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#OutsideTheBox 2014 Fitness Competition and Education Seminar, August 29th-31st



Total number of competitors: 24 men, 24 women

Minimum performance standards for entry:
Men - 205lb Clean and Jerk, 335lb Deadlift, 10 chest to bar (not strict)
Women - 135lb Clean and Jerk, 225lb Deadlift, 10 pull-up (not strict)

Spectators are free to come and watch the event and education sessions. 

Current Weekend Layout (details are not yet finalized, subject to change)
Friday, the 29th
4 pm - 5 pm - Introduction and presentation by Michael FitzGerald

5:30 pm - 7 pm - Event 1 - Clean and Jerk based (full squat required)


6 pm - 8 pm - Event 2 - Dogsled/Prowler based - this will be work:rest style, more than one effort


Saturday, the 30th
9:30 am - 11 am @ Foothills Tracks - Event 3 - Running


2 pm - 3 pm - Event 4 @ CrossFit AI South - Mixed Modal - full effort/sprint style


3:15 pm - 4 pm @ CrossFit AI South - Presentation by Kevin Kwan

4 pm - 4:45 pm @ CrossFit AI South - Presentation by Bryan Myles

5:15 pm - 7:30 pm - Event 5 - Mixed Modal Aerobic Power/Repeatability
--work:rest scenario
--Concept 2 Rower and Assault AirBike and Double Unders will be included



Sunday, the 31st
8 am - 9 am - Presentation by Mike Kesthely of Dynamic Nutrition 

9:30 am - 11 am - Event 6 - Deadlift based

11 am - 11:30 am - Event 7 - Jumping (1 effort only)


11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Q&A with Presentors from the weekend

1 pm - 3 pm - Event 8 - Long Chipper (Running to start the event)
- the time cap on this event will be at least 30 minutes.
- only the top competitors will compete in this event, exact numbers TBA


3 pm - 3:30 pm - Awards (TBA)  and Acknowledgements


#OutsideTheBox2013 Recap

This was the very first weekend fitness competition hosted by us. The unique aspects of our competition was both the true variation in testing imposed on competitors and the education sessions included. I hope all who competed enjoyed the experience, learned something about themselves and found their limits. FYI - Next year's competition will be held on the Labour Day weekend. Just an FYI.
*Any critiques or feedback can be posted in the comment section for public viewing or posted to our contact form for private viewing. 
Event 1
Front Squat, 1 RM 
- marginal depth was not accepted (i.e. hip crease below knee), depth had to be clearly demonstrated
- 15 minute time limit to achieve your max
- weights were self-selected

Top score male - Zach Carlin - 415lbs
Top score female - Jolaine Bloom - 230lbs

(Geoff Aucoin)

Event 2
touch n go Clean and Jerk, 3 RM
- bar could not rest on floor at any point
- control overhead must be displayed on each rep
- 15 minute time limit to achieve your max
- weights were self selected

Top score male - Zach Carlin - 265lb
Top score female - Jolaine Bloom - 165lb

(Nolan Crossman)

Event 3
For time:
10 Power Clean @ 155lb/100lbs
10 Lateral Barbell Burpees
 10 Power Clean @ 135lb/90lbs
10 Lateral Barbell Burpees
10 Power Clean @ 115lb/80lbs
10 Lateral Barbell Burpees
- 4 minute time cap
- must stand completely at top of each clean with elbows in front of bar
- must touch chest to floor every burpee
- must jump over bar with a 2 footed jump

Top male scores - Zach Carlin and David Mullback - 2:09
Top male score - Becca King - 2:13


(Mike Kesthely pain face, immediately post event 3)

Event 4
For total time:
100m Prowler Sprint
1 min rest
100m Prowler Sprint
- no time cap, everyone must finish
- male sled total load was 210lbs
- female sled total load was 145lbs
- it was wet out, which made the event slower than we tested, oh well. In hindsight, we should have lowered the sled weights.

Top male score - Zach Carlin - 57 sec total
Top female score - Becca King - 1:24 min total

(Brett Shillington and Samantha Stevenson-Archer)

(Christian Stroet and Amy Speed-Andrews)

(David Mullback, 20 minutes post event 4)

(event 5 was going to be the 2nd prowler sprint, but instead we combined the scores instead of posting seperate)

Event 6
1,200m Shuttle Run 
- total time
- 10 min time cap, event 7 began at the end of the 10 min cap
- 100m x 8, 50m x 8
+
Event 7
2k Row
- 10 min time cap
- total time

Top male score (Shuttle Run) - Zach Carlin - 4:25
Top female score (Shuttle Run) - Becca King - 5:04

Top male score (Row) - Geoff Aucoin - 7:08.06
Top female score (Row) - Katie Gunther - 7:45.05


Event 8
Vertical Jump over Rope with approach
- no part of your body/clothing can make contact with the rope
- consecutive miss elimination - if you missed on your 1st attempt, you had to repeat the jump immediately. If you successfully completed the jump, you moved on. If you failed to complete for a 2nd time in a row, you were eliminated. 

