CFNE Kids Competition Recap

Our Kids competed at one of the very first CrossFit Kids competitions at CrossFit Relentless in Connecticut on Sunday, November 7th.  We had a GINORMOUS showing from CFNE: 20 kids made the almost 2 hour drive to throw down (Heather's 3 nephews competed as CFNE'ers, also)!


The event started off with a group warm-up, immediately followed by the big kick-off: the PUPS first WOD!  Each athlete, in all divisions, had their own judge/coach and the PACK and BIG DAWGS each got scores based on their finishing time and/or the number of rounds they completed in a given time.


At the end of the day, there were first place ties for BOTH the boys and girls PACK division!  The tie breaker: a 25 burpee-off, of course.  To say it was a close finish would be an understatement, but in the end CFNE came out on top in all three divisions: Tim Arthur (1st Place Big Dawg), Davis Foster (1st Place Pack), Peter Simmon-Hayes (2nd Place Pack), Nate Chagnon (3rd Place Pack), Maya Keenan-Gallagher (1st Place Pack).


CHECK OUT OUR COMPETITION VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXl2pkNA3NE

CLEAN AND JERK TECHNIQUE VIDEO

For those of you competing next weekend, this is my buddy Jon Gilson coaching athletes through a very similar workout to what you'll be up for in WOD 2 (Pack).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfPAY_FyBHc

KIDS COMPETITION UPDATE

The CrossFit Kids Competition will be held at CrossFit Relentless on Sunday, November 7th (the day after CFNE's Beast of the East)!!!  Here's what you need to know.

Address: 

635 New Park Ave., West Hartford, CT 06107

Approx. 1 hr. 35 min. from CFNE

Participating Affiliates: CrossFit USA/Relentless, CrossFit New England, CrossFit Milford (CT), Steve's Club (NJ)

Sponsors: Again Faster, Lululemon, Puma, Adidas, Reebok, Paleo Kits

Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 boys and 3 girls finishers in each of the following categories (kids can choose ANY category to compete in):

WOD's (subject to change!!!)

Puppies (5-8 year olds)

WOD 1 (at 10:30am): 5 rounds for time of 7 squats, 7 sit-ups, 10 yard run

WOD 2 (at 1:30pm): Obstacle Course (2 rounds of 10 burpees, 3 foot box hurdle, high knees through tires, balance beam walk, 10 ft. cargo net climb)

Pack

WOD 1 (at 11:30am): run 200 meters, kb swings (20/15#), wall balls 8# (8/7ft target), run 200 meters

WOD 2 (at 2:30pm): 250 meter row, 20 clean and jerks (35/25#), 250 meter row

Big Dawgs

WOD 1 (12:30pm): "Light Nancy" 5 rounds of 400 meter run, 15 overhead squats (55/35#) 

**this one may be modified a lot, though

WOD 2 (3:30pm): power snatch (45/35#) 10 reps, box jumps (24/20") 20 reps, AMRAP 10 minutes

ARE YOU IN?  POST TO COMMENTS!!

YOU VOTE: Paleo Cooking Show

Jack and Ben Blanchard's Paleo Brownies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au3CZkT3QZM

Maya and Bailey's Paleo Ice Cream:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-K1pdf5Uc0

Post votes to comments or submit privately via email :)

CFNE KIDS VIDEO!

This video is WAY too cool for school.  It's a combination of both our CFNE Kids classes and our Big Dawgs Training classes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l6UhlE_9jY

Check this out!  This was passed along from Chris Cav regarding the effect of aerobic activity on young brains.  THAT's why CFNE Kids are so brilliant ;)  Thanks for sharing with us, Chris!

http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studioid=5245&stype=41

CLASS PHOTOS

CELEBRATING TIM'S GYM RECORD 51.5" BOX JUMP!!!

Max. Sit-Ups in 2 minutes.

POSE running technique training.

Nate deadlifting during the "Kamikaze" WOD.

Maya during "Kamikaze".

Ben is a NINJA at L-Sitting!!!

Paleo Cooking Show: 1st Submission!

Check out Maya and Bailey making Paleo Ice Cream!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-K1pdf5Uc0.
Remember, you get 10 bonus points this month just for submitting a Paleo Cooking Show for our blog!  Everyone's "talking" about doing one, but until you get it in...it can't actually count! 
Remember to keep it short, simple, and UBER-fun to watch :)

Daigle's Steak Tips Recipe

Protein's tough with kids, right?  But, how many of you guys out there don't like steak tips???  Come on now, seriously.  They're amazing, and the recipe was passed down to me from the mad-scientist chef, Kevin Daigle...our very own coach and fire breathing back squatter.  He brought these over to our Boston Marathon party this year, and it was love at first bite.  
This recipe is marinating right this very second in our fridge for tomorrow night.  That's right, dewds: 36 hours out.  Supposedly, the longer these puppies marinate, the better they are.  Check it out.

- 3-4 lbs sirloin steak tips (preferably grass fed!)

- 1/3 cup Olive oil

- 2/3 cup Frank's Red Hot Sauce (or other cayenne pepper sauce)

- 2 tsp black pepper

- 2 tsp Oregano

- 2 tsp Basil

- 2 tsp minced garlic

1. Heat a small amount of the olive oil (enough to cover the skillet) in a small skillet over medium heat, add the garlic and spices.  Stir often browning the minced garlic (don't burn it). 

2. Remove from heat, and combine oil and spices with the rest of the olive oil, and Redhot...mix well.  A container that allows shaking is a good idea, it mixes better.

3. Add steak tips to Tupperware container, and a douse in marinade.....leave in the fridge over night, shaking container every 2-6 hours.

4. Grill Steak tips to desired doneness.  Discard marinade.

My current CGEO (Can't-Get-Enough-Of) Website: www.EveryDayPaleo.com

I'm sitting my lazy butt here at Starbuck's "celebrating" the first day of school...BY MY SELF...and, LOVING every second of it :)  Point being, that I'm happily getting side-tracked by looking up some information to share with you guys on kicking off the CFNE Kids Paleo Challenge.  Here's what my current CGEO website: http://everydaypaleo.com/.  This one is just a great all-around site for those of us following the Paleo way-of-life, and is written by a woman (I don't even know her name) who is not only a CrossFit coach and mother of three, but literally writes the words that have came out of my mouth for years!  It's like I've found my Paleo soul-sister.  Crazy.


More specifically, here are a couple of links that are specific to kids and how to make the day-to-day actually work:
http://everydaypaleo.com/2010/01/31/food-for-kids-what-to-pack-for-lunch-quick-breakfast-and-more/?show=gallery
http://everydaypaleo.com/2010/08/23/news-my-kid-vs-the-food-pyramid-easy-steak-skewers-and-avocado-dressing/comment-page-1/#comment-1370