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Olympic Lifting 1RM Testing This Sunday!

Come join coach James this Sunday for the [FF] Olympic Lifting class where we'll be testing your 1RM Snatch & Clean and Jerk!

From coach James:

The goal is to turn up like any other Sunday but the session will focused on...

Warming up together

Discussing the 3 attempts that we would like to make for the Snatch and Clean & Jerk

The goal is 3 technically sound lifts, putting all your trainng into practice - not necesarily a lifetime PR

Lifting EMOM style - one person at a time

This will LOOSELY replicate competition conditions, but with MUCH less pressure (but a bit more than a normal class)

The goal is to be inclusive and build the barbell community within Raincity!

The session is open to ALL [FF] Athletes who want to come lift together and tackle 3 attempts at each lift :)

Any questions don't hesitate to reach out!!

--- Coach James

Read more & checkout all our other upcoming events on the new and improved (but still in progress) EVENTS page!

www.rncty.ca/events

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Huge thank you to coach James for taking care of our athletes all day every day out there!

I’d like to take a minute and celebrate each and every Raincity Athletes performance this past weekend.

The weekend was filled with intense workouts programmed by the GOAT Mat Fraser. Against some of the top athletes from the west coast and spread over 3 long days. Not only that, its a rain or shine event and they got a lot more rain than anyone expected.

However, fuelled by some elite competition I see each athlete and team shift in to that extra gear that is only possible in competition, It was pretty epic to see. Adrenaline is an amazing thing if you can harness it.

The weekend certainly wasn’t the smoothest for the athletes either. There was more than one judging error encountered by almost all of our athletes. A warm up area that had 50% of the equipment/weights they would face in the workouts. There was literally last minute changes to workouts only discovered in athlete briefing 10 mins before athletes took to the floor. And finally walking out on to the floor as its raining to try to perform at your best against your competitors was a whole new challenge.

Hear me when I say I’m not trying to shame the judges who gave up their weekend or the competition organizers. We appreciate you giving your time and your efforts to make the weekend possible, so a big thank you. I’m just trying to paint a picture.

In-spite of all the adversity everyone performed at there out and out best. I was very proud as a coach to witness how they all handled the weekend.

Finally, probably the biggest highlight for me was how the Canwest competion brought the Raincity Athletics community together. We had 18 athletes compete and even more made the trip out to Percy Perry stadium to cheer and support their fellow athletes. I know the athletes really felt the love and support of the spectators and that energy helped the athletes get through some pretty gruelling events and push into that extra gear with pretty beat up bodies.

A lot learnt from this weekend, and everyone who competed should feel proud of their efforts.

You all crushed it and I’m excited to see everyones progress come this time next year.

Keep going!

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Weightlifting Interclub Meet

A final reminder of the upcoming weightlifting ‘interclub’ meet we’re hostingh at Raincity Athletics! 

It’s a mini in house weightlifting competition! Similar to the Raincity Weightlifting Classic, but officially recognized by BC Weightlifting - so it’s a great chance to practice lifting on strict standards and competition style timelines! Outside of that, it’ll be just another day of maxing out your Snatch and Clean & Jerk :D 

TO REGISTER 

RSVP via the [FF] Special Event Class on Sunday April 24th @ 12PM. 

Deadline is FRIDAY APRIL 15th so that we can finalize the schedule

EVENT TIMELINE 

Women will weigh in 1 hour prior to lifting (11:30AM) 

We will collect your opening lifts with weigh in

Women will begin lifting at 12:30 

Men will weigh in 1 hour prior to lifting (~12:30-1pm)

We will collect your opening lifts with weigh in

Men will begin lifting ~1:30-2:00 

Final schedule will be posted in the #athletes-barbll slack channel this weekend once we know how many we’ve got! 

VOLUNTEERS

We’re in need of a handful of volunteers to help out with some basics like changing weights etc. If you’re interested, please contact coach James! 

TO4 Traing volunteers. If you compelted the TO4 course this weekend please make sure to let James know if you’re available or not to help out!

