Whole30 Nutrition Challenge

July 15, 2012

Nutrition info provided by Nutrition Coach Megan Debora and Amplify partners Whole9Life.

Introduction Whether you know it or not, the food you are eating every day is affecting you physically, mentally and emotionally. You are about to take on a Paleo Challenge that will change your life! For the next 6 weeks, you will eliminate all of those foods that were likely causing inflammation in your body (disrupting your sleep, giving you that lethargic feeling, causing aches and pains, affecting your skin, memory and digestion, etc.). By eating quality meat, vegetables, fruits, seeds and nuts you will be amazed at how your body transforms, while your strength and conditioning in the gym sky rockets. Congratulations to you for taking on this journey...

The Paleo Challenge is 6 weeks, from July 15- August 25 Cost is $50 each - includes Whole30 nutrition guide, weekly food journal reviews, and cash prizes for top male and female winners.

Scoring (out of 100 points)

Food Logs (6 weeks, 1 point per day of 100% compliance) - up to 42 pts

• 1 pt is earned for 100% compliance that day. • Any cheats will receive a zero for that day. • Food logs for each week must be turned in by the following Wednesday of each week. Your first food log is due no later than Wed, July 25. Email logs to megandebora@hotmail.com. • Please record everything you eat and drink (and approximate amounts) throughout the day. For example, Breakfast - 3 eggs, a handful of spinach, a handful of portabella mushrooms all scrambled in coconut oil, 1/2 avocado, 1 cup of black tea, 12 oz glass of water.

Strength (1 max cycle of the Bear Complex) - 15 pts

• Difference in Strength will be ranked based on your percent difference between your start date and end date. • Workouts must be completed during the 1st (no later than Saturday July 21st) and last week of the challenge.

Conditioning (4 rounds: 400m run, 20 thrusters at #45/35, 15 pullups) - 15 pts

• Difference in the workout will be ranked based on your percent difference between your start date and end date. • Workouts must be completed during the 1st (no later than Saturday July 21st) and last week of the challenge.

Attendance (3x or more per week, up to 3 pts per week with no rollover) - 18 pts

• Your attendance will be tracked at the gym. • If you work out 2x one week, you can’t make up the point you missed by going 4x the next week. Being consistent on a week to week basis with your workouts, and not over-training will really help you achieve your goals.

Write-up - 10 pts

• Write a brief summary about your experience. What changes did you notice in yourself? We know this 6-week journey was not the easiest task, but so worth it to you now and in the long run. Be proud of your accomplishments and share it with others. We want to hear all about it!

Before/After Pictures (for scoring purposes, not for public viewing) - bonus pts

• Before/after pics and measurements must be taken at the gym sometime during that first (no later than Saturday July 21st) and final week. • Girls photos/measurements will be taken with Megan - shorts and sports bras. • Guys photos/measurements will be taken with one of the coaches - shorts, no shirts.

Good luck and stick with it!

2012 CrossFit Games

CrossFit Open

Starting February 25, we will host any and all CrossFit Open competitors on Saturday mornings.  At 9am or 11am, please schedule a validation workout with an Amplify trainer. Our normal Saturday class time of 10am will already have a workout going and will therefore not be an Open validation time. Again, reserve a spot at 9am or 11am.  Boom!

Saturdays Validations: 2.25, 3.3, 3.10, 3.17 (tentative), and 3.24 Open WOD Validation: 9am CrossFit Amplify WOD: 10am Open WOD Validation: 11am

MEMBERS: Amplify members are free.  Talk to us at the gym or send an email reserving a spot.

VISITORS: Interested in getting your workout validated?  Amplify is a host site; we are happy to have you.  Please email us at crossfitamplify@gmail.com and be prepared with movement standards and range of motion.  There will be a small drop-in cost for the 5 weeks of validation; completion earns an Amplify t-shirt.  Come join the fun!

CrossFit Games, July 13-15, 2012

Ever wonder how overall fitness could be a competition?  Want to know what's seemingly physically impossible?  Or maybe you just want to catch up on your favorite CrossFit Firebreather.

Check the CrossFit Games website to find your answers and get your fix.

The top athletes and teams in each region from the Open will move onto Regionals. The best athletes and teams at Regionals will compete at the CrossFit Games from July 13-15, the world’s premier test to find the "Fittest on Earth."

Warning: the video footage of the Games is highly addictive.

