Hopefully this means a cooler gym for you to workout in! FCF at the 2017 Pride Parade. Photo by Artur R This week sees many long (20+ minute) workouts with a some lifts and sprints sprinkled throughout: tempo deadlifts, pullups/dips, rope climbs/pistols/double unders, 1/2 CINDY + 1/2 DT, Wodapalooza Week 2 Workouts 1 & 2, […]
Crystal B at the RCF Games 2017 Today you’ll try the first of two Online Challenges. The 2nd will be tomorrow’s workout! These events go on for three weeks. ARTICLES + WODAPALOOZA 2018 – Wodapalooza Fitness Festival CrossFit WOD for Friday 9/15 WODAPALOOZA Online Qualifier 2017 – Week 1, WOD 1 AMRAP in 7 minutes: squat […]
Our gym philosophy on running is as follows: – We generally subscribe to the idea that efficient running form with stronger bodies will produce better results rather just “pounding the pavement” and putting mileage in. – Furthermore the workouts should be on some splits (depending on the length of the event you may be training […]
One way we measure good athleticism is by testing if you have fully functioning hips and shoulders. We test your shoulder strength by seeing if you have full range then eventually loading that range. Statically with things like handstands, dynamically with lifting loads overhead. ARTICLES + CrossFit Benchmark Box Plots – imgur + Kirkland Coconut […]
Mark B doing dubs during the 2017 CrossFit Games Open Notice how upright Mark is in mid-jump. This tells us that he’s only moving his torso, legs, and head as one piece so that he can put all his focus in the twists of the wrists. Hands are fairly low, with a low grip on […]
The rain, the clouds, the later sunrises, and earlier sunsets. Winter Autumn is coming. WEEK IN PREVIEW back squats/farmer’s holds/hspu, dumbbell snatches/muscle-ups, double unders/overhead squats, hang power snatch cycling work, run/row, toes-to-bars/push jerks, ARTICLES + The Best Salad Greens, Ranked By Nutrition – HuffPost (via Teddy B) CrossFit WOD for Monday 9/11 4 rounds for […]
Today is a bittersweet day because we say goodbye to one of our own. Julia will be leaving Seattle for New York. She was there when we began the #HYFRsquad movement and has been an advocate for the FCF Fam and most recently Foundation Kettlebell. Safe travels Julia! ARTICLES + The Last Straw? Seattle Will Say Goodbye […]
Amy C is a badass and today her birthday. HBD AMY! On Monday you hit 3 rounds of 2 rounds of CINDY, 1 round of DT. Today you’ll hit all of it in bulk: 6 rounds of CINDY, 3 rounds of DT. Let’s see how you manage the work and how quickly you get it […]
We are happy to announce that we will be hosting OUTwod on Sunday, October 22nd. We will be hosting a team-style, high-intensity interval training event incorporating functional movements. Same shit you all already are familiar with. WHAT: OUT//Seattle WHERE: Foundation CrossFit, 1415 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 DATE: Sunday, October 22nd, 2017 9:45AM – Doors Open […]
Here’s to a new triplet: Urmi, her husband Sean, and newborn baby Nirvan! Nirvan (6 lbs, 9 oz, 21 inches) ARTICLES + Ditch the Motivation and Find Success – Strength Sensei CrossFit WOD for Wednesday 9/6 6 rounds, each for time: 500m row. Rest as necessary between each set. then, work on 6 sets of hang […]
