Events / News

February – March

2012 CrossFit Games “Open”

 

 What: CrossFit Games 2012
The CrossFit Games are the world’s premier test to find the Fittest on Earth ™. They are world-renowned as a grueling test for the world’s toughest athletes, and a thrilling experience for spectators. Since their inception in 2007, the CrossFit Games have become “one of the fastest growing sports in America”, according to Forbes.
How it works: The Games season is a three-stage journey.The first step is the Open, a worldwide, inclusive, five-week competition that kicks off on February 23 AEST. The Open will post one workout per week for five weeks, beginning at 12 p.m. PT on February 23. Athletes will have until Monday at 12 p.m. each week to do the WOD and submit their times. In order for your entry to be valid, it must be judged by a certified coach at a CrossFit box or via video on-line.The top athletes from the Open in each of 17 regions will qualify for the second step of competition – Regionals.

The Regional competitions will run for five weeks from April 27 to May 27 at one venue in each region for three days of live competition.

The season culminates in the 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games held July 13-15 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. At the Games, thousands of participants will be whittled down to around a 100 of the fittest men and women in the world.
 When: 24th February – 23rd March 20126:30pm Fridays for 5 weeks, starting February 24, CrossFit Sandringham will be running a special session for our registered Open athletes in order to be judged.
The rules: If you want to be judged, you have to come to the Friday night session.
The costs: The cost to register with CrossFit to participate as a judged entrant in the Open will cost you $10. You will pay directly to CrossFit when you register, to help them cover some costs and to eliminate some of the time wasters.

In terms of costs at CrossFit Sandringham, these additional Friday night sessions are part of your current membership. If you’re on an unlimited package, it’s included, if you’re on a ten pass, it will count as a single session.
How to register:  Starting February 1st, you will be able to register as an Athlete and choose a team right from a link on your profile page. If you haven’t created an account then you can get started here.

Send us an email (info@crossfitsandringham.com) to let us know when you register so that we can make arrangements for judging.
Participation without registering: If you just want to participate in the WOD without formally registering we will also be running the Open WODs on the Friday nights for everyone to participate in without formal competition judging, so that everyone can have a taste of what the rest of the CrossFit community is doing.
Bring: We want this to be a social event so you can invite your friends and family along to watch and cheer you on. We will also be having BYO beverages and snacks after wards so we can congratulate each other, chat about how hard the WOD was and speculate about the next round.

 

We encourage you all to be part of it, give it a go. It’s a great chance to get some of your friends and family down to see what this is all about.

 

December

2011 Christmas Challenge

The 12 WODs of Christmas

When:  5th December – 24th December
What: 12 ‘benchmark’ WODs
The Challenge:     Participate while wearing your Christmas gear (undies don’t count unless worn on the outside)
How it works: In the lead up to Christmas 12 ‘benchmark’ WODs will be programmed, these will be labelled 1 through 12 on our website. For each of the 12 WODs of Christmas that you participate in, while wearing something Christmas-y, your name will be added to the Santa hat to go in the draw for great prizes.The more WODs you participate in, the more chance of winning you will have.
The rules: Coach’s decision is final
The prizes:  1st Prize:
Fitness pack including a new design Fitter, Faster, Stronger t-shirt or singlet, power band, speed rope and more . . . . valued at $902nd Prize:
A new design Fitter, Faster, Stronger t-shirt or singlet and a Paleo Snacks gift voucher . . . . valued at $55Coaches’ Choice:
A new design Fitter, Faster, Stronger t-shirt or singlet . . . . valued at $35

 

December 10th

Nutrition Session Part 2

  • Want to take your training to the next level?
  • Tired of getting through the first round of a WOD and then feeling like you’ve got nothing left?
  • Want to see those abs again?
  • Still confused about what it means to be Paleo or Zone, or where to start?

 As you would have read in your Membership Manual, nutrition is one of the key components of successful CrossFitting. With this in mind, CrossFit Sandringham has invited Bjorn Albrecht-Walker to come and run a special nutrition session building on the knowledge of our 1st session & addressing how to get through the silly season. 

Bjorn is our recommendation as the ‘go-to-guy’ for all things Nutrition. He is a qualified nutritionist and an active member of the Australian CrossFit  community. Bjorn has experience in health counseling and education for people of all ages.

An outstanding athlete, Bjorn has represented Australia at the 2010 CrossFit World Games.

Where:    Our ‘box’ of course!
When:     Saturday 10th December starting at 8:30am, followed by the WOD
Bring:      Yourself, your questions & a note book to take notes

Nutrition is the key to optimal health…

Getting your diet right can help:

   – improve sleep and reduce fatigue
   – reduce stress
   – improve immunity
   – alleviate allergies and skin conditions
   – improve body composition
   – manage diabetes and cardiovascular disease
   – and of course improve your performance at CrossFit or your chosen sport

December 8th

Brett Wood – 1st Aussie Hero WOD

  The first Australian CrossFit “hero” WOD is in honour of Sergrant Brett Wood, Medal for Gallantry, who’s life tragically drew to a close in Afghanistan on 23 May 2011.

