Metropolis Newsletter

7/30/2019 Metropolis Newsletter

1/16

TheEditorslackedanddecidedtotakeavaca

fortheSeptemberedition.Noworries,the

newsletterisbackonitsquarterlytrack,and

thereismuchtocatchupon.

Itseemsjustashortwhileagothatthe'TwastheNightBeforeChristmasEditionwentout

andwemadeaswiftmoveto100thstreet

(withheat,AC,andnoscarystairs!)Theyear

flewby,andaftertheneighborhoodinitiation

(whichincludedeggsgettingthrownatus,cat

calls,requestsfornorunsaroundtheblock,

andsoon),we'vemadeitintotheclub.Infact,

weevenpickedupalocal;haveyoumetNext-

DoorJulie?She'ssoneighborly,sheevenof-

feredtohostapaleodinner!Thingsareclearly

groovyatMetropolis.

So,sinceweskippedaquarter(ThankyouLe-

dermanforcallingmeaslacker)we'vegotkind

ofadoubleeditiontocoversomegroundsince

June.We'vegotdoubletheevents,doublethe

WhoWoreitBest?,doublethethrowdowns,

andpracticallydoublethememberswehad

lasttimeanewsletterwentout.

Newbies,welcometothecommunity,andI

hopeyouenjoyalightsideofyour

WODmates.

Oldies,remembertokeepintroducingyourself.

HereistokickingoffthenewyearinCFM

style.Happyholidaystoall.

December201

Whoworeitbest?Pink

Whoworeitbest?Facialhair

Featuredathlete:Ariel

Featuredcrazies:Sassy,ERoc,andXan

DinosBBQouting

Summerkick-offparty

Throwdown1

TrickorTreatcomp

Anniversaryparty

HolidayThrowdown

PostThrowdownBrunch

MastersComp

Upcomingcomps

6amcultstatus

TheBiggestLoser:SarahPaladino

ThankstoBrooke

Recipe:VeganRolos

GoodbyestoJohnandNiko

Blastfromthepast

Announcements:babies,certs,mara-

thoners,weddingbells,andareasonwhy

youmightwant(ornot)tobrunchatABV


2/16

Who wore it best: the color pink

Sorry, everyone, but the editor is making a dictatorial call on this one. Allison at her

three year old cute self and EJs cute Pebbles would otherwise pose stiff competition,

but there is no contest, this one goes to Mikey and his custom made, FGB, hot pink

and silver onesie. Some may call this favoritism, but can you really beat a hot pink

onesie?. Some of you may call foul because he didnt wear it to the gym (please do notdare him to), but he did wear it at a Metropolis event and during a competition.

ImBamBam

Baby,youlook

awesome

Allison,I

canseeup

yourskirt!

Immanenough

wearpink,espec

whenIaccessori

withchainsandK

Pinkandmudgotogetherwell


3/16

Who wore it best? Facial hair

Also, no contest here. Movember may have brought out some stach newbies,

but Proprietor wins here. Here he is with some famous lookalikes.

BearGryllsdoesnot

havefacialhair,but

theresenoughmudon

hisfacethatlookslike

GoodtryPhillip

andGeorge.Even

withthesexy

sweaterorelfout-

fit,youjustdidnt

makethecut

Perhapswewillseetheseinthefuture?


4/16

Istarted4yearsago,IusetoworkasasecurityguardinabarinPortchesterinthefrontdoor.Therewasn'tanightthatIdidn'tfightintheplace.SoanoldmansawhowIfoughtandsawwhatagreatheartIhadtofightwith3or5menatthesametime.Therefore,hetoldmeifIwasinterestedinfightinginthecageandIwasdown.That'showIgotstarter,ifhewasn'tforhimIwouldn'tbewhereI'matrightnow.

Scarymoments,notreallythankgodbutIalreadybrokesomeoneknee,thetwofrontteeth,brokesomeonearm,eye

socketanddislocateddrawl.TobecomeanMMAfighteryouhavetobeconsistent,disciple,smart,butmostofallyougottahaveheartandyou

gottolovegettinghit.

Itrain6daysaweekandrestSunday.Me,Ihavetoworkdoubleormaybetripletheneveryfighteroutthere,becauseIwakeupgotorun,thencomesCrossfit,JiuJitsu,MuayThai,andfinishwithsomegrap-pling.Afterthat,Iheadouttowork,atmybrother'sbarintheBronx.Workfrom11pmto4am,theysayanathletecantbeuplateatnight,butIgottodowhathavetodo.IhaveadreamthatIwanttoaccomplish.

