Albany CrossFit

This Veteran’s Day, on Monday November 11th, we’ll be participating in the CHAD 1,000X CrossFit Global Community event. The workout will be programmed in each class throughout the day.

CHAD1,000X
For Time:
1,000 Step Ups (20”)
* Bring your own rucksack or weight vest.

This workout is done to honor Chad Wilkinson, a Navy SEAL, who died by su***de on Oct. 29, 2018, due to the effects of numerous deployments, several TBIs, blast-wave injuries, and PTSD. The workout consists of 1,000 step-ups with a weighted rucksack.

Chad created the workout to train for the rigors of a near 23,000-foot summit in Argentina. After his death, CrossFit GM Dave Castro, along with some friends, did the workout as a way to honor Chad. Since then, CHAD1000X has become a rallying point for those struggling with mental health to join the community and focus on taking one more step.

Follow to learn more about the Step Up Foundation, how to officially register for the event, or to make a donation. All proceeds of the CHAD 1000X fundraiser will go to support Veteran Mental Health Initiatives through The Step Up Foundation which, in conjunction with Sara Wilkinson, will provide financial support to other nonprofits dedicated to Veteran Mental Health initiatives.

Triple Isabel with a Partner (90
Snatches for time)

💥 Congratulations to everyone who competed in the ACF Combine last weekend on your outstanding performances. This was a fun and unique event that challenged fitness in ways we normally don’t in regular classes.

Big shoutout to Coach Miguel and Coach Shaaf for their hard work on putting this event together! Thank you to Coach James, Murph, and Pat for running, cooking, and score keeping during the event.

Top Score(s) from each event:

20 Yard Shuttle Run:
Nikhil - 4.95 seconds.

3 Cone Drill:
Jongmin - 7.57 seconds.

40 Yard Sprint:
Miguel - 5.32 seconds.

Broad Jump:
Jongmin - 98 inches.

Max Rep Bench Press:
RX - Shaaf - 29 Reps @ 135 pounds.
RX - Nylah - 17 Reps @ 95 pounds.
Scaled - Jongmin - 19 Reps @ 95 pounds.

Hang Power Clean 1RM PRs:
Shaaf - 265 pounds.
Miguel - 255 pounds.
Mike - 225 pounds.
Christina - 155 pounds.
Jongmin - 145 pounds.

200m Low Handle Prowler Sprint:
Jongmin - 2:57 (Sled + 25 pounds x 2)
Christina - 2:05 (Empty Sled)

Congrats again, everyone! 🙌

Congratulations to Abby & Maria on their outstanding performances earlier today at the 2024 Crystal Lake Triathlon!

The race consisted of a .5 mile swim, an 18 mile bike, and a 5k run. Abby & Maria have dedicated countless hours this summer working on their swimming techniques, practicing the bike route, and running mile after mile in preparation for this race.

This was the first triathlon race for both of them and they did such a good job each finishing in less than 3 hours. Official times and results are coming soon, but for now, congrats again Abby & Maria on a job well done! 🙌

On Sunday, July 28th Cait and Matt completed a Half-Ironman in Augusta, Maine. A half-Ironman consists of a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike, and a 13.1 mile run. Cait and Matt were using this event to test their training and qualify for even bigger races.

Cait finished 5:17:35 placing 11th in the women’s 25-29 year old division, 75th by gender, and 369th overall. She completed the swim in 00:25:24, the bike in 2:24:04, and the run in 1:53:52.

Matt finished in 4:43:07 placing 10th in the men’s 40-44 year old division, 120th by gender, and 150th overall. He completed the swim in 00:24:25, the bike in 2:38:01, and the run in 1:30:41.

Congratulations on these outstanding performances from our resident Ironman and Ironwoman!

Good luck to Cait Corbett and Matt Miller who’ll both be racing tomorrow in the Ironman event held in Augusta, Maine.

Cait and Matt will be doing the half-Ironman race which consists of a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike, and a 13.1 miles!

Good luck, again Cait and Matt! We know you’ll do well! 🙌

Check out our shiny new grill! We’ll be putting it to work this Saturday after our Saturday Smackdown event! 🍔

Lily Paperman set a great example of an athlete being able to adapt to the workout due to physical limitations (in her case a stress fracture in her foot).

💥 Today was bench press day! Great job, everyone, on those heavy sets of 5.

Shout out to Chris W. and Nylah who had the heaviest lifts for the men and women respectively. Chris benched 215 # which was new 5RM PR. Nylah benched 115 # for 5 reps which tied her current PR, she came very close to a new record by lifting 120 # for four reps.

It was also fun to bench press outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. Thank you everyone for helping to set up and break down all the equipment. 🙌

Very challenging WOD to start the week.

Today we said celebrated Nicole () before she leaves next week to pursue new job opportunities in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Thank you to everyone who came in to help us send Nicole off the CrossFit-way, an epic partner workout that included “a few” of Nicole’s favorite things… We’ll miss you, Nicole! Good luck!!

30:00 AMRAP w. Partner:
400m Run Together
x Movement

Rounds:
R1: 40 Burpee Box Jump Overs (24/20)
R2: 40 Partner to Partner Wall Balls (20/14)
R3: 40 Alternating DB Snatches (50/35)
R4: 40 Sit-Ups w. Partner Ball Toss (20/24)
R5: 40 Kettlebell Swings (53/35)

Perform a different movement each round. On Rounds 1, 3, and 5 the non-working partner holds a straight arm plank, split the reps as desired. After round 5 start again at the Burpee Box Jump Overs.

Thank you to Moshe for bringing in doughnuts, fruit, and refreshments.

Shoutout to Coach Miguel who lead his biggest class yet today. 🙌

One of our Masters, Pat Higgins, showing fine form on this wall walk.

We’ve recently had several members of our community graduate from college!

Migdalia N. earned her Registered Nurse degree from Maria College. Renée M. earned her Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School. Maria C. earned her degree in management along with a minor in healthcare management (with concentrations in entrepreneurship, project management, and applied leadership) from Siena College and was hired right away by TEL (Tokyo Electron) as a project manager.

Congratulations these three amazing women. We’re so happy for them and proud of their hard work inside and outside of the gym. 🙌

Shout out to everyone who came in today post Murph!

15:00 AMRAP:
3-6-9-12-etc…
V-Ups
Russian KB Swings (53/35)
Calorie Bike
—Add 3 reps to each movement each round.

It’s not easy to come in after a long high volume workout like Murph, but you all did an awesome job in class with v-ups, KB swings, and biking. There’s no doubt coming in will help with Memorial Day recovery.

At the 4:00 pm we celebrated Art’s birthday (it was on Monday) with some birthday burpees! Happy Birthday, again, 🥳.

We also had a Chris Trio in class tonight at the 5:15 pm class and that was a lot of fun! Thank you to for traveling through the multiverse (or more likely from )to drop in and workout with us and your fellow Chris-es .m.wen wen and .

Great job today, everyone! 🙌

🇺🇸 Happy Memorial Day from Albany CrossFit!

Outstanding job today, everyone on Murph. 🙌

Prepping for Memorial Day Murph.

Thank you to everyone who came in to yesterday’s 5:15 pm class for Jeremiah & Peyton’s going away WOD!

Good luck, Jeremiah & Peyton! 🙌