Steve's Club

Special Day

"Dominic"

As Many Rounds As Possible in 20 minutes.

400 meter run
Max Pushups


Chris comes back with a revenge after 2 weeks in the hospital.



Charlie "Hustle"



Fabe "The Bruiser" 


Anthony "I Vow to Never Quit" Cedenas.


Jose proves he has what it takes to belong to Steve's Club.




Thanks to all of the members of Steve's Club for your tremendous support and encouragement to my wife Kristen and I over the last 3 months. It was a difficult and long road, but having a second family to inspire from and exchange positive energy with everyday made it go by fast. Today at 7:28 my wife Kristen gave birth to
Dominic Stephen Liberati.
A dream come true!

And you better look out boys, he'll be crossfitting in no time!

GET UP and move.

20-20 mins of strength work:

Turkish getup - alternate sides (singles)
One arm kettlebell snatches (singles)

followed by:

5 rounds
10 Jumping Ssuats
10 Clapping pushups

having FUN with turkish getups. from steve liberati on Vimeo.

building a strong body and mind.

Front Squats, 3x3

followed by:

10 minutes AMRAP
5 Pullups
10 Pushups
15 Squats






I love getting notes like this in my inbox. Thanks Jason!

I enjoyed your blog about hard times and helping people in need.  I have always found that the interesting thing about helping others is that the helper almost always gets more out of the transaction than the helpee.  It's intangible, yes, but the feeling of communal belonging and flat out indescribable euphoria is priceless.  And when I see things clearly it is obvious that there is no true debt in this world.  To use your example, the guy at the coffee shop likely felt some sort of indebtedness to you, in the non-financial sense.  But what he failed to realize is that he gave you the opportunity to exercise the caring and giving aspect of your soul which in turn made you a happier person.  So while you gave him a cup of coffee, that no doubt made him happy to some extent, what he gave you was a deep sense of happiness that will likely last much longer.  And it just seems in society today, opportunities like that are few and far between.  Everyday random acts of kindness are the best.

In fact, while writing this email at the local coffee shop, a couple sitting across from me got up and left.  I noticed that the guy had accidently left his iPod behind, so I ran outside to catch them before they drove away.  It's just a silly iPod, but the amount of time and effort it took to amass a collection of music can be so much more than the sum of its parts, and the sincere gratitude expressed by him through his eyes will no doubt be the highlight of my day.

So I guess the short lesson I enjoy in all of my ramblings is that I believe everyone benefits from an act of genuine giving, and if I need help and don't ask for it, I'm denying someone the opportunity to be the good and caring person that they are.

24/7/365

100 Wall Balls for time.






Yesterday I spent a good 25 minutes before our training session talking about nutrition to the boys. Quite simply, its the most important thing we can to improve our health, performance and overall general well being. Unfortunately, just coming to Steve's Club and doing CrossFit is not enough. Yes, the workouts are tough and no, not everyone can hack them...but looking at the big picture, its really only a small piece of the puzzle. If you are serious about your training and looking to fully realize your own potential, you must take care of your body 24/7/365. That means eating properly (i.e avoiding processed foods), getting adequate sleep (at least 7 hrs a night), making smart decisions in life, and surrounding yourself around good people.

Make no mistake that certain populations (specifically blacks and hispanics in the inner-city) are heavily targeted by commercial food companies, fast food joints and other cheap foods pushed by the government and food manufactures (i.e sugar and high frustose corn syrup). These crap foods completely lacking any nutrition value are dirt cheap to produce and sold to the end consumer who can now afford more calories for their money. But of course we know the availability of such cheap, processed foods leads to a higher price tag that cannot be calculated. That price tag is your health. Do the food companies promoting sugar laden foods really care at all about your health?
Absolutely not. So instead, it is your job to arm yourself with the neccessary knowledge to seek out these evil "ingredient and chemicals" and make every attempt to avoid them at all costs.

The bottom line is taking care of your body full-time requires a full-time committment. Just like everything we do in life...what you put into something, is what you get out of it.

You must be vigilant and fully aware of what you're putting into your body, whether that concerns food, drugs, thoughts or words.

Think of yourself as a security guard for your own body. It's a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year job.

Split Jerks
1-1-1-1-1-1-1




 





"Inch by inch life is a cinch. Yard by yard life is hard." -Mac Anderson

What's your outlet?

2 Rounds

20 Knees to Elbows (sub: knee raises)
20 KB Swings (#35-55)
20 Pushups
20 Box Jumps
Walking Lunges, 150 feet




Doc is BACK!



Courtney having fun kicking the boys butts.



Eddie always up for the challenge.


Times are tough right now for a lot of people. Stopped at Wawa the other day for a cup of coffee. While checking out, the gentleman in front of me who was purchasing a cup of coffee and a sandwich handed over his credit card to the clerk only to discover there were no funds available in his account. Clerk apologized but the man looked very embarrassed in front a line of impatient customers. So I handed the clerk the money and paid for it. The man looked at me in the eyes and said thanks. Thinking about it afterwards, this little incident struck me a small sign of the times.  Yes, perhaps I made a mistake and the guy has a horrible drinking or gambling habit explaining the lack of funds in his account but honestly who really cares. It was the good thing to do. It made me feel good and whenever I have the opportunity to help someone out I will.

Last week an old SC member called me to say he wanted to get back into it and return to the club from a few months off of training. He went on to say how bad the last couple of months have been and he felt really depressed. He said he never felt better in his life when he was training regularly at the club and the positive environment was just what he needed.

Not all the time do people tell directly that they need your help. Whether you know it or not, there are plenty of people out there who are in a bad situation or funk and cannot find a way to get out of it. Steve's Club is that place to go for a lot of people who for various reasons just not in a good place. Using CrossFit as our tool, we focus the energy to training the body and mind to see through the fog. I'm very lucky in the sense, that many young guys have a connection now and my number to know when times are tough, your taking a step to get yourself back on track. With consistently and hard work, we'll help get you there...feeling good about life and yourself.

What I preach is, USE YOUR BEST RESOURCES TO DO WHAT YOU CAN DO. And that's what I'm doing. Doing what I do best, trying to reach as many young guys in Camden as possible and give them a positive place to come to strengthen their brain, heart and body.

And I'm sure you might say, "Well, that's great for YOU, but what am I supposed to do? I'm just a banker, just a plumber, just a realtor, just a firefighter, just a computer programmer---fill in the blank.

The truth is we have to stop teaching our kids that only OTHER people count. I think we need to make it a top-priority goal for us to teach our children that it isn't just people with special jobs who are going to make the world a better place. If the world changes, it will be because people finally woke up to the fact that making the world a better place isn't the work of specialists. It's work we all CAN do---and all MUST do.

Caring goes a long way!

“Focus on your potential instead of your limitations”

Front Squats, 5x5

SQUAT AND SPRINT!!!!!

Squats and GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! from steve liberati on Vimeo.

Brief, but Intense.

"Jackie"

800 meter run
50 Thrusters, 45 lbs
30 Pullups


Warm welcome to Niko!



Cool t-shirt huh? It was a gift from our good friends over at CrossFit Agoge. 



Eddie working hard, as usual.

Modified Kelly and the first muscle-up at Steve's Club!

3 Rounds

400 meter run
25 Wall Balls
25 Box Jumps

Fabe gets a muscle up! from steve liberati on Vimeo.