Athlete Spotlight: Eliel Perez

Our 2020 Athlete Most Likely to Never Give Up is Eliel Perez! Eliel always has a smile on his face when he comes in the door. He is one of our speediest athletes who you most often see wearing a weight vest in workouts. We enjoy consistently seeing him in the 6:30pm workouts with his smile and joy for lifting...and backwards jump rope skills.

Learn more about Eliel:

Profession: Web & Graphic Designer

Favorite activity out of the gym? Eating, watching Bob's Burgers, and hanging out with friends.

Favorite workout? Anything involving running, deadlifts, and/or rope climbs.

Why did you join Destination CrossFit? To build up my upper body strength.

What has been your most rewarding accomplishment in the gym? Being able to clean 135 pounds  2 months after I wasn't able to during the CrossFit Open. 

What are you working on now? Bar Muscle Ups.

What is your favorite CrossFit memory? An outside workout, or something like the corn maze.

What motivates you to continue training at Destination CrossFit? The supportive community made up of everyone who is a part of DCF as a member or a coach.

What advice would you give to someone just starting their fitness journey? Go at your own pace. As long as you are doing something to be active, that’s so much better than doing nothing.

April Quarantine Challenge

For the month of April we are getting used to the ‘new normal’ and are bringing our members an at home Quarantine Challenge!

Let's make the most of this time away from each other to connect in new ways, focus on workouts, well being, and supporting our community.  You will have tasks to complete each day where you can earn points and work your way to the top of the leaderboard. Tasks will be workout, nutrition, self care and community support related. Who will come out on top of the leaderboard at the end of the quarantine?

This challenge will run from April 1st to April 30th and costs nothing to join! You must add the Wodify Rise App to your phone and use the following link to participate with everyone: destinationcrossfitquarantinechallenge2020.wodifyrise.com. The Wodify Rise App is separate from the regular Wodify App where you view and score your workouts. Coach Amy is the challenge organizer and will be the point of contact for any questions regarding the challenge.

How it works:

You will have tasks on your dashboard to complete every day and each task has a point value tied to it.  There are 10 points available per day. There are 3 bonus point days (Monday, Friday, Sunday) where extra points can be earned. The goal of the tasks is to not only keep you active but to improve overall health and wellness during a stressful time, and support our local community.

Tasks/Point Values:

Daily:

• WOD – complete daily WOD and log score into Wodify (2 points)

• 20 Turkish Get ups (2 points)

• Nutrition – eat 6 cups of fruits and veggies a day to keep immune system strong (2 points)

• Sleep – get minimum 7 hours of sleep (2 points)

• Outdoor Time – spend at least 30 minutes outdoors (2 points)

Weekly Bonus Points:

• Mondays – take a photo or video of you doing your Turkish get ups with an odd object and post to social media tagging @destinationcrossfitww.  (5 points)

• Fridays & Sundays – support a local small business (5 points).  Purchase a gift card, order take out or delivery, or pay for a service in advance.  Included but not limited to, restaurants, coffee shops, breweries, wineries, acupuncture, massage, hair, CSA or farm boxes.  Feel free to get creative here, anything makes a difference!

You have 1 day to check off or adjust your daily tasks so don't forget to log into Wodify Rise daily!

COVID-19 Update

To our Destination CrossFit family, 

We know you are all overwhelmed with information and uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 virus and we would like to communicate what we are doing to keep you safe while you visit our facility.  As of right now we intend on remaining open unless we are advised otherwise. Here are some of the steps we are taking and ask for your participation in:

1. If you are feeling “off”, sick, have common cold symptoms or if you have been around any one who has been sick, it is best to err of the safe side and not come to the gym.

2. Upon arrival at the gym please wash your hands. Proper hand washing is 20-30 seconds of scrubbing vigorously with soap and water. Use a paper towel to dry hands, turn off faucet, open door, turn off light, and then throw the paper towel away.

3. Consider registering, signing in and recording your workout on your phone. We will be sanitizing the main computer keyboard/mouse between classes anyways but this is a good extra step you can take to protect yourself further.

4. Before AND after using any equipment, please sanitize it using the wipes or the bleach spray located throughout the gym.  This includes but is not limited to, barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, jump ropes, rings, your pull-up station, rowers, bikes and air runners.

5. Wash your hands again before leaving the gym.

6. We will temporarily be removing chalk at this time. If you require chalk, please bring your own, keep it in a bag, and only apply it to your hands. DON’T SHARE IT. This includes chalk to write with.  You are welcome to bring in your own personal notebook and writing utensil or use poker chips. We need to use things we are able to sanitize or dispose of afterwards.

We encourage you to check the CDC website for current information regarding the virus and any updates HERE: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

We don’t know what tomorrow or the next day will bring, and we will remain ready to pivot.  We will stay on top of the situation and operate the gym responsibly as it unfolds and keep you all in the loop.

Sincerely, 

Shane, Amy and Nikki

Athlete Spotlight: Erika Ibarra Perez

Erika is our 2020 Most Improved Athlete Award winner. She started CrossFit in June and fell in love with the intensity of the workouts. She usually is found ...

Learn more about Erika:

Favorite activity out of the gym? Reading, hiking and walking my dog.

Favorite workout? Burpee Box Jumps.

Why did you join Destination CrossFit? I joined Destination CrossFit because I was looking for something different than a regular gym. 

What has been your most rewarding accomplishment in the gym? So far my most rewarding accomplishment has been when I RX the workout Angie. It is an accomplishment because it was my first time doing regular pull-ups and I did 100 of them.

What are you working on now? I am working on my pull-ups.

What is your favorite CrossFit memory? My favorite CrossFit memory is when I RX a workout for the first time.

What motivates you to continue training at Destination CrossFit? The community that I find in the Box and the intensity of the workouts.

What advice would you give to someone just starting their fitness journey? I would say that exercise is the best gift that you can give your body.

JOIN THE #800g CHALLENGE®

WHAT IS IT?

The #800gChallenge was designed by OptimizeMe Nutrition. Eat 800 grams (g) of fruits and/or vegetables, by weight, per day.

No foods are eliminated, but only fruits and veggies count toward the 800g. Eat the fruits and veggies of your choice. Hit the macros you want. Raw, cooked, canned, frozen; doesn’t matter!  If you can weigh it as a standalone and unprocessed fruit or vegetable, you can count it. Yep, that’s it! Here’s a one-sheet with all the rules.

So why 800g? It’s associated with increased health and is a simplified way to hit those recommended servings of fruits and vegetables. Read more here.

CHALLENGE DATES

March 2, 2020 - March 29, 2020

SIGN-UP

You can register HERE on Wodify Rise February 10 through the challenge start date March 2.

MEETING

We will host an informal meeting at the gym after the Saturday class on February 29th at 10:15am to go over any additional questions about the 800g Challenge. This is not mandatory.

COST

$30 per person plus tax, non-refundable. After registering for the Challenge using the link above you will be invoiced through Wodify. The registration page does say “FREE”, however it is not free, the payment of $30 has to be invoiced separately so that you can charge your credit card on file if you like.

SCORING

We will be using Wodify Rise to log scores and track the leaderboard throughout the challenge. You will need to upload the Wodify Rise App as it is different than the regular Wodify App. More info on scoring and the 800g Challenge rules can be found here. This is 100% based on participation points, although we would love to hear your stories of better health, weight loss or improved strength and recovery, and encourage you to monitor and share by tagging us in your posts (@destinationcrossfitww and @optimizemenutrition)!

PRIZES

There will be a cash prize along with a swag bag for the winner! In the event of a tie, we will draw names out of a hat.