WOW what a start to 2013….!!!

Our CrossFit Colchester team is growing stronger and stronger every week and we’re not surprised with the incredible group atmosphere created by our team members, they are simply blowing the roof off our building every time we shout GO at the beginning of every WOD!

The best/most unique area of CrossFit is its truly incredible community, no matter what your goals weight loss, strength & conditioning or purely stress relief, you will have a  whole group of people supporting you and encouraging you to push to your limits and achieve things you never knew possible!

Here is a quote from a letter we received this week from a CrossFit Colchester member:

“Thank you to the CrossFit coaching team for all your support and help since I joined, you do not understand/know what you’ve helped me through over the last couple of months outside of fitness. 

When I joined I just wanted somewhere I could go to take my mind off my personal life, however after joining CrossFit this has now become my life as I’ve made so many new friends, all who I know I can trust and rely on, not only has this made me feel better in myself mentally but physically I have never been in such good shape either, people around me now are saying how great I look and “What the hell have you been doing?” this has made me feel like a new person again which I can’t thank you enough for!”

The coaches reply:

“Knowing we can help anyone like this in any shape or form, no matter how big or small the goal may seem to the individual, is exactly what keeps our coaching team motivated and continuing to push forward”

LET”S MAKE 2013 A YEAR TO REMEMBER!!!

Checkout head coach Carl Saville performing a massive 48″ box jump, he is just 5’6 himself making this chest hight and just 2″ short of being world elite….!

Maximum effort static box jumps help produce explosive power and enhance balance, speed & accuracy, so try adding these into your next workout and post your scores:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2avzjHsnjCE

 

After the incredible support and all the kind donations in the build up to this mountain of a challenge, our coaching team took to the start line with a fierce look in their eyes and prepared for the biggest test of their lives…….

Only a few people in the world have ever completed this EPIC test, some hospitalised, others having to take days off work & most having weeks off training!!!

Our coaches gave everything they had in every rep, for every second throughout the challenge and despite having muscle strains, cut knees & bleeding hands the team completed all 4 laps of the Colchester Athletic Track (1 mile), doing the CrossFit badge proud the team even finished with an unofficial WORLD RECORD of just 45minutes…….

Andrew Kearton = 45mins

Carl Saville = 1hr 3mins

Sean McNamee = 1hr 12min

Jessica Johns-Green = 1hr 45mins

David Potticary = 1hr 49mins

The guys raised over £1500 for their locals charities by completing the mind blowing 6000+ Burpees (total team amount) and what did they have to say afterwards: “We had to dig deep as at times if felt like an impossible task to finish but to have all the amazing support from our CrossFit family really helped push us over the finish line so we can’t thank everyone enough for coming!”

Checkout the highlights on the link below:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMQ_bIDPa-o