Posts in: Coach’s Corner

"Hall of Fame"

Posted by: Luke

“Hall of Fame” Charles “Buddy” Schultz was born 9/19/1950 in east Cleveland, Ohio. A 3x sport athlete in high school Buddy was the last pitcher in the state of Ohio to pitch two consecutive state championship winning games on the same day. In 1968 Buddy and the Shaw High School Baseball team won the state [...]

"HELL WEEK" Troop I

Posted by: Luke

Team CFS:   Hell Week will start Monday October 11-15 @ 5am. 10x wods in 5x days. Unlimited athletes can register for free anyone else the charge is $50 for 5x extra classes. You will need to participate in all 5x morning classes and 1x regular scheduled CrossFit Scottsdale class a day in order to have [...]

"Chariots of FIRE"

Posted by: Luke

“If you choose to take this mission and you or anyone on your team be caught or killed, the secretary will disavow all knowledge of your actions” CrossFit Scottsdale’s next fitness challenge. You choose the skill level 1.1 mile/2.2/5K. Starting at the front door run with a weight 200x meters. Drop the plate back off at [...]

The A-Team

Posted by: Luke

On Friday September 10th, CrossFit Scottsdale took a 4x man men’s team to compete on base against CrossFit Luke Air Force and 25x other local teams. Myself, Sarge, Matt B and “Camaro” Chris packed up the truck at 0500 and headed down to Goodyear. When we arrived on base we were a little shocked to [...]

Team CrossFit Scottsdale

Posted by: Luke

In just one year since our very 1st CrossFit competition @ CrossFit Fury our athletic program has gotten bigger, faster and stronger. We have studied the game and learned from our mistakes. We have packed the holes in our armor with “Concrete & Steel”. Practiced the skills we were missing and experienced the thrill of the sport of CrossFit. So [...]

September 2010

Posted by: Luke

Dear CrossFit Scottsdale, I am proud to introduce to you, the 1st edition of “Letter from the Editor” A monthly blog dedicated to making you better at everything in your life. As a Coach, Father and Husband the pursuit of happiness is constantly being dangled in front of my eyes and just with in reach. [...]

III

Posted by: Luke

The Level 3 Test at CrossFit Scottsdale- “The Mental Game” Adjectives to describe the test; Miserable, Long, Difficult, and the “Unknown.” By: Jeff “Sarge” Brennan I started at CrossFit Scottsdale in October of 2009 for the purpose of testing for the SWAT team and getting in better shape.  In my line of work I don’t [...]

"Hell Week"

Posted by: Luke

It’s my Birthday and I’ll cry if you make me? For my “21st” Birthday I partied in Vegas till 4 in the morning. When I turned “26″ I celebrated by opening a Night Club and at “30″ I celebrated by the Grand Opening of CrossFit Scottsdale. So what does the owner and Coach of a CrossFit want [...]

"Strength & Conditioning" Part I

Posted by: Luke

CrossFit is first and formost  a “Strength and Conditioning” program. With equal parts bieng emphasized on both. The challenge to us as athletes is how much time to spend on each without taking away from the other. “Strong people are harder to kill”Coach Rippetoe once said. I do agree but “Fast people are harder to [...]