Our 2017 Nutritech East Cape Champs (NECC) is just around the corner – 2 weeks to set-up! This is an exciting time for us at CrossFit Algoa and we look forward to hosting one of the highest quality competitions in SA again this year!

We are really pleased to announce that this years NECC will be broadcast on Supersport Showcase on DSTV! This is an awesome platform to help grow our sport in South Africa!

We have some exciting new events planned, new equipment unveilings for the NECC and some additions to last year…this all costs extra money. We are therefore making a final call to anyone who would like to sponsor or donate/contribute to making this event a big success. You can do this as an individual or as a business.

Please contact Dave directly on 0784517637 or dave@algoacrossfit.com if you are interested in getting involved with sponsoring/contributing!

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Hey CrossFit Algoa …anyone keen to sign-up for the #CrossFitTeamSeries?

Registration is now open. This Series consists of 2 man or 2 women or a mixed pair. Complete all the workouts on-sit at our Box! Learn more about the #CrossFitTeamSeries and register at Games.CrossFit.com.

Featured Image courtesy of CrossFit, Inc.

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It’s Re-Test week for our Winter Challenges 2017! So if you are taking part in any of our Winter Challenges, best of luck with the Re-Testing this week!

Our Winter Challenges are:

1. Performance Challenge

2. Gains Challenge

3. Fat Loss Challenge

4. Attendance Challenge

We had a great turnout for today’s stamina/endurance test, “Triple 3” from the 2014 Reebok CrossFit Games! It consisted of a 3km Row, followed by 300 Double Unders, followed by a 3 mile Run (4.82km). The quick clip below is of the 17:00 class rowing or hitting the substitution SDHP (sumo-deadlift high pull)! We had a number of great PB’s on this workout! Well done ladies and gents!

If you would like more information on our CrossFit Algoa Kids or Adult programs, please contact us on info@algoacrossfit.com / 0845086893 (Kids) / 0784517637 (adults).

Featured Image – Rob in his ORP (Optimal Recovery Position) following today’s “Triple 3” Test!

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A massive congratulations to Jason Smith on his outstanding performance at the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games!

Jason is a Great example of how persistence, dedication and hard work pay off!! Great performance for 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇿🇦 Jason!!!!

Featured Image courtesy of CrossFit, Inc.

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A massive congratulations goes out to Eva Thornton who placed 12^th at the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games in the Masters Ladies 45-49 year age group! Eva had a great weekend and gave her absolute best – from a coaches point of view I could not be any happier with not only her performance but the way Eva approaches training and preparation on a daily basis.

She has a great eye for detail and puts in the hard diligent work! Not many can match her daily effort! Far too often athletes want to be at the CrossFit Games, at the destination, in the limelight. They however are not so keen on putting in the hard, dirty, day in day out grind work! Eva however has done just this and she has reaped the rewards! From all of us at CrossFit Algoa – We are all proud of you Eva!

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Eva’s PB snatch (63.5kg) on Day 1 of the Reebok CrossFit Games!

Eva has had some great performances this weekend at the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games. Yesterday she ended off on a high note placing 2nd in The Quatrain Event!

Eva is up in the next 10 minutes with the final 2 events (20:40)! Go view at games.crossfit.com

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Eva Thornton, our Masters Athlete (45-49 yrs), started Day 1 of the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games today! Eva has settled in well in Madison (USA) and has been training at CrossFit Recursive together with Kylie Massie (See our  previous News post on Eva’s trip).

With CrossFit you need to be prepared for the “Unknown and the Unknowable”, prepared for anything that life may throw at you! Eva has been getting in a full range of training modalities, including longer distance swimming and running, which came up today in the first event!

Today Eva placed 7th in this tough first Event – Run (1.5 miles), Swim (500m), Run (1.5 miles). Great work Eva!

The second Event is a 1 Rep Max Snatch…CrossFit challenges current Sport Science understanding of how the duration of events, workloads and strength/power feats interact. Today Eva hit a 140lb (63.5kg) Snatch, a personal best, after having completed the longer endurance event just a few hours earlier! Great work Eva! This placed Eva in 10th place on this event. Eva lies in in a great position – 9th place after Day 1 of competition with 3 days left!

Reminder to Box members and their family and friends that this Friday and Saturday we will be having our CrossFit Algoa Games viewing to support Eva and to watch as much of the footage as possible! So come join us on Friday evening (17:30 – late) for a “Potluck” evening and Saturday (17:00 – late)  for a Pizza evening. For more details please see the email we sent out on Tuesday!

Eva and Kylie at CrossFit Recursive                                2017 CrossFit Games Flags

Eva’s Reebok Kit for the weekend                                        One of the arena’s in Madison

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We will be choosing an “Athlete of the Month” for each month of the year going forward! These will be members who have achieved some level of greatness relative to the competition or relative to themselves in sport and or life in general!

For the month of July we have decided to award this to 2 athletes, namely:

Alwyn Parson’s (Left of Featured Image) – 11^th Sicily Throwdown, Italy (International Functional Fitness Event)

Scott Woods  (Right) – 4^th place National Seniors (National Winterberg Enduro) and 1^st in the local Club Seniors Enduro

A massive congratulations for your achievements! We are super proud of you both!

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From 1 May 2017 we have established our CrossFit Algoa Committed Club!

This Committed Club (CC) is determined at the end of each month, using the attendance from the Itensity system (workouts logged on Itensity). A big congratulations to the Committed Members for the month of July! Last month we had 21 members on the Committed club, so we have improved by 1 from June!

Achieving your health and fitness goals are directly related to your attendance! Not making improvements? I suggest doing whatever it takes to get to the Box at least 3 times per week over the next 3 months and see how it changes your life! Remember Summer is fast approaching…it is no use waking up in November and deciding then that you want to be in great shape for December…quite frankly that is way too late! Those who want to “body shape” for December or who want to do well in next year’s CrossFit Games Open need to start now! So make a massive effort to get to the Box to achieve the results you desire and you will not be disappointed!

Our Committed Club Members (12 or more sessions) for 1 – 31 July 2017 are:

1. Anje Adams
2. Coach Eva Thornton
3. Intern Coach Jeanine Spahn-Sztuchlik
4. Coach Deane Ketzner
5. Coach Dave Levey
6. Intern Coach Sam Van Thiel
7. Paul Van Thiel
8. Lara Bulbring
9. Morne Fourie
10. Rob Yuil
11. Roxy Stottelaar
12. Vicky Edelson
13. Yolandi Van Tonder
14. Andre Staats
15. Chad Comley
16. Clarice Esther
17. Dean Jenniker
18. Gary Thomson
19. Grant Potgieter
20. Iain Maughan-Brown
21. Suprabha Pillay
22. Taryn Potgieter

Awesome work ladies and gents!! We are proud of you!!

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