CrossFit for Hope is the joint effort between CrossFit and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The goal is to raise 1.7MM - one day's operating cost for St. Jude - to combat childhood cancer and other deadly diseases.

Register to participate or find an athlete or affiliate to sponsor and join the fight.

Heats will begin at 9:30 and will go every 30 minutes unitl 11:00 am

Please contact us to sign up for a heat.

Hope

Three rounds of:
Burpees
75 pound Power snatch
Box jump, 24" box
75 pound Thruster
Chest to bar Pull-ups

"Hope" has the same format as Fight Gone Bad. In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. On call of "rotate," the athlete/s must move to next station immediately for good score. One point is given for each rep.

This was byfar the best experience we have ever experienced in CF. We had an opportunity to hang out with amazing people, and amazing athletes. We also got to see our new CrossFit Competitors accomplish great feats. We are extremely proud of our team. They did great and finished in a higher spot (22) than their CF Open Placement (26). All positvie things to take home. On the individual side Denisse Kneip did a great job and finished the weekend in 22nd place. Jason had to withdraw due to an injury he sustained his last week of training. All of our competitors finished the weekend knowing that there was nothing more they could do. That is priceless.

We also want to thank our Sponsors for making this possible. They supported Lab Nation and helped make our trip possible. Thank you for allwoing us to represent Lab Nation and El Paso.

• Escalante Enterpises of El Paso
• Dr. Jose Aun MD/OB-GYN
• Adrian Quintela
• Evolution Supplement Depot
• Rocky Mountain Mortgage
• Coconuts Bar & Grill
• Bikini Joe's
• CF Jordan Contruction

THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN!!

And THANKS to Lab Nation for the love and support.

Last weekend Papa T finished the Erace3 Urban Obstacle Course Challenge in 8th place in his division. Only using CF Training BTW. Way to go!!

We are excited to be participating once again in The CF Games SouthCentral Regionals.

A Few Words for The Winner

I am always encouraged by all you young studs and studettes at the Lab. At 51 years of age I just wanted to prove to myself that I could eat cleaner and work out harder to see the results I wanted and to live a longer healthier life is the ultimate goal. Denisse & David, thank you for always encouraging and pushing me to the limits. You two are the BEST and I love you guys so much. :) Not to mention the community of family that we have at the Lab.....so encouraging, I love it. I have discovered that "discipline" is the key!!!

WE are PROUD of you Rose!!

We want to thank all the participants and our Sponsors for making this the biggest Spring LEANing yet. With a Cash pot of $480 EACH plus Gift Certificates from J.Luxe, Forrest Tire, Shutterbug Photography, Jessica Saenz Hair & Make Up, Palomino Travern, and La Paz Language Academy.

To the participants,

The changes you have made will be the most rewarding of ALL. You guys have made changes in your lives that will carry over for years. An improvement in health, fitness, and confidence is the most rewarding. Thank you again for joining us. We will have a bash to celebrate your hard work soon.

This is the first year the winners have agreed to showing their before & after pics. This WAS NOT obligational. They want to show you want happens when you show up, dont quit, work hard and EARN your results.

Here is James Carey. Rose's pics will be up in our next blog post.

Some of the wonders of omega-3 fatty acids include lean body composition, cardiovascular health, Alzheimer’s disease prevention, and decreases chronic inflammation.

A recent study showed that omega-3s decreased soreness and pain after intense eccentric upper body training. So an increase in recovery time from intense training.

Also fish oil can help increase your recovery from muscle trauma and injury. Just though y'all should know

Source: Jouris, K., McDaniel, J., Weiss, E. The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on the Inflammatory Response to Eccentric Strength Exercise. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 2011. 10, 432-438.

Dana with the look of determination

Nick Quintela:  Top-Feb 2010, Bottom-Nov 2011

Getting stronger require patience. Relish the work.

Only 3 more spots left in Project Strength. Orientation is Monday at 6:00pm for every group. E-Mail DK if you wish to register.

We are excited to be once again representing #LabNation at The South Central Regionals!

Get your tickets and come out and support our competitors the weekend of April 27th in San Antonio, TX

Get your tickets HERE