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CrossFit is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide. It is unorthodox training that specializes in not specializing. This keeps the body from adapting to the stress of exercise and forces a more rapid physical evolution in the trainee.

This fitness program is spreading rapidly throughout the world and is quickly becoming the new standard of training. Do the research for yourself and you will realize that you can drastically change your fitness and wellnes with this method.

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Field House Gym (FHG) / CrossFit West Jax is a high intensity strength and conditioning facility located on the west side of Jacksonville, FL. We focus on the physical and mental development of our clients using CrossFit methods. The objective of FHG is to provide each client the training required for authentic fitness. Dedication to our methods will undoubtedly change your outlook on your own physical and mental limits.


1. Fundamentals Course -Give us a call and reserve a spot to start or inquire about other starting options!

2. CrossFit Kids - Every Monday and Wednesday at 3:45.  Give us a call to reserve your spot.

 

Announcements

Interested in starting CrossFit?  email Jeff@fieldhousegym to find out more.

 

CrossFit Kids meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 3:45

 

 

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Movin' the Move

We got word today that the powers that be will not let us occupy the new space until sometime next week.  So the move has been pushed back until 5/18.  We will combine it with the goodbye WOD previously scheduled for that date.  

Today's WOD

7 minute E.M.O.M.

1 Power Snatch

3 Heaving Snatch Balance

Then 5 Rounds of 

Suicide Prowler Push

High handles down, low handles back

Rest as needed

Finisher

Collect 5 minutes in Plank Holds

 

Posted by Field House Gym on May 9, 2013 at 8:30pm

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Cool x4

Jessica

David C. has a cool company that has a cool project and is trying a cool source of funding and he is kind of cool, too.  As a general policy we don't endorse products but I think its a pretty cool project and thought you would like to know about it.  

You may have seen on my Facebook newsfeed that we have created a Kickstarter campaign. As a company, we write books that change the world, with amazing authors who have captivating, and life-altering messages that they want to share with the world. 



Dreaming big, we decided to make all of our real-life heroes into super heroes, who can come together (like Captain Planet, or the Avengers) and work to save the world. We want to make this project a charity, and are working with one to get these comics into the hands of kids who need them. BUT WE NEED YOU! No donation is too small. If you can't donate, please just share the link on your social networks so that maybe someone you know will be interested in the project. We have AWESOME swag for each donation, and even better--you get to be a part of something bigger than yourself!



Here's the link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rtcompanies/the-crusaders

Today's WOD

5 minute Squat Clean Work

Then…

Continue

Posted by Field House Gym on May 7, 2013 at 6:23pm

Monday, May 6, 2013

New Contest!

Adam, Bill, Corey and Matt went to Savannah this past weekend for the Low Country Clash.  Good job guys, way to represent.  

New contest.  See another member outside the gym, snap a picture and send it in.  The 5 members in the most pictures will win a special T-shirt.  The contest ends June 15th.  So far Bill and Matt T are in the lead with two each.

Today's WOD

10 minutes Gymnastics Skill Work:

Hollow Rock

Hollow Body Position

Hollow Body Position Inverted and Vertical

Then 3 Rounds

8-10 Back Squat @30x1

Rest 20 seconds

Max Reps Wide Grip Strict Chin-ups

Rest 30 seconds

Then 7 minute A.M.R.A.P.

5 Pull-ups

10…

Continue

Posted by Field House Gym on May 6, 2013 at 7:00pm

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Shout Outs

Congrats to all for the heavy April PR board!

Shout outs for this week.

  1. Tom is running like his gazillionth race.  A half marathon with his son, who he says he will beat.
  2. Corey, Bill, Matt W. and Adam are heading up to Savannah for the Low Country Throwdown, part of the Garage Games Series.
  3. Jon A. has his first semipro football game with the Florida Falcons

Today's WOD

5 Rounds

Every 90 seconds

2 Clean and Jerks

Then 5 Sets of...

3-5 Bench Press @22x2

Rest 30 seconds

5-7 Weighted Pull-ups

Rest 1 minute

Then...

100 hand release push-ups

in as few sets as possible

 

Posted by Field House Gym on May 2, 2013 at 8:30pm

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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

Name nickname – Bill A. (editor's note: also known as Mr. Amazing or Mr. A for short)


Relative age – 39 and holding for another 2 weeks (editor's note: now 2 days)


How long have you been CrossFitting, when did you start? almost a year – started April 2010


How did you find Field House Gym and CrossFit? Charles Gibbs and I heard about this crazy punishing workout place through word of mouth.  Since I had been sitting on my butt for 15 years doing absolutely no exercise, I decided to give it a shot.  We committed that we’d do it for 90 days, no matter what.  That was a tough 90 days….

 

How often do you make it to the gym and which class time do you prefer? 4 times a week at 6am – we get the WOD fresh off the press and are the guinea pigs to see if its too hard for the ordinary folks who can’t make the dawn patrol.  Usually it is so everyone else gets the watered down version.


What do you do for a living? More than just a job title, what do you actually do and what do you enjoy most about it.  I’m a lawyer, which despite all the negatives, means I solve problems all day long.  I’m kind of like a plumber for businesses.


Do you have a favorite skill/lift and why?  I like any of the gymnastic/body weight stuff.  Picking up something heavy is cool, but there’s something about being able to fling your body into some weird position, on demand, that is much more satisfying. 


What is your nutritional philosophy and why? Michael Pollan said it best – “Eat food.  Not too much.  Mostly plants.”  Eating things that your grandmother would recognize as food is critical – I don’t remember my Big Momma ever serving up a nice steaming bowl of high fructose corn syrup at Sunday lunch.  We also try to buy directly from farmers – I’ve got a guy I buy veggies, chickens and eggs from, another source for beef and am working on pork.


What 3 foods do you always have in your house?  Olive oil, eggs, bacon.  I can make anything taste better with these three.


Favorite physical activity outside of crossfit? Flexing in front of my bathroom mirror while singing “Sexy Back.”


Who do you use as a measuring stick/who inspires you in our gym?  Everybody inspires me because we’re all dealing with our own issues.  The guy finishing first used to finish last and the guy finishing last will, if he sticks with it, finish first sooner or later.  It’s the effort that really inspires me.  But I really do want to beat Soto’s ass, just once.


If you could trade places with any one historical person or live in any particular place or era, who, where, when would it be and why?  Any dictator of any relatively wealthy nation at any point in time would be fine with me.  People always say “if I were king…” – I’d like to put that to the test.


One thing most people don't know about you? I can read other people’s minds.  And I can fly.


What 3 songs would you like to see included in your ideal CrossFit playlist?  I’m too busy trying not to vomit to worry about what’s playing, but I could do with much less of that stupid song by Muse that sounds like “The Final Countdown”


What was the last book you read?  Empire of the Summer Moon – a history of the closing of the Great Plains and the Comanchee Nation.  Now those guys were crossfit!

 

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Tuesday is Bring a Friend Day!People with friends.I know, I know, you have driven all your friends away by constantly talking about Crossfit, but find somebody on the street and bring them with you.Today's WOD For 10 minutes Practice Candlesticks, Back Rolls, and variations.Then 3 sets7-9 Bulgarian Split Squats @ 30x1Rest 20…See More
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Progress!Still no sign of Jimmy.This Saturday there is a fundraiser for Bishop Snyder High School Football team put on by CrossFit Experience.  It is only a couple miles from the gym and it's only $20 per person.  We have one team already and I have the details at the gym.You will note that there are hollow rocks in today's WOD.…See More
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