This event is open to ALL [FF] or programming athletes who have completed an OnRamp and/or are comfortable with the Olympic Lifts. You are NOT required to attend [FF] Olympic Lifting classes prior, but we recommend it ;) or at minimum recommend taking some time during open gym to test out / determine your openers :)

Questions? 

Join the #athletes-barbell slack channel for details or to heckle your coaches! JOIN HERE

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[PAUSED] The Raincity Weightlifting Classic

Save the date - this year we’ll be hosting the Raincity Classic later in the year - first up is the RAINCITY WEIGHTLIFTING MEET (aka comp).

What’s that? It’s a 1RM Snatch & 1RM Clean & Jerk!

There will be a scaled division with no weigh in required & less strict on ‘press-outs’ & am Rx division where we’ll utilize the Sinclair formula to determine the winners and be STRICT on Olympic lifting standards (no press-outs!).

This is open to ALL members whether in the Barbell Club or not!

Early bird registration will open this weekend until March 14th:

$30 without a shirt  $40 with a shirt 

Regular registration March 15 - April 13: 

$35 without a shirt  $50 with a shirt 

More details & to register:

www.raincityathletics.ca/event/rwlc2020

Interested in joining the Raincity Barbell Club for a cycle to prepare? Check-out rncty.ca/barbell or contact coach Liz or Rebecca

We’ll also begin reviewing press-out standards in [FF] Oly classes over the coming months!

www.rncty.ca/schedule

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Join an FFL Team!

INTERESTED IN JOINING AN FFL TEAM?

The Functional Fitness League is like ‘beer league’ for your favorite sport! This season includes 3 matches (1 every 2 weeks) that have 3 workouts (done by 4/6 athletes on a team - so you don’t have to do them all!), followed by a single day playoffs.

We've had some injuries & drops & are in need of a few more athletes (of a variety of levels) to join our FFL teams!

Match Dates:

Feb 23 (this sunday) March 8th March 29th Playoffs: April 19 (all day) We're looking for:

1-2 Men to join our Div II / Rx team: Anna B, Sarah M, Eva T, Rachal P, Dodge L, Owen R - Division II is basically 'Rx' so if you can complete all class workouts Rx you're good to go (level 5 ok too). 1-2 Men & Women to join our Div III / Scaled team: Luke F, Lachlan P, Julie R, Bara V, Cyrena M 

Contact coach Thor ASAP if you’re interested! 

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UPCOMING COMPETITIONS FOR #RATHLETES

The Functional Fitness League!

The FFL is like ‘beer league CrossFit’ and is great for athletes of any level! You’ll need a team of 6-8 athletes (mix of guys and girls) that are all of a similar level.

SOLO ATHLETES CAN SUBMIT STATS HERE (and we’ll try to help you find a team!)  

DETAILS: 

SEASON: 2019-YVR-S2

Registration opens Sat Aug 3rd at 9:00am.

Registration Open: Sat Aug 3rd at 9:00am

Registration Close: Sat Aug 17th at 10:00pm

Cost: $625 for a team of 8

Season Dates

Aug-03 (Sat) - Oct-06 (Sun)

Week 1:   Aug-29 (Thu) - Sep-02 (Mon)

Week 2:   Sep-05 (Thu) - Sep-08 (Sun)

Week 3:   Sep-19 (Thu) - Sep-22 (Sun)

Week 4:   Sep-26 (Thu) - Sep-30 (Mon)

Divisions: Rx & Scaled

Playoffs: Oct-06 (Sun) @ Dogs Den

FULL DETAILS AT YVR.LEAGUE.FIT

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Festivus Games hosted by Rocky Point

This is another great event for athletes of any level - though personally we think the FFL is WAY more fun***

FULL DETAILS HERE ***note, coach Thor owns / runs the FFL so his opinion may be slightly bias

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CLICK HERE  FOR FULL SCHEDULE FOR ALL #RATHLETES @ CANWEST GAMES

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CANWEST GAMES LEADERBOARD

CANWEST GAMES FULL SCHEDULE

CANWEST GAMES EVENT DETAILS

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Pre-order the newest Raincity gear! 

