metropolis community newsletter - june 2013

7/28/2019 Metropolis Community Newsletter - JUNE 2013

1/13

Editors noteWelcometotheSpringrecapquarterly!

ThisissueispackedwiththeusualWho

WoreitBest,FeaturedAthletes,Biggest

Loser,recipe,andeventrehashesaswell

assomefunny.AspecialshoutouttoAmy

Edelman,ChadCinqueterra,BenOklan,

BrandonDemler,andEJforforwardingmesomanyphotossavingmemanyhourson

Facebookstalkingallofyou(didyouknowI

didthateveryquarter?)

Anothershoutouttoournewsocialcommit-

teemembers:EricStrauss,AmyEdelman,

MelanieNewman,WingyunMak,Angela

Frank,AliciaMazurek.Theyvebeenkeyin

settingupthingsliketheBierhaus,Dinos

BBQ,andtheBoatBasinSocial.

ThankstoBrookeandEJforallthework

organizingpastsocials!

June2013

In this issueWhoworeitbest?T-shirts

FeaturedAthlete:JenGoldick

FeaturedAthlete:TommyCarter

BiggestLoser:AndyDuty

GoingPaleo:eatingfresh,liveinsectsMetropolisManiacsWinningStreak

MayhemattheMeadowlands

DinosBBQ

Bierhausphotos

Metropolisruns

Murphphotos

PaleoRecipe:BrownieCakeBites

Announcements

AshleighhasbeenamemberandcoachatMe-

tropolissinceitsinfancy.Sheisknownforher

strength,hergentleandsupportivetouch,andthe

terrible-but-oh-so-funny-lookingliftingfaces.Hand-

in-handwithAshhasbeenLee,whocameandsup-

portedmembersateventsandsocializedwithus.

Havingfinishedhisgraduatestudies,hefinally

joinedandmadehugejumpsinashortamountof

time.WewillmissAsh-Lee.GoodluckinBoston!

A special good bye


2/13

Again,thisonehasaclearwinner.Benhasacollectionthatmaymakepeoplesteerclearofhim

bycrossingthestreet,especiallythecuddleyoushirt,orevenworse,theerectionone.However,

weallknowhejustwantstokeepthingslightwhenwearedyingthroughaWOD.


3/13

Featured athlete: Jen Goldick

She has been around for a while, she is as wise as she

is strong. She is super involved in Metropolis events

and activities, and she loves the Giants

How long have you been crossfitting?I'vebeenCrossFittingfor2.5years-allatCFM(1.0and2.0)I'm sure your favorite, as well as your dreaded move-ments, have evolved over time. Can you give us atimeline describing some?Ididn'treallyhaveafavoritemovementinitially-IhadtoscaleEVERYTHING!SoIguessmaybetheburpee!Oh,andthepullup-onceIgotthatelusivefirstonewithouttheband,theyquicklyreplacedthepushupasmyfavoritebodyweightmovement.Andthesplitjerkquicklybecamemyfavoritelift.Butasfar

asdreadedthereweredefinitelyafew.Thesnatchhasbeenconsistentlydifficultformefromday1,withminimalprogressover2years.ThenIbecameveryinterestedinOlyliftingingeneral,andhavebeenspendingalotoftimeonthetechnique.NowIlovethem,andjusthavetobecomemoreconfidentandfastersothatIcanaddtheheavyweight.Pistolsandmuscleupsstilleludeme.ButIwillkeeppluggingawayatthem,causethat'swhatwedo.Burpee challenge*: how did it start? Why? How did youand Cankles become the last to survive it? What didyou learn from it? Would you do it again?Someoneatthegymannouncedtheysawanotherboxdoingtheburpeechallenge.Ithink7or8ofussigneduptodoachallengeofourown,andCanksandIwerethelast2standing.Iamdefinite-lysomeonethatfinisheswhatIstartinallas-

pectsofmylife,soitreallywasn'taquestionformethatIwouldsurviveit.Itwasalsoreallyhelpfultohaveafriendbeingtorturedatthesametimetocommiser-atewith.Ilearneditisimportanttogoslowandsteadytogethighrepsofburpees,oryouwillburnoutquick-ly.Hellno!Iwouldnotdoitagain!

As one of our veteran Crossfitters, any wise words tothe relatively new?Iwouldsayjustdon'tgetfrustratedandlistentoyourcoaches.Forthemajorityofus,ittakesawhiletogetproficientatthesenewmove-ments.WhenIstartedIhadonly

donebenchpressanddeadliftwithabarbell,andIwasprettyintimidatedbyeverythingelse.Butthatfadedveryquicklywiththeexpertcoachingandsupportwehavehere.Iwasalsoslowasmolassesoneverything,andthatchangedquicklyalso-CFgetsyouconditionedfast!Juststickwitheverythingandlistentothecoaches!Whentheytellyoutodeloadthebaruntilyourtechniqueisperfect,doit!Whentheytellyoutodothepushupsfromyourkneesuntilyoucan

getyourchesttodeckonyourtoes,doit!Sometimesyouhavetotakeasmallstepbackwardstogofurtherinthelongrun.Leaveyouregoatthedoor-Ibelievethatisoneofourmajorgymrules!Here used to be a ginger crew; are you now the loneginger?

Well,gingersaresupposedlybecomingextinct,soIguessit'snosurprisethatitisslowlyhappeningatCFMtoo.But,sinceMPleftus,Kimhascomeonboard,andDTisstillhere.So,no,nottheloneginger,butcertainlyoneoftheselectfew!Gingerson3!

*Burpeechallengeofthesummerof2011:for100

daysdoburpees,oneondayone,twoondaytwo,

andsoonuntilyoudo100onday100.Youskipa

day,youaredisqualified.


4/13

Featured athlete: Tommy Carter

If youve wodded with Tommy, it is likely that he finished before you and then

spent his time cheering for you, thats why he is the captain of the Green Wie-

ners. Hes a powerful ,cheerful, and Rogue-clad crossfitter.

How long have you been crossfitting?Alittleoverayear.

Favorite movement:Theclean.

Movement you dread:Handstandpushupswillforeverownmylife.

Do the Rogue outfits help?Absolutely.It's

aguaranteed5lbPRonanyliftwhenwearingsomeroguegear.Especiallytheteeswithskullsonthem.Ifyoudon'tbelieveme,askKpo.Anyotherbrands

andCrossfitlooksyourecommend?Erocputmeontothe2XUcompressionshorts...theyaresooSWEEEEET!Summer is coming, and you are in the "shirts off"club. At what point do you decide to take it off?

Sun'soutgunsout!Itdoesn'ttakemuchformeandifthegymisany-wherenearashotasitwaslastSummer....FOR-GETABOUTIT

Most memorable competition moment?MyoneandonlycompsofarwastheKingofQueensthispastDecem-ber.ThethirdWODwasade-scendingladderof275#deadlifts,burpeesand2poodkbswings.Irememberbeingcom-pletelysmokedhalfwaythroughitsayingtomy-self:Iactuallysigneduptodothis?Andpaidtodoit?Hahagoodtimes.

How do you stay smiling through and post wod sowell?Nottosoundcorny,butweareallsoblessedtogettocomeintothegymeverydayanddothethingswedo.Ithinkit'ssomethingthatweoftentakeforgranted.

Smiling

through

heavyket-

tlebell

swingsata

competition


5/13

Biggest Loser: Andy DutyHe had just joined Metropolis and decided to dive into the Nutrition Challenge. Holy Moly! CheckWhatmadeyoudecidetojointheNutritionChal-lenge?IdecidedtoentertheNCbecauseIdesperately

neededit,formanyreasons.One,Iknewthatre-gardlessofwhatIwasdoinginthegym,itwouldn'tmatterifIwasn'teatingright.Second,thewaythechallengewassetup,asanall-or-nothing,extend-edtime,CHALLENGE,monitoredwithabuddysys-tem(Ihadagreatbuddy-WillManning!),wasthebestwayformetokickstartthenutritionalaspectsofmyCrossFit/better-healthjourney.Third,IwasstillreallynewtoCFwhenthechallengestarted,andIknewthattheNCwouldbeagreatwaytogetmoreinvolvedwiththegym,meetmoremembers,andencouragemetostepupmygameinthegym(oneaspectofthechallengewastoincreasemy

WODs/week).Whatwasthemostchallenging?Actually,Ilovedthedietportion.Ididn'thaveterri-blyhealthyeatingpatternsatthetimeofthestart,especiallycomingofftheholidays,butIloveeatinghealthy,andIalwaysfeelbetterwhendoingso,sothechangeindietandeatinghabitswereawel-comedpartofthechallengeforme.Thehardestpartformewasthe8+hoursofsleepanight.I'manightowlandhaveatendencytostayupwaytoolate,especiallywhenIdoaWODintheevening,

whichwasgenerallythetimeIwoulddomyWODs.However,Ireallytriedtokeeparegular

8+hoursleepingscheduleduringthechallenge,anditwasbeneficial.

WhatwasthemosteffectivepartoftheNC?IlikedthewaytheNCwassetupandhowitwasmonitoredandscored.Itwasn'tjustaboutweightloss,eventhoughIdidloseadecadeofpounds.Itwasallinclusive:changesinstrengthandendur-ancethroughbenchmarkWODs,dailyjournaling/monitoringoffoodintake,andweevenhadagreatFacebookgroupwherewesharedourups/downsandthemanygreatrecipesthatallthelittlechefsinthechallengewerecookingup.Wecouldhaveturnedthatwallintoacookbook.HowhavelifeanddietbeenpostNC?

ImadesignificantimprovementsinmyWODperfor-mance,strengthandendurance,andoverallflexi-bilitysoitreallyputmeonagreattrajectoryforcon-tinuedimprovementatthegym.Infact,inadditiontobodychanges,thatwasthemostsignificantpartoftheNC.IwasabletoseeimprovementsinmyperformanceintheWODswhichhasgivenmegreatencouragementinmyCrossFitabilities.Ihavealongwaytogoofcourse,butI'mencour-aged.Ihaven'tbeenasstrictonmydietsincetheNC,butIhavetriedtoimplementthemainaspectsthatIlearnedfromthedietportionofthechallenge,

mainlyportioncontrolandeatingquality,wholefood.Ialsosleepalotmore.

Icantbelieve

Ihavetopose

toplessunder

thisterrible

light!

Crappylight

dontmatter

now!ImHOT!


6/13

ToAlicia:Pleasetellusaboutthebugeating.

Alicia:Ibelievethebugeatingstartedasadrunk-endarebetweenme,CatandJCash.Notsurehoworwhyitcameup,butJcashbroughtthecricketslastweekandCatbailed.Weateacricketeach(live)andJsaidhe'dbringanotherbug.Soitwasamealwormthisweekandwaxwormsnextweek.Wedon'thaveanypics,butwehavevideoofboth.

Theverdict:Cricket-prettytastelessthoughslightlynutty.Didn'treallygatheranycrunchinessorany-thing.Mealworm-itwaslikeanuttygoo.Didn'treal-zemealwormshadlegs...freakedmeoutaittle

ForsomerandomreasonI'vealwayswantedtoeatalivebug.Ithinkit'sduetomyobses-sionwithBearGryllesonManvsWild.Iguessthebenefitisthatbugsareaccessibleandhighinprotein:)

Taking Paleo to a whole new level: Alicia, JCash, Cat, and Ariel con-

template eating insects for protein. Cat backs out when she finds ou

they are alive. Alicia and JCash have made it a habit.

Thanks Wingyun for the tip

ToAriel:Whyareyoueatingbugs?Dotheypro-videenoughproteinforallthatyoudo:

Ariel:Lol...Idon'teatbugs,JasonCastrobroughtsomeofthemandoffermeone.HesaiditcontainproteinsoIeatsome.

ToJCash:Wheredoyougetthebugs?Howdoyoupicktheonestoeat?Howdoyoukeepthemfresh?

JCash:Igetthemfromthezoo.ThearethebugsthatIfeedouttotheanmals.Dependingonthebug,somebugsneedtoberefrigerated,othersarekeptinawarmroom.Prettymucallbugsareediblebesideslikecertabeetles.


7/13

Metropolis ManiacsaninterviewwithRobSeda

What do you attribute your winning streak to?Superiortraining.Seriouslythough,Ithinkalothastodowithourcollectiveintimidationfactor.Asidefromthefactthatthereareweightedjumpropes,foamrollersandairsquatsgalore,Mere-dithWhataresleeves?PhilbrookswimsacrosstheEastRivereveryweektoRooseveltIslandasawarmup.Are there any MVPs? Asidefromme?ZachVanLemmerenhasdoneagoodjobasourQBkeepingeveryoneinvolved.Therehavealso

beenprettystrongshowingseveryweekfromourfellowMetropolissupportersonthesidelines.

Who would you give the prize to for most teamspirit? or most dedicated? Most team spirit- IdhavetosaythecombinationofBrandyandtheTinderappbestrepresenttheManiacsteamspirit.Itsanepidemic.AdaSmithwouldwinmostdedicatedaftershowinguplastweekdirectlyfromBoston,intherain,forthe2ndhalfofthegame.

Doyouthinkthatthedesiretocontin-uebeingundefeatedwillmakeittooseriousandnofun?Thereisnocryinginbaseball,andthereisnolosingincrossfit.Weplayasateameveryweek-Ithinkthatkeepsitfunregardlessoftheoutcome(aslongasitswinning).

GetpsychedforthenextThrowdown!Whowillleadthewinningteam


8/13


9/13

Dinosaur BBQThiseverpopulareventhadanawesometurnout.

ThanksAmyforthephotos

WOD WODWOD

Chickendance?

owmanyemptybeerbottleshavewehere?

CleanPlateClub

WODWOD WOD

WOD

Total

WOD


10/13

Willkommen

der Bierhaus

Nomnomnom!PaigeistotallyPaleo!

Ein

Zwei

Drei! Yuck What the hell!

Hestotally

goosing

me!

Photobombs!

Haha!Im

totallygoos-

ingher!

Hold

that

thought,

gota

call

happytobesurroundedby

seprettyladies!


11/13

Brooklyn Half marathoners

Coach Dave, Coach Lauren, Brian S, Brian

Ben F , Sandy , Johanna, Karin, Ron, Jessic

Courtney A. and, Laura W.

4am race

4am

rise,

shine,

and

run!

EnduranceWOD


12/13

Withtherainholdingoffandthesunshining,Metropolishadanevenbigger

turnoutforMurphthanlastyear!SeeifyoucanspotVikram.Heshardtosee.

CheckoutwhoMurphedmorethanbodyweight.

49,50!

SUNSHINE!

3, 2, 1, GO!

Pull-upswithav

Playground

takeover!


13/13

Featured Recipe:Brownie Cake BitesThanks Stephanie Millerhttp://www.health-bent.com/treats/paleo-brownie-

cake-bites

Yield:2dozenminimuffins 1(7oz)packageCreamedCoconut(or

ascantcupofcoconutbuttershouldworktoo)

3/4cupchocolatechipsor6ouncesworthofchocolatebars

2tablespoonscocoapowder 1teaspoonvanillaextract

2eggs

1/2teaspoonbakingsoda

1. Preheatyourovento350F.Lineamini

muffinpanwithliners.2. Inalargebowl,meltthecreamedcoco-

nutandchocolatechipstogether,

whiskingoccasionally,untilsmooth.3. Whiskintherestoftheingredients.

Notethatthereisnoadditionalsugarusedinthisrecipe,soifyoulikethingsquitesweet,youllwanttoaddinsomeadditionalsweetener.

4. Portionoutthebatterintothemuffinlin-ers.

5. Bakeuntilcookedthrough,about15minutes.

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