With only two of us in class today, we decided to start things out with a run at the Crossfit.com Trophy Board Bench Press Challenge: 30 consecutive reps of benching bodyweight.

We did better than expected:

David @ 155#: 17 reps
Josh @ 135#: 22 reps

After which, chest and triceps blazing, we staggered our way through Dianne:

21-15-9 reps of:
225 pound Deadlift
Handstand push-ups

No time recorded on this one, as there were numerous breaks throughout to tweak form, spot HSPU's, or lie on the floor gasping.

The dangers of too much turkey.

Todays workout got the best of all of us. I charted a difficult one in an effort to stave off this coming Saturday's holiday guilt that will be brought on by 4 (or more) helpings of stuffing, mashed potatoes, yams and cranberries on each of the preceeding three days.

The workout: run/kettlebell swing (55lbs) /push press (35 lbs)- 3 rounds with 2 minute breaks in between each.

The run was scaled: 800 meter, 600 meter, 400 meter.

The scores were:
Run KBS PP Total

Marshall:
--- 55 30
--- 55 30
--- 40 18 228

Scott:
--- 25 65
--- 17 33
--- 14 27 181

Ben:
--- 26 34
--- 28 29
--- 19 18 150

Unfortunately, we did not keep run times, this be even more telling of the story of how Marshall anihilated us. Adding insult to injury, we each did a max set of dips at the end, Marshall 20, Scott 12, Ben 12. This was a long and extremely aerobic workout.

Happy Holidays to all.

Our apologies for the recent confusion on locations. While we're still looking for the ideal home for CFNYC, we don't want things to fall apart as we're searching. So, for the time being, we're back to Trainer's Place (210 E 86th St., 7th Floor) unless something to the contrary is posted here at least 48 hours before the change.

Hope to see you tonight.

Sorry for the last-minute post; we'll be at Underground again this evening (see prior post for location details), then making a decision on the permanence of the switch.

Per usual, class tonight will be at 7:00.

Not per usual, it will be at NY Underground Fitness, 440 West 57th Street, just west of 9th Ave., in the basement of the Holiday Inn. (A bit odd, I know.)

Easiest way to get there is from either the Columbus Circle stop of the 1/9 and A/C, or for East-siders, the 7th Ave stop of the E, or the 57th St. stop of the N/R/W, both of which intersect the 4/5/6.

If we blow through today's WOD, the brave amongst us can use the glute-ham developer for back extensions (along with the standard back ext. machine). Following that, we can also inventory equipment more generally, and determine what we'd need to bring in of our own to really get things up to fully-stocked.

After a lovely round of Tabata squats to get things started, we made our way through the various Combat Gymnastics progressions outlined in the latest CrossFit Journal. Which were, in short, quite the kick in the abs.

Also, early warning that, next week, we may be relocating one of our classes to Underground Fitness, 440 W. 57th St., just west of 9th Ave., and a block from the Columbus Circle subway stop. In pursuit of more pullup stations and a handful of CF-friendly toys (like a glute-ham machine), we're on the lookout for a home that might be a slightly better fit.