CrossFit King of the Beach is totally wiped out. Between the flood and diesel fuel spill that gym will be out of operation for some time. The good news is they have a second location in Island Park and all donations are going to get that gym up and operational.

Concept 2 and Jim Phelps from CrossFixit equipment repair services will have KOB’s fleet of rowers restored to like new by then end of today.

Steve’s Club generously donated a huge box of Paleo kits to keep everyone fueled.

Another shipment of equipment is due in from Rogue Fitness in the next couple of days and will be distributed between Oside, KOB and CrossFit Volition.

We are still in need of cash donations to help purchase rubber flooring for these gyms. If you would like to help please  click on the link provided and donaate today.

http://sandy-crossfit.eventbrite.com/

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to helping these guys get back on their feet.

So we are asking other equipment companies to please step in and help us out. Your company will recieve a big thank you on our site and Facebook page and the appreciation of the greater CrossFit community.

If you can help in any way please contact us at trainermerle@att.net

We are collection donations in Connecticut at CrossFit Relentless and CrossFit Milford for used equipment. Anything can help so please consider dropping off equipment by next Wednesday.

We are working with Concept 2, Again Faster, Life as Rx and other equipment suppliers to help these people regain their feet.

We are in need of money as well. To date we have collected a little over $500. We have a goal of collecting $25,000 by December 8th. Please donate if you can on the link below.

http://sandy-crossfit.eventbrite.com

Please pass the word and do what you can to help our community.

Thank you all.

CrossFit gyms including our own have banded together to help the victims with food,clothing and cleaning supplies. It shows the character of our community I believe.

It has come to our attention that one of our own is now in need. Oside CrossFit (the owner is Ian Berger) in Long Island found themselves under 4 feet of water once Sandy was through. They lost almost everything. I am asking each and every box owner and athlete to consider donating something to help them get back on their feet.

It does not need to be new. I’m sure we all have a used  med ball, kettle bell, bar or plates that we could spare. We need to do this fast to help them get back on their feet and start CrossFitting again.  I proposed a 3 prong strategy.

1. every box owner in the tri state area that can help out please considering dropping off 1 or 2 box items. They can be dropped at CrossFit Milford or CrossFit Relentless. Let’s try to get this done by Wednesday of next week. I will collect everything and drive it to them.

2. We will put a donation link up on the Beast Facebook page and you can choose to donate via credit card so they can put the money where they see fit. We will leave the link up for 30 days and then give whatever we collect to them at the end.

3. Jason Leydon and I are already talking to CrossFit equipment suppliers about helping them out in some way.

I know you all have your own needs and pressures. As do we. Think about if this was your box and your immediate CrossFit community. Then give what you can.

Sincerely

Merle Mckenzie & Glenn Perra

Beast of the East .CrossFit Relentless, CrossFit 033 and CrossFit Ironworks

Bro’s and Ho’s 1st place Team

Christy Phillips 1st place Women’s division

Daniel Tyminski 1st place Men’s division

Individuals:
With a running clock:
-5 minutes to establish a 1RM Shoulder to Overhead
-4 minutes of Muscle ups, score is total reps
-3 minutes of Kettlebell Swings (3 pood men, 2 pood women)
-1 minute rest
-2 minutes Hussefelt Stone carry (200lbs men, 140lbs women)
-1 minute rest
-1 minute Airdyne bike, score is total calories
Teams:
With a running clock:
Same as for individuals, except with 8 minutes for shoulder to overhead, 6 minutes for muscle ups, 4 minutes for kettlebell swings, 2 minutes for Hussefelt carry, 4 minutes of Airdyne

For these workouts, each exercise will be scored as a separate WOD. Each WOD is worth double points.

• Teams, WOD 6 (6 heats)
• Individual Women, WOD 6 (2 heats)
• Individual Men, WOD 6 (6 heats)
• Masters, 6th WOD (Finals – 1 heat for women, 1 heat for men) Masters Final WOD to be announced tomorrow
• Finals (Teams, Women, Men) Finals WODs to be announced tomorrow

First Workout Begins at 9:00.  Athlete Briefing at 8:30.

