Friday, March 30, 2007 

Visit from Chelsea

Every minute on the minute, perform 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, and 15 squats.

Can you continue for thirty minutes? Twenty minutes? How about 10? If you fall behind the clock, note the time and then keep going for thirty minutes to see how many total rounds you can complete.

CrossFit Eastside group workoutTeam 6 - CrossFit classic "Chelsea"

Wednesday, March 28, 2007 

Measure up

CrossFit Eastside - Concept 2 rowingConcept 2 offers a free online ranking tool.
See how your efforts compare with the rest of the planet's.

Monday, March 26, 2007 

Playtime

CrossFit - Fun for kids of all ages Kid tested, parent approved.

Saturday, March 24, 2007 

Her heart on her sleeve

CrossFit Eastside - I Heart Mom tattoo

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

-Lao Tzu

Thursday, March 22, 2007 

First pull-up

CrossFit Eastside - chin over barSophie gets her first unassisted pull-up!

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 

What a team

Before
CrossFit Eastside  - Stairclimbers in kilts
(What is it with the boyz in skirtz?)

During?
CrossFit Eastside - Free ride
("Hey, this isn't so hard!")

After
CrossFit Eastise - Post-climb R&R
(It was the day after St. Patty's, after all.)

Monday, March 19, 2007 

Venimus, vidimus, escendimus

CrossFit Eastside, Big Climb 2007
We did it again! The annual Big Climb for Leukemia up the 1,311 steps of the Columbia Tower was yesterday, and we had a team of 24 Eastside CrossFitters participating. And, this year, we had another 25 of our friends from Rainier CrossFit, Mt. Baker CrossFit, and CrossFit Westside joining in the fun. Forty-nine CrossFitters are hard to miss, even in a big crowd!

Most of the results are in:

NAMETIMEPLACE IN AGE DIVPLACE OVERALLSEX OVERALL
Irena Netik10:583 / 201135 /18505 / 730
Michael Street11:1953 / 257182 /1850171 /1120
Justin Davis11:2458 / 372195 /1850184 /1120
Russell Hadley11:5375 / 372275 /1850252 /1120
Paul Callo12:0988 / 372334 /1850299 / 1120
James Walsh12:1286 / 257348 /1850310 /1120
Mark Brinton13:1376 / 208559 /1850472 /1120
Bruce Duba13:2487 / 213614 / 1850512 / 1120
Jean Christopherson13:3517 / 116649 /1850120 / 730
Marc Amsberry13:45188 /372 701 /1850 568 /1120
Sean McDaniel13:58200 / 372742 / 1850592 /1120
Kim Amsberry14:1366 /241795 /1850173 /730
Tom Hussey14:12211 / 372786 /1850614 /1120
Mike Hom14:12156 / 257783 /1850613 /1120
Bridget Jendro14:2373 / 241823 /1850190 / 730
Jackie Richards14:3980 / 241877 /1850214 / 730
Carrie Klumpar15:23107 / 2411017 /1850273 / 730
James Duggins17:12216 / 2571320 /1850905 /1120
Heaton Wrenn17:16166 / 2081327 /1850910 /1120
Mark Woodside17:51318 / 3721375 /1850933 /1120
Paula Tomlinson20:21192 / 2411566 /1850542 / 730
Madonna McDaniel21:27202 / 2411629 /1850587 / 730
Beth Walsh22:54357 / 3721682 /18501058 /1120
Kathryn Haniuk24:52100 / 1161735 /1850654 / 730
Robyn SprostonNA (yet)


Saturday, March 17, 2007 

Hips over shoulders

CrossFit Handstand progression
With continued exposure, this will work into a freestanding
hips-over-shoulders handstand.

Thursday, March 15, 2007 

Lift off

CrossFit Deadlift 182kg (400.4 pounds) Heaton set a goal to pull 400 pounds before he turned 50. He got it done three weeks before his birthday. Strong work, Heat.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 

News bits

First, a reminder that the new evening class schedule starts Tues 3/13. That's TONIGHT. Perfect timing, what with another hour of daylight in the evening and all.

Tuesdays & Thursdays:
5:30 Elements
6:30 Firebreathers class

MWF stays the same: 6pm class.

Second, the Big Climb is coming up this Sunday, 3/18. You can still join the team, right up until the day of the event, if you're just that noncommittal. All the info you need--and more--is at http://www.crossfiteastside.com/bigclimb.

Sunday, March 11, 2007 

Strong play


In honor of Sean's birthday, Friday evening's workout was a strongman-style event, with an added metabolic boost at the beginning, courtesy of our Concept2 rowers.

For time:

1. 1000-meter row.

2. Plate carry - Move about 450 pounds of bumper plates from one end of the gym to the other. With a 60-pound D-ball cherry on top.


3. Farmer's walk, 100 pounds per hand, out across the parking lot and back into the gym.

Clock stops.

4. For reps: Fat-bar overhead push-presses or jerks, with about 100 pounds on an Apollon's Axle bar.

Just getting that devil of a bar up to the rack position for pressing was a mighty big challenge for some of us.

One minute rest.

5. For reps: Lift a 130-pound sandbag from the floor to the platform and back down.

Everything was scalable to individual strength and ability.

Much fun was had by all (except maybe the slightly horrified chiropractor observing from the sidelines). Way to hang with the heavy stuff, y'all—and to get over your fears of it, for some of you.

You'll have a chance to do more of this kind of thing if you want (and pull a big red bus!) this summer at the Mt. Rainier's Strongest Man contest (and all-around good time) down in Sumner, WA. It's a fantastic event and fundraiser hosted by our friends at Rainier CrossFit on July 21, 2007.

Friday, March 09, 2007 

36 years strong

CrossFit varied workouts
Sean McDaniel

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 

Schedule change

Fat Bar Zercher liftBy popular demand, we’re adding two new class times and changing up the Tuesday/Thursday evening schedule, starting Tuesday, March 13, 2007. That’s next week.

Tuesdays and Thursdays
5:30-6:30 Elements class
6:30-7:30 Spicier class

Pick your poison.

Sunday, March 04, 2007 

Why fitness matters

Snow Play, CrossFit Eastside
So you can play in the snow with your kids. Or just like a kid.