here's how it works:

1.  We'll do "Karen" today (150 wallballs for time).  We'll do it again in 10 weeks.  The top 3 most improved wins prizes.


2.  You must go all out today.  Give it everything you got.  Not putting your all into the first workout to simulate most improved is called 'sandbagging' and sucks for everyone, but mostly for the person who sandbags and didn't earn the prize.  Remember:  Crossfitters are hard-working and honest - we never cheat.

  3.  WallBall Height - RX is where the middle of the ball is at the middle of the 'X' or higher.  Most balls need to hit this height or higher for it to be RX. 
Some options for scaling Wallball height:
a.  'Top' - The top of the ball reaches the height of the X
b. 'Between' - The middle of the ball reaches the spot between the X and the --
c.  'Line' - The middle of the ball consistently reaches the --
d.  'Below' - The ball is below the --
 
This might be confusing now, but there will be a coach there to help you determine what you are aiming for, and also which mark you were consistently hitting.  (We will be taking notes during the workout)

The reason we are doing it this way is not to be hard on you, but to get an accurate measurement so we can really see your improvement.   In 10 weeks, you'll be aiming for that same mark using the same weight and we want you to know how exactly much you improved. =)

Click 'schedule' at the top right of the page to schedule a session.

CrossFit announced the first details regarding the Affiliate Cup Event.  Here's the highlights:

• First off, EVERYONE who registers and competes at the Sectionals in Portland in March and continues on to attend the Regionals and Games will be part of the Eugene Crossfit Affiliate Cup Team.  We will simply use the Sectionals as our ranking system of where athletes fall into the Team Depth Chart.  There will always be the chance of injury or substitution for many different things that can come up so we need to be as deep as possible and everyone that is on the team needs to be ready to step up.  We can have one non-participating coach, which adds an additional spot, and we will need a support and alternate crew.  

Rules:
At the Regional level, an Affiliate Team must consist of a minimum of four to a maximum of six athletes. The team needs to have a minimum of two men and two women. All members of the team must actively train at the same facility, which does not have to be an official CrossFit affiliate gym.

At the Regional level, all the workouts will be conducted as team workouts with teams of four. Two men and two women will be competing at one time as a team. This will allow team captains or coaches to substitute members prior to an event based on team members' individual strengths and weaknesses.

There is only one team permitted per gym. We recommend having tryouts and competitions within your affiliate to determine your team of four to six athletes. But that is just a recommendation. The team itself qualifies, which means teams that qualify for the Games can make changes to their roster between the Regionals and the Games.

For teams that qualify for the Games, the rules will be slightly different. One key difference is that all teams must send six athletes, three men and three women, to Aromas. A non-participating coach is still optional.

An equal number of team spots and individual spots are allocated to each Regional. For example, if your Regional allocation for individual spots is 4 men and 4 women, there are 8 team spots allocated. Last year's champs, Northwest CrossFit, are prequalified and invited to the Games in Aromas.

There will be no team competition at the Sectional qualifiers. Team registration at the Regional will be open (first come, first served). There will be no open registration for individuals at the Regionals (everyone must qualify). This does not apply to the Master's competition, details of which will be coming shortly.

Registration is not currently open for the Regionals in any way. We will open team registration in a few weeks. We will give you plenty of notice before it happens.

• So Far These Are The Athletes That Have Committed to the Eugene Crossfit Team: