Yoga with Ivan will celebrate the solstice today. The internet stream isn’t strong enough so we’ll run a recorded session from Central Washington!

WORKOUT for Sunday 6/21/2020

12:00 AMRAP of
3-6-9-12-15-etc.
backpack thrusters, medium-heavy weight
200m run OR 30 Penguin jumps OR 10 calorie row

Equipped Option:
12:00 AMRAP of
3-6-9-12-15-etc.
thrusters, 44/30/20kg
10 calorie row OR 35 double unders OR 200m run

Post total thrusters to comments!

RESEARCH: How many Black faces have you talked to since the protests began? How many people of color have you had meaningful conversations with?

If your circle doesn’t contain too many BIPOC, or if you have a hard time talking about racial injustice maybe check out Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. Featuring Emmanuel Acho, former NFL linebacker and current analyst for Fox Sports, he grew up in a family who was involved in African missionary work since he was a child and continues to this day.

WATCH: Episode 1 of Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

 

Join us at 10am for HIIT with Lauren and Nathan on Instagram Live and YouTube!

WORKOUT for Saturday 6/20/2020

3 rounds for time
30 alternating one-legged squats
10 burpee + backpack cluster

Equipped Option:
3 rounds for time
30 alternating one-legged squats
10 alternating single-arm devil’s press, 50/35/20lbs

Time cap is 13:00. Post time to comments!

RESEARCH: Go support locally Black-owned businesses this weekend!
tREAD: How I Learned How to Sleep – The Guardian
WATCH: The 2nd of 12 Challenges from Miles with Miles!

Make sure you allow our Black friends and family the entire day to celebrate in the #CHOP. Non-Black allies can help around the perimeter, otherwise go out and support Black-owned businesses!

You can purchase prints of the BLACK LIVES MATTER art on Pine St direct from the artists here at 11am PST.

WORKOUT for Juneteenth, Friday 6/19/2020

10-to-1 reps for time:
odd-object deadlifts
HSPU or pike pushups

Equipped Option:
10-to-1 reps for time:
deadlifts (medium-heavy: 2x 50/35/20lbs dumbbells, 2×24/16/8kg kettlebells, 103/70/50kg)
HSPU or pike pushups

Time cap is 10:00 so utilize loading and skills that allow you to finish within that time. Post time and equipment used (if any) to comments.

2nd Serving: Need More Work?

400m overhead carry, rest 2:00, repeat for a total of 3 rounds

HSPU Strength Ladder: EMOM x7 do 1-2-1 reps

RESEARCH

What is Juneteenth and why should we celebrate it?

WATCH

We can now offer Personal Training (1-on-1), but we cannot start classes yet.

Thank you to the medical community!

WORKOUT for Thursday 6/18/2020

Tabata (:20 work/:10 rest, x8) goblet squats, rest until 5:00 on the clock then
Tabata plank runs, rest until 10:00 on the clock then
Tabata weighted Russian twists

Post lowest score of each tabata to comments!

2nd Serving: Need More Work?

2-3 rounds of
1/2 Tabata (:20 work/:10 rest, x4) Bicep Curls
1/2 Tabata Z-Press
1/2 Tabata Seated Tricep Extension

READ: Four Takeaways From the Rogue Invitation – Morning Chalk Up

Did you watch the Rogue Fitness Invitational this past weekend? It was a great event that showed some ingenuity about how would run an event during a pandemic. Rogue sent athletes full care packages of equipment, sent out a judge and camera crew and ran an amazing event. The word Cr*ssF*t was never mentioned and shows that maybe the Games may not be the gold standard in the future.

WATCH:

WORKOUT for Wednesday 6/17/2020

4:00 AMRAP, 1:00 rest in between, for 5 total rounds
5 burpee with 2 jumping lunges
10 weighted good mornings

Equipped:
4:00 AMRAP, 1:00 rest in between, for 5 total rounds
5 burpee with 2 jumping lunges
10 kettlebell swings, 20/16/8kg kettlebell or 50/35/20lbs dumbbell

Use this timer! Post lowest round score to comments.

Notes: The rounds are short, so this should be a sprint. Similar to tabata scoring, we want to see you maintain the same pace throughout the workout, so your score is the lowest score out of the 5 rounds.

2nd Serving: Need More Work?

HSPU Strength Ladder

every 2:00 x3 do 1-2-3-2-1 reps

READ:

Lots of different things being circulated online and it’s important that you read what you’re about to share or what comment section you decide to get in. Make sure that you recognize misinformation before you share anything.

Just think twice before hitting that post button, even if it’s for all the right reasons.

