Entries by Andrew

CINDY or MARY and Stacks

  That concludes our week of supplements. Learn something? Like it? Let us know! Maybe we could go even further in this complicated and oversaturated market. It can be very overwhelming in an aisle, let alone a supplement store like GNC or SuperSupplements. So to conclude our week, let’s chat some random notes: – Remember […]

Probiotics and Kettlebells

Eating/supplementing talk all this week! We need to make sure that your gut systems run properly and absorb the nutrition you provide. Probiotics can help! I take a single raw probiotic pill once a day. (Twice a day if I’m eating like crap) From Invictus: “Probiotics help bring balance back to your gut. These good […]

Protein Powders, Barbells, and Row Sprints

Don’t mix chalk and protein powder Today let’s get into what you need to have when you finish working out: some carbohydrates and proteins! You just spent an hour (or two) exercising which breaks down muscle tissue. We need to repair it, ASAP if you’re a morning athlete who trains fasted. While you don’t have […]

VitD, ISAGRACE, and Paleo Mayo

Andrew B and Bobby B at the 2017 RCF Games Let’s talk about vitamin D. From the Vitamin D Council: Vitamin D is important for good overall health and strong and healthy bones. It’s also an important factor in making sure your muscles, heart, lungs and brain work well and that your body can fight […]

Seattle Summer Is Here

PRIDE weekend was a blast. Hope you all had fun. After a couple of different conversations over the past week, we’ll be covering some of the different supplements you can use in addition to a solid nutrition plan (“eat meat & vegetables, seeds and nuts, some fruit, little starch, no sugar”) everyday this week for […]

Pride Parade Info!

And just like that, Pride weekend is upon us! We are looking forward to seeing you on Friday for our FREE Pride Community Class! Click HERE to learn how to RSVP for yourself or for family/friends. There is a sign up sheet at the gym so you can let us know if you’ll participating with […]

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PRIDE WEEKEND 2018

Today, Friday, June 22nd we are excited to celebrate PRIDE and inclusivity by making all our regularly scheduled classes free and open to EVERYONE! Classes today are open to members, non-members, experienced, non-experienced athletes. You could be doing CrossFit at a neighboring affiliate or have never exercised before. Depending on your fitness level it can be ‘just […]

Why We Celebrate

Every June, many Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) people celebrate Pride. The majority of the community use it as a time to celebrate and party! Many (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, Queer/Questioning) LGBTQ+ celebrate Pride all month long and while partying is definitely part of Pride festivities, the true purpose of the Pride Parade and […]

Of Course This Video Was Sponsored By Zevia

Melissa F Setting an arched position does two things for us in bench pressing: 1.) it changes the angle of the shoulder in a more productive angle that keeps us safe and allows for fuller muscle engagement, and 2.) provides the shoulders a way to pull back shortening the arms, fire off the lats, and […]

Ascending Ladders

Michael, Ryan, and Owen during CGO 18.4 Remember: the goal is to lockout the skeleton so the loading sits on STRUCTURE, not on a specific joint or area, which is what happens when you don’t lockout everything completely. ANNOUNCEMENTS & ARTICLES + MIDNIGHT CHICKEN Pop-up is today from 3:30pm until they run out of chicken! […]