The final workout for this year’s CrossFit Open will be held on Saturday at 4pm. We’re having the folks from CrossFit Midlo over again to make for another great CrossFit community event. Show up at or before 4pm to get into a heat, and bring food or drinks, we’ll hang out and eat/drink after just like last time. I’m extremely …
CrossFit Open Kick-Off
We’ll be getting the Crossfit Open started off in style! Workouts will begin at 4pm on Saturday, 2/25, and continue until everyone has completed the workout. After the workout, we’ll get the grill going, and encourage all members in attendance to bring some PNC-friendly food. We’ve invited some other local CrossFitters over to share in the fun – and push …
RVA Alpha Strongman
ENTRY FORM Date/Time: 4/28, 11am Rules: 10am Weigh-ins: 4:30pm-7:00pm Friday at The Weight Room, Saturday 8am-10am at RVA Performance Training. Location: RVA Performance Training 900-A West Leigh Street Richmond, VA 23220 2012 RVA ALPHA EVENT DETAILS ( ) = tentative weights for light-heavy split depending on entries received. Log Press for Reps Clean once and press away. Down signal must …
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 …
Beast Skills Seminars
There will be two separate seminars held on November 19th by Jim Bathurst of Beast Skills. Beginner’s Seminar The Beginner’s Seminar will be from 9:00am to 12:30pm. No experience necessary to enjoy and learn from the beginner seminar. Those looking to get their first muscle-up will benefit greatly from this seminar, as will coaches looking for progressions to coach the …
31Heroes Fundraiser
On September 3, 2011 CrossFit gyms across the nation and world will gather together to honor our heroes killed in action August 6, 2011 with a workout in an effort to raise funds for the families affected by this tragedy. All funds received will go to these families through the Navy SEAL Foundation, other like-organizations, & individual family funds. CrossFit …