CrossFit Chesapeake
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Seminars
The Olympic lifts are a great tool for CrossFit, health and sport.  We usually bring 4 coaches to assist in the teaching of the Olympic Lifts so there is a great amount of practical and one-on-one coaching.  We strive to keep our seminars affordable for everybody.  However, if you notice any change in the cost of our seminars it is due to the distance and travel charges we incur. Thank you.


Coach Wilkes and sons,
"I really enjoyed the seminar and learned a lot. You guys are patient, knowledgeable, and definitely a class act.  I liked the set-up--small groups with immediate feedback. By comparison, the Level I cert had so many in a group that by the time a coach got around, a participant may have done 20 or more reps. If form was bad, it was ingrained by that time. Coard, thanks for you attention to detail. I left there a lot better than I arrived.  Thanks again. Hope to see y'all again."
-Keith O.
Up Coming Seminars


Sunday, March 14th
9am-5pm
CrossFit NRV
Blacksburg, VA
Cost: $157
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Sunday, March 21st
9am-5pm
CrossFit RVA
Richmond, VA
Cost: $157
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Sunday, April 11th
9am-5pm
GSS CrossFit
Virginia Beach, VA
Cost: $157
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Sunday, April 18th
9am-5pm
CrossFit Integrity
Charleston, SC
Cost: $157
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Sunday, April 25th
9am-5pm
CrossFit Thunder
Huntington, WV
Cost: $157
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Sunday, May 9th
9am-5pm
CrossFit Manassas
Manassas, VA
Cost: $157
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Sunday, June 20th
9am-5pm
CrossFit Affliction
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Cost: $177
 
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Sunday, June 27th
9am-5pm
East Coast CrossFit
Southern Pines, NC
Cost: $157
 
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If you would like to host a Seminar at your CrossFit send us an email at:
info@crossfitchesapeake.com


"I thought it was great.  I took a tremendous amount of information and technique away from it, which was helped by the fact that I had never done snatches before and have only been exposed to C&Js a few times during WODs at the affiliate.  For that reason, I was very interested in getting some instruction from people like you and your sons (since I hadn't had a chance to develop any bad habits) and having the chance to ask questions from experts (our trainers are L1 certified, but have not to my knowledge been exposed to any professional Oly lifting instruction).  I thought your mix of lecture and practical application was right on, and the way you handled progressions was just right.  It was extremely helpful, I thought, to have your sons available to work with the small groups.  No doubt much of the benefit of the instruction would have been lost had we had to rely on a single instructor to make the rounds among 15 students this weekend.  It was a job well done, and I'm hopeful that someday we might be able to bring you up to Quantico to offer some of the same instruction to a core group of our more dedicated CrossFitters.  Vince and I appreciated you and your sons making yourselves available to us on this holiday weekend.  Thanks and Semper Fidelis!"
-Rich of CrossFit Quantico
"I have known Coach Chris Wilkes for several years in the sport of Olympic style weightlifting. Chris has great knowledge of fundamentals, core development and technique progressions in the teaching of the snatch, clean, the jerk and all the fundamental exercises needed to become a proficient Olympic style weightlifter. Coach Wilkes has produced several national and international weightlifters and truly is an inspiration to our sport. I highly recommend anyone who has the chance be coached and or trained by Coach Chris Wilkes."
    -Mike Burgener of Mike’s Gym
Seminars
The full day Seminar is 7 hours and includes more instruction on how to lift.  The snatch is taught for 3.5 hours, followed by lunch, then 3.5 hours on the clean and jerk.  We will go over the stages of each lift and practice skills and drills that produce better lifters and workouts.  In the Seminar the progression of the the lifts are taught for safety and a heavy emphasis on technique.  There will also be full lifting during each portion.
 If you are interested in hosting an Olympic Weightlifting Seminar or Workshop for your CrossFit e-mail us.


If you want to improve your lifts come to our seminars.  In our seminars we teach the Snatch and the Clean and Jerk from a technical stand point.  The best way to learn the lifts is by doing them.  So bring your workout gear.

"I have been to 3 of Coach Wilkes' seminars in Richmond; each has been better than the previous one. He brings his sons (who are all accomplished lifters) along for additional instruction (and some exhibition).  At the last one on May 24, 2009, it had been more than 2 months since I did any regular Olympic lifting (I focused on Turkish Get-Ups, pull-ups, and kettlebell snatches). I snatched 85# consistently (a PR, as I have only snatched twice previously, at both of the other seminars), I clean & jerked 135# (most weight I've put overhead to date), and I cleaned (at the end of the day) 185# (again, a PR).  The price and the instruction are both excellent. Looking forward to the next one, Coach!"
-Jason of CrossFit RVA

For all seminars be ready to work out.  The best way to learn the lifts is to do them.  From the beginner or an advanced weightlifter if you come to a Seminar with Coach Wilkes, Cody Caine, and Coard you will leave a better lifter.  At the Seminar you will get hands on training as you are lifting.

"Attending the Olympic Lifting seminar at CrossFitRVA ... Being in the presence of people with the same passion and drive enabled me to achieve 2 PR’s in a matter of 20 minutes, a body weight overhead squat (115 lbs) and a 145lb clean & jerk. The most memorable part of the day for me was getting the opportunity to watch the Wilkes team perform their amazingly heavy lifts in front of us, including a 415lb clean&jerk. There is no doubt that I will be attending another seminar in the future, big thanks to CrossFit RVA and Chris Wilkes/team for a trip well worth it!"
-Jeannie of Jeannie’s Beach CrossFit
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