Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Thanks and our Next Session is January 5th, 2009
Thanks to all the "hero's" who helped us get this place ready in December. Below is a partial list........
Alley Cats: Jonathan, EZ Street, Tara, The Captain, Kevin, Root Beer, Frog, Amber, Taylor and Rob.
Others: Susan Ward for the babysitter research, CJ for getting the lease done, Doc and his crew for doing the TI. Steve from Gathering Grove for coffee and receiving my deliveries. The Garage Gym Store for the deals. Mark Mentz for the great pull up structure. Kyle (EZ) for the labor, brains, encouragement, love and investment. Mike for new friendship. Several other friends that offered muscle, a broom, an idea, a smile or ear to listen to a dream.
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all.
Most of all to Andy and Susan Ward for the unflinching encouragement, courageous grace, scandalous friendship and belief that an idea can become reality. You are models to me.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Work Out of the Day - Monday 12/29
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Friday WOD cancelled / Saturday 9:30am is still on.
WOD - OHP
7 sets of 3 Reps
full extension. full lockout.
That's it. Shoulder strength / core day.
Nice job to all. Welcome Tara from Boston and Taylor from Max-ville.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Work Out of the Day - Endless Loop
This is an "Endless Loop" lasting 32 minutes total. Continue doing the elements in order for the full three minutes. Do not partition. Rest for a full minute and pick up where you left off at the last rest. Post rounds total rounds.
- Lunges - 20 paces
- Sit - 20 reps
- Frog Hops - 2 laps
- Burpees - 10 reps
3-2-1-Go!
Christmas Weekend Schedule...so you can plan
25th Christmas Day - No Workout
26th Friday - 4:30pm Advanced Session Only
27th Saturday - 9:30am Open Session
28th Sunday - Rest
Monday, December 22, 2008
Work Out of the Day - SnoFun
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Monday is On at 4:30 and 5:30
The top photo is a glimpse at Crossfit Everett's roots for the last two years. We know how to make it work in small spaces. The lower video proves Crossfitter are not simply hard men during the WOD...they are major studs at making music. Talk about well rounded! Don't look for guitar or drum lessons to be a part of our evening classes just yet. Anyone read poetry or do sidewalk painting?
Friday, December 19, 2008
Work Out of the Day
Row - 500 mtr
Kettlebell Press - Single arm R then L- 20reps / 30 lbs
Kettlebell Swings - Full overhead- 25reps / 55 lbs
Double Unders - 30 reps
Hanging Knees to Elbows - 10 reps
3-2-1-Go
Post time to comments.
If you are new to MetCon workouts....be wise and advised....scale down and pace.
ICE is cool!
NO WORKOUT ON SATURDAY!!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Work Out of the Day
"Michael"
Three rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters
50 Back Extensions
50 Sit-ups
How about that Pull Up/Multi use rack! The front bars are stainless steel and ready for your pull ups. Bars at 7'6", 8', 8'6" and nearly 10' (out of photo). This structure will provide a lot of folks with their first pull up, muscle up and ring dips. It will also expose muscles they never knew they had that could do so much work.
Monday, December 15, 2008
First Workout - Thursday 4:30pm - Be there!
Friday, December 12, 2008
Work Out of the Day and Announcement
- 400 meter run
- 225 Dead Lifts - 15 Reps
- 185 Bench Press - 12 Reps
- 135 Front Squats - 9 Reps
Announcement: Drum Roll Please........Crossfit Everett was posted as an official Crossfit affilitate yesterday! The gym is a week away from ready! We are almost there.
Grandmothers and FireBreathers and FireBreathing Grandmas....get ready for Crossfit, Everett style. It is going to be fun.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Work Out of the Day
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
"Nicole"
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
- Run 400 meters
- Max rep Pull-ups
3-2-1 Go!
Mark is hoping in vain, that a cup of coffee will encourage sheet rock mud to dry faster. Looks to us like he could use some sleep!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Work Out of the Day
http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/cfj-nov-05/hang-clean.wmv
These are full squat cleans not power cleans. We are not only aiming for power, but also for the explosive quickness it takes to get back under the bar. The thunder of a full extension pull to get the load moving upward combined with the lighting fast speed needed to reverse the direction of the body and get down for the catch is the brilliance behind this skill. When done right it is truly beautiful.
Use 195 lbs, 225 lbs, barbell only or a broom stick.
