Batteraof Athlete of 2016

The end of 2016 is near and what a great year it was for CrossFit Batteraof!
Here is a short recap of what all happened in 2016:

• 3 coaches went to 2 coaches with an intern.
• 3 Buddy teams participated in the Beach Throwdown, and had the competition eat sand!
• We rebuild the pull up rig to an amazing wall mounted 20m BEAST.
• In all 3 TIGLON competitions the Batteraof girls participated in the final
• South Side Throwdown, the one and only competition in the South was a big success.
• The monthly challenges got introduced and work like a charm
• Many many visits to Carnal and many visits to Dadawan will follow
• Pr's got crushed
• Lots of GAINZ, some of you are unrecognizable compared to last year

To celebrate the progress we made in 2016 and to look forward into 2017 we would like to invite you to the NEW YEAR BORREL Saturday the 14th of January 2017 starting at 9:30 in the morning!
We will start with a special 2017 BUDDY WOD from 9:30 to 11:30, sign up via MindBody (make sure you have a buddy!) No open gym or other WOD's that day.
After we will be serving food and drinks until it's time to go home.
During we will announce the athlete of 2016. Didn't get the email? You can vote here: https://nl.surveymonkey.com/r/8RWTWG6

See you Saturday January the 14th!!!

OCTOBER CHALLENGE

No Stress Bench Press September is over and we got a very obvious challenge winner in the men's category and a not so obvious winner in women's.
In the men's category Remco E. won with +50kg.
In the women's category Rosalie S. won with +7.5kg.
Come and get (order) a Batteraof t-shirt at the box.

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OCTOBER CHALLENGE

This month we got a great challenge for all of you! You can choose between A. As many toes to bar as possible in 1 min or B. As many UNBROKEN Toes-To-Bar as possible. You have to choose between A. or B. Male and female are in the same category.

Toes-To-Bar (TTB) is a movement that is designed to test your abdominal and arm strength as well as your grip strength.
The movement is simple enough; Start in the hanging position on the bar with the heels starting behind the vertical plane. You then get both toes to touch the bar at the same time in between your hands.
Get a judge to count your reps and/or time your minute.
You can do strict or kipping TTB.
Rest while hanging on the bar (without letting go) is still considered unbroken.

Cannot do a TTB yet? Practice Toes-To-Rings! And who knows you get your first TTB this month!

Happy TTB'ing

SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE

The August Challenge ended in an epic battle between Danielle and Juan fighting for the best FRAN time. Juan won with 2 min and 58sec beating Danielle with just 41 seconds.
Jeroen caused some confusion during the challenge with his INVISIBLE FRAN time of 1min and 57 sec. but he unfortunately could not get the same FRAN time with 43kg on his bar...

The SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE is a completely different Powerlifting beast. No high intensity workout but pure raw power! 1 rep max BENCH PRESS minus your bodyweight.
Some rules:
• Stand on the scale just before or just after you do the challenge and take your shoes off but keep your clothes on!
• Keep your butt and head on the bench
• Touch your chest with the bar
• Full extension at the top in the beginning and end of the press
• No help. When you cannot lift the bar make sure you have a spotting buddy
• Yes your score can be in the minus, just lift more weight!
We got 2 categories this month, male and female.

NO STRESS BENCH PRESS!

SUMMER HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Maybe you have noticed some WOD's are a bit more quiet than regular because of summer holidays.
Therefore we are introducing an August Summer Holiday Schedule. From the 1st until the 31st of August the following WOD's will be cancelled:
• Monday 11am cancelled
• Monday 8:30pm cancelled
• Tuesday 8:30pm cancelled, the 7:30pm WOD will be replaced by Weightlifting
• Wednesday 11am cancelled
• Wednesday 6:30pm cancelled
• Thursday 8:30pm cancelled, the 7:30pm WOD will be replaced by Powerlifting

If you already signed up you will get an email of the cancellation. And don't worry about signing up for the specialty classes, it's for all fitness levels. The cancelled WOD's will be replaced by OPEN GYM as much as possible.

AUGUST CHALLENGE

JULY CHALLENGE

The July Challenge was a battle of unprecedented scale! The female athletes got a clear winner with 3 min and 21 sec. Congratulations Karin, come and get your Batteraof t-shirt!!

On the male athletes side there isn't one clear winner but 3! Karsten, Remco F. and Stef have the same score of 2 min and 58 sec.
Therefore we are organizing a SHOWDOWN, FINAL BATTLE!! There can be but one victor ;)
Please organize yourselfs and get ready to "go to war"!

AUGUST CHALLENGE

The August Challenge is a completely different beast. You will be challenged to set your BEST "FRAN" TIME. Fran is a girls benchmark workout consisting out of: 21-15-9 reps of Thrusters (43/30) and Pullups. No timecap, just get it done as fast as possible. If you need to scale do so and make a note on the board. The box WOD's will also be "Fran-biased" this month, so no excuses!!!

HAPPY FRANNING!

Southside Throwdown

THROWDOWN - FOOD - FESTIVAL

Southside Throwdown is a new and unique functional fitness event at the CrossFit Batteraof box! We are combining an old school throwdown with a festival and afterparty.
WOD's, good food, nice drinks and techno music served all day long by Maastricht's finest deephouse-techno organisation fest.

Everybody is invited to register for the qualifier. You don't need to be a super experienced CrossFitter or even be associated with an official CrossFit affiliate. Just register via www.southsidethrowdown.nl and do the qualifier WOD to your best ability. 

The final event will be held at the CrossFit Batteraof box in Maastricht on the 15th of October 2016. Don't worry if you don't make it to the final 48 as an athlete, come as a supporter! There will be enough for you to experience! Enjoy the good music, the nice atmosphere of the south and "bourgondisch" food.

See you at at the CrossFit Batteraof box the 15th of October and good luck with the qualifier!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask via email or at the box.