Samantha Briggs is our next Visiting Coach, this Friday evening at 6:30pm!

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Allison Bojarski

We’re proud to have 4th-place finisher at the 2011 CrossFit Games Samantha Briggs as our next visiting coach as part of our ongoing “Visiting Coach Series.” Please make her feel welcome by coming out this Friday night, September 2nd, from 6:30-7:30pm for her Q&A. The event is free and anyone from the CrossFit community is welcome to attend. Feel free to hit a WOD class before or after, as the 6:30pm WOD will be canceled to accommodate her visit with us.

Here’s some background on Sam: she’s been a firefighter for 7 years in Manchester, England. She played amateur soccer until a re-occurring ankle injury forced retirement. To fill the void, she started running and dabbling in triathlons/duathlons until she discovered CrossFit in May 2009. She trains at CrossFit Central Manchester and has participated in the 2010 and 2011 CrossFit Games.

Sam keeps a blog of her CrossFit training and competition and today she posted about winning bronze in the “Ultimate Firefighter” event at the 2011 World Police & Fire Games which are ongoing in NYC right now.

Sam’s CrossFit stats: Best Lifts: Squat:117.5 kg, Clean:80 kg, Snatch:65 kg, Deadlift:170 kg. Best Times: Fran:2:54, Grace:1:45, Helen:8:30, Filthy 50:18:13, Sprint (400m):1:14, Run (5K):18:57. Maximums: Fight Gone Bad:468 Pull-ups:45. Information: Age:29, Height:168 cm, Weight:62 kg.

Sam rocking the monkey bars WOD at the 2011 Games:

Sam vs. Iceland Annie at the 2011 European Regionals:

Thursday 110901

A: Press 5-5-5 at 70% Effort

B: “Fran” with an Empty Bar:

Competition outside of crossfit
Coconut butter blondies with coconut buttercream frosting (grain-free, dairy-free)
Pursue happiness not pleasure
“…tomatoes for the rest of your life will be poignant in their inability to live up to all that a tomato can be.”
Why is celiac disease increasing? Clues from the Swedish epidemic.

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Here’s what’s on tap for Friday’s WOD classes:

A: Clean 5-5-5

B: Split Jerk Practice

  • Hari

    Members of our Elements classes are also invited to attend Samatha’s talk.

  • erika

    A. 53-53-53
    B. 3:09 33# and jumping pullups.

    6:15 – you’s amazing! it was nice to see everyone getting it at their WERQQQQQQQstations.

  • Richard

    A. 75-75-75
    B. 5:20 “Rx’d” with 45lbs and kipping pull-ups; I don’t care how much weight you don’t use, Fran still sucks.

    Erika – we need t-shirts.

    • erika

      let’s design them.

  • Cassie

    DT @ 63#
    10:17

    previous DT time
    53#
    6:49

  • http://wodalmighty.blogspot.com Reis

    A: 95 – 115 – 115

    B: 7:49 (2.5″ band)

    Pure pain – my last pullup was a sloppy joke so once I could stand again I cranked out one more. It’s a long road to 95 lbs on those thrusters when I’m breaking up the round of 9 with just the bar.

  • Akash

    A. 95 – 105 – 115
    B. 4:49 w/ bar and kipping PUs
    C. I left a pair of shoes at the gym…Nike LunarGlide+ in 10.5. Could someone please place behind desk and i’ll grab ‘em tomorrow??

    Thanks!!

  • Nick W.

    A. 65, 85, 85
    B. 3:47 – 45# with all pullups done unbroken.

    Fran is still ugly after losing a ton of weight.

    • Lisa

      Is Skinny Fran a new WOD? ;)

      I am happy to see Sam will be a visiting coach – very inspiring.

  • Madeleine

    Still on the road. Fifty burpees, unbroken, in my hotel room.

  • Michael C

    65-65-65

    4:17 #45 and KPU

  • http://www.ericclintonanderson.com Eric Clinton Anderson

    A: 85#
    B: 3:09 w/45# bar

  • Ralph

    A: 65-85-105

    B: 4:20 (45# bar)

  • Eric

    Very light, 70, 85, 85 worked on form

    Skinny Fran: 4:26

    Cashout-5 rounds of 5 one arm Kb swings (both arms) and 10 situps-3:00

  • Hari

    A: 95, 105, 115
    B: 5:04

  • http://www.craigpeughdesigns.com Craig p

    #105
    3:06. Tried to do sub 3, but the pull ups slowed in the last round.

  • Steve Slo

    Greetings from Crossfit LA! This place is pretty great, although dropping weights just makes me feel guilty.

    10 rounds:
    3 power cleans at #155
    6 bar-facing burpees
    13:??

    Super friendly group of crossfiters. A guy named Eric told me to say hi to a Beth who is currently working out at the box.

  • Seth

    A: 95# 105# 105#
    B: 3:00 w/45# bar