WOD 6, Teams

30-20-10 reps of

• Hang Power Clean (185 men, 115 women)
• Chest-to-Bar Pullups
• Pistols

2 bars, 1 male & 1 female working at a time
12 Minute Cap

WOD 6, Individuals

20-15-10 reps of

• Hang Power Clean (185 men, 115 women)
• Chest-to-Bar Pullups
• Pistols

12 Minute Cap

See you tomorrow!

The Surprise WOD 5 will be briefed immediately following WOD 4.  Stay Tuned!

Heat and Lane assignments are now available (click above).  The 2k Row is running smoothly and will end by 11:30.

Wod 4 is scheduled to kick off by noon (the schedule is, of course, flexible).

Note: Each WOD on Saturday will have different heat assignments due to equipment constraints.  Heat assignments for WOD 4 & WOD 5 will be posted Saturday during WOD 3.

Athletes should plan on arriving at 8:00AM Saturday morning for the athlete briefing at 8:30AM. The first workout of the day will go off at 9:00AM

For the teams, it was Team WOD Gear of Shoreline CrossFit taking a close-fought battle against the Bros and Hoes of Yankee CrossFit. Christy Phillips won the Individual Women, and Daniel Tyminski taking the Men’s first event.

Heat Assignments for Friday are now available.

Heats are broken down by Division and listed in alphabetical order.

Heats may be reassigned for Friday and Saturday depending on no-shows/athlete drop-outs.

Athletes MUST bring their own jump ropes.

Masters:       8 minute AMRAP  of  100 double Unders,  30 Toes To Bar,  Max reps stone over shoulder in the remainder of the time

Age 40-47 stone weight=145/95
Age48-56 stone weight=95/65
Age 57+ stone weight=95/65
Score=total reps

Teams:     12 Minute AMRAP of  300 Double Unders (1 Working),   120 Toes To Bar ,   Max reps stone over shoulder for the remainder of the time 1 (Male/1 Female Working at same time)

Stone weight=145/95      Score=total reps

Individual:      8 minute AMRAP of   100 Double Unders,   30 Toes To Bar,   Max reps stone to shoulder for the remainder of the time,

Stone weight=145/95   Score=total reps

Beginning now (Monday 10/8), all individual athletes, masters, and teams are asked to check in via email. Email check-in helps us to verify our final head count and will be used to finalize heat/lane assignments.

Instructions: Send an email to checkin@thebeastoftheeast.com with the following info:

Individuals:

1. Name
2. Division (Male/Female)
3. Masters Age Bracket (if applicable)
4. Cell phone (just in case)

Teams (only one person needs to check in per team):

1. Team Name
2. Team Members (Male 1, Male 2, Female 1, Female 2)
3. Name of person who purchased ticket
4. Contact cell phone (just in case)

Notes:

• For individuals, please include name of athlete who originally purchased ticket, if you are an authorized substitute

That’s it! Basically, just email us your name/division and/or team info so we can be sure you’re still a go for this Friday. If your status has changed and you are not going to be competing this weekend, we’d like to know that, too.

The Beast of the East’s official scoring system is provided by Where’s the Throwdown. Event scores will be available online all weekend.

We’re happy to have new sponsors recently added to our website, including Gamma Labs. This weekend, be sure to check out ALL our sponsors and vendors on site. Team Beast of the East extends our thanks to each and every one of them for their continuous support of our community.

Athlete wrist-band & t-shirt distribution begins Friday at 9:00 a.m. athlete briefings will commence at 11:00 a.m., and the first workout starts at noon, 12:00 p.m. Friday. See you then!

Friday

wod 1. Individuals

Max Thrusters (135/95) in 10 minutes.

Every minute on the minute perform 5 burpees.

Score equals total Thrusters.

wod 1. Teams

Max Thrusters in 10 minutes:
10 Min AMRAP (135/95)

1   Male/Female Working Same Time. 1 bar for men ,1 bar for ladies.

Each team member will first perform 25 Burpees.

Max reps thrusters in the remainder of the 10 minutes.

Wod 1. Masters

Max Thrusters in 10 minutes. Every minute on the minute perform 5 burpees

Masters 40=47 135/95

Masters 48-56  115/75

Masters 57 and over 95/65

Score equals total Burpees

Saturday

Wod 3. Individuals 2k row.

Wod 3. Teams 2k row ( all team members rowing at the same time. Score is total sum of all 4 athletes.)

