A month after New Years many have already been discouraged from their fitness goals. At Albany CrossFit athletes are in the most critical stage of the 90 day challenge. Bryan, our newest Member of the Month, has faced some unique challenges that could have potentially derailed his progress. Despite beginning to travel for work, he is working hard to...Read More
When we ring in the New Year, it is a natural time for people to look back at what they have accomplished in the previous year. It is a time to celebrate all of our previous successes and set a plan for the future. At Albany CrossFit we strive to improve ourselves and the community...Read More
We all have had days where we are so sore that we can’t even think about working out. Maybe the day before we did Karen and now your legs are looking at your stairs as if they are Mount Everest. It is important on these days that we try to stay active. In order to...Read More
During the month of July there was a special kind of excitement in the air at ACF. The games were upon us! The Super Bowl of our sport was about to begin! Most of our athletes were buzzing with the excitement and anticipation of the crowning of the next fittest man and woman on earth....Read More
As the dust settles on the 2014 CrossFit Games Camille Leblanc-Bazinet and Rich Froning are the fittest athletes in the world. After watching Rich’s four 1st place finishes Sunday with Matt Fraser nipping at his heals and Camille finally reaching the pinnacle of the sport of fitness I can’t help but feel inspired. If you have been following...Read More
While watching the CrossFit games there is one thing that really stood out to me. Even after pushing through a grueling workout just about every single athlete went back into the field to cheer on their fellow competitor. It didn’t matter how tired they were, they made sure that they were pushing their competition to...Read More
On the surface, the Crossfit Games is the penultimate showcase of functional fitness. Mere mortals look on adoringly as beasts and goddesses with bronzed, chiseled physiques dispose of seemingly impossible tests of fitness: a biathlon and its 45 muscle-ups; a 3k row, 300 double unders and a 3-mile run; heck, “Grace” wasn’t challenging enough so...Read More
July’s member of the month is Scot Obergefell. Scot is a member of the “morning mayhem” crew, regularly attending the 5:30 a.m. WOD. Scot’s work ethic shines through his performance as he continues to improve his overall fitness, and he does this before many of us even get out of bed. Scot is also an integral piece...Read More
The games – I sit here in awe watching the CrossFit games. From the masters, to team, to the individuals. Who wouldn’t be in awe? These athletes are true role models of CrossFit and of beauty. I took interest in listening to the broadcasters talk about the lives some of these athletes lead. From running...Read More
1) The Turkish Get-up This movement is great for numerous reasons. The Turkish get-up is a requires that you fully engage your entire body in order to complete the movement. So, you are not isolating any particular body part, instead you have to coordinate yourself through the movement. This allows you to work on coordination,...Read More
