JULY NEWSLETTER

July shows our strength…

So we hit the toughest time of the year to train running with record numbers for Crossfit 4551 for the month of July. Never before through the middle of winter have we seen numbers consistently pushing into the fifties and sixties for most days. We also saw record amounts of personal bests set which was pleasing feedback for our coaches.
This month we welcomed some familiar faces back to the box in Chris aka Frank, big Kurt.N and Josie. We also welcomed Lili, Denika and Debbie into the 4551 family.
Heading into a stacked and exciting August with plenty on the calendar. Starting this Saturday is the first of our specialty gymnastics seminars. We will also see our new gang of members for the attendance challenge in Fe, Eden, Dan, Lachie, Will, Dane, Renee, Grant, Leon and Micky Br who are all pumped to tackle a challenge. On the 21st and 22nd of the month our members will participate in our annual fundraiser for our affiliate, the twenty four hour row-a-thon to help raise funds to upgrade some of our equipment.
Keep up the great work guys and bring on August!!
Mick Bonney
Owner & Head Coach
www.CrossFit4551.com.au

HOW DID WE GO IN JUNE?

JUNE ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE WOD WRAP-UP

June’s challenge was completed by Chris, Will, Ryan.G and Mick.B. The workout was a gruelling sled drag with a lot of kettle bell swings.
Results
For time:
5km Sled drag, 40kg
1000 Kettlebell swings, 16kg
Team time: 1hr 16mins and 43 seconds
Well done to all and we are looking forward to bringing in the new crew for August

WHAT HAVE WE ACHIEVED IN JULY?

ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE
Another month under the belt and what a great challenge it was for both teams this month. Once again the challenge consisted of two teams of five people aiming to keep a clean sheet of attendance for the month of July. The score finished at an impressive 2-1 with TEAM 1 taking home the win. The team penalty for this month will be released in the August newsletter along with the results for the workout.
TEAM 1:

Stew (c)

Bel

Brian

Pauly Robbo

Hayley.M

TEAM 2:
Matty.G (c)

Keffy

Wallace

Scotty.E

Mick.Be

HERO OF THE MONTH: JULY

A quiet achiever who works his arse off to get the best out of his body. Even though Adam has limitations from playing soccer over the years, he works around and accepts these challenges. In saying that, this guy is an absolute beast and we constantly see him smashing PB’s on a regular basis. It’s always a pleasure for the coaches to come in and be around such an awesome bloke who is an absolute gentleman that always puts others before himself. A very deserving champion for the month of July. Well done Ads!!

Hero of the month Adam, shares his passion for Crossfit, “When Mick congratulated me for being member of the month for July I was genuinely surprised.There are so many athletes I look up to so I felt mostly humbled and of course it got me thinking about Crossfit and why I do it and what keeps me coming back each day.

I didn’t know a lot about Crossfit when I first started but the one thing I loved from the get go was it was a team, everyone knew each other’s name, they encouraged each other, it was loud and full of energy and I knew it was for me.

I have fairly severe arthritis in both knees from my days playing soccer and while I’m not able to run there is so much I can do. Some days it can be quite painful but as long as I can get into the box and start moving, the improvements I feel are immediate and longer lasting than any pain killer.

It’s super exciting to see our impressive young athletes like Liv, Rani & Ryan chase their goals and I love training with these young guys each day. I would love nothing more than to see them achieve great things and be the best they can be.

I’m not sure if any of the above would be possible without the culture that Mick, Tamara and his coaches very carefully nurture so I am blessed to have found CF4551 and am lucky that it is part of my life. I would recommend it to everyone to give it a go.”

No matter what age…