Update: Here are the final results.

Female Intermediate: Final Results – Scores

Female Novice: Final Results – Scores

Male Intermediate: Final Results – Scores

Male Novice: Final Results – Scores

Rather than try to capture all the action with my limited ability to blog I’ll just let the pictures say it all. Congratulations to everyone who competed. You were all amazing. Thank you to all our sponsors for always supporting us and our community. Thank you to all the volunteers who always make these events possible. Without you they would not happen. Thanks to all the spectators who came down for the fun.

Don’t forget….the Raw Power  competition is still open if you want to compete this Saturday!

My morning at work usually starts around 5:15 am when I unlock the doors, get the gym set, run through my emails and a brief check on social media. There is also usually a few minutes to spare when I just get to chat with the am crew and just see how everyone is doing both inside and outside our box. So this morning started off with a trifecta of great updates.

Joe Grillo walks in and informs me that a friend of his (who he convinced to join our program) is now down 22lbs. His friend started with us at 50 years of age and woefully out of shape but through hard work and consistency is now on the path to health and fitness. Great work so far Greg!

Then a brief scan of Facebook delivers these posts which I’ve copied and pasted below. One woman who has lost 11 inches in her first 2 weeks  of working out with us and another woman who astounded her doctor when she showed up for her exam and her heart murmur had disappeared.

Ann Gargula: “Yesterday the doctor asked me where my heart murmur went, he was stumped because he could always hear it. I told him I left it on the floor at CrossFit Relentless. He told me my BP was amazing and  asked how did that happen. I answered one word “CrossFit”. I told him I joined a cult when I first went in, his face fell and I then explained about CrossFit. He was intrigued.”

lost…..
Arms = -1″
Chest = -1″
Under Chest =
-1.5″
Waist = -4.5″
Hips = -2″
Thigh = -1
…
Yeeaaahhhh Baby!! Lol!!! Yaaayyy!! Thanks Merle!! One of the best self-investments I have ever made!! )

Every now and then a timely reminder of what the power of persistence and CrossFit combined can do for you. A couple of old photos of one of our clients ( Brenda Glidden) popped up on Facebook with recent comments on both of them. When you haven’t seen them for awhile you tend to forget the long road traveled by some people. This was a sharp reminder. Take a look at what can happen in our gym.

CrossFit Relentless will be closed this Saturday so we can host our Festivus 3 throwdown. A competition for novice and intermediate CrossFitters. We have added an extra class at our CrossFit 033 location in Glastonbury to help accomodate those CFR members who want to travel there to get their workout in.

CrossFit 033 schedule for Saturday is as follows:

8 am. Olympic lifting class with Coach Gerry

9 am : Group class

10 am : group class

Festivus 3 wods will be starting roughly around 10 am so feel free to come down and cheer on your friends and watch some epic efforts being layed down.

For all Festivus 3 athletes. Please plan on being here for to check in for 9am. Wods will start roughly around 10 am. See you all there!

This coming Saturday CrossFit Relentless is hosting our Festivus 3 throwdown. The third version of our ground breaking novice and intermediate only CrossFit competition. One hundred  athletes from several states will gather to compete. Some for the first time.

The wods we created are built to test capacity and even a new beginner can participate and know that they have been fully challenged based on their current fitness levels.

Here are the Festivus 3 wods:

wod 1. Row 1000 meters , ski 1000 meters for time. 12 minute cap

wod 2 (novice)20 box jumps 24/20 (steps count as Rx) 30 sit ups, 40 air squats,50 kettlebells swings 35/26 lbs, 60 single jump ropes. amrap in 12 minutes

wod 2 (intermediate) 20 box jumps 24/20 ( must jump),30 sit ups, 40 air squats,50 kettlebell swings 53/35 lbs, 60 double unders….amrap in 12 minutes

w0d 3. Crucifix hold. This event is scored by the longest time held.With arms locked out and palms facing skyward  athletes will hold  a bucket weighted with 15/10 lb dumbell per bucket for novices.Intermediate athletes will hold 20/15 lb weighted buckets.

Once the hands drop below the height of the shoulders( below parallel) the clock is stopped.

Wod 4: Mystery wod