Happy Birthday Coach P!!!   Wanted to take a moment to wish a very happy birthday to Coach P.  I can honestly say that I’ve never known someone with an all around more genuine interest in helping others achieve their goals.  We’re happy to have him as a coach here at Thermal.  From The CrossFit Regionals, to Mt Washington, and punk rock concerts to dance offs,  P and I have shared some great times over the past 5 years.  Stick around him long enough, and you might be that lucky!!  Happy birthday dude… My 3 greatest quotes that I’ve said to P “Dude, you are just generally a better human being that me…why is that?” “Dude, I want to be you!!” “Bro, that makes no sense, how can you lift that much??” VinRead more

Strength Deadlift 5, 5, 5 Conditioning For time: row 750m then, 3 rounds: 50 sit ups 20 shoulder to overhead, 95/65#Read more

From the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games Open 15.2 For as long as possible: From 0:00-3:00 2 rounds of: 10 overhead squats (95 / 65 lb.) 10 chest-to-bar pull-ups From 3:00-6:00 2 rounds of: 12 overhead squats (95 / 65 lb.) 12 chest-to-bar pull-ups From 6:00-9:00 2 rounds of: 14 overhead squats (95 / 65 lb.) 14 chest-to-bar pull-upsRead more

Hey guys here are a couple event reminders for the month of March… Every Thursday night at 7:30pm – Open WOD annoucement party.  Hang out after the 6:30 class and see the workout unveiled and performed live!! Every Saturday starting at 9:00am – 2015 Reebok CrossFit Open Workout hosted at CrossFit Thermal.  Heats start at 9:15 each week, come early and stay support other heats. Thursday March 19th – Body work by Dave Reeman, $20 for 15 minutes, come in and get your tune up. End of March – CrossFit Thermal Kickball Season, contact Coach Aileen to sign-up, games will be held on Thursday evenings.   The weighted push up starts in a high plank position with weight on the upper back. The athlete will descend and touch the ground with their chest, keeping their knees locked to prevent snaking as much as they can. Do two push ups and...Read more

The metcon starts with the row and ends with the cleans. You will row 500m as fast as possible, then rest exactly 2 minutes. After those two minutes are up, you’ll do 30 burpees, 10 full cleans, 30 burpees, and 10 full cleans. You will probably do singles or doubles on the cleans and that’s ok. Time domain is around 11-18 minutes depending on strength and speed. Strength Shoulder Press 5, 5, 5 Conditioning For total time: row 500m rest 2 minutes then, 2 rounds: 30 burpees 10 cleans, 155/105#Read more