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Happy Labor Day

Good Monday morning! We hope you’re Labor Day weekend has been as meat-filled and rest-laden as possible. We know it’s a holiday so we’ll make today’s Morning Chalk Up short and sweet.

 

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

 

THE COMPETITION FLOOR


UPCOMING —

TomorrowCrossFit Team Series
September 7: NPGL Finals between Phoenix Rise and Boston Iron
September 9: Granite Games
September 21: Wodapalooza Online Qualifier for individuals starts
September 24: Ava Will Win blood drive @ NCFit
October 15: The Crush Games
October 24: Wodapalooza Online Qualifier for teams starts
November 3: CrossFit Liftoff

GRID LEAGUE — The championship match between the Phoenix Rise andBoston Iron takes place this Wednesday live on NPGL.com. The Boston Ironupset league favorite DC Brawlers in a heartbreaking loss after the Brawlers had gone undefeated for 14 straight matches across two seasons. Special shout-outs to Alyssa Ritchey (Brawlers) for a great season and good luck toCarleen Mathews (Rise) on Wednesday.

WHAT THE ELITE ATHLETES ARE UP TO — It was Carleen Mathew’sfather’s would be birthday over the weekend and here’s the WOD she dedicated to him. Give it a go and send her a message, we’re sure it won’t go unnoticed. Val Voboril, Jamie Hagiya, Christian Lucero and Julian Alcarezare RX Smart Gear’s CrossFit Team. Elijah Muhammad hits a 310 pound snatch PR; is that the heaviest recorded by a CrossFit Games athlete? Thuri Helgadottir front squats her previous 1RM (242 pounds) twice.

Interested in trying an Olympic Weightlifting competition for the first time? The OBP Weightlifting Rookie Classic on October 15th in Woodbridge, VA is designed specifically for first-timers – no USAW registration or singlet required.

This is your guide to the 2016 Granite Games.

SPEED READ


*Pre-Order — Maddy Curley, former gymnast and two-time CrossFit Games athlete turned actress, makes her actor/producer debut and she needs 1,000 pre-orders by September 10 to get the big folks to promote it! We already pre-ordered ours and Sam Dancer is super excited about it.

IN 2 MINUTES — No holiday for Russ Greene as Brazilian researchers concluded that “CrossFitters’ immune systems had been suppressed after the second consecutive workout, even though they were lifting with the same amount of power. In other words, even though the CrossFitters’ performance didn’t decline, their immune systems did.” Boksburg, South Africa is introducing a new fitness league for affiliates (meant to be read “CrossFit league.”  The Ole Miss college newspaper recommends joining a local CrossFit affiliate to avoid the freshman 15. A deaf CrossFitter from NYC shares how he navigates the box and still reaches his fitness goals.

If it’s organic, it’s good for you, right? — Food journalist for Mother Jones aims fire at PepsiCo over a new “organic” sports beverage called “G Organic,” which he says “the electrolytes G Organic offers will be just as useless as the ones in regular Gatorade.” His final thoughts on organic sports drinks summed up in one word: “abomination.”
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