Police Officer Arthur “Artie” Lopez, 29, of Babylon Village, New York, was killed in the line of duty on Oct. 23, 2012. Officer Lopez, a decorated eight-year veteran of the force, was serving on the Emergency Services Unit at the Nassau County Police Department at the time of his death. He kept himself in peak...Read More
Here at Thermal, we love giving people the opportunity to do whatever they need on each and every day. Forcing people to do the daily WOD and running the place like a bootcamp is just bad business, and we’ll never do things that way. If you want to skip the WOD and work in the...Read More
Intervals! Don’t just jog 200m, push that pace! Come in and do 8 burpee box jumps (do a burpee, jump on and over the box to the other side – no need to clap) Do 14 KB swings and then rest for 1 minute. Repeat for 10 rounds, but there is a 30 min. cap....Read More
We have a ton of events going on now and over the next couple months guys, get involved if you can so you can get the most out of your CrossFit Thermal experience. When: Right now! Right now we have members Brian H and Kelly S tackling the qualifying WODs for Wodapalooza 2017. This is...Read More
Use the beginning of class to find a new 2RM front squat. After that, row 500m as a cash in and then you have an AMRAP in the remaining time of toes-to-bar and overhead walking lunges. Use a 45/25# plate and scale the weight as necessary. Back knee should kiss the ground as you do...Read More
Spend the first part of class going over muscle-up drills – most of these can be worked on whether you have a muscle-up or not. Scaling for the WOD can be done in many different ways. For instance, someone who has muscle-ups, but is intimidated by doing 2 at a time might only do 1...Read More
Work up in sets of 3 bench press – focus on a controlled descent and a fast return up keeping those shoulders retracted. If needed scale deadlift weight to a moderate weight – around 60%. For burpees, make sure you are perpendicular to the barbell when on the ground. This metcon is designed to be...Read More
For strength, warm up from 0:00-10:00. Then do sets of 5 back squats at 10:00, 13:00, 16:00 The AMRAP is not a ton of time – it’s designed to make you push the pace a bit more than a 15 or 20 min. metcon. Most will do wall balls and box jumps as written –...Read More
The pause for the clean and jerk should be in the hang position (about middle of the thigh). Your shoulders should be over the bar and your lats tight to push the bar into your lap. Knees should be soft, but hamstrings tight from controlling the lean. Pause length should be about 2 seconds. Cleans...Read More
