When you run out of bumper plates in your gym...No Excuses!

TRX at HTC with Jody Morgan Blowing Up!!!


Every TRX suspension system was in use today at the 11am class... come see what you're missing, sign up for TRX class, Saturdays at 11am with Jody Morgan. Call HTC at 757-490-6906 or sign up at the front desk!

It's Pete's last workout here for 6 months while he's on deployment.. Pete, we will all be thinking of you and you will be missed everyday until you get home, be safe and thank you for everything you do for us!

John & Jeff.. lovin' those DB thrusters

Ladies & Gentlemen.. meet the 2 newest additions to the HTC training staff.. "Batman" and "Handyman Dick"

Happy Halloween!!!
TRX - The Saturday CrossFit class got a taste of it..
Sign up for a class with Jody Morgan, Saturday's @ 11am at HTC!



Coach Tito.."did I say you could rest, I don't think so..

..that's right"

CrossFit Butchers Lab - Gymnastic cert #1

100x Overhead Squats For Time
Every time you put the bar down, 25x Double Unders
3...2...1... GO!

HTC - Get Some

Check out this video on CrossFit mainsite of Gillian Mounsey and I doing "Nate" together at HTC, Click Here for Video!

HOPE FOR THE WARRIORS
* Saturday, November 14, 2009 - "Operation Pull for Hope".
Cross Fit, Long Island City, NY
Gillian Mounsey is undertaking the personal challenge of completing 100 Muscle Ups in less than one hour. See the trailer for more information. All donations are to be made directly to Hope for the Warriors™. When making your donation, please type "Operation Pull for Hope" in the Comments/Remarks.
For additional information, Click Here, for Gillian's Website

CrossFit Level 2 Certification - Ultimate CrossFit, NC

Major thanks to the 4 coaches who ran the cert, Dave Castro, Adrian Bozman, EC and Chuck Carswell for sharing their wealth of knowledge and passion with us to help us all become much better trainers and to understand and appreciate to the full extent the art of what we do everyday. Thanks to Lance Breeden, owner of Ultimate CrossFit, for hosting the cert at his gym and catering to everyone's needs :). Thank you to everyone at HTC for your support and encouragement. You guys gave me every reason in the world to want to come back and make you proud. Congratulations to everyone at the cert, you all did an amazing job!

Determination shows

CrossFit blends with MMA - perfect combo = HTC

keepin' things fun & interesting

TRX Suspension Training System








TRX Class Starts Saturday!
October 24th, 2009

Our very own Jody Morgan will be running a free TRX clinic on Saturdays at 11am at the HTC. Only 8 spots available so sign up today.

The TRX Suspension Training System is a revolutionary core training system that can be utilized anywhere for all fitness levels and goals. MMA Athletes at the HTC have been using the system in conjunction with Beach CrossFit to prepare their core for the rigors of competition and soldiers overseas carry the TRX with them to stay in peak physical shape while fighting for our country.
The workshop will give you an introduction to a system that can be done in a class environment, in privacy of your own home, or on the road while you travel.
Be one of the first at HTC to experience this amazing new system. Sign up now!

For more information.. click HERE!

Coach Tito reminding us how important Rest days are!!!

Rest & Recovery - Improve Performance!
Most athletes know that getting enough rest after exercise is essential to high-level performance, but many still over train and feel guilty when they take a day off. The body repairs and strengthens itself in the time between workouts, and continuous training can actually weaken the strongest athletes.

Rest days are critical to sports performance for a variety of reasons. Some are physiological and some are psychological. Rest is physically necessary so that the muscles can repair, rebuild and strengthen. For recreational athletes, building in rest days can help maintain a better balance between home, work and fitness goals.

In the worst-case scenario, too few rest and recovery days can lead to overtraining syndrome - a difficult condition to recover from.

What Happens During Recovery?

Building recovery time into any training program is important because this is the time that the body adapts to the stress of exercise and the real training effect takes place. Recovery also allows the body to replenish energy stores and repair damaged tissues. Exercise or any other physical work causes changes in the body such as muscle tissue breakdown and the depletion of energy stores (muscle glycogen) as well as fluid loss.

Recovery time allows these stores to be replenished and allows tissue repair to occur. Without sufficient time to repair and replenish, the body will continue to breakdown from intensive exercise. Symptoms of overtraining often occur from a lack of recovery time. Signs of overtraining include a feeling of general malaise, staleness, depression, decreased sports performance and increased risk of injury, among others.

By Elizabth Quinn About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical Review Board

Jeff, Stacy, Jess & Peaches .. Deadlift day

Chase Walden & Head Coach Buck Grant after Chase defends his title at Modern Gladiators!

and... HTC's strength & conditioning coaches.. so proud!

Modern Gladiator Fighting Championships
at Surfside Oceanfront
Chase Walden from HTC defends his Muay Thai Title with ultimate success!
CONGRATS CHASE!!!

2 incredibly strong and inspiring athletes who both competed in the 2009 CrossFit Games,Michelle Benedict & Annie Thorisdottir.
Check out Michelle's website at crossfit-fortbragg.com

Jeff pushing through "Elizabeth"

Inspired by CrossFit Butchers Lab, Denmark... ouch!

Training in Copenhagen, Denmark at CrossFit Butchers Lab
with Gymnastic Coach Jeff Tucker & Michelle Benedict






Back Lever

Skin the cat

Thank you to everyone at CrossFit Butchers Lab for an amazing 2 weeks!

TIRE FUN DAY!!! WHOOP WHOOP

Two of our inspiring coaches at HTC, Jody & Matt




Like father, like daughter... be the role-model

CrossFit Butchers Lab - Copenhagen, Denmark
http://www.crossfitbutcherslab.dk/
CF Gymnastic Cert #1




Amazingly strong athletes..

A quick look at the 1st 2 days in Denmark.. much more to come!

No Excuses! Dana won't let a hurt knee stop her..

MY BROTHER before he kicked ass at the Sandman Triathlon!

1st time inverted.. Get it Noners!

Jody coaching CrossFit Kids..so freakin' cool to watch them in action

Organized chaos...

Don't let that thumbs up fool you,the eyes tell it all..

Tribute to Tito.. he's always there when you need him!

Pete & Maralyn pushing thru our Mid-Atlantic Qualifier workout of 3 Rounds of 10x Heavy Deadlifts, 50x Double Unders

Jesse Does It Again! PR at Standing Box Jump
This time at 58.5 inches!



Insane..

The Double Deadlift