CrossFit Minneapolis + St. Paul

For time:

50-40-30-20-10 reps of double unders and situps

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6 rounds for time:

Run 400m
25 Burpees

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Check out Deirdra from CrossFit San Rafael doing 16 pullups on her 60th birthday, very impressive!

Our Free Open House Workout is 9am Saturday at the Edgcumbe Rec Center. It’s going to be a beautiful morning so come and enjoy a CrossFit workout while the weather’s still warm! Athletes of all ages, skills, and abilities are welcome.

Anyone see the nutrition report on ABC World News last night? The recommendations are to eat more protein, especially in the morning, don’t eat refined cereals and breads, potatoes, sugar, and drink minimal amounts of alcohol…Sound familiar? More information from this report can be found here.

3 Rounds for time:

15 Hang-Power Cleans
30 Box Jumps
60 PVC Overhead Squats

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Is saturated fat bad for you? Men’s Health has a well written article in their latest issue about the diet-heart hypothesis and how this “fact” has been common knowledge for almost 50 years despite never being proven as true.

On Saturday, September 26th, The Athlete Lab, a fellow CrossFit Affiliate in Little Canada, is hosting the Fight Gone Bad IV fundraiser which raises money for Athletes For a Cure and the Wounded Warrior Project!

This is a great event for two great causes, and all three CFSP trainers will be participating in this event. If you’re interested in attending this event click here to go to the Athlete Lab’s event site.

Current CFSP athletes

can sign up online for the event and just show up.

Non-Current CFSP athletes

(those who haven’t done the CFSP Fundamentals Course) must attend a free training session to teach the proper technique for the moves in Fight Gone Bad. Please email info@crossfitstpaul.com for available times to conduct this training.

150 KB Swings for time
For every break in swings do 15 Double Unders

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Is Red Meat bad for you? Mark Sisson breaks down recent studies that have made national news and why you should let the data speak for itself and not believe everything you hear on the news.

8 x 400m Run

Rest 3 minutes between runs

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Scheduling note – Tuesday’s classes will be outdoors due to an all day event being held in the Rec Center. We’ve also added classes in the afternoons on Mondays at 6pm & Wednesdays at 6pm.

4 Rounds for time:
40 Weighted walking lunges (60#/40#)
30 Pushups

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