Brett was a part of Charlie Commando Company Group which was conducting an operation in Kashmesh Khan, Kajaki, Helmand Province. The purpose of their mission was to disrupt the insurgents ability to finance, equip and support operations and reduce their influence over the population. They had been in contact with the enemy for over 48 hrs and during this period, Sergeant Brett Wood was personally involved in three incidents. In the final instance, Sergeant Brett Wood, seeing the insurgents withdrawing, gathered a team and led them to a compound seeking to isolate it. On moving to the right side of the compound, he stepped on a hidden pressure plate improvised explosive device and triggered it.
 We would like to honour Brett, and allow his legacy to live through the WOD that has been devised in his memory.This WOD is a fundraising event and we encourage members to donate $20 each to in support of the Commando Welfare Tust Fund

 

October – November

“Conquer your Challenges”

These sessions are all about you spending your energy and time to work on elements to help you meet the specific training goals you have set.   Ask your coaches for tips, tricks and technical coaching.

Look over the “Athletic Levels & Milestones” sheet in your membership guide.  Use your experiences as well as your coach’s input to determine which Level you will aspire for.  Most people will initially be aspiring for either a Level 1 or a Level 2.  As you continue to train, these levels will help you set further goals and develop yourself as a more rounded athlete.

Where:    Our ‘box’ of course!
When:     Saturday Open Gyms – 22nd, 29th Oct & 5th, 12th Nov  9.30AM – 10:30AM
Bring:      Yourself, your goals, your questions, your energy

September 17th

Nutrition Session 

  • Want to take your training to the next level?
  • Tired of getting through the first round of a WOD and then feeling like you’ve got nothing left?
  • Want to see those abs again?
  • Still confused about what it means to be Paleo or Zone, or where to start?

As you would have read in your Membership Manual, nutrition is one of the key components of successful CrossFitting. With this in mind, CrossFit Sandringham has invited Bjorn Albrecht-Walker to come and run a special nutrition session for our community.

Bjorn is our recommendation as the ‘go-to-guy’ for all things Nutrition. He is a qualified nutritionist and an active member of the Australian CrossFit  community. Bjorn has experience in health counseling and education for people of all ages.

An outstanding athlete, Bjorn has represented Australia at the 2010 CrossFit World Games.

Where:    Our ‘box’ of course!
When:     Saturday 17th September starting at 8:30am, followed by the WOD
Bring:      Yourself, your questions & a note book to take notes

Nutrition is the key to optimal health…

Getting your diet right can help:

   – improve sleep and reduce fatigue
   – reduce stress
   – improve immunity
   – alleviate allergies and skin conditions
   – improve body composition
   – manage diabetes and cardiovascular disease
   – and of course improve your performance at CrossFit or your chosen sport

 This is a “not to be missed” event!

 

 

September

1st Birthday & Competition

CrossFit Sandringham is having our first birthday and to celebrate we are having a Competition Day.
The competition is open for all community members. Friends and family and invited to come and cheer you on as they see just how far you have come in your CrossFit journey.

Where: Our ‘box’ of course!
When: Saturday 10th September starting at 8:30am
Bring: Yourself, your family & your friends

Competition details…
WODs: As usual the WODs won’t be posted on our website until the day of the competition.  That’s right, there will be multiple WODs. You can expect some of your favourite movements. Our coaches will be judging each WOD at competition level. While it will be tough, we are sure you will do well!

For your family & friends…
Not only will your friends and family get to cheer you on while they see what CrossFit Sandringham is all about, we will also have one final WOD in which your kids can compete with you as a team. Following the competition element we will have a sausage sizzle so you can all get your blood sugar levels back up and hang out with your fellow community members.

 

August

Congratulations John Tukino!

“Athlete of the Month”

Honourable mentions – Jason and Adam

Equal Second place – Damien and Steve

Athlete of the month – John

  • Awesome attitude, intensity and willingness to learn and be coached.
  • Effort, puts his all into every WOD.  Goes for broke, great intensity.
  • Prepared to push the boundaries of his comfort level and stick it out (60 c&j’s)
  • Several PRs during Crossfit Total.
  • Some encouraging comments posted on the website.
  • Being super positive and encouraging others (and accompanying them in the final stages of their WOD)
  • Efforts to hit everything Rx’s (even if it takes him a while)
  • Starting CFE.
  • Consistency
  • skipping in the parking lot before the gym is open
  • Taking extra measure to work on the standards and holding himself accountable

 

The prize pack includes:

1) A stylish and highly desired CrossFit Sandringham hoodie
2) Iron Edge swear bands – perfect for kettlebell work
3) And a week of free training for a friend. Make them feel your pain!  (In a good way, of course)

Total prize value $105