Next Level Invitational

Due to an equipment issue we will have to remove the lovely bar muscle ups from the Invitational workouts.  The advanced men will now only have to do chest 2 bar pullups.

The Next Level Invitational will be held at El Toro High School.  

Hey everyone,

This is an announcement regarding the workouts for the Next Level Invitational.  We want this event to be very competitive and will release information about the workouts periodically. There will be double unders in every division.  In the male advanced division there will be bar muscle ups.  Female advanced, male intermediate and male masters there will be chest 2 bar pullups and for female intermediate and female masters there will be kipping pullups.

We decided to release this information to limit possible problems regarding hitting the workouts to standard and to help prepare the competitors thoroughly. 

As we near competition day, more announcements regarding specifics will come. 

Register here for the Invitational

Hey everyone,

This is an announcement regarding the workouts for the Next Level Invitational.  We want this event to be very competitive and will release information about the workouts periodically. There will be double unders in every division.  In the male advanced division there will be bar muscle ups.  Female advanced, male intermediate and male masters there will be chest 2 bar pullups and for female intermediate and female masters there will be kipping pullups.

We decided to release this information to limit possible problems regarding hitting the workouts to standard and to help prepare the competitors thoroughly. 

As we near competition day, more announcements regarding specifics will come. 

Register here for the Invitational

Good Evening,

We are super excited for everyone who is preparing for the Sectionals.  This is a major undertaking for the elite of the elite.  I hope all the affiliates are planning to attend the Sectionals.  The sectionals are the venue for the super elite to show what they have trained for all year, but what about the individuals who do not have that level of physical ability...yet?  For anyone who is not quite a fire breather or if you are and have made it past sectionals you may want to consider the Next Level Invitational.    After the Sectionals you will need a break and what better way to make sure you are back on track than competing at the Invitational.  We would like to have at least 2 athletes compete from every box within the regions we invited.

This will be a great opportunity to allow your athletes to show their ability and to find out what they are made of.  Many athletes are comfortable training in their backyard and against the same people day in day out.  So we need events like the Invitational to allow these athletes to step outside of the comfort zone and turn up the intensity.  Our male intermediate division sold out at the originally 30 athlete cap we had set.  We have now have opened it up to 50 total male intermediates.

As for our Affiliate Support Prize competition here is a quick snapshot of the leader board. CrossFit Marina has the lead now with 16 competitors and 2 spectators registered.  And we have Orange Coast CrossFit in second with 13 competitors registered.

Are you or your athletes on the fence regarding which division to enter?  Here is a little advise.  For the advanced, if you can hit a majority of the benchmarks or at least come very close then you should enter here.   Understand going in, the Invitational WODS may be the most challenging workouts you or athletes have ever done.   Not impossible just very challenging.  

Look forward to meeting many of you at the Invitational.

Click here to Register for the Invitational.

Keep the momentum building and keep training.  See you guys at the Sectionals then The Invitational.

Lamarr

Hey guys,

We have already reached over 30 registrations in 3 days.  

Go here to register: https://www.regonline.com/the_next_level_invitational

Do not wait until the event is sold out, register now!  We will be making our rounds to as many of the neighboring affiliates as we can to spread the word and drop off flyers and posters.  If you would like us to stop by or mail you a poster and some flyers please reply to this email and let me know. 

Remember thius event is not only about winning but it is about bringing your box together.  So the more information that is available to them and seeing the constant reminders help reinforce the importance of their support.

Affiliate Support Prize
We will be announcing an Affiliate Support Prize.  This prize may include equipment, seminars, or various other goodies.  It will be awarded to the affiliate with the greatest number of spectators and competitors registered.  This will be a good way to earn some free stuff and build the community within your box.

Stay tuned for more details..........

Widget for homepage
If you are an affiliate or individual with a blog, here is the html code for the countdown widget.  This is great motivating tool and will help keep everyone dialed in during training.

Copy and paste the code listed below in to your html code of your page.

<iframe allowtransparency="false" width="220" height="100" src="http://crossfitnlp.com/countdown-widget">
<noframes><a href="http://crossfitnlp.com/_blog/Next_Level_Invitational" target="_blank">Counting down to the Next Level Invitational</a></noframes>

 

Finally, the time has come to register for the Next Level Invitational. Click on the link below to complete the registration form. At this time we are only accepting checks. Once some technical issues are completed we will have credit/ debit options available for payment. Please do not wait as we already have 50+ names on the reserve list and we want you to get in before we close registration.

Register here: http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=816813

We will send out a email to collect some vital stats on the competitors from this we will begin to post some athlete profiles from the different divisions.

Let's breakdown the 3 divisions.  Many people are wondering how to decide which division to enter.  So we came up with times, weight and skills you should be close to.

For advanced: 

Ability to 90%+ of WODs to CrossFit's standard (RXd) including range of motion ie. full depth on squats, full hip extensions on box jumps, locked overhead KB swings etc. All athletes WILL be held to these standards. 

Most athletes will have a year or more experience in CrossFit, or a history in sports. 

Associated skills and performances as RXd: 

Helen sub 8:15

Grace sub 3:15

Fran sub 4:30

OHS 3 reps @ BW

Deadlift 2x bodyweight

Sub 7 min mile

Muscleups

50 unbroken Doubleunders

15-20 unbroken CTB Pullups (30-40 regular kipping)

15-20 unbroken ring dips

Understand and have familiarity with both olympic lifts.

Intermediate and Master's division: 

Ability to do approx 70% of WODs RXd. Have a basic understanding of CrossFit movements. Functional capacity with bodyweight movements including kipping pullups, pushups and air squats etc. 

Most athletes in this category will have been CrossFitting for 6 months or more. 

Associated skills and performances as RXd: 

Helen sub 10:30 

Grace sub 7:00 

Fran sub 9:00 

OHS approx 80% of bodyweight for 1 rep

Deadlift @ 1.5x Bodyweight

Sub 8:30 min mile

10-20 unbroken kipping pullups

5 - 15 unbroken ring dips

Understand and have familiarity with both olympic lifts.

Event Date: April 10th
On site Registration starts @ 7am
First heat will start @ 8:30am

 

Hope this update finds everyone in good spirits,

We are very close to finalizing the location for the event. I will say that both options on the table will offer a perfect venue to test your abilities and provide you a great atmosphere to compete, spectate, volunteer or judge.

We will have 3 divisions Masters, Intermediate and Advanced.