Thursday, May 6, 2010

***Scheduling reminder – CrossFit Invictus will be closed on Saturday to enable all of the coaches and as many of our members as possible to travel to Irvine in support of all the Invictus athletes competing at the CrossFit Games Regional qualifiers***

Workout of the Day:
“Filthy Fifty-ish”
For time:
50 Box Jumps, 24/18 inches
50 Jumping Pull-Ups
50 Kettlebell Swings, 16 kg
50 Walking Lunge Steps
50 Knees to Elbows
50 Push Press, 45/33 lbs.
50 Wall Ball Shots, 20/12 lbs.
50 Burpees
50 Double-Unders
(This is the Filthy Fifty, only without the back extensions.)

Lots of new PRs on our first Fran of 2010! Good job crew.

Your Plans for this Weekend
Written by C.J. Martin

Team Invictus is amped and ready to rock this weekend!  The schedule for this weekend’s CrossFit Games Regional qualifier has been released.  Here is what you need to know:

Friday, May 7, 2010
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. – Helen S. will inspire everyone in the first heats of Masters Division workouts.  This even will be held at CrossFit Ethos.
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. - Helen will be crushing the second workout and will be well on her way to earning a spot at the CrossFit Games.

Saturday, May 8, 2010
6:30 a.m. – Invictus will be looking for a few volunteers to help us set up our tents and chairs at the event site at Crawford Field, UC Irvine.
7:00 a.m. – Spectator/Guest check-in.
7:30 a.m. – Welcome brief and National Anthem
8:00 a.m. – First workout heats begin for Helen (this will be her final workout), Shane and Lacie and Team Invictus (Michele, Sage, Nichole, Justin, Josh and Nuno).
***We will not know exactly when our team, Lacie, Shane or Helen will be competing.  It could be at 8:00 a.m., or it could be as late as 10:00 a.m.  We will know the exact times on Friday night after our athletes are registered.
1:30 p.m. – Second workout heats begin for Team Invictus, Shane and Lacie.  (Again, we won’t know exactly when they’ll compete until Friday.)
6:00 p.m. – All teams and individuals will be finished.
6:30 p.m. – Team Invictus Dinner at Residence Inn John Wayne for all athletes and supporters.  (If you haven’t already let us know that you’ll be attending, please do so at your earliest convenience.)

Sunday, May 9, 2010
8:00 a.m. - Team workouts begin – a large sea of green will be forming to support Team Invictus!
11:00 a.m. – Individual workout heats begin – Shane and Lacie will be mobbed by adoring fans.
4:30 p.m. – Awards and closing ceremony 

This is going to be an amazing weekend for all involved.  If you haven’t committed to going yet, it’s not too late!  We would love to have you.  If you have any questions, please shoot us an email at info@crossfitinvictus.com and we’ll make sure we make it easy for you to get up there and into the sea of green.