OK guys and girls, Gorilla Warfare is back for the second year and is set to be bigger and better than ever.

Not only is the team event back again, but we’ve introduced the individuals category for 2013 to give people the chance to prove they are the fittest in the Jungle and snap up the 1 st place prize money of £500. Yes, there’s prize money!

Gorilla Warfare is a fitness competition open to everyone, offering athletes from all levels and fitness backgrounds the chance to stand up and prove themselves against their peers in a grueling test of fitness where every second counts and time on the clock will reign as the supreme measure of performance.

Gorilla Warfare will now run over two days with the Teams competition taking place on Saturday 21st September 2013 and an Individuals competition on Sunday 22nd September 2013 for the top 30 men and top 20 women.

To compete as a Team or Individual in either of the events and to demonstrate the fundamental movement standards required all athletes must complete all 3 workouts in the online qualifiers.

Get yourselves signed up today!

‘EASTER OPENING HOURS 2013′

Good Friday – Gym open 9am-12.00

• Team Games 09:00hrs – Coach Chris
• Spinning 10:15am – Coach Zara

Easter Saturday – Gym open 9am-1pm

• All Classes as usual with Coach Steve

Easter Sunday – Gym Open 10:00am – 12:00

• Full Mission Profile 10am
• Open Gym till 12:00

Book in for all classes online.

CrossFit Strongman Trainer Course

August 24th 2013

Location

CrossFit Clitheroe
Clitheroe, Lancashire UK
Unit 8 & 9 Primrose Mill, Clitheroe, Lancashire, UK BB71DR

‘Christmas Opening Hours’

23rd – 10am-12pm – wod at 10am only

24th – 6am – 13:00 – Wods as Normal till 10am then Spinning @ 10:15am

25th – wod 8am (coach Chris is taking the class, but will be taking part)

26th – Closed

27th – 9am-12:00 – 09:00 Team Games, 10:15 Spinning

28th – 9am-12:00 – 09:00 Team Games, 10:15 Spinning

29th – Saturday as normal

30th – Sunday as normal

31st - 9am-12:00 – 09:00 Team Games, 10:15 Spinning

1st – Closed

2nd – Back to normal.

As you may or may not know , CrossFit Clitheroe athletes Steven Meyerhoff and Scott Bell are cycling from Clitheroe to Paris starting on Monday 1 October 2012 from our work offices at the The Printworks in Barrow. They are hoping it is going to take about 7 days and on the Friday we are joining forces with approximately 40 other cyclist to cycle the London to Paris leg. Another colleague of ours, Andrew Woolfall is joining us on the ride.

During a drunken evening where the London to Paris ride was discussed, they thought it might be a bit tame and told the organisers that we would meet them in London after having cycled from our offices in Clitheroe. The challenge was accepted and little did they know at that stage that it is actually a longer distance to go from Clitheroe to London than it is London to Paris.

The route that they are taking is likely to mean them covering around 900 – 1000 km in total with us having to average over 140 kms / 80miles riding each day for 7days.

They have been busy training over the last few months riding various sportive rides including the Ribble Valley 100 miles, The Ride with Brad Wiggins 100 miles as well as regularly attending Crossfit and Spinning when the weather is like it is now! As you can probably tell through the combination of the riding and the gym sessions, they have both lost a lot of weight and their fitness has vastly improved. It’s amazing motivation to know that every extra pound you lose in weight makes the bike ride easier up those hills.

As part of the challenge they are seeking to raise funds for Transaid which aims to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods across Africa and the developing world through creating better transport. Projects focus on access to health and community run transport, transport management and professional driver training.

They are a little short of our £5,000 fundraising target and if anybody would like to sponsor us they can do through the Just Giving Site. We have so far raised just over £4,200

http://www.justgiving.com/Backhouse-Jones-Solicitors

If you need any further information Julia Davies (Marks wife) is managing the process from our end. Her contact details are julia.davies@backhouses.co.uk

Photos updates en route will be posted to Facebook/Twitter and we are going to try and get a real time GPS link so people can track our progress in real time.

“VIVA LA FRANCE”

JASON & LIZ TAKE THEIR SPINNING TO THE ROAD

This past weekend CrossFit Clitheroe Athletes Liz Campbell and Jason Tapping hung up their marathon trainers and set out on a monster Journey from London to Paris on their road bikes. Fed up of running marathon’s both Liz and Jason decided on a new challenge, and being of the crossFit mentality thought no better way to start than a 310km bike ride. Over the last few months they have both taken to the roads and mastered the art of road cycling (not with out a few scrapes along the way), they have both also continued to CrossFit on a daily basis, as well as regular spinning and road sessions with fellow athletes Carla Thompson and Danny Woodhead.