Wod 3. Masters 2k row

Saturday

Wod 4.  Establish 1 rep max snatch- 6 minute cap (power,split or full. athlete choice)

Wod 4. Teams.  Establish team 1 rep max snatch- 10 minute cap. Score equals highest score of each athlete combined.(power,split or full. athlete choice)

Wod 4. Masters . Establish 1 rep max snatch- 6 minute cap  (power,split or full. athlete choice)

Beast Thrusters

Beast Deadlift

Beast Snatch

Beast Hang cleans

Beast Toes to bar

Beast Chest to bar pull ups

*All Beast of the East athletes need to be on the ground by 9 am Friday morning to receive your wrist bracelets and t-shirts. Athlete instructions will take place around 10:30 for the first two wods. The first wods are slated  to go off at 12 noon. Plan on being here until about 7 pm Friday night.  We will update the schedule daily once the event starts and it should be all wrapped up with the winners ceremony by 5 pm at the latest on Sunday.

* Gary Valentines Olympic lifting open meet will begin Saturday at 10 am.

* Adam Farrah’s Kettlbell Beast starts Saturday at noon with weigh ins at 10 am.

* Pillars of Power push/pull competition begins Saturday at 11 am with weigh ins on Friday.

*  Strongman at the Beast of the East starts Sunday at noon.

* BJJ Competition : We will open our doors for competitors Sunday morning at 730AM and have a rules meeting at 9 with the first matches at 10AM.

There is still time to register for any of the specialty competitions ( not the Beast of the East open) but registration will close soon. If you want in it’s time to secure your spot.

We will release  2 wods Monday night before the Beast and some more in the days leading up to the event. See you all soon.

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We will be at The Beast of the East in Durham, CT on October 12, 13 and 14.  At our booth, we will be talking with athletes and other attendees about sleep problems and sharing a solution that’s battle-tested and proven effective.  ”Life transforming” – “I haven’t slept this way in 20 years” - ”I wake up feeling fresh, not groggy” – are just some of the comments we’ve heard from users of Sleep Ready,

Remember, your body has trouble recovering if you have trouble sleeping. Lack of sleep contributes to weight gain, irritability, increased levels of inflammation and more. Time to supplement your hard work with quality rest. We’ll be registering participants for our free six-week sleep study (email us at info@getmissionready.com if you are interested in participating) at our table too. We want to lend a hand to fellow athletes because we’re committed to service and fitness.

In the meantime, please stay connected with us and get up to date information on Mission Ready at The Beast of the East by “liking” us on Facebook” (http://www.facebook.com/getmissionready ).

Be your best you,

The Mission Ready Team

Steve Linn | Chief Executive Officer

Jesse Cook from CrossFit New London will be leading the seminar. He has had extensive experience judging for the CrossFit Regionals . The seminar will run from noon to 5 pm. There will 2 workouts also planned for the day so please come dressed to work out. The workouts will be done in part to have participants apply their skills to a live wod. There will also be a short break for lunch.

All questions should be directed to Jesse Cook @   jessock23@gmail.com.

The first wod of the 2012 Beast of the East will kick off on Friday around noon. This means athletes should be on the grounds by 10 am at the latest to receive athlete instructions  and to get warmed up for the first wod. There will be 2 wods on Friday for everyone. Saturday there will be 3 wods for everyone as well.

Athlete cuts

There will be no cuts for masters athletes. All masters athletes will compete all 3 days with the final masters wod happening mid day.

Teams and individuals will be cut after the first wod Sunday morning. The top 5 teams and top 5 mens/ ladies individuals will move on to the finals late Sunday afternoon. Winners presentations should be completed no later than 6 pm Sunday evening.

The closest hotels for the event are the Courtyard by Marriott  in Wallingford. You can also try the Motel 8, Marriott and Crowne Plaza all located nearby in the town of Cromwell. For those of you flying to Connecticut you will be flying into Bradley International airport. The venue is about a 25-30 minute drive south of the airport.

See you all in October.

If you missed the chance to compete in the 2012 Beast of the East don’t worry. You still have options. you can compete in any of the specialty competitions at the Beast. Strongman, Kettlebell, Olympic lifting, Firebreather Challenge etc. If you don’t want to compete don’t miss the chance to come and watch the most epic 3 day competition on the East Coast.

He is now coming for you. Train hard.