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Greetings Eastside Elite,

It was another great week here at the gym as we head into summer. The weather is getting warmer but it doesn’t seem to be slowing you guys down. For those that missed it, we have announced a t-shirt design contest running until the beginning of next week. Designs can be specific to your discipline or general. Make sure there is space for our logo if it is not incorporated into the design. Submissions can be brought in to the gym or can be e-mailed to [email protected]. All submissions will be put up to vote and we will pick the best one(s) for print.  If we pick your design you will receive a prize!

The Reebok CrossFit regionals competitions began this weekend. This is the last step leading up to the CrossFit Games. If you have never seen what the best in the sport can do, I strongly recommend you check it out. You can watch all past videos and stream live video from www.games.crossfit.com. If you would like to see them in person, the South Central regional competition will be this month, the 23rd though the 25th in San Antonio. Tickets can be purchase at the games webpage. 

All athletes please remember, as the days get hotter and more humid, hydration plays a very important role in not only your performance, but your overall health as well. The hour before training shouldn’t be the only time you worry about drinking water. Consume water throughout the day in regular intervals. Carry a water bottle with you to the gym and work. If you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated so stay proactive.

That’s all for now guys. Stay safe and train hard,

Neal Cantin

Manager / Head Trainer

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Hello EAE members! Another few weeks have gone by and we are back on track with our weekly blog. Since the last time we spoke a lot has happened. Several of our members competed in the BJJ tournament on March 8th:

Toby Imada, Vince Barboza- 2nd no gi, Caitlin Reedy- 2nd place no gi, Luke Filipos- 2nd place no gi, Donald Perez- 2nd, no gi, Sam Evans- 1st gi, Lance Taylor, Jeremy Landry, Patrick Timmons- 1st place no gi, Jon Thibeault- 3rd place no gi, Alex Aguilar, Bryan Bell- 3rd place, Ryan Curtis.

Some of you were able to make it to the live PODCast hosted on March 13th with Joe Roegan. It turned out to be a very successful event. It’s rare when there is so much going on and so much energy that the announcers have difficulty doing their show so thank you for your enthusiastic participation.

The weekend of March 15th also kicked off our halfway check-in for the GetFit Challenge. So far I have been nothing but encouraged by the impressive results and changes our participants have made in just six weeks, such as Jake Dupuy, Dario Olivas, Zachery L., Jalah G., and Bre Binder. Keep up the great work and we will continue to give shout outs for our participants as they/we appreciate your continued support. 

For those of you who have been following the Crossfit Open we are about to conclude week 4. EastsideAustinElite could not be prouder of the effort and success our competitors have achieved thus far. If you would like to track our athletes simply go to the Crossfit Games website and search our crossfit gym name “Exitium Crossfit” for a list of all our competitors. Another quick shout out to Wade Allison who took first at the Belgium Open in Sambo and will wrestle in Moscow on Tuesday, and also Richard Crenwelge will compete on Wednesday. All those matches will be streaming on the FIAS website http://www.sambo-fias.org/.

Finally, to close out the month we are going to hold our first in-house Olympic lifting seminar. This is for anyone interested in spending two hours to improve his or her Olympic lifting technique. It will be held Saturday April 5th from 8-10am. The cost is $40 per person and there is a limited number of slots (approximately 20max) available as this is a difficult skill to teach to a large group. This is not restricted to members only so feel free to invite a friend. Remember to sign up early, as slots will go quickly. Continue to follow us on twitter, facebook, and pinterest!

Regards,