If you have not been trained in this movement, use extreme caution. If you don't have bumper plates....CrossFit Everett will as soon as we open our doors! We'll also train you to do this very helpful exercise. Coming to an Everett near You!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Work Out of the Day
EZ Street is not resting here. He is nearing the end of 100 squats for speed. Sucking wind, staying focus and strong. Did I mention he has just done a 100 pull ups, 100 push ups, and 100 sits before this? He finished in less than 30 minutes. Not bad.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Work Out of the Day
Run 800 meters then...then 3 rounds of:
- 15 Wall Balls
- 15 Pull Ups
- 15 Overhead Press
The December 15th start is in question today. however, we are working hard at getting the sheet rock up and getting the gear in place. Stay tuned. We are going to get Crossfit to Everett as soon as we can!
Protecting Everett and beyond, one rep at a time.
Enjoy.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Work Out of the Day
Adrian transitioning from monster L sit to hand stand. What a stud!
Dead Lift
5-5-5-3-3-3-1-1-1
(translation: 9 rounds total. Do 5 Reps the first three rounds. Increase the load and do 3 reps the next 3 rounds. Bump to loads and do 3 more heavy singles. A full 3 minute rest between sets is acceptable. This is not a metcon workout. We are building strength primarily today)
Find a weight that allows you to do the reps with proper form.
http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFit_DeadliftPushupWOD.wmv
The video is a great example of a crossfit work out and shows the deadlift. Most of us prefer and over/under grip on the lift. When the loads get heavy if helps keep the bar from rolling out of the hands.
Remember to get full extension at the top and return the load to earth under control.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Work Out of the Day - Weds and Thursday
- 65 pound Thrusters, 50 reps
- 50 Pull-ups
- 65 pound Thrusters, 30 reps
- 30 Pull-ups
- 65 pound Thrusters, 20 reps
- 20 Pull-ups
- 1000m Row
- 50 Wall Ball
- 30 KB Swings
- 10 Handstand Push-up
Set up the elements and go like your hair's on fire.
Wall Ball: Men use 20 lbs / Women use 14lbs
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Work Out of the Day (WOD)
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Work Out of the Day and New Digs
"CrossFit Total"
- Back squat, 1 rep
- Shoulder Press, 1 rep
- Deadlift, 1 rep
Post total to comments.
Work Out of the Day (WOD)
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Work Out of the Day (WOD)
15 Double-unders
15 Burpees
15 Box Jump
1 Ascent/15 ft Rope climb,
Post rounds and fractions of rounds completed to comments.
If you don't have access to a rope, do 5 undergrip-straight pull ups, 5 knees to elbows, 5 BW squats. If don't have a pull up use some bands, do jumping pull ups or fake them. If you can't do K2E, do 3 sits and three Knees to Chest while you are down there for one rep. If you struggle with the double unders, wear shin guards a face shield and go for it anyway. Burpees include a full push up, and a full jump with overhead clap to finish each rep.
Keep moving hard for the full twenty minutes. It will go by fast and feel great when it is over. Crossfit Everett is making the world a better place, one rep at a time. Work hard. The world needs you. 3-2-1 go.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Work Out of the Day (WOD)
For time:
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Work Out of the Day (WOD)
Monday, November 24, 2008
Work Out of the Day (WOD)
Total body explosion is needed on the dynamic movements here to blast the weight up. Remember, we are "rear drive" as humans, so stay alligned, drive through the floor, keep a tight pillar and use the entire posterior chain for the blast. Aggressive drive straight up and a fierce drop under the bar is needed for the push jerk and split jerk reps. Full extention at the top allows the scapula to open and the movements to be complete. This workout is primarily about developing Power.
Strength + Speed = Power.
Pick a weight that you can do for 4 reps per round. 3-2-1-Go.
Enjoy
Thursday, November 20, 2008
WOD
30 Muscle-ups
Post time to comments.
If you cannot do the muscle-ups do 120 pull-ups and 120 dips. If you cannot do that, grabs some bands, do jumping pull ups and dips. Get as close as you can and time it. Then beat it next time.
The core of Crossfit brilliance is the element of intensity. A strong person can take all day for this work out and it only means they are powerful enough and after sufficient rest can repeat this explosive movement. In real life applications this is helpful if one can take a nap between whatever they did one time that exhausted them and the next attempt. At Crossfit we want you to be able to hit it and hit it and hit it hard and then hit it and hit it again. And again. Hard. For a long time.
Like "Grace" yesterday and "Cindy" the day before, this work out is about using intensity to build the physiological, mental and emotional systems that can support true fitness. Crossfit trains our athletes to move "large loads over long distances quickly". The only way to do that is to time ourselves and aim for ever improving efforts. The ability to produce the power needed to execute a muscle-up repeatedly in quick succession will produce the results that make Crossfit athletes effective over a broad range of activities, movements and time constraints.
"Intensity is where the good "_____" (stuff) happens." Crossfit Mantra
I was asked yesterday if these workouts are painful. My answer was: "not when they're over."
