Entries by Andrew

2017 WineStar Sommelier of the Year

Not only does he snatch well, but he can identify the region and vintage with his nose alone*! (*Not sure if that’s factual or if I just made that up. BUT I BELIEVE!) Meet the 2017 #WineStar Award Sommelier of the Year: Chief Instructor @guildsomm and MS Chris Tanghe (@cmtanghe)! https://t.co/GtEaHdUFag pic.twitter.com/70EXPqUPQR — WineEnthusiast (@WineEnthusiast) […]

Triplet Complex

Hugh! ARTICLES + Fans Fail to Recognize CrossFit Celebrity Athlete in Clothes – The Overheard Press CrossFit WOD for Tuesday 10/17 back squat 4×6 Rx EMOM for 21 minutes: a. 35 double unders b. power snatch + hang snatch + snatch c. 25 air squats Performance EMOM for 21 minutes: a. 50 double unders b. […]

Bring It

This week’s agenda is INTENSITY! Weighted carries/kb swings/burpees, back squats, double under/snatch complex/air squats, rack pulls, double unders/weighted situps, power clean/thruster sprint, Individual Event 1 from the 2017 Cascade Classic, and team conga lines. There will be no Sunday WOD as we will be hosting OUT//Seattle! For you guys, it’s essentially a smaller version of […]

FIGHT GONE BETTER

The FCF crew at the 2010 Sectionals in Puyallup: Marc, PJ, Andrew, Tita, Cedric, Paolo, Max, Adam, Marc, Margaret, Sheena, AB, and Brady This workout comes from the 2010 CrossFit Games season- we didn’t have The Open yet, but before Regionals you could participate in “Sectionals”. All you had to do was show up! ARTICLES […]

Pausing Below Parallel

Brett jumping As we humans get older, it’s a fact that we become more fragile. A very common injury (and fear) is slipping or falling because of what comes out of it: head injuries like concussions and traumatic brain injuries, hip fractures, back and spinal cord injuries like slipped discs, dislocated shoulders/elbows/wrists, sprains, strains, and […]

Deads, Dubs & Barbell Snatches

Carlos G It’s important to value INTENSITY over VOLUME in the grand scheme of training. When you come across something fairly short in time (10:00 or less), then your goal is hard and fast. Don’t let up because you feel like it- putting ourselves in positions of discomfort are what take us to the next […]

Day 2 of the Challenge

Because of course I’m going to share this: Now to FCF happenings: it’s Day 2/35 of the challenge! Use the hashtag #FCFeats when posting food pictures to social media: #FCFeats: Fall Nutrition Challenge, Day 1. This is dinner for two+. Bell peppers, tomatoes, sausage, olive oil, salt and pepper. I usually try to make enough so […]

The Start

Nathan and Guillaume doing some movement & mobility prior to their first Weightlifting meet earlier this year Since we’re at the beginning of a Nutrition Challenge we’re going to hit a bunch of things we can “benchmark” and retest at the end of the cycle. This way we can measure your performance progress. Expect pistols/clean […]

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Prep! (5/5)

Missed any of our previous four posts? Part 1 – Nutrition is the Foundation Part 2 – Eat Real Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants. Part 3 – Quality First Part 4 – Resources Read about our 2017 Nutrition Challenge and register here. Here we go y’all! Let’s get ready to clean it up, feel […]

Your Weekend WODs: 10/7 & 10/8

Tina L, head HellaFit coach CrossFit WOD for Saturday 10/7 in teams of 3, AMRAP in 30 minutes: 15 bench presses, 61/43kg max calorie row Post score (max bench) to whiteboard. CompEx WOD for Saturday 10/7 in teams of 3, 12 rft: 20 mb cleans, 30/20# 10 press, 43/29kg 3 (legless) rope climbs 5 rft: […]