AFSCrossFit, Andover-Autumn News

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As we head out of a superb summer and say goodbye to those beautiful mornings and say hello to shivering, rainy mornings we have a few things coming up that may make your hearts warm and fluffy.

• A new morning class starting


• We have our first inter-gym competition.


• We are putting the foundations in place for a little social area.


• Planning is complete

Firstly at the beginning of August we received confirmation of our change of use.  This won’t affect us a great deal in terms of operations in the gym.  It will however mean that we can finally start putting our mark on the place.  Mainly in the form of signage out side, new parking to the rear of the gym, and investing in some new equipment.  We have our priorities in terms of what we think is needed, if however you have some ideas then please fire them into the comments section and we will try our best to make it happen.

September 6th sees the kick off of our first inter-gym members only competition.  I for one am pretty excited about this competition.  This will be a fantastic day and a really good chance to develop relationships between all of our members.  We currently have 12 teams but there is plenty of room for more if you want to get involved. All the WODS have been designed to allow even the newest of members the chance to get involved and throwdown so don’t be scared, get a partner and sign up.  If you don’t know anyone let us know and we will hook you up.  CrossFit, BBQ and a beer what more could you ask for.

After 8months of applications to get our change of use we finally got the go ahead on the 10th August.  We have a few conditions namely sorting out the land behind the gym for parking and installing a bike shed.  Both are not that big of a deal but look out for a WOD of clearing the back for time very soon.  All help will be great fully appreciated and if anyone has a digger in their back yard that we could borrow that would save £300 quid.  What this ultimately means is that we will have some funds available to re-invest into the gym.  First off we will be getting some signs up and decorating the place.  Secondly we will be looking to add a rower or 2, some more rings, wall balls, some specialist bars and some new discs as well as getting rid of the rig and installing some Pull Up bars around the gym.  My next priority will be matting for the upstairs and  adding a few bits of equipment to enhance our accessory work.  We are always keen to hear your feedback and ideas.  If you would like anything particular that would be of benefit to you and others then please fire them into the comments box and we will try and action them over the next few months.

There are many good things about CrossFit, and the social side is definitely my favourite.  We took part in the Music on the Pitch event hosted by Andover Rugby Club on Saturday 16 August.  This was a 7-a-side rugby touch tournament.  We did extremely well and claimed the plate trophy.  Apparently this is the better trophy to win as it means we were the best of the losers.  With the comp on the 6th and in the not to distant future we will be sorting out a social area upstairs we are looking to get more people involved.  We want to go out and compete but we also want you guys to be a part of what we are building.  So join in, bring your family and friends, and give it hell!!!

AFSCrossFit, Andover-Autumn News