5th Annual Affiliate Cup

5th Annual Affiliate Cup

When: March 1st – March 15th
*Workouts will be held on Friday March 1st, March 8th, and March 15th during all classes and during Friday Night Lights at 5:30pm
What: Fitness, Fun, and Friendly Competition! See below for all details.
How to Sign-up: Sign-up at the front desk!
Sign-up deadline is Wednesday, January 31st
Cost: $20 and will receive your Team Color T-Shirt! Coaches will choose the teams. Your Xplor account will be charged.

How the Affiliate Cup Works:

  • The Affiliate Cup is a fun new way to participate in the CrossFit Open! We would love to have everyone join in on the fun. Please include your t-shirt size on the sign-up sheet. You do not need to register for the Open to participate.
  • Once registered, we will place you on a team with TILT members and a coach. Each team will be designated by a specific color (blue or red). Teams will receive their team shirt/color at the start of the challenge. 
  • Over a three-week period, CrossFit HQ will release three classic and accessible workouts that can be performed by participants of any ability level. There will be modification options for all workouts (just like your TILT coaches provide already!). Each week, on Thursday night, the weekly workout will be announced. The first workout will be announced on Thursday, February 29th.
  • On Friday, during all classes, participants will have a chance to throw down on the Open workout during all classes. This will be the first opportunity to receive points for your team! In addition, every Friday at 5:30pm we will be holding “Friday Night Lights” – an opportunity to receive more points, hangout, workout, and socialize with other TILT members.
  • Team members will also have the opportunity to earn additional points for their team. See below.

You earn 1 Point Each For:

  • Doing the Open Workout in class on Friday (**2 points for doing the workout at Friday Night Lights**)
  • Judging (or cheering!) someone in class on Friday
  • Wearing your team color in class on Friday or to Friday Night Lights 
  • Posting a post workout selfie on your gym’s private Facebook group.

*Max points per week = 5 points

Teams will track their points at the gym on the Affiliate Cup Whiteboard

The Winner:
At the end of the 3 weeks, we will tally and average out all the points for each team. The winning team will receive bragging rights!

TILT Team 10k Rowathon

TILT Rowathon Competition
When: Saturday, March 2nd at 9:30 AM
Where: CrossFit TILT Sudbury – 31 Union Avenue
What: 10,000 Meter Row Competition – Teams of 3 – Same Sex Teams
Cost: $150 per team
How to sign-up: Click HERE to sign-up your team!
*Sign-up deadline is Tuesday, February 20th. Spots are limited to 45 teams.
Prizes: CASH Prizes for top finishers in female and male divisions along with prize packs! Free raffle entries for participants.

Schedule: 
Doors Open – 8:45 AM
Athlete Check-In – 8:45 AM – 9:15 AM
Team Briefing – 9:30 AM
10,000 Meter Row – 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM
Raffles + Prizes – 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Post Competition Food/Drinks – 11:00 AM

Frequently Asked Questions 
-Can my team be a co-ed team? No. This event is a team of 3, same sex competition.
Team Option 1: Female, female, female
Team Option 2: Male, male, male

-Does it matter how we break up the team row? Nope! You can divide the work however you would like! Each person does not need to row the same amount. Some suggestions: breaking up the row into 250 meter or 500 meter increments with your team!

-Can we help our teammates out getting in and out of the rower? Yep! Whatever strategy you come up with, go for it!

Questions? Please reach out to Brian Sieber at brian@crossfittilt.com.

 

January TILT Book Club

January TILT Book Club

The TILT book club will be open to anyone and everyone across all gyms who would like to participate!

The Book:
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science Of Exercise And The Brain
Click HERE to buy the book

How It Works:
We will choose one book in January to read and meet twice throughout the month to discuss what we have read.

How do I sign-up?
Click HERE to sign-up and buy the book! (see below)
Coach Stephen will be emailing the group prior to January 1st.