BeingBarneywasbackinhighschool,itstartedwhenIwasajuniorinthesum-mertimeanditendedwhenIgraduated.Usedtodokidspartiesallsummerandonweekendsduringschooltime.Iusedtogetpaid$250everypartyIhad.Ireal-lylikedittoseekidshappybecauseofmytalents.IstartedwatchingBarneywhenIcametothiscountry,Iwas12yearsoldanddidn'tknowEnglish.Mylittlecousinshewas2yearsoldandeverymorningsheforcedmetoputherBarneyinthemorning.AtthetimeIwasn'tinschoolyetandIhadtowatchthestu-piddinosaurinthemorningbutthestupiddinosaurgotmeajobwhenIneededit.

Metropolisislikemysecondhome,IseeyouguysmorethenIseemyfamily.Itssadbutistrue.Crossfit

hashelpedmeineverywaypossible,notonlyphysi-callybutalsohelpedmetodevelopanstrongermindandnevergiveup,notonlyinmyMMAworldbutinmydailybasictoo.YouguystoldmehowtobemorecompetitiveandbelieveinmyselftodothingsIveneverdoneinmylife.ThankyouMetropolis,youguysareoneofthebestthingthathashappentomeinmylife.

Featured athlete: ArielFeatured athlete: Ariel
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5/16

Twoyearsago,ifanyonewouldhaveaskedmetostraponabagofbricksandtraipsearoundNewYorkCitywithabunchofstrangersonapreciousFridaynight,Iwouldhavegracedthemwithasolidmiddlefingerandtoldthem

theywereacompletenutbag.FastforwardtoFall2012--twoyearsafterjoiningCrossFitMetropolis.Iwasinthebestshapeofmylifeandhappytobeapartofthefittest,craziest,mostdysfunctionalgymcommunityIcouldhaveeverhopedfor.Ihadlearnedhowtodopullups,"boy"pushups,andcontinuouslyswinga53-poundcastironballovermyhead.ButthemostimpressivetransformationalathiscrazyCrossfitobsessionwastheperplexingfactthatIactuallyoccasionallychosetowakeupat5amtoattend6amworkoutsessions.So,whenmygoodfriendXanDitkoffsuggestedthatabunchofusdothiscrazymiddle-of-the-nightadventureraceonaweekendnightbeforeHalloween(anightmost

girlsreservefordressingsluttyandgettingwastedatcrowdedUESbars)Isaid,"Hellyeah!"Thedeets:Saturday,October27th,1am,bringabackpackfilledwithwrappedbricks(about20lbsforgirls,30lbsforguys),youhavenoideawhereyouwillstart,proceed,orendup,butyouwillatsomepointgetintotheEastRiverandyouwilldoawholebunchofrandomcalisthenicsalongtheway.XanhaddoneaGoRuckChallengefor9/11onlyamonthpriorandsaiditwasa"goodtime."Yes,I'mtellingyouthiskidhasafewscrewslooseandappar-entlyenjoystorturinghimself,butyetItrustedhimmostlybecausehewenttoJohnsHopkinsandmorebecausehe

canbeatsomeofourtopguysinthegymatWODS.Therewereoriginallyabout6ofuswhowerego-ingtoembarkonthishellishjourneytogether.Variouspersonalandprofessionalcommitments(yeahright)aroseformostmembersofthisgroupandbyOctober,itwasdowntoXan,Eroc,andme.TheyaretwoofthestrongestandsmartestguysIknowatthegym,soIknewIwasgo-ingtobesafe.Atleastphysically.Asthe27thstartedcreepingnear,Ibeganwrackingmybrainforexcusestodropout.Foodpoisoning?Timeofthemonth?Thedogatemybackpack?Ofcourse,knowing

XanandEroctheywouldn'thaveletmebail,plusIdidn'twanttobe"thatgirl"andI'veneverbeenknowntobeaquitter.Sincetheracebe-

ganat1am(soreally,lateFridaynight),IspenttheentiredayatworkbeingannoyedatXanforcomingupwiththisridiculousideaandErocforbeingtheCrossFitMetropolisequivalentofTonyRobbins.Mycolleaguesatwork,whoalreadyconstantlygavemestrangelooksforthecallusesonmyhandsandperpetuallybruisedlegs,wereappalledthatIwouldchoosetoputmyselfinsuchapredicament.Afterwork,Iattemptedtotakeapre-racenapbutmynervesgotthebetterofmeandbeforeIknewitIwasdon-ningmylayers(XanhadadvisedustowearlayersduetopossiblesplashingintheEastRiverandotherequallynonsensicalactivities).Istrappedonmybackpackof

bricks,madesureIhadmywaterbottle,headlamp,andgloves(allcourtesyofEroc)andheadedouttomeettheboys.Thejourneystartedpromptlyat1am,literallyonWallStreet.Onthestreet--overheadsquatswiththebrickbackpack(or"ruck"inmilitarylingo),caterpillarpushupswiththebackpack,burpeebroadjumpswiththeback-pack...I'mnotgoingtogointoanymoredetailhereaboutwhatcamenextbecauseIencourageyoutotryitforyour-self.AllIwilltellyouisthatwecontinuedonuntil1pmthefollowingday,movingnon-stopandneverallowingourbackpackstotouchthegroundatanypoint.Weschleppedvarious,heavy-as-shit,awkwardly-shapedthingsthrough

andacrossbridgesandpushedpastclumpsoftour-ists.AndIpeedinaNYCparkbushandonaChinatownsidewalkforthefirsttime,afterhavinglivedherefor20years.XanandErocfireman'scarriedme(andmybricks)formilesonend.ItoldXanthenextdaythatIwaswaver-ingbetweenlovingandhatinghimformakingmedothat.Atthismoment,I'mdefinitelyleaningmoretowardslovinghimforit.Alljokesaside,itwasoneofthemostmemora-bleCFM-relatedexperiencesI'vehadtodate.So,ifyouareplanningtodothechallengeinApril,godspeed.Andifyou'reagirlpacksomeWetnapsbecauseyouwillhavetocopasquat.

Featured craziesBy Sassy Wang


6/16

Rolf,waituntilthe

pictureistaken!

Sorry,butmust

eatwhilehot


7/16

Sunshine,drinks,andgoodcompany:agreatwaytocelebratethe

startofsummer.

Theeveningbeginswiththenormalsocialization,introducingyourselfto

others,talkingaboutWODs,andsubjectingCrossfittersfriendsandfami-

ytomoreWODtalkthantheygetathome.

AflipcuptournamentensuesWhetheritsa

WODoragame,

Jaredwillstrate-

gizeandmake

sureallrangeof

motionismet.

WherewasAVA

forthestrategies?

Mikeysst

egy:strip

downtoa

pinkonesi

anddistra

theoppon

HAWT!

ouldaCrossfitpartybe

mpleteifitdidntendwith

ndstandpushups?

ankyouforputtingyour

ortsbackon.

Wheredid

Amylynnego?

Fullrangeofmo-

tion,OK?

JasonCastro,acaseof

beersbeforehedecides

hewilljointheHSPU

bandwagon.Hedoes

thembeautifully,nomatter

howmuchhedrinks


8/16

GreenWienersWinners

Blueballs

Redsexpanthers

BlackNinjas

Nice b

balls, g

Lord help

me get

through this

I love him, but my

team comes rst

Sexy

panthers

1st

prize

cue


9/16

Trick or Treat Throwdown

at Virtuosity

ItsPebbles!ItsEJ!,Itsanair

plane!No!ItsSuperwoman!

BackattheBatCave,wehad

afewtrickortreatersofour

ownonHalloween

ClassicJaredpose


10/16

Metropolis turns three!

Sandy turned the annual Marathon/

Anniversary party into just anniversary.

The great turnout reflects the growh of

this community. It was great to see old

faces visit and mingle

with new ones.

Theseguysstay

putatthiscorne

Wallballsarenicerto

tonthantothrow!

Noshortageof

foodordrinks

Yay!

Dinos

BBQ!

Paleodrink

Penny!


11/16

Chrismukah

It takes balls to suc

at the throwdown

Captain Ahab?

Hanukkah is the fesval

of lights!

Hey cues!

The key to this look is

to show some belly

Hey back

to you!

FacialhairThrow-

down?Phillips

sweatervestmakes

himthewinner


12/16

?

ThanksBrettforhookingusupwith

brunchandthanksBrookefororgan

WhatBrianisdoinginthephoto,tha

youtofigureout.

Agroupthatwods

togetherandeats

togetherisfamily!About50peoplecleaneduppost

ThrowdownandheadedtoSojourn

orabrunchBrettandBrookeorga-nized.Nicecleanup,people!

ttondownsandsweaters,theseguysareclassy!

Yetanotherholidaysweaterforthe

day.Thestachcompletesthelook

IwishRolfwould

dressmorelikePhillip.

Gymbelle,alwayssprightly

andspirited.Santahat:classi-

erthanthesweater.

Clearly,thisistherowdytable


13/16

CongratulationstoMikeCohenandBradRussellontheirgreat

jobattheCFNEMastersCompetitioninOctober.BradRussell

finishedthirdandMike17thintheirrespectiveagecategories.

Podiumfinish!

GetaMetropolistee-shirt

andsweatshirtforyourself

andasagifttoothers!

Tees $25

Sweatshirt

$45


14/16

Wearefeaturingthefirstwomaninthis

section,andsheshouldbeproud!Great

jobSarahandthankyouforsharingand

inspiring.

Thebiggestchallengewaspeerpressurewhengoing

outwithagroupoffriends.Icheatedafewtimesasaresult,butItriednotbeatmyselfupaboutit.Iwaslookingtomakealong-termchangeinmyeatinghab-itsandIrecognizedthatwasn'tgoingtohappenover-night.Iapproacheditwiththeattitudethatitwasoktohaveminorsetbacksandtojustfocusmoreontryingagainthenextday.Itwasaprettybigchallengebutoveralldefinitelyworthit.Itcameattherighttimeforme-IjoinedCrossFitafewweeksbeforeandfigureditwouldbeagoodjumpstarttochangingmyeatinghabits.Theteamaspect

wasmotivatingandhavingtowritedownthenumberofcheatskeptmeaccountable.Gettingpositivefeed-backfromfamily,friends,andco-workersthatcouldseemyresultsfirsthandwasalsoencouraging.EventhoughthechallengeisoverI'mstillfollowingPaleo-probablymorelike90%now.I'veactuallyin-spiredafewofmyfamilyandfriendstoeatPaleoaswell!Iwoulddefinitelyencouragepeopletodothenextchallengeifyou'relookingtomakeachange.GetaPaleocookbookandtrynewfoods/recipes-itmakesitmorefunthanjusteatingchickeneverynight!

2x

YUm


15/16

ThanksAngelaforsharingbothgoodiesandrecipe

Angelainherkitchen

Ingredients:*PittedsoftMedjooldates(about11large)*1/2tbspAlmondbutter(orothernutorseedbutter)*abouta1/2cupdarkchocolatechips*1tspcoconutoil*chiaseeds(optional)Howtomake:1.Processdateswithnut/seedbutteruntilastickypasteforms.2.Chilldatemixtureinfreezerfor10minutes,thenshapeintoabout18smallballs.

3.Freezeballsagainfor10minutes.Meanwhile,meltchocolatewithcoconutoil.4.Dunkeachchilledballintochocolate.Tapoffexcess.Sprinklewithchiaandstickwithtooth-pick.5.Placebitesbackintothefreezerforatleast20minutestoset.Bitestastebestwhentheyarefirmand

cold,straightfromthefreezer.Theysoftenatroomtemp,butdonotmelt.

Johnisoneoftheorigi-

nals.HewaswithMe-

tropoliswhen,asPhilip

described,itwasnot

muchmorethanaChi-

nesesweatbox.Well,hewillbewoddinginare-allifeChinesesweatboxinShanghaisoon.We

willmissyourjollyself,compressiontights,and

Hawaiianshorts.

Wesadlysaygood

byetoourFrance/

Westcoasttransplant

whowentofftoChica-

gotoseemoreofthe

US.

MStaciasays:

June12,2012at7:44pm

SawthenewslettertodayandrealizedhowmuchI

missCFMetropolis..Ivebeengoneforamonth

nowandbeento3differentboxesandNONE

evencomparetothedetailedworkoutsandthe

amazingenvironmentofCFM.YOUGUYSROCK!

Icantwaittocomebackandvisit.

-Megan


16/16

Congratulations to

Laura and Brian Elbogen ,

Jared and Jenni, Ashleigh

and Lee. And Sara on their

summer nuptials.

Eventhoughthehurricanecanceledthe

marathon,ourMetropolisrunnersdeserve

ahardycongratulationsontheirtraining

andhardwork.CongratulationsLeder-

man,BrianAston,BrianSteinwascher,

andGus

PostThrowdown1atABV:TeamWie-

ner members wolfing down non-Paleo

Certs

Congratulations to Melissa Larkin,

Stephanie Miller, and Tommy Carter

on getting their level 1 Cert and to Eric

Salvador, EJ Baril, Lauren Emerson,

and Amylynne Frankel on their gym-

nastics certification

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