CrossFit for Hope

Saturday, June 9

CrossFit has teamed up with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to combat child cancer.

“Hope” 3 Rounds Of: • Burpees • Power Snatch (#75) • Box Jumps (24" box) • Thrusters (#75) • Chest to Bar Pull-ups

How It Works "Hope" has the same format as Fight Gone Bad • In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute. • This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. • The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. • On call of "rotate," the athlete/s must move to next station immediately for good score. • One point is given for each rep.

***We will complete the Hope workout at CrossFit Amplify at 9am and 10am classes on Saturday, June 9th!***

Remember all crossfit workouts are scalable.

CrossFit for Hope

Nutrition Workshop

June 4th, 7:30pm

Fundamentals of Nutrition Workshop

Join CrossFit Amplify and special guest coach Megan DeBora to find out how nutrition has a direct impact on your overall health, as well as your performance in the gym. Topics will include the basics of Paleo and Whole30, sugar/insulin, and making a diet change for you and your family.

- Megan DeBora, Crossfit Tri-Cities Health Coach

Amplify Anniversary WOD

Come celebrate our 2 year anniversary with us!

Saturday, April 28 | 9:30am - 1:30pm

Lets bring the Boom going in to another year with CrossFit Amplify!

Celebrate with the Amplify Family and join in on the workout. We're doing "Half Murph" to build an appetite for a BBQ after : ) Bring food to share if you'd like, or something for the grill!

"Half Murph" consists of.. 800 meter run 50 Pull-ups 100 Push-ups 150 Air Squats 800 meter run

Partition the pushups, pullups and squats anyway you like. Start and end with an 800m run.

***We will run in heats of 10, beginning at 10am and starting on the half hour mark. Sign-up at the gym the morning of April 28.

Remember all crossfit workouts are scalable. Newcomers welcome! Bring family and friends; come to workout or just to cheer on the athletes!

Visit the Facebook event page here.

Murph For Miller

May 26, 2012 | 9:00am – 3:00pm

Tri-Cities CrossFit has participated in this event since it’s inception in 2008 and has hosted the fundraiser since 2009. Please join us in honoring US Army Staff Sergeant Rob Miller’s life, character, and his sacrifice in the defense of his Country and teammates. All proceeds are donated to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.

CrossFit Amplify will be supporting the cause by bringing our own troops!  Join us!  View previous year's video footage here.

Visit the Tri-Cities event link and Facebook event page to read about Rob and the Murph For Miller event.

Green Beer & Burpees

St. Patrick's Day

CrossFit of Naperville presents their third annual Green Beer & Burpees event!  EVENT DETAILS HERE.

When: Saturday, March 17th.  Meet by 9:00am Who: Open to anyone! Whether you are and avid CrossFitter or haven’t been doing anything physical…we will try and make sure that you are challenged.  The workout will be scaleable to ANY fitness level and monitored by CrossFit of Naperville trainers. Where: We will be meeting at Naperville North High School – 899 North Mill Street, Naperville, Illinois. Cost: It is FREE to participate!!! But this is a charity event, so donations and proceeds go to Loaves and Fishes for their great cause.

The workout will take place in the Naperville’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

The "after-party" will take place at Black Finn Naperville immediately after the parade: 16 West Jefferson, Naperville, Illinois.

Feel Good, Look Good

February 23, 2012

Our 30 day Paleo challenge will be for fun and results. Keep your Amplify comrades honest and look/feel better because of a little friendly competition!

Talk to Mike for details on our challenge, or Email crossfitamplify@gmail.com to get set up. We can help with before/after pics and guarantee increased sexiness. Okay, maybe.

Nutrition info provided by Amplify partners Whole9Life. Check the website and learn.

Garage Games

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February 11, 2012

Catch the competitive action at the Again Faster Garage Games on February 11, hosted by CrossFit Naperville. See the Facebook Event Page for more information. Amplify will be representing! Compete yourself, or come cheer on our group of athletes and see what some of the top area CrossFitters can do!

Running Clinic 7/23/11

July 23, 2011 | 10:00am – 12:00pm

For the second summer, CrossFit Amplify was proud to announce its Running Clinic, created to help athletes become and remain fast, efficient runners.

The Saturday morning session was open to the public.  All were welcome to come improve running mechanics and get advice from CrossFit Endurance certified trainer Scott Todnem and the other Amplify personal trainers.  See the flyer for details from the July 2011 event.

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