{"id":10192,"date":"2017-10-11T13:23:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T17:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=10192"},"modified":"2019-08-13T09:46:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T13:46:45","slug":"lift-up-autism-event-at-midcoast-crossfit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/lift-up-autism-event-at-midcoast-crossfit\/","title":{"rendered":"Lift Up Autism Event at MidCoast CrossFit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lift-up-autism1.png\" alt=\"lift up autism\" width=\"720\" height=\"270\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"contextualExtensionHighlight ms-font-color-themePrimary ms-border-color-themePrimary ident_107_265\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">On September 24th,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"contextualExtensionHighlight ms-font-color-themePrimary ms-border-color-themePrimary ident_107_265\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">MidCoast CrossFit in Old Saybrook, CT participated in a<\/span><span class=\"contextualExtensionHighlight ms-font-color-themePrimary ms-border-color-themePrimary ident_107_265\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">\u00a0very special\u00a0WOD (Workout Of the Day)<\/span><span class=\"contextualExtensionHighlight ms-font-color-themePrimary ms-border-color-themePrimary ident_107_265\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">\u00a0called &#8220;Luke&#8221;, in\u00a0support of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Liftupautism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><span class=\"contextualExtensionHighlight ms-font-color-themePrimary ms-border-color-themePrimary ident_107_265\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Lift Up Autism<\/span><\/b><\/a><span class=\"contextualExtensionHighlight ms-font-color-themePrimary ms-border-color-themePrimary ident_107_265\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">.<\/span>\u00a0This is a worldwide &#8220;competition for a cause&#8221; that seeks to support early diagnosis and treatment of Austism,\u00a0raise funds for the Autism Tree Project Foundation in San Diego, and shed light on the very real and significant\u00a0impact Autism places on families and individuals around the world. In 2016, 626 gyms and 7,012 athletes participated, raising $80,433.00. This year it was expected that over 1,000 gyms would participate. &#8220;Luke&#8221; is a challenging workout, especially when completed as prescribed below. However, all of the movements and weights can be scaled or modified so a wide range of ages and\u00a0athletic abilities can easily participate. It&#8217;s a tough 5 minutes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wodwell.com\/wod\/lift-luke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">&#8220;LUKE&#8221; Workout Details:\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AMRAP (As Many Reps As Possible) in 5 minutes<\/li>\n<li>4 Power Cleans (155 lb for men\/105 lb for women)<\/li>\n<li>24 Double-Unders<\/li>\n<li>10 Pull-Ups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_10398\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10398\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lift-up-autism-event1.jpeg\" alt=\"lift up autism\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured here is the Norton Family. Their son Harry has autism and was the guest of honor.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>MidCoast CrossFit has been participating and lending its support from the beginning of this charity event. Stephen Norton, a local businessman, friend, and fellow gym member has a young son, Harry who has Autism. Each year Harry\u00a0joins us as our very\u00a0special guest of honor, along with his mom Cheryl, while Stephen joins the rest of us\u00a0in completing this short, yet challenging workout. All athletes register online and provide donations, with\u00a0last minute donations accepted the day of the event from other members and onlookers.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Norton summed it up what&#8217;s\u00a0best about our gym at the conclusion of this year&#8217;s workout: &#8220;You are all amazing! I found MidCoast CrossFit looking to improve my fitness, what I found has become so much more. Great friends, support for my family, genuine people, and a loving community that has lifted me over and over. Thank you all!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some photos from the Lift Up Autism Event that took place at <a href=\"http:\/\/midcoastcrossfit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MidCoast CrossFit<\/a> in Old Saybrook, CT.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lift-up-autism-gym1.png\" alt=\"lift up autism\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mlVrkiCoKkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crossfit here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Submitted by: Christopher Mada, Key Account Manager at S&amp;S Worldwide<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 24th,\u00a0MidCoast CrossFit in Old Saybrook, CT participated in a\u00a0very special\u00a0WOD (Workout Of the Day)\u00a0called &#8220;Luke&#8221;, in\u00a0support of\u00a0Lift Up Autism.\u00a0This is a worldwide &#8220;competition for a cause&#8221; that seeks to support early diagnosis and treatment of Austism,\u00a0raise funds for &hellip; <a class=\"read-more-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/lift-up-autism-event-at-midcoast-crossfit\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":10398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[189],"tags":[24,1582,1583,57,1579,1580,1578,1581],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.8 - 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