http://www.crossfitwatertown.com CrossFit Watertown, Oakville, CT Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:24:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brandon, after the workout. Sometimes, the workout is really rough. And sometimes, life is even rougher. Work, kids, school, stress, stress, stress. You think, "I don't have time to workout." But you know what's really funny? That's exactly when you need it most, when lifting some iron or pounding out some ... http://www.crossfitwatertown.com/2010/03/12/make-the-world-wait/ Viv, Mikey, and Jordan tackle some handstand push-ups. What do you see? Post to comments. Schedule Alert: The 10 am is canceled this morning and CrossFit Kids this afternoon due to sudden illness. We apologize for the inconvenience. All other classes will go on as scheduled. Thanks for understanding. Further update: The ... http://www.crossfitwatertown.com/2010/03/11/upside-down/ Jenn helps to stretch out Heather during our recent CrossFit Level 1 Cert. (Both are trainers for CFHQ.) Can you move like that? Do you need to? Well, think of it this way -- flexibility aids your mobility. Do you have the kind of flexibility (and mobilty) you need to perform well? ... http://www.crossfitwatertown.com/2010/03/10/can-you-do-this/ Liz learns to bench under the watchful eye of Sue. We have a rule at CrossFit Watertown: Every barbell workout starts with just the bar. 5 reps with no load. It doesn't matter if you're bench pressing, squatting, deadlifting, cleaning, pressing, etc. 5 reps with no load. Get your body and ... http://www.crossfitwatertown.com/2010/03/09/on-the-platform/ You know what's funny? The CrossFit Level 1 Certification Seminar keeps getting better and better. And this weekend was no different -- an amazing staff, phenomenal material, outstanding group of attendees. Big thanks to CrossFit HQ trainers Todd Widman, Jon Gilson, E.C. Synkowski, Dennis Marshall, Jen Hunter-Marshall, Aimee Lyons, Heather Keenan, ... http://www.crossfitwatertown.com/2010/03/08/the-crossfit-l1-cert-always-improving/ Mikey finishing his team's pull-ups during "Team Fran" at the Level 1 Certification. So much going on, so little time for updates! Check back with us tomorrow for a link to the photo vault for this cert! Enjoy your weekend! Put some CrossFit in your life. You won't regret it! http://www.crossfitwatertown.com/2010/03/07/the-weekend-post-24/ Donna, Jason, David, and Sophie during the group warm-up at the start of class. We've mentioned it a bunch, but it bears repeating: Tomorrow we host another CrossFit L1 Certification Seminar at CrossFit Watertown. We've got a top-notch group of trainers being sent in by CrossFit HQ and a lot of ... http://www.crossfitwatertown.com/2010/03/05/gettin-ready/ Kneeling is a very important skill to learn. Here, Pete demonstrates the proper way to kneel. (Don't try this at home, kids. Pete is a trained physical therapist with years of experience in kneeling.) Janice, however, is new to kneeling and has obviously not quite grasped the concept yet. In ... http://www.crossfitwatertown.com/2010/03/04/its-all-technique/ Chris gets some serious height during his agility work, while the Three Muskateers swing the old kettlebell. Reminder: We've got a CrossFit L1 Certification being hosted at CFW this weekend. We'd appreciate volunteers to help us get the gym ready after the Fri 5pm class. (Chair set-up, equipment moving, etc. FUN ... http://www.crossfitwatertown.com/2010/03/03/high/ This is a goofy old photo of Tooner, exactly one year ago today: March 2, 2009. Why are we showing it? Take a look at the names on the poster. One year later, we have almost every single person still working out regularly at CrossFit Watertown. Sure we lost one person to divorce, ... http://www.crossfitwatertown.com/2010/03/02/one-year-ago/