Archive for October, 2008

Events events events!

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

So much is happening!!! I love it.  I”m putting together a widget too – yay internet!  I mean Yay Burpees!!!
 
Thursday the 30th:  KB Guru Tom Corrigan is coming to teach us to Snatch the Kettlebell at the 5:30 and 6:30pm classes – come learn!!

Free YEAH!
Excellent instruction, Tom well reknowned.
We’ll still be doing make-up WOD’s for [...]

The Jackie Challenge

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

This is a test, of the CrossFit credo: Increasing work capacity across broad time and modal domains.  Jackie is a great three mode workout with a ton of Nm/s (power) packed into it. 
Here’s the plan:
For those of us who can RXD this workout.  Get after it.  Recognize where you slowed down the most, rowing, thrusters [...]

Majestics!!!

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Now this is good!  We had a blast this past Saturday – I guarantee no other team is training as hard or as diligently as this team!!!
Awesome day!

The Next Challenge

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

"Jackie"
1000m Row
50 Thrusters 45#/33#
30 Pull-ups
1 Round for Time
 

 
Thanks to Rainier CrossFit for the idea!  This is a sweet workout – short and tough.
1000m Row Great heart rate primer and total body conditioner.
50 Thrusters with "just" the bar, this many reps tests the front rack, the wrists, the legs, the lungs, the shoulders, another total body [...]

Great Job Everyone!!

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Here’s the Totals for everyone – Add best Back Squat, Military Press and Deadlift to reach your total.
If you want to know each lift email me and I’ll let you know!

Stephanie McKay (Snohomish) – 490
Kris Jacques (Snohomish) – 535
Tony McKay (Snohomish) – 865
Rick Siekawitch (Snoho) – 820
Charles Neill (Lynnwood) – 705 *61 years old
Dan Simonton [...]

It’s Begun…

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

 
And the rest is history…

We’ll get him the hook grip next week

CrossFit Total

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Attention attention!!
This Sunday at 9:00am is the CrossFit Total that we’re hosting!  What a "Total" is is the combination of your best 1 rep Squat weight, Military Press weight and Deadlift weight.  Adding those together creates a "Total".
 
You have two options: 1) come watch and cheer people on from other gyms, meet people and have [...]

Progress!!!

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Ann now has the kipping pull-up….
 
Beware. 
 
There are officially fewer and fewer "excuses" as to why you have no pull-ups.  You know who you are…
 
 

Rowing Challenge

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Great Job Everyone!!!

We’re 115,000 meters behind BTB CrossFit – our only competition in the CrossFit Club category in the rowing challenge!!!

Let’s kick it into high gear!!!
We need those meters

I love this shot – Marge isn’t sure if she’s in the shot, Cat is super cute as always and Tim wants to murder the [...]

A new level of confidence and power!

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Now accepting applications for Lynnwood CrossFit’s Myrmidons!!!
This is the competition team of Lynnwood CrossFit.  What will we compete in?  Everything.  Seriously everything – I challenge Kobayashi in an eating contest
The Myrmidons (or Myrmidones; Greek: Μυρμιδόνες) were an ancient nation of Greek mythology. They were very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer’s [...]