Monthly Meetings:
1st Meeting: Monday, January 15th @ 7:45 PM – 8:00 PM
2nd Meeting: Saturday, January 27th at 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM at TILT Waltham
Come workout at the 10:00 AM and stick around after to chat and hangout!
*Can’t make both meetings? No worries – we would love for you to still participate!

Questions? Contact Stephen at stephen@crossfittilt.com.

January TILT Gymnastics Classes

January TILT Gymnastics Classes

When: Sundays in January @ 10am-11am
January 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

Where: TILT Sudbury – 31 Union Avenue

Cost: $20 per class – no sign-up required. Just show up!

What: Weekly gymnastics class with Coach Jack every Sunday in January! Challenge yourself with a variety of gymnastics movements- from handstands, to pull-ups, to toes to bar, to muscle-ups and more! These classes will help you master gymnastic techniques, and improve body control, strength, and coordination.

Bar Muscle Up Seminar

Bar Muscle Up Seminar

When: Sunday November 19th @ 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Where: TILT Waltham – 40 Jones Road
Who: All TILT members!
Cost: $20 (half the proceeds will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project)
How to Sign-up: Just show up!

Join Coach Stephen at TILT Waltham for a bar muscle up seminar!
The seminar will incorporate the fundamentals of gymnastics and the bar muscle up! Starting with proper body shaping, building into technical drills and eventually into all all the skills and drills for the bar muscle up. In addition, participants will be given a full month of extra work and drills to practice.

Wine and Dine Event

November Wine and Dine Event

When: Friday, November 17th at 7:00 PM
Where: TILT Waltham – 40 Jones Road
What: Join your TILT Family for a social outing at the gym!
Bring your favorite bottle of wine and a small dish to share!
Who: Open to all TILT Members and plus ones!
No sign-up needed! Questions? Please reach out to Scott at scott@crossfittilt.com.

TILT Holiday Party

TILT Holiday Party!

Where: 55 Pond Street – Waltham, MA
When: December 9th @ 7:00 PM
Cost: $40/person – this event will be all you can eat and open bar
*the fee will be charged to your TILT Xplor account
For Who: All TILT Members and plus ones!
How to Sign-up: Sign-up at the front desk! Sign-up deadline is November 30th

Parking: There will be parking available at the event space but we do encourage people to Uber or carpool!

Also, a huge THANK YOU to TILT Member Mike Arone, and owner of Boston Scally Company, for opening his headquarter space in Waltham for the TILT Holiday Party!

 

NOVEMBER ZERO ONE NUTRITION CHALLENGE

ZERO ONE NUTRITION CHALLENGE

When: November 1st – November 30th
What: 30 Day Challenge – Zero Ingredients, One Plate, 3-4 Meals per day
Cost: Free!
Join our Zero One Challenge Facebook Group to keep your friends accountable!
Sign-up at the front desk by November 1st

Challenge Details..

“Zero” Ingredients
Exactly how it sounds! Fill your plate with food that does not have any extra ingredients added to it.
Example: broccoli is considered broccoli. Chicken is chicken. A banana is a banana.
There are no other ingredients to these food sources.
We are aiming to incorporate as many real foods into our diet.
Real food was once alive and doesn’t come from a box or container. If it has a long shelf life, it is not considered real food.

Check out some food examples below..

One Plate / 3-4 Meals per Day
Aim for one plate per meal. No seconds! Try to fill your plate with protein, carbs, fats, and vegetables in every meal.
Generally, 3 meals/day for smaller women and 4-5 meals/day for a larger male. These are generalizations, but good starting points. If you are lean, active, and hungry, add more. Be sure to talk to a coach for additional advice!

Accountability Tracking
We suggest joining our Zero One Nutrition Challenge Group to keep yourself and other members accountable!
TILT Coaches will be posting in this group throughout the month as well to check in and to provide tips and tricks.
In addition, we will be emailing out weekly content to all challenge participants. Be sure to sign-up at the front desk and include your email!

Frequently Asked Questions
Can we drink alcohol on the challenge?
We highly encourage eliminating alcohol during the challenge to optimize your results! However, if you find yourself needing that glass of wine or a drink throughout the week, try to limit your consumption.

Do we have to stick to the foods that are on the food lists?
No! These are just examples of favorable options. The goal is to incorporate foods with no added ingredients. There are plenty of other options out there!

What about dairy and grains?
No foods are off limits. However, the basis of this challenge is trying to incorporate foods with no added ingredients. For the most part, this would be foods that do not have food labels or extra ingredients added to them. Think veggies, fruits, meats, etc..for example, broccoli is just considered broccoli – nothing else to it! With that said, if you still want to incorporate some grains and dairy in your meals, go for it. In addition, if you have never tried to remove something from your diet for 4 weeks, we would highly suggest trying this at some point. Start my removing one thing (example: maybe it’s dairy) and track how you feel before and after the 4 weeks. Experimenting with this can tell you a lot. For some, maybe you’ll find that dairy actually doesn’t sit well with you. For others, maybe there is no negative effects and helps fuel you. All about experimenting and seeing what works for you!

What about going out to dinner?
It is not our goal to become anti-social cave-dwellers! Still go out and enjoy – just be selective with your orders. Every restaurant out there will have options for some sort of meat/seafood as the main course. Start with that, and ask for extra veggies for the sides.

FREE Olympic Lifting Seminar – Mastering Mobility & Alleviating Aches

FREE Olympic Lifting Seminar – Mastering Mobility & Alleviating Aches

When: Friday October 20th @ 5:30pm
Where: TILT Waltham – 40 Jones Road
Cost: FREE for all TILT Members
What: Come learn from Dr. Kyle Ashworth all the most common pain points in these lifts and how to address them!
The seminar will end with a big lift session! Come choose your favorite lift and lift some HEAVY (or moderate, you know, whatever you’d like) weight!
*This seminar will take the place of the normal 5:30pm class on 10/20

TILT Halloween Internal Team Throwdown

TILT Halloween Internal Team Throwdown

What: Team of 3 Internal Throwdown
Where: TILT Waltham – 40 Jones Road – Waltham, MA
Who: All TILT Members!
Bringing all our communities together for one big event!
When: 
Saturday, October 21st @ 8:45 AM
8:00am to 9:00am – Gym opens (workout briefing at 8:45am)
9:00am Start – Internal Team Throwdown
*Beer Mile and Potluck to follow.
We expect all 3 workouts to finish by 11:45am
Click HERE to view teams and heats!
Coaches will be emailing you and your teammates by October 5th to start planning a team costume!

What are the workouts?
Workouts will be announced shortly! Stay tune…
Each workout will have multiple heats. There will not be heat times. Once a workout ends, the next will start promptly afterwards.
All workouts (just like our normal class workouts) can be modified based on each athlete.

What is the beer mile?
Following the throwdown, we will be holding a beer mile for anyone that would like to participate!
See the official TILT Beer Mile rules below..

At the call of 3, 2, 1, GO athletes will drink their first beer (Miller Lite). There is no shotgunning or funneling allowed. You must drink the beer from the can. Once you finish your beer, you must dump finished beer over your head and run 400 meters. If there is beer present you will be penalized 15 seconds. If an athlete throws up or urinates during the beer mile that athlete is out. Athletes will complete this couplet of 1 beer + 400m run x 4.

***Although the beer mile will be an amazing time and display of the utmost athletic prowess, please understand that we expect all participants to behave responsibly. We are all adults and you will be expected to act like it.  We all know it’s very illegal and very dangerous to drink and drive.  Please plan accordingly. You will absolutely not be able to drive immediately after doing this fun challenge. Get a ride. Uber. Ask a friend. Hang out for the awesome potluck for a few hours. But no driving. No exceptions. Let’s be smart and have some fun, but let’s do it safely.  If at any time, you want to stop, STOP.

After the Beer Mile, we will start the potluck…We would love it if people would bring a dish and/or something to drink.

Paleo Power Meals is now offering meal delivery service to TILT. We're also going to stock our fridge with a few Grab-N-Go meals for you to try.

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