WATCH:

#YouthShallLead

WORKOUT for Tuesday 6/16

20:00 AMRAP
20 goblet squats with backpack
20 burpee + jumping jack
20 cossack squats (total) with backpack
20 v-ups

Equipped Option:
20:00 AMRAP
20 goblet squats
20 burpee + jumping jack
20 weighted cossack squats (total), 50/35/20lbs dumbbell or a 20/16/8kg kettlebell
20 v-ups

Post score to comments.

2nd Serving: Need More Work?

150 banded high pull
150 banded pushups
150 banded seated row
150 banded presses

HSPU Strength Ladder:

every 2:00 x3 do 1-2-3-2-1 reps

RESEARCH

It’s PRIDE month and it doesn’t look like the community will be able to raise awareness with celebrations and gatherings as we are used to. Since we’re all still staying inside it might be a good time to see if you’re doing your due diligence and addressing our friends and family properly. Check out A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni & Tristan Jimerson. This was recommended to me by the team at Comics Dungeon in Wallingford, along with a handful of other great LGBTQIA+ books which I’ll continue to highlight through the month.

“We the people” means every damn one of us!

READ: Civil Rights Law Protects Gay and Transgender Workers, Supreme Court Rules – NY Times
WATCH: Some levity courtesy of SNL

Check your inbox if you haven’t seen it this past weekend.

WORKOUT for Monday 6/15/2020

The Retest

tabata front squats, rest 5:00 then

max burpees in 7:00

Compare to 2020 0601. Post results to comments.

2nd Serving: Need More Work?

5:00 of max rep power snatches, immediately into

4:00 of max rep power cleans, immediately into

3:00 of max rep shoulder-to-overhead, immediately into

2:00 of max rep deadlifts

HSPU Strength Ladder: this was a 12-week-long program and this is the 12th week! Do one round of 1-2-3-2-1 every 2:00 for 3 total rounds

We’re going to move into strict pullups or bent-over rows beginning next week!

RESEARCH

Read the link below, write their corporate offices, then sign the petition in a show of support of a neighborhood staple. #SaveStore130

READ: Employees Say Capitol Hill Trader Joe’s Closed Store as Retaliation For Protest Participation – KUOW
WATCH:

We’ve had a few inner reckonings over the last 24 hours through some great discussion and reflection inward. Please read about our new path forward in your inbox this Sunday morning.

WORKOUT for Sunday 6/14/2020

for time:
50 odd-object shoulder-to-overhead
40 odd-object step-ups
30 odd-object hang clusters
20 burpee over odd-object
3:00 rest
20 burpee over odd-object
30 odd-object hang clusters
40 odd-object step-ups
50 shoulder-to-overhead

Post time, object, and loading used to comments!

RESEARCH

The #CHAZ is no longer. It is known as the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, as we have not had justice until we fix injustice. Continue learning and educating yourselves, in person at a talk-in at the #CHOP or by more participation in conversation with Black and Non-Black People of Color.

READ: Stretching: Focus on Flexibility – Mayo Clinic
WATCH:

Big thanks to all of the members who were able to attend our Town Hall Meeting this past Thursday.

 

*UPDATE* We’ve moved the notes to Thursday’s post comments! Since then we’ve had numerous discussions on what our community means to us, had more time to reflect what’s important to us.

We have a more definitive message that we will share tomorrow.

> > > Please Take This REOPENING Survey < < <

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We love our community and can’t wait to get back to training

We have HIIT on YouTube Live at 10am:

WORKOUT for Saturday 6/13/2020

AMRAP in 25:00
800m run
30 rollover burpee
30 front squats

EQUIPPED DOES
AMRAP in 25:00
800m run
30 hang cleans
30 front squats

Post times and equipment to comments!

RESEARCH

As we have been having the hard conversations and looking inward, what are you doing to be ANTI-RACIST? Learning from social media is probably not the best idea so check out this extensive list of resources and begin reading something today.

READ: Breonna’s Law: Council Unanimously Votes to Ban No-Knock WarrantsWLKY
READ
: City of Seattle Will Transfer Fire Station 6 to Community – City of Seattle
WATCH: MILESwithMILES #01: “Coast Running”

 

WORKOUT for Friday 6/12/2020

50-40-30-20-10 reps for time:
odd-object squats, medium-weight (try to load it onto your back)
burpees

Post your time to comments!

HOMEWORK

Go join the marches today, or at least visit the CHAZ (Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone), take photos and videos, and share that online to fight some of the media’s reporting of some wild shit.

2nd Serving: Need More Work?

400m farmer’s carry, 2:00 rest. Repeat for a total of 3-5 rounds.

HSPU Strength Ladder: EMOM x7 do 1-2-1 reps

READ: Why Didn’t CrossFit Just Say Something? – CrossFit
WATCH: