June 7, 2017

Alpha Members: 6:30 strength class will be replaced with CrossFit this week to accommodate Friends & Family week.  The Hump Day Pump will return next week as a permanent class for the foreseeable future. Warm Up: 4rds 10 ML Press (Alternate arms each round) 15 KBS – American 15 MB Thrusters Strength: Current Alpha Members…

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May 26, 2017

Memorial Day Murph this coming Monday.  We will be running heats at 9, 9:30 and 10am.  Join any of those heats then stay afterwards and hang out with your fellow Alphaholics  and enjoy the holiday. Warm Up: 3rds :45 Deadbug 10/10 Jewitts 15 Banded Good Mornings 8 Bent Over BB Row Strength: Deadlift Level 1:…

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May 25, 2017

CrossFit:  Strength: Strict Pullups All Levels – 3 x Max Reps WOD: 20min EMOM Min 1: 5 Thrusters (95/65) Min 2: 10 DB Snatch Min 3: 15 Ball Slams Min 4: 20 Shoulder Taps BodyFit: 110 Warm Up: Heat your meat WOD: 4mins of work followed by 2mins of rest KBS – American (53/35) Box…

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May 12, 2017

Reminder: Happy Hour tonight Patron in the Fox Chapel Plaza.  Happy Hour starts when you get there and ends when Doug says it ends!  Don’t forget the best tortilla chips in the area. Warm Up: 8min WAMRAP 10 Banded Pullaparts 10 Kips/Kipping Practice 10 True Pushups 100m Jog Strength: DB Bench Press All Levels: 5…

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May 4, 2017

CrossFit: Warm Up: Strength: All Levels: Pistols & Dips 4 x 6-8 WOD: “Old School” 8rds 6 Hang Clusters (95/65) 200m Shuttle BodyFit: 104 Warm Up: 5rds of “Cindy” Skill: Pistols and Scaling Options WOD: Tabata x 8 each exercise Wall Balls (20/14) Pullups/Jumping Pullups Situps HRPU AD Cals 1min rest between movements  

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April 10, 2017

Big Congrats to DJ and Gabi who competed at the MAAC competition this past weekend!  At post time they were in the top ten of their division.  Get job girls! Also, this coming Friday we’re get back to our monthly Happy Hour schedule at Pub 333 in Oakmont.  If you’re available we’d love to spend…

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March 30, 2017

CrossFit: Warm Up: 2rds 10 Face Pulls 10 KB  Good Mornings 5/5 Single Arm KB Press 1 Speed Ladder 10 True Pushups Strength: Bench Press Level 1: 3 x 5 (+5) Level 2: 4 x 2 (Build) WOD: “Oh Buddy” 4rds 12 Deadlift (155/115) 9 Hang Power Clean 6 Push Jerk 15 Burpees BodyFit: 094…

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March 27, 2017

Congrats to all of the Alphaholics who completed all 5 WODs for the 2017 CrossFit Open!  FNL was a fun way to bring the gym together and I hope you all enjoyed as much as I did.  It was great seeing people push themselves and hope that you carry that momentum into class moving forward.…

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March 23, 2017

Tonight is the last Open Announcement for 2017.  Keep an eye out for 17.5 and see what meat grinder we’ll go through tomorrow evening at FNL.  Remember following the workout we will be hanging out at Alpha for a few celebratory adult sodas and snacks, we hope you join us.  See a coach with any…

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March 17, 2017

Happy St. Patrick’s Day all.  Tonight FNL is back at Alpha, hope to see you all there.  Perhaps we can share a green beer afterwards. Also, I’ve changed my mind at the last minute and decided to use 17.4 as the workout all day tomorrow.  It will be fun but it’s definitely a doozy! Warm…

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