We look forward to see what this whacky pair can dream up next to put to test their outstanding level of physical fitness.

WELL DONE FROM ALL AT CROSSFIT CLITHEROE.

This long weekend challenge links two great European cities, London and Paris, covering around 300km in just 3 days. Encounter historic towns, sleepy villages and rolling countryside en-route. Cycle along wide Parisian boulevards to the finishing line at the city’s most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower. Free day to explore the sights of Paris before boarding the Eurostar train back to London.

DAY 1: Cycle from London Borough of Bexley, through Kent and along edge of North Downs to Dover.  Ferry to Calais then coach transfer to Dieppe. 116km
DAY 2: Quiet tree lined roads and sleepy Normandy villages to Gournay en Bray.  Some challenging hills to conquer en-route! 80km
DAY 3: Ride from Gournay en Bray to outskirts of Paris. Reach city centre via the famous Bois de Boulogne park.  Finish under Eiffel Tower. 114km.
DAY 4: Explore Paris before returning to London on board Eurostar.

If you were lucky enough to receive a CrossFit Clitheroe Card last night at the Torch Light Procession, use this link to take advantage of the 1 month free offer, by entering the unique code.

https://www.fastdd.co.uk/platinum/start.php?c=CrossFit-Clitheroe

Well here goes, all to follow is the list of WOD’s for friday and what is involved etc… and remember its all about this…NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN

5am – ANGIE / 100 reps of Pull ups, Press ups, Sit ups, Squats / for time

6am – NANCY / 400m run, 15 Overhead Squats / 5 Rounds for time

7am – KELLY / 400m run, 30 box jumps, 30 wall balls / 5 rounds for time

8am – GRACE / 30 Ground to Overhead / for time

9am – MARY / 5 Handstand press ups, 10 pistols, 15 pull ups / 20 min AMRAP

10am – ISOBEL / 30 SNATCHES / for time

11am – FRAN / Thrusters, pull ups / 21,15,9 reps for time

12 noon – ANNIE / double unders, abmat sit ups / 50,40,30,20,10 reps for time

1pm – HELEN / 400m run, 21 kettlebell swings, 12 pull ups / 3 rounds for time

2pm – NADIA / thrusters, wall balls / thrusters reps (12, 9, 6) wall ball reps (24, 18, 12 )

3pm – BARBARA / 20 pull ups, 30 press ups, 40 sit ups, 50 squats / rest 3 mins between rounds / 5 rounds for time

4pm – CINDY / 5 pull ups, 10 press ups, 15 squats / 20 min AMRAP

5pm – DIANE / Deadlifts, Handstand press ups / 21,15,9 reps for time

6pm – JACKIE / 1000m row, 50 thrusters, 30 pull ups / for time

7pm – CHRISTINE / 500m row, 12 Bodyweight Deadlifts, 21 Box jumps / 3 rounds for time

8pm – KAREN / 150 Wall balls / for time

9pm – drink…

Now you have a heads up on the routines hope you will be able to make a sound choice as to which one you fancy or which multiple you will have a go at, hope to see you here at Crossfit Clitheroe for what should be a great day for all.

On friday Coaches Steve Backhouse & Laura Fielding will be honoring the wounded British Servicemen & Woman raising money for the ‘Help for Heroes’ charity foundation.

What is Help for Heroes?

Its about the ‘BLOKES’ our men and woman of the Armed Forces.  It’s about DEREK, a rugby player who has lost both his legs, it’s about CARL, whose jaw is wired up so that he can drink fluids through a straw, it’s about RICHARD who was handed a mobile phone as he lay on a stretcher so he could say his final goodbye to his wife, it’s about BEN it’s about STEVEN, it’s about MARK & ANDY & …well it’s about all of them, they are BLOKES they are our BLOKES, they are our HEROES.

http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/index.php

We hope you will join Steve & Laura and show your support as they tackle 16 Crossfit Girls on the hour every hour, we will be starting them off at 5am and the last WOD at 8pm. Come down as normal to crossfit it will be a normal set up, the workouts will change on the hour every hour. Here is the list for the day

5am – ANGIE
6am – NANCY
7am – KELLY
8am – GRACE
9am – MARY
10am – ISOBEL
11am – FRAN
12 noon – ANNIE
1pm – HELEN
2pm – NADIA
3pm – BARBARA
4pm – CINDY
5pm – DIANE
6pm – JACKIE
7pm – CHRISTINE
8pm – KAREN
9pm – DRINKING WOD

We Hope the day runs as smooth as possible, determination and cheering from you guys will get them through.  Its gonna be a great event loads of friends and laughter.  Come and join in on the fun.