Enjoy.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
WOD
135 pound Clean and Jerk, 30 reps
Use 95 pounds, 65 pounds or broomstick as needed and post time and load to comments. For instruction to safely clean and jerk see the excellent Crossfit.com video link above.
On these "Sprint" style met-con workouts, be certain to do a full and complete Crossfit warm up. Rest for about 3 minutes and go for it. Absolutely scale as needed, especially if you are not skilled at this movement yet. PVC pipe or bare bar is fine. Watch for form collapses as you fatique and correct yourself at once.
Root Beer loves this one. Mongoose says his traps are still sore from Deadlifts and HS Push Ups and is already beginning to think up other excuses for this tough workout.
Monday, November 17, 2008
WOD
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats
Another benchmark workout that nearly anyone can do with access to a pull up bar. If pull ups are a problem, grab a band and self assist, get an assist from a partner or pull up (pun) a sturdy bench and do jumping pull ups. However you do them, do the reps if you can.
Squats are done with body weight only, done to just below 90 degrees and done fast. Let this stretch out your lower back, release the hip and engage the hamstrings. "Butt wink" is normal for newbies and means you need to keep at it and loosen those hip flexors and hamstrings. Most normal knee issues (and we all have them) go away with deep squats. The hamstring and the quad work in balance and this keeps the patella aligning correctly. Done half way down is quad-centric causing the patilla to not track right and should give you problems. However something is better than nothing, so do what you can. A little deeper each session and you'll see increases in flexibility and strength.
If just below 90 degrees is too much of a challenge for right now, do them to a chair or bench. If you need more help, find a sturdy rail and grab on to self assist. However you do them, do the reps.
Push ups can be done on the knees if needed. However you do them, do the reps.
All the movements can be broken up into lesser reps but must be done in order. Do not move onto the next movement until all the reps for that round are done.
A beginner might get 5 rounds. A veteran Crossfitter should be bumping 20 or more rounds. EZ Street will be at about 20, Root Beer at 16, Captain at 10 and Mongoose right around 18.
Enjoy.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Location nearly secured
With very few improvements to do, the space only needs a few weeks to get up and running. Some electrical, drywall and paint and in we move. Our equipment will take that long to trickle in and with items like Dynamax med balls on back order, some will take longer than others.
We will not wait for all our gear to show up. A crossfiter only needs a floor and a few weigths to get a monster workout, so we will take advantage of what we have when we have it and "3-2-1 Go" around December 15.
Our location could not be better for the Everett area. Trust me, I have seen about 50 potential sites and this is the one. Half a block away from the events center, very close to fire, police and anyone who works or lives in the Everett area. The freeway is easy on/off and with Colby and Hewitt within sight, good coffee, beer and eats will be easy post workout. We are definately in the downtown core and excited about helping new friends getting in the best fitness of their lives.
Especially fun is that we share the building with Chopstix piano bar, a really cool coffee shop/book store (Steve at the Gathering Grove) and a couple of attorneys which will be perfect neighbors for us. I look forward to meeting all the other tenants.
Stay posted. We are nearly there with Crossfit in Everett! Oh, I did not mention the safe block to run around. Bonus: it is nearly flat. No worries though....a perfect hill is right across the street!
WOD
21-15-9 reps of:
225 lbs Deadlifts
HS Push Ups.
For time. Scale as needed and watch yourself improve.
For a self spotting technique for Hand Stand Push Ups visit:
http://crossfitednavalley.com/?p=25#comments
"Diane" is one of Crossfits benchmark workouts. It will show up again and again. If you struggle or need to scale, that is fine. Just keep track so you can see your gains the next time.
FYI: Most of the workouts are scaled for a 175lbs male who is adapted to Crossfit and well trained. If this is not you, scale back or up and go for it. As always, read the caution on this page.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
WOD
7 Sets of 5 Reps
3 minute rest between sets
then do:
30 Clap push ups
20 Triangle push up
10 Judo Push ups
Chaser:
5 sets of dead hang from bar. 30 sec rest between sets. Time each set.
We are working chest today to be sure. However, the Anterior Deltoids and Triceps are a natural part of this movement as well and will be exhausted when you are ready to do the Chaser.
It has been said "If you want to improve your bench press, do standing overhead press." (Dr. Mark Rippetoe) I concur. There is little use for a use for a purely push movement in life that excludes the pillar (trunk, torso, core) and rotation (leg drive, hip ext/flex). But the bench press is a useful tool in overall fitness. We do plenty of overhead shoulder work and more than enough hip work. So today, we will, without apology, work the chest and arms that will allow for a stronger drive and push.
