Here’s a recap of how Crystal, Andrew, and Johnrey did this past weekend at the LOFT SPRING FLING weightlifting meet: This was Crystal’s first meet and while she’s used to being on stage as a stand-up, she was a bit nervous getting on stage to lift. She over-powered her first two snatches, then eked out […]
Tomorrow, Saturday 5/12, three of our own will be competing at the LOFT SPRING FLING Weightlifting Meet at CrossFit Loft in West Seattle. There are two sessions: Session A is at 1:30pm and Session B is at 3:30pm. Crystal B will be competing in Session A and Johnrey M and Andrew S will be competing […]
Teamwork! ARTICLES + “Discipline is constant. Inspiration is fleeting.” – Entrepreneur CrossFit WOD for Thursday 5/10 4 rounds for time: 60 double unders 15 dips 15 SDHP, 25/15kg 15 hanging leg raise Performance 4 rounds for time: 60 double unders 15 ring dips 15 SDHP, 2×20/12kg kettlebells 15 toes-to-bar Post time to whiteboard! HIIT WOD […]
We regret to inform you that effective immediately Adrian is no longer a coach of Foundation CrossFit. We appreciate the time we had with him, his passion for Olympic Weightlifting, and his assistance in developing our Foundation Barbell Club. We wish Adrian all the best in his future endeavors. During this transitional time, our focus remains […]
Herberto This week in our still rings work we’ll see the introduction of transitions into half-hangs: both tucks and L-hangs. ARTICLES + Lumbar Spine Issues Be Gone – DEUCE Gym CrossFit WOD for Wednesday 5/9 establish a heavy CLEAN & JERK for the day within 15 minutes, then 5 rounds: max kettlebell swings 3 deadlifts, […]
Colin Today is all about rowing (after some still rings work) and making sure that you can move blazingly fast through the appropriate amount of rounds of CINDY (5 pullups, 10 pushups, 15 squats). Resume rowing as soon as possible. Can you recover on the rower? Can you push the pace and complete more than […]
Paul with 85kg This week we’ll hit all of the shoulder-to-overhead movements for maxes, a max row w/ CINDY sprinkled in between, a clean & jerk max followed by a kettlebell/deadlift bruiser, a quadruple, TABATA THIS!, a hang squat clean/burpee-over-bar + max snatch workout similar to 18.2, and a chipper! Also: LAST CHANCE to get […]
There are two great options for your overhead squat grip-width: Use the same grip you use for the snatch Use a grip slightly-closer than (1.). Although it requires more mobility, it’s definitely more stable. (Bonus) Front squat if the overhead position isn’t stable. You’ll still have to keep a vertical torso to be successful for […]
Fixation refers to a loaded position in which an athlete needs to hold an object: this could be a barbell in the snatch (bottom of the overhead squat, standing full-extension), or like today with the kettlebells. Owen at VERSUS XI ARTICLES + 2018 Foundation Barbell Cycles – Foundation CrossFit + Registration for the May 2018 […]
*** UPDATED Sunday 5/6 *** Let’s look at the remainder of the year and see what barbell programs we have planned. All info and at-a-glance calendars can be found here: 2018 Foundation Barbell Cycle Overview (PDF). Register for the May 2018 program by May 7th at 11:59pm here. We’ve restructured the way we will execute the programming, […]
