Thursday, 05.03.12: Body Fat Challenge!!

 

You've heard us talk about it, and here it is.  The Body Fat Challenge is back!

We have Mike from Mobile Body Fat Testing coming this weekend.  He'll be back 6 weeks from now.  Who has the focus and the drive to stick to a plan for six weeks?  

Details:
Start date: May 5
End Date: June 16
Entry Fee: $50 + the cost of the dunks.

First Place: Wins the money
Second Place: Free monthly membership (Donated by Mark Speelman)  You can contact Mark at MarkSellsFolsom.com
Third Place: T-Shirt of your choice.

You must get dunked by Mike on those dates.  No exceptions.  Sign ups for the first dunk are sitting in the back of the gym on the office wall.

Scoring:
Each full pound of lean body mass gained is 3 points.
Each full pound of body fat lost is 2 points.
Each full pound of lean body mass lost is minus 1 point.

In other words, eat clean, work hard, win money.  Ask Greg, he's a past winner of this individual competition and won $950.  Ask Derrick, Ed, Scott, and their captain, Kevin Parker.  They split $7,000 when we did this with a couple of other gyms.  

Tuesday, 04.24.12: Jessica's WOD Follow Up

 

Donate to Jessica here.

Most people wonder why CrossFit has become a worldwide fitness force.  It’s hard.  Nothing in life worth having is easy.  It’s heavy.  It makes you stronger.  It makes you want to give up.  And you don’t, and you smile with pride at what you just accomplished.  It hurts...but it’s nothing compared to cancer.

I’ll tell you why CrossFit is growing...community.   If you don’t get this at your gym, leave.  Now.  There is a whole community waiting for you. 

If you have read the last couple of posts, you know about our friend Jessica Banks.  She is a massage therapist who works on not only CrossFitters, but runners, swimmers, and cyclists.  She embodies the spirit of giving and is a true asset to all of the fitness communities she is involved in.

Currently, she is in ICU fighting for her life.  She was diagnosed with cancer only three weeks ago.  She has minimal insurance and is going to have to take the brunt of her medical costs.  

On less than a week’s notice, the community of CrossFit, which included CrossFit Centurion, Folsom City CrossFit, CrossFit Anywhere, and Good Times CrossFit joined together and raised over $3500 dollars in two hours.  Some of them only know Jessica’s story, but all of them gave up their Saturday morning and some of their hard earned money to help out another person.  This is what the community is about.

Jessica’s fight is not over.  We are continuing to collect money for her.  100% of the funds donated go straight to her and her family.  We have set up a donation account for continuing donations. 

The PayPal link is located here.

I know I speak for her and her family when I say to each and every one of you a heartfelt thank you.  The support has been nothing short of spectacular.  We are very proud to have each of you as part of our community.

Friday, 04.13.12: BETTER BODY BOOTCAMP WITH MARCIE!!

Women's only Better Body Bootcamp starts next Wednesday!  Check out the BLOG (4/1/12) below for details on pricing and packages. No, you do not need to be a member of CFFL to sign up.

HERE'S A LINK FOR SIGN UP!

See you all there!

~Souther

Wednesday, 04.11.12: Jessica's WOD

SIGN UP HERE!

I wish this blog were under better circumstances.  By now, some of you have heard about Jessica Banks, one of the best massage therapists we’ve met.  Her husband works for a cruise line based in the UK and is gone for months at a time.  She has one boy in college in the UK and another works out at our facility with the Sierra Marlins.  She has had stomach pains for several months, but was recently able to acquire bare bones medical coverage.  A couple of trips to the doc and she has been diagnosed with stage four gall bladder cancer (metastatic adenocarcinoma).  It has spread into her liver, stomach, and surrounding fascia.  Unfortunately she is going to be paying the bulk of her medical and prescription bills.

We've been talking to her daily and she is at home and in good spirits.  She's told us the docs are just trying to contain it at this point.  They've also told her to go on her previously planned and paid for vacation to Hawaii.

We've known her since 2005 and she's an absolute sweet heart with only the best intentions for everyone.  She has done so much to help us try and fix our broken selves, it's time to help her.  

We'd like to get everyone together for a fund raiser on Saturday, April 21st.  We are thinking a simple 'fill the boot' scenario, with a donation jar and a good old fashioned ass kicking.  Sorry about the short time frame, but she leaves on April 28, and we'd like for her to rest a little easier.

Details are easy:

Saturday, April 21
10am
CrossFit Folsom Lake
1126 Sibley Street, Unit C
Folsom, CA 95630

We are asking for a $20 donation to help the cause.  This would also be an excellent time to introduce your friends to CrossFit and let them see what the community is all about.  We would GREATLY appreciate you signing up so we can prep.

It’s time to do what we do folks.

SIGN UP HERE!

 

If you have any cooking skills, her friends have also set up a schedule to take her family meals.  Please check this link for more info.

Tuesday, 04.03.12: Kids Camp and Yoga Schedule Change

There have been a few requests to extend the Kids Camp one more day.  Well, if we can get 6 kids signed up for Friday, we'll run another class on that day.  To register your child, you'll need to create an account for them and register them to the class by selecting a membership.  IF WE DO NOT HAVE 6 OR MORE KIDS SIGNED UP BY 9AM FRIDAY MORNING, THE CLASS WILL BE CANCELLED.

 

Also, there has been a change to the Saturday morning YOGA CLASS.  The new time will be 8:30-9:30am.