We've got brand new mens shirts & ladies tanks coming in hot! 

Joel designed custom logos for our 3 Canwest games teams competing (Dogs of Raincity, Cats of Raincity, and Team Dirty Bulk). Which we felt made for a perfect representation of Raincity - so we're getting it printed! 

Shirts are standard american apparel sizing, tanks are Bella+Canvas 'flowy' (8880). White & Army green for the shirts, and white & mint for the tanks. Pre-order sheets are up at the retail shop and in the office! 

Throw your name and size down via pre-order to get yours for $30 - any extras will hit the retail shop at $35. OR email info@raincityathletics.ca :)

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DETAILS & REGISTER:

WWW.RNCTY.CA/RAINCITYOPEN

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The Raincity Classic II is coming...

The Raincity Classic is coming!

We still have room for teams in both SCALED and RX divisions! E-mail info@raincityathletics.ca if you’re in need of a partner - or post in the members facebook group! 

Follow us on IG to see sneak peaks of movements being dropped all week: @RaincityAthls or follow #RaincityClassic

Event details: RaincityAthletics.ca/events OR on Facebook

Epic prizes & brands @ The Classic! 

We’ve got some AWESOME prizes for you from a whole wack of partners on this event! 

Habitat Coffee Co. - Prizes & slangin beans on site  Fatso Peanut Butter - Prizes & in your coffee on site Body Energy Club - Epic prizes for everyone who takes part  Blonyx - Prizes RYU - Prizes & on site slangin gear and mini contests The Balanced Collective - Prizes  The Physio Shop - Prizes & onsite fixing your oweis all day! 

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FUNCTIONAL FITNESS LEAGUE YVR 2019 SEASON 1 TEAMS

Coach Scotty is putting teams together for the upcoming 2019 Functional Fitness League YVR Season 1 - contact him via members facebook group (there’s a thread) or fire him a text/email scott@raincityathletics.ca We already have potential teams for every division - so make sure to contact us if you’re interested!

read more about the functional fitness league:  www.league.fit 

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Congrats Raincity Classic Winners!

Scaled Female

Rx Female

Scaled Mens 

Rx Mens

Checkout the full leaderboard & scoreboard: rncty.ca/theclassic2018

Congrats to the Raincity Classic winners!

Huge shoutout to everyone who took part in any way shape or form! You guys are awesome!

If you have any feedback we'd love to hear it! Email thor@raincityathletics.ca

If you stood on the podium, make sure you e-mail info@raincityathletics.ca to collect on your gift card!

Checkout / follow Athlete Inside for some AMAZING shots and videos!

https://www.facebook.com/athletein/ https://www.instagram.com/athleteinside/

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Congrats Canwest Cup Participants!

Congrats to the #rathleteswho were killing it at the CanWest Cup this weekend!

@_amandalei @aluong_ aka Team Small 👊 @thebanff @stphjonez aka Team Tall who placed 6th 💪

And thank you to @athlete_inside for the amazing photos! 

Interested in getting involved in a CrossFit competition? Checkout league.fit/events for a list of upcoming competitions in the Vancouver area, then talk to your coach (or e-mail info@raincityathletics.ca)

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Congrats 2.0 & The Dentist!

A huge congrats to #jamestwopointoh and @raincitydentistwho competed at the CrossFit BC Masters Challenge this weekend!

・・・ Dentist had a strong finish in the final WOD and placed 3rd overall in the 40+ division 💪 ・ 2.0 stood atop the podium with 2nd in the 50+ division 👊

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RATHLETES COMPETING AT FVT

Coach Tak, Coach Taryn, and Scotty D will be tackling the individual comp division while Steph takes on the individual rec! 

http://www.throwdownseries.ca/divisions

Our team takes on the Comp division with Justin and Coaches Katie, Sean and Janel!  

Give them a high 5 or come out to the Fraser Valley and support your RAthletes this weekend! 

CHECKOUT THE SCHEDULE