Monday, February 1st, 2010

Over 100 people showed up on Saturday and we raised over 400 dollars. Great turnout!

Natural flow of the gym:
Every day, when you come into the gym there should be a natural flow, a pattern in which you will make the best use of your time and ensure you get the most out of every visit to the Field House Gym.

1. Arrive 10 to 15 minutes early before class starts: Use this time to socialize with friends, review the warm up board, grab a foam roller/ lacrosse ball and perform any specialty or rehab exercises that might have been given to you. The foam rollers are awesome tools for increasing blood flow and improving the function of the targeted muscle group. Utilize them!

2. Be prepared to get started as a group at the scheduled class time: Please have everything that is listed on the warm-up board completed and be ready for whatever the coach has planned for you. Sometimes, it will be additional drills, or it might be skill review as a group. The time spent here is important to reinforce proper movement patterns and focus on form.

3. Strength/skill work: Once the workout has been explained and you understand the focus, set up your station and strive for virtuosity! Being able to deadlift 500lbs is great, as long as the form is solid. Being virtuous will ensure long term gains and keep you safe.

4. 321…GO: When the timed WOD starts, hit it hard and fast! We want intensity, but only as intense as safety allows. Listen to your coach’s ques. If you and the coach have a disagreement on weight or proper form, the coach has the final say. When you finish your workout before others, cheer your friends and fellow Field House members along. This place is as much about the community as it is the workout. Motivating people along will pay huge dividends when the day comes, and it will, when you are the last one holding the bar and someone is there to motivate you.

5. Clean up: After the storm has calmed and the dust has settled, please put your equipment back where you found it and wipe it down. Everything has its own place in the gym, bands and balls, weights and bars, you catch my drift. Wipe down everything you use and mop up any sweat puddles you may have left.
Start bringing in your own personal towel. The towels at the gym have been used to clean all areas of the gym. Bringing in a personal towel will give you the comfort of knowing that the only thing your towel has wiped down is you.
Things break, I understand. If you are using something and it breaks or it feels like it is about to break, let a coach know .This way we can take it out of service and replace it or get it repaired.

6. Post WOD and Recovery Work: Stretching and recovery work is scheduled for every class, but sometimes I stay on my soapbox longer then intended and time runs short. This does not give you an excuse for the o’l dip, dip, and nod out the door. Recovery work is an important part of being fit, staying healthy, and warding off injury. Take is seriously.

WOD
"LIL EVA"
3 ROUNDS:
800 METER RUN
30 KB SWINGS
30 PULL-UPS