Wrapping up our discussion on Advanced class programming, we’re down to the details. Who should do the Advanced Programming? You need to meet the following criteria: A sincere desire to be a badass. Training for AT LEAST one year with us Stalled out on strength gains Attending the gym consistently each week Mine(Jake) or John’s approval What are the rules? …
Advanced Class Programming: Part 2
In the last post, we talked about how we do our Group Class programming. We want everyone to know that it’s structured, not just on a weekly, but yearly basis. We put a great deal of time into making sure that it’s getting the group as a whole making progress continually. But, we realize that there are members in the …
New Advanced Class Programming: Part 1
With Team SuperFit Richmond 2012 wrapping up, and so many of you signing up for Charlottesville SuperFit 2012, we’ve received many questions about our programming. Specifically, many of you are concerned about how you should train for CrossFit competitions, and how/if our group class programming adequately prepares you for them. We want to address the needs of everyone in our …
PNC IV: Team Edition
You guys are all suckers for a good challenge, why else would you be training with us? January ’12 brings the Performance Nutrition Challenge IV. This time, we’re going to make things a little more interesting; you’ll all do this in teams! Our next Performance Nutrition Challenge will begin January 9th (testing week), with the good eating starting the 16th. …
Basic Barbell Lifts Seminar
RVA Performance Training is hosting our first Basic Barbell Lifts seminar with Chris Lawyer. A large majority of any solid training program will likely come from what has come to be referred to as the slow lifts: the Press, Back Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift and their variations. Despite their apparent simplicity when compared to the Olympic lifts, the basic barbell …
Old Dominion Classic
The Old Dominion Classic is an Olympic Weightlifting meet to be held Sunday, October 23rd at our facility. All are welcome to participate. Please note you’ll need a USAW membership to attend. For more information/registration, head here.
31 Heroes
A few quick notes about tomorrow morning: –There will be no regular 9am class – only the 31 Heroes workout. Yoga will still be at 10am. -If you don’t have a partner, don’t sweat it. Talk around with folks when you get here, and we can try to help as well. -We’ll run heats until it’s all said and done. …
Your First Weightlifting Meet
While we’re still riding high from the Wilkes Weightlifting seminar, I thought it would be a great time to talk about what an Olympic Weightlifting meet is like, and how to prepare for your first one. If you’re impatient, scroll down for a big announcement, and then come back up here to read through. Learning and playing new sports is …
PNC III: The Reckoning
Your eight weeks of fun are over! This week kicks off with the PNC II Retest workout, and we’ll also be sure to get you another three bodyfat tests to see how far you’ve come. A couple of reminders: Don’t forget to record your PNC III workout time for the retest. We’ll be recording it, but better to be on …
Find a SuperFit Partner
This post is here to serve as a virtual meeting ground for folks looking to compete at SuperFit that don’t have partners yet. Early bird registration was extended, so if you have any interest, use the comments below to find a buddy. You can do it like match.com and post your stats if you want. Just don’t make it weird.