Jacki F and the CGO 17.3 crew To all of our super buff lady friends- we salute you. ARTICLES + Why Training Your Tendons Is Important – Mark’s Daily Apple CrossFit WOD for Wednesday 5/10 30-25-20-15-10-5 reps for time: front squats pullups Rx = 52/38kg and chin-over-bar pullups. Performance: 61/43kg and chest-to-bar pullups. Fitness = […]
Are you journaling your workouts? If you aren’t taking data points about yourself then how do you know if you’re making progress? Recording the variables can allow you better training protocols as well: are you recovering well enough? Did you bite off more than you can chew in the beginning of the workout, only to […]
April Foundations graduate Ander D Burpees are the ultimate expression of a human’s ability to get down and get up, taking you from a standing position to a prone position (laying on your chest and stomach) to a vertical jump. Scaling is simply a degree of speed and how many points of contact you take […]
Happy Friday ya’ll! #champagnefriday #fcf #HYFRsquad #herowod #McGHEE A post shared by Nadia Torres-Chinn (@ntorreschinn) on May 6, 2016 at 5:02pm PDT Almost exactly a year ago! First Friday is a little celebration we started back at CrossFit SLU when we wanted to celebrate life and training. It’s extended back to FCF and while we were […]
Hugh M Back in the day deadlifts used to be called “health lifts” because it’s the most basic of movement: pick up a load/weight from the ground to a standing position. Do this well and live a healthy life! ARTICLES + Optimize Your Mind and Boost Your Confidence feat. Justin Stenstrom – Brute Strength Podcast CrossFit […]
Not that they’re in today’s workout, but remember that along with all the squat variations we do it is important that we also focus on single-leg strength as well. ARTICLES + The Importance of Single Leg Training – CrossFit Perpetua Upcoming Events + This Friday, 5/5, is First Friday! Bring something to share with your […]
Leslie B and Lauren A Dumbbells and kettlebells will be showing up more often to get away from the monotony of the barbell. These individual weights allow more individually-natural movement, while showcasing limits between each side of the body. They also challenge your stability and balance in the positions you already know with the barbell. […]
April 2017 Foundations Graduates With more class options! Let’s break it down: CrossFit – our ongoing strength & conditioning classes based on constantly-varied functional movements executed at a relatively-high intensity. Offered seven-freaking-days-a-week. Olympic Weightlifting – development of proficiency and power in the olympic lifts (snatch, clean & jerk). Offered M/W/F and soon to be Saturday. […]
Devin B With the bar in the overhead position we’d like to see the wrists relaxed, stacked wrists, elbows, shoulder, rib cage, hips, knees, and ankles. CrossFit WOD for Saturday 4/29 YGIG AMRAP in 12 minutes: 12 deadlifts 9 hang power cleans 6 jerks – rest 3 minutes – YGIG AMRAP in 12 minutes: 6 […]
Howdy! I’m David and I’m from Juneau, Alaska. At least that’s where I grew up till age 13 and moved to Singapore for a couple of years. Moved to Seattle during the grunge years and never looked back. I guess I’m a Seattle guy and my heart is from Alaska. Man, I’m so Seattle that […]
