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This Christmas, we decided to collect non-perishable food donations for families in need. Our members donated generously and as a result, we were able to make a difference to three families. On the morning of December 22nd, our LP Team delivered the goods to each family. So much joy, sadness and mixed emotions were experienced that day. We realized that these families and the less fortunate in general need to be remembered throughout the year and not just at Christmas time. With that being said, we made the decision to partner with the Hunger Knows No Season Campaign whereby we would seek to collect one non-perishable food item on the first of every month.

Thank you to all of our members who donated and made this food drive possible! Together, we definitely made a difference!

Some of our members closed out the year by participating in the annual Run Barbados 5K and 10K event. We had athletes of all fitness levels enter. We had the Holder sisters and Kayla complete their first 5K race, Marie – who improved her time by just over 10 minutes, Richard and Gerston (Gerky) who sprinted across the line amongst the top and Margaret, Shonelle, Amanda, Sarah and Ricky to name a few, who made PR’s on their run.

Congrats to all of our LP participants!

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What better way to celebrate 49 years of Independence by taking part in a grueling workout, better known to us as “IRON MURPH” at 7:30am on a Sunday morning. That’s what approximately 35 of our members opted to do in the national colours. The workout was as follows:

• 1 MILE RUN
• 100 PULL-UPS
• 200 PUSH-UPS
• 300 SQUATS
• 1 MILE RUN
• 300 SQUATS
• 200 PUSH-UPS
• 100 PULL-UPS
• 1 MILE RUN

Two plus hours later, each and every single athlete finished proving that nothing is impossible once you believe and well, train hard and consistently of course!

With energy reserves on ‘E’ after IRON MURPH, a potluck was in place for all to feast and celebrate their achievements!

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We supported the ladies last month, and now it was time to support the men in raising awareness for Prostate Cancer. This time we asked our members to participate wearing blue for our Movember WOD. And with little surprise, our members showed up to support the cause. Once again, thank you to our members for their attendance and generous donations to the Barbados Cancer Society!

Our facility decided to host a WOD to help raise awareness for Breast Cancer. We encouraged our members to wear pink that morning – some kept it simple with a pink outfit, others took it to the extreme with tutus, fairy wings, tiaras and togas (particularly the men). Not only were the numbers for attendance high, but also the total donation raised for the Barbados Cancer Society.

We can’t thank our members enough for assisting us in making a difference!

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Another fitness event was upon us – this time with a bit of teamwork and fun on the beach. We entered two teams in the Variety Club Fitness Challenge, which consisted of both coaches and athletes. The event was a bit different to what our training is like – but nevertheless, our teams were prepared for the unknown. Sun, sand, sweat and laughter for such a great cause made taking part in this event worth doing!

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During the months of June, July and August, our coaches and some of our more experienced athletes took part in the Team Series Event. This event was against the three existing CrossFit boxes on the island – Limitless Performance CrossFit, CrossFit 246 and CrossFit IslandFit. The last Saturday of each month brought these three facilities together to compete against each other. Each facility hosted the event at their home ground. Unfortunately LP was unable to partake in the first round due to other commitments, however total points wasn’t everything for us. Giving our athletes the chance to show their talents and embracing the community spirit we jumped in at round 2. Our teams represented us extremely well and our coaches definitely set the example for the possibilities CrossFit and the facility itself has to offer.

Congratulations to the LP teams and all other athletes that participated and a huge thank you to our members who came out to bleed green!

Over the weekend, two of our LP female athletes, Kim Sealy and Reann Gibson took part in the fitness competition, BIG, which was hosted at Hilton Barbados. Supporting our athletes was a must and so the green shirts arrived in numbers to cheer on these two ladies. They both fought hard to the bitter end and made the LP family extremely proud. Kim finished in 2nd place with 48 points (3 points behind the first place finisher) and Reann finished in 8th place with 42 points.

The fun didn’t end there for the LP family that attended – celebrations were in order and with that, they all went on to have dinner at a nearby restaurant.

Congratulations Kim and Reann!

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As our way of giving back to the community, we decided to host a free partner WOD on Heroes’ Day. Persons taking part were asked to bring a friend that they admired – they would also be partners for the WOD. The facility was packed with both participants and spectators. The “FREN & DEM” event proved to be successful. Prizes from Suga Apple Swim, Elements Spa and Gatorade (Armstrong Agencies Inc.) were given to the top three partners in our two categories – RX’d and Scaled.

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