Weekends

February 25th, 2012

Remember the snow days we had a month ago… Yikes!

What do you do on Weekends? Work? Lay around? Stretch and foam roll, ice your -itis and watch the CrossFit Journal? Spend time with family? Do you hang with people you take classes with? Go shootin’?

This weekend, Abi is teaching both days, working primarily on increasing your work capacity across broad time and modal domans, thereby producing fitness. Swing by, say hi and get a great training session in before you go do whatever else you were gonna do anyway!!

Results!

February 24th, 2012

Before: confident racer, fitting his clothes:

After: confident racer + dazzling wife on his arm:

CrossFit should make your life better, that’s kinda what we’re up to :) Send me some pics people!!

Post to comments with changes you’ve experienced large and subtle.

Kids and Fitness

February 23rd, 2012

Remember guys, put in your score into the intertoobs so I can validate it! Go to CrossFit.com find the games tab then login and put your score in!! If you want to redo the 7 min Burpee AMRAP, awesome. Sunday is going to be a big day!! We close around 10:30-11:00 on Sunday so come at 9:00am ready to rock!

How do you show your kids that it’s cool to be fit? Do you drag them on a sled in the snow? Do you challenge them to pull-up contests? Do you inform them that Spiderman does CrossFit and that his webs are refilled by eating meat?

Post to comments!

Meat

February 22nd, 2012

It’s what’s for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Especially if you hunt :)

Pop quiz!

How much Bacon is in 4 blocks of protein?

314 Days Left

February 21st, 2012

Until 2013! Get your training in today! It’s never coming back again, Feb 21st 2012. Today truly is Fire, yesterday is Ash. Unless of course, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday! :)

Dang that was corny huh?

Check out the event calendar, it’s been fully updated, do expect things to change minorly but be excited for these things and plan on attending, it’s how you get the most out of your experience with us!

Kinda like this:

Presidents Day!

February 20th, 2012

Yeah we’re running normal hours and everything. In honor of the countries past great men we’ll do Military Presses in addition to the other amazing types of training we do daily :)

Here here!

Unlike Washington, I did cut down the tree!

CrossFit Weekend Feb 18-19

February 5th, 2012

Abi and I were talking recently, it happens :) And we decided that we need to put on a clinic for our gym, for our people who want more results. Whatever the motivation is: the Open coming up, lagging progress, latent frustrations over this or that, stubborn bodyfat, etc.etc.etc

Please notice that this clinic isn’t only for competitive minded athletes. It’s for the gym as a whole! Novice to advanced, we need to work on nutrition, goals, the clean, and injury prevention/rehabilitation, big time! What better time than now!

Here’s the basic format! I’m excited about this!

Day 1: Class Schedule for the gym stays normal, if you want a double day, do an AM class!
10am Regular Daily WOD Class
11am Hello and final registration for the clinic
11:15am “Lynnwood CrossFit Ethos” *how we train and where we’re going*
12:00pm Break
12:10pm Adaptation through technique and scaling to preserve stimulus (How having better technique equates to faster results, and how scaling can still teach useful movement patterns without hurting you!)
12:35pm Break
12:45pm “Clean 201″ review video of elites, also some gym all stars and then some problematic videos of our clients also, pointing out areas for improvement
1:30pm Clean for Max Load
2:30pm Stretch-Debrief
2:45pm “Lunner”
3:30pm Nutrition Workshop Go over block prescription, have you work through tweaks to the Zone and Create a menu!
5:00pm Finish Day 1!

Day 2: Again class schedule remains the same.
9am Regular Daily WOD Class
10:00am Welcome Back to the Clinic!
10:05am Problematic Anatomy: Shoulders, Hips, Knees, Backs: mobility, stability, things to avoid, things to do more of, common “pathenergic” movement flaws.
11:00am Shoulder health workshop Rotator Exercises Rotator mobility Shoulder Stability drills Thoracic Extension drills
12:00pm WOD: Big Fat Helen
12:40pm Lunch Break
1:20pm Accessory movements: heresy? or helpful? Certain non-functional movements can increase capability in functional movements these are important only if you have the base pattern decently under control, what are these movements?
2:00pm Accessory movement workshop GHR’s, GHD work, Upper back work, triceps work and hamstrings/lower back glutes/glute med.
3:00pm Goal Setting Workshop What is a PR? Why the leaderboards? Competitions? Process vrs. Outcome goals
4:00pm Wrap up and thank you’s!


If you don’t do Paypal that’s cool, I can charge a card or take checks. Easy day! If you can only make it one day for work or kids or what have you, it’s $65. Also, to staff this properly I need to know how many people are coming, so do register ahead of time with me so that I can ensure the proper Student to Coach ratio :)

Saturday and Sunday!

February 4th, 2012

Yay New Post!!

Thanks for being patient everyone! We’ve got paper towels again!! I know this isn’t a luxury but hey, it’s still nice :)

Saturday: Emily is on the 8am (Thanks EM!!) and Deidra is on the 10am (Thanks D!!). Sunday: Lindsay (Thanks Linds!!).

Abi and I are teaching the Level 1 Cert at Rainier CrossFit this weekend! Good times. And speaking of good times, here’s a picture from the contest!

Day 2 Pics

January 24th, 2012

Here is another great shot from 8RiverFilms…

More to follow, there’s so much to go through!!

Day 1 Complete, on to Day 2!!!

January 22nd, 2012

Come watch, here are some of the great shots!!

Uncanny Nick Bell!! Unbelievable.