Pottstown Athletic Club

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Upcoming Club Events Winter 2017 / 2018 23 November 2017 Thanksgiving Day WOD 8:00 am - Pre Stuffing WOD at the Armory 9 December 2017 Saturday   Ladies Night Out 7:00- 9:00pm   2 hours of fun and fitness, DJ, BYOB. A CrossFit based low skilled fun fitness event. Bring a friend, learn a little about CrossFit and have a blast. Socialize post workout glass of wine, Dance to the DJ - it's a great time. You are going to have a blast!! 1 January 2018   Polar Bear Plunge - Details to Follow Winter 2018   Dragon Boating Skills clinics - Details to follow. Winter 2018    Paddle Erg Race Series - details to follow.. 4   February 2018   Main Line Slide - Details Click Here February 2018   Pottstown Dragon Warriors Paddle Erg Regatta - details to follow. March 2018    2nd Annual 1-111 IN’s Associator Throwdown -   Info to follow Any questions call Rob 484 302 9950 o...

October 8 - Adult Recreational Paddle Our season is coming to a close. We look to winter training in preparation for next season. We would like to invite interested parties out for a paddle on Marsh Creek to meet our team members and coaches and explore interest in joining us next season. All are invited, No obligation required. Potential new members, former paddlers, we are open to all. Hope to see you there! October 14 - Youth Dragon Boat Recreational Paddle SRAC is looking for youth from the Pottstown area interested in seasonal on-water competition. Winter training begins after Thanksgiving in preparation for their summer racing season - this is an open event, youth ages 11 and up are invited to come out and experience a recreational paddle with the Pottstown Dragon Warriors. Please invite friends, family, and please share - hope to see you there. Questions? call  484 302 9950   If you are an Organization leader or a Church youth group we encourage you to share this ...

Did you know that Pottstown Athletic Club is a CrossFit gym? CrossFit is a great workout because it gives you a total body workout that will get you in the best shape of your life.  It is designed to make you not specialize in anything, but to be good in everything. The use of anaerobic workouts improves your anaerobic fitness and aerobic fitness. If you only do aerobic workouts like long, slow runs then you are only improving your aerobic fitness in addition to losing muscle. Anaerobic workouts have been shown to be the best way to lose fat because you keep burning fat long after you are done working out.  Talk to anyone who has been doing CrossFit for a while and they will attest to the effectiveness of these types of workouts. CrossFit is all about real people who are getting great results. Better yet, CrossFit is for everyone! According to CrossFit Headquarters, the CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability making it the perfec...

Now that school’s ready to start, parents are also getting back into the swing of things. Now is the perfect time for parents and kids alike to start a fitness routine. Don’t wait until New Year’s Day or a big event to get back into shape. The holidays are just around the corner with a lot of activities and events that cause people to put on weight. Summer is over and things may seem chaotic right now, getting back into the routine of school.   That free time that you had over the summer months has dissipated into thin air. This can make working out quite challenging at times. The struggle is real, but not impossible. Creating a plan of action can help to get you on the right track to fitness and better health.  It can be difficult to find time to exercise with such a hectic schedule. Take a few minutes to identify gaps or available times in your day. Having dedicated days and times that you set for exercise will ensure you stay consistent and continue to s...

Important update on new events! Our two remaining dragon boat races for 2017 have changed! We will not be at the August 26 DC Dragon Boat Race or the September 16 PepsiCo Mercer County Dragon Boat Race. Instead, we are excited to announce that we will be at the July 29 Cooper River Dragon Boat Festival: https://www.cooperriverdbf.org/ We will also participate on September 23 in the Bucks County Dragon Boat Festival: http://www.buckscountydragonboatfestival.com/ Please contact Rob for additional information on these new upcoming races at 484-302-6188.

Thinking about starting a CrossFit program? CrossFit is a great way to stay fit and get variety in your workouts. The CrossFit program is based on the concepts of interval training and weightlifting. There are many health benefits from participating regularly in a CrossFit program! We have affordable individual and monthly memberships available! Intensity:  CrossFit is a fast-paced, intense workout that can take less a regular workout at your gym. This is because a CrossFit workout uses nonstop movement. It’s a concentrated shot of exercise and it burns the system — in a good way. Motivation:  The key to CrossFit is the intensity, but hidden in that fact is that you’re inherently pushing yourself to do the most you can through each exercise in the workout. Time efficient:  In a span of 15 or 20 minutes, you’ll be asked to complete as many rounds of a specific circuit as you can. By the end of it, because of the intensity and effort, you burn more calories than a ...

Join us this July 4th for The Filthy 50! Celebrate the 4th with Pottstown Athletic Club / Pottstown CrossFit with our Holiday WOD! This is a free fitness event open to the public. The Filthy 50 starts July 4, 2017 at 9am at The Armory, 263 King Street in Pottstown. After The Filthy 50, stay and watch the Pottstown 4th of July Parade! Everyone is invited! Bring your family and friends. Feel free to modify any of the exercises as needed. Here is The Filthy 50 Holiday WOD for time: For more information about this fun family-friendly event, contact Rob by call or text at 484-302-6188. Hope to see you at 9am on the 4th!

Join us for a new Summer Class starting this Monday, June 12th! Class starts at 9am at the Armory. Kick off your summer right with CrossFit! Meet new people, get in shape and have fun! Contact us for info!

In memory of Navy Lieutenant Mic hael Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y., who was killed in Afghanistan June 28th, 2005.  This workout was one of Mike's favorites and he'd named it "Body Armor". From here on it will be referred to as "Murph" in honor of the focused warrior and great American who wanted nothing more in life than to serve this great country and the beautiful people who make it what it is. Partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed. Start and finish with a mile run. If you've got a twenty-pound vest or body armor, wear it.  Free and Open to the Public - All are Welcome - Everyone is encouraged to participate...Kids ride can their bike or scooter, scale the push-ups on your knees, can't do pull-ups? do jumping jacks in place, can't squat? Do low box step ups. Can't Run? utilize the rowing machine of stationary bikes. Everything is scalable for the awesome show of respect and appreciation to those who made the ultimat...

This program offers an avenue of expression and socializing for area youth who find team activities difficult for whatever reason. Some in the Karate train for free because of their socioeconomic origins. This discipline teaches valuable personal management skills that these children have not been learning elsewhere for a variety of reasons. Karate is the art of unarmed self-defense. Karate is a Japanese phrase meaning   "kara"   - (empty),   "te"   - (hand), or the way of the empty hand. Karate is a centuries old martial art, formally introduced in Japan by Master Gichin Funakoshi. Since the 1950s, karate has been practiced throughout the United States and other parts of the world. Karate is an excellent exercise, utilizing 90% of the body muscles. The mental aspects are as important as the physical. The main objective of karate training is development of character, although karate is also a practical and effective self-defense system.  Men and women...

I remember my first taste of CrossFit very clearly, about a year ago.  My son had invited me and my daughter, his sister, to Pottstown CrossFit’s Annual River Run.  Wanting to try something new, we took him up on the offer.  Little did I know that it was anything but a RUN.  During the run, various workout stations were set up to include tire flips, kettle ball swings, and thrusters.  Considering that I had not done any type of physical activity over the past 4 years, due to working full time, raising 2 teenagers, and attending graduate school, I was feeling really out of shape during the workout.  However, one of the things that I noticed really quickly was that everyone was so supportive and helped me and my daughter throughout the course of the run.  Everyone was encouraging and showed us each routine at each station.  After completing the run I felt exhausted, but at the same time felt a sense of accomplishment.  It was at that time that...