Congrats to the 4 teams that competed at the Sweetheart Duel! (Dave and Emma not pictured) 2016 Functional Fitness Games Open registration is now live at games.Functional Fitness.com! Team Name: Ape Nation Online Judges course is open HERE.   Skill: 20 Second Hollow Body Holds 20 Shoulder Touches 20 Hollow Body Rocks 20 Double Unders   3 rounds for quality   Conditioning: “Love Hurts” Complete as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of: 5 Power Cleans to Overhead (115/73) 10 Pistols, alternating 50 Speed Skips   …Then Complete, as a 3-4 person team, row for max calories in 10 minutes Switch team member every (15/10)* calories   …Now Complete as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of: 5 Muscle-ups, Bar or Rings 10 Grasshoppers 15 Slammers (12/8)   For Scores Compare to Saturday, 16 February 2013 *Males row 15 cal, females row 10   Mobility: Lower Body Foam...Read more

2016 Functional Fitness Games Open registration is now live at games.Functional Fitness.com! Team Name: Ape Nation Online Judges course is open HERE.   Conditioning: “Raising the Bar” 30 Overhead Walking Lunges (35/25) 20 Slammers (12/8) 10 Thrusters (115/73) 20 Wall-Ball Push-ups 30 Calories Rowed   4 rounds for time Compare to Tuesday, 11 February 2014   Flexibility: 10 Sit-ups to Straddle Right Side Straddle – 2:00 Left Side Straddle – 2:00 Middle Straddle – 2:00     Post time and experiences to commentsRead more

2016 Functional Fitness Games Open registration is now live at games.Functional Fitness.com! Team Name: Ape Nation Online Judges course is open HERE.   Strength & Conditioning: Partner WOD (co-ed if possible) 0:00-4:00 Back Squat Max weight lifted -males @ 135 or 155* -females @ 95 or 135*   4:00-8:00 Rest   8:00-25:00 Perform 16 alternating rounds** of: 12 Deadlifts (185/125) 9 Push-ups 6 Box Jumps (20″)   25:00-26:00 Rest   26:00-Finish 4 x 300m Sprints Alternate sprints   For time *Athletes must choose weight before starting WOD. Both athletes use one bar, and must switch out weight as needed. **There is a 17-minute cap. For every rep not completed, add :01 seconds to time.   Mobility: Couch Stretch – 1:30/side Lateral Opener – 1:30/side Recline Spinal Twist – 1:30/side     Post total weight lifted, times, and experiences to commentsRead more

2016 Functional Fitness Games Open registration is now live at games.Functional Fitness.com! Team Name: Ape Nation Online Judges course is open HERE.   REST DAY     Competitors Class 1730-1900 Competitors class is for those members that want to take their Functional Fitness to the next level. All MP members are welcome to join this class. WOD’s for this class will not be posted on the website the night before. When coming to this class, you will be expected to have a basic knowledge of all Functional Fitness movements. Ideally, you are familiar with and can be responsible for your own scaling, if necessary. Those that chose to attend this class, please come prepared for any movement/exercise that can be found in Functional Fitness. There will be brief warm-up instruction, but basic knowledge is the responsibility of the athlete. Attendees will be encouraged to FULLY participate in whatever is programmed....Read more

2016 Functional Fitness Games Open registration is now live at games.Functional Fitness.com! Team Name: Ape Nation Online Judges course is open HERE.   Conditioning: MPCF Board WOD “Battle Buddy” 20 Tire Flips (210/175) 30 meter Shuttle Runs x 4 80 Buddy Push-ups 100 meter Buddy Carry 100 Double Unders 80 Wall-Ball Tosses @ 5m (20/14) 40 Chest-2-Bar Pull-ups 20 Tire Flips   1.5 rounds for time*   Post time to comments Compare to Saturday, 13 June 2015 *Complete one full round, then do half of each exercise again. Notes: This is a Partner WOD. Each “buddy” must complete exactly half of each exercise. Tire flips and shuttle runs are to be alternated.   Flexibility: Hip Capsule – 1:30/side Overhead w/ External Rotation Bias – 1:30/side Quad Smash – 1:30/side     Post time and experiences to commentsRead more