Top male score - Zach Carlin, Scott Gillis, Nolan Brown and John Rogers - 54"
Top female score - Becca King - 40"

(Tiffany Wylie)
(Tim Pell - I think)

Event 9
5 RM Deadlift
- 15 min time limit to achieve your max load
- touch n go reps were NOT permitted
- bar had to be controlled to the floor for each rep, dropping the bar or losing control during the lowering phase was NOT permitted
- there was a 30 sec time limit in which you had to attempt your 5th rep before the time cap
- complete extension of hips and knees with shoulders behind bar was the requirement for the top of the rep

Top male score - David Mullback - 485lbs
Top female score - Samantha Stevenson-Archer - 285lbs

(Jolaine Bloom)
(Scott Gillis)

Event 10
For time:
2.85km trail run
+
15,12,9
Chin-up
OHS 
+
9,12,15
Bar Facing Burpees
Snatch
- men had to do chest to bar for the chin-ups
- bar load was 95lbs for men and 65lbs for women
- marginal depth was not accepted for the OHS
- horizontal plane was the chin-up standard for females
- chest to floor and 2 footed jump required for bar facing burpees
- any type of snatch was fine, as long as feet were together and control was shown in overhead position

Top male time - Zach Carlin - 25:06
Top female time - Jolaine Bloom - 24:22

(all competitors who took part in the 1st Annual #OutsideTheBox event)

Left to right: 
1st place, Becca King
2nd place, Samantha Stevenson-Archer
3rd place, Jolaine Bloom

Right to left:
1st place, Zach Carlin
2nd, David Mullback
3rd, Scott Gillis





#OutsideTheBox - Tentative Weekend Schedule + Event Announcements

Saturday, September 7th
7 am - 7:45 am - Athlete and Spectator Check-in
8 am - 8:30 am - Education # 1 - Mike Kesthely
9 am - 11:30 am - Events 1 & 2
11:30 - 1:30 pm - Event 3
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Education # 2 - Michael FitzGerald
4 pm - 6 pm - Event 4
6 pm - 7:30 pm - Event 5

Sunday, September 8th

8 am - 8:30 am - Education # 3 - Sean Guevremont
8:30 am - 9 am - Education # 4 - Mike Kesthely
9 am - 9:30 am - Event 6
9:30 am - 11:30 am - Event 7
11:30 am - 12 pm - Education # 5 - Michael FitzGerald
2 pm - 4:30 pm - Event 8 & Awards

Event 1 will be a 1 rep max Front Squat
Event 2 will involve clean and jerk
Event 3 will remain unknown
Event 4 will involve the Dogsled/Prowler
Event 5 will remain unknown (running involved)
Event 6 will involve jumping
Event 7 will be a 5 rep max deadlift
Event 8 will remain unknown (running involved)

*All competitor passes are sold out

*There will only be 60 spectator passes sold. 


#OutsideTheBox 2013 Registration Open



If you are interested in competing or attending our 1st Annual Competition please register HERE. Go to the event tab. Please check the basic strength requirements HERE prior to entering the competition.

The Competitor Pass will enroll you into the fitness competition. You will also be able to sit in on the min-education sessions.
The Spectator Pass will give access to view the fitness competition. You will also be able to sit in on the mini-education sessions. 
The education sessions will be presented by Michael FitzGerald of Optimum Performance Training and Mike Kesthely of Dynamic Nutrition.


For now, space is limited to 16 female and 24 male competitors.
Spectator spaces are limited to 30 due to our facility size.  
This event will sell-out. To be placed on the wait list e-mail us. If we recieve lots of additional interest we will likely open up a few more spots.
If you are interested in helping judge the event please e-mail us. We would love your help. Please include your experience in fitness with your e-mail.

As the event date gets closer we will annouce more information relating to the exact times of the events, education sessions and the like. For now here are some points of interest:
- there will be 2 pieces of equipment in use that some people may not have access to on a regular basis, namely the prowler (Rogue Dogsled) and the Airdyne. 
- there will be events throughout the day on both Saturday and Sunday
- over the course of the weekend you will be tested on max effort barbell lifting, max effort jumping, anaerobic based event(s), aerobic recovery events, aerobic capacity events and will learn why the events were designed as such and how to fuel your performance for such events
- this will NOT be an event that "kicks your ass" in an effort to see who can survive the weekend. However, this event will "test" your ability and you will leave the weekend knowing and understanding your weaknesses.

Train Smart | Test Smart

1st Annual Competition, #OutsideTheBox, September 7th and 8th, 2013

#OutsideTheBox

Alright, I have been thinking about this and planning it out in my head for a very long time. Like many others, I have always enjoyed competing in fitness competitions. I try to do at least 3-5 competitions per year. Some are good, some are not as good. Regardless of that, I believe the only way to achieve your ultimate potential in fitness is to test yourself. Further, I believe the only way for fitness competitions to evolve is for them to occur; without having them, we can't improve them.

The date for the competition will be September 7th and 8th, 2013. The event will include multiple events per day, but with an added feature. Throughout the day there will be mini-education sessions to allow competitors to understand what goes into the event design, why it was designed as such, what limitations existed, what they can take away from their performance and how to fuel/recover appropriately throughout the year and during competition. The fuelling/recovery portion will be done by Mike Kesthely of Dynamic Nutrition.

What should be noted is that this is NOT a beginners competition. Here are some basic strength qualifications to have:

- able to do strict chin-ups (female - 3 reps, male - 6 reps)
- able to perform the snatch and clean and jerk movements
- able to power snatch (female - 85lbs, male - 135lbs)
- able to power clean (female - 125lbs, male - 185lbs)
- able to front squat (female - 135lbs, male - 205lbs)

If you are interested in competing, please e-mail us. More details on the events and movements will be posted later, this is an announcement. Cost for participating will also be established shortly. The total number of participants will not be large. Initially I am thinking there will be a maximum of 30-40 competitors. There will not be any age categories or teams events. Although, if you are travelling from the U.S.A you may receive bonus points for your dedication!

(The picture has nothing to do the the competition. I just love it. My niece took the picture near my hometown in Wabush, NL, Canada. The tracks in the snow are from numerous snowmobiles travelling to and from. I am sure I traced this route multiple times in my teens. There is a certain beauty in this winter landscape.)