The hang is about the grip and wrist. The fatter the bar the better.
Work Hard. Be safe. Enjoy the ride.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
WOD
Low Back Squats - Body Weight
Hang Power Cleans - 3/4 Body Weight
Push Press - 1/2 Body Weight
Dessert:
Front Plank - 5 sets at 30 secs each.
Walking lunges - 100 reps.
Done!
This WOD is for time, making it an intense and classic Crossfit Everett metcon workout. Pay attention to what your body is telling you during the workout. Do not over do it...only you can tell if you are beginning to over-stress your system.
Watch your form on all elements as you begin to fatique, which will be early on. Go at a pace that allows for integrity of form and still calls the cardio and CNS pathways to adapt and step up. New Crossfitters may wisely opt for a one to three minute rest between sets. This will allow the lungs to regroup and the oxygen to figure out where it needs to be.
This workout is about Strength (squat), Power (HPC), then back to Strength (Push Press) only now in the shoulders and core stablizing structures. Your CNS will be confused about where the fuel is needed. Legs, Back, Shoulders, steady and then explode....then start over. The body must learn to adapt to this sort of quick switch to be considered ready for anything. It will. But not without a fight. This is an intentional aspect of a metcon and should feel a little uncomfortable during the exercise.
Be sure you have full hip extention at the top of the squat. Be careful not to unload before full extention of the HPC. Keep a strong pillar and full shoulder extention at the top of the press. The Push Press is not a Push Jerk. Watch yourself for cheating the exercise by micro jerking the press.
Work Hard. Be safe. Enjoy the ride.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
WOD
3 Rounds for time of:
800 mtr run
50 Back Extentions
50 Sit ups
Dessert:
Turkish Get-ups 45lbs.
10 Reps each hand.
Done
Remember:
1. Never do a full WOD without a full Crossfit style warm up.
2. First 24hours Rest,"ICE" aches and ibuprofin. No heat!!
Post comments and time for Michael.
Progress
7 Rounds of:
Thrusters: 1 rep.
Straight Pull Ups: max rep.
Rest for 2 minutes between rounds.
Done
Insurance made progress today. Need to finalize a lease before we can get insurance going further. Lease could be signed by the end of the week. A few more details and it is good. The space we are looking at is quite a bit more expensive than others in and around Everett. However, the landlord is a good guy and working with us agressively to make it work. The site is smaller than we had hoped for however, the location works well. If we get the numbers of athletes we need to afford the space, we will be real crowded. So it is a bit of a Catch 22. But I think the location will draw who we need and we'll deal with the crowds. A nice problem to have and a good challenge to get us started.
Over the weekend, I made final budget adjustments. We will need about 100 athletes before the end of 2009. A big task. If we all work together, we can bring this sort of excellence in training to Everett. If not, I'll be a flagger for the endless road projects around my house. Not so bad!
Friday, November 7, 2008
Slow and steady
Root Beer giving a clinic on the kipping pull ups. Good extension!
EZ Street nearing 100 and looking good. Strong kid and great Crossfitter.
WOD:
"ANGIE"
100 reps each for time of:
- Pull ups
- Push ups
- Sit ups
- Squats
Today I meet with a local Fireman. Seth was a star basketball player at PLU who was reported to "jump out of the gym" on more than one occasion. We will catch up on life and talk about Crossfit.
I continue to work on our location. At 10 this morning, I view a site that would work real well for us. It is a little on the small side but there are off setting positives that would make the space work.
Insurance, equipment and a Crossfit workout with are the other items on my "to do" list. AW is in town and we will hit "Angie" hard. For my first workout in nearly two weeks, I might hit it sort-of hard. A tweaked back is something to take seriously and walking over the weekend is something I will need to be able to do! My last "Angie" was 25:21:50. We'll see how it goes today. AW likes to push. I think I'll call him "Root Beer".
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Location
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Location pergatory
Our location is in limbo and this is the kingpin to all the other issues. We have toured Everett and found everything from an abandoned gas station, an old warehouse to be shared with produce distributor, used furniture store and brand new strip mall shell to everything in between. All are too big, too small, low ceiling, wood floor or too expensive.
To finalize it all we need an address! My primary goal this week is to negotiate and sign a lease. Doing sessions out of my condo is not a very good option when we are dropping 135lbs from overhead during a session of Grace. My neighbors will complain.
Better not order equipment until I know I have an address to ship it too and know the square footage. It looks like the location domino needs to drop this week! It will. Stay posted.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Beginnings
Vendors are working on pricing, attorneys and tax men are setting us up so we can do business, the blog is in process and soon Everett will have a first rate CrossFit training facility and coaching. Stay posted.