Friday, October 31, 2008 

Spooky

Which of these images scares you the most?

These boots are made for lunging!
Classy!
Stylish!
Scary! CrossFit Halloween workout

Thursday, October 30, 2008 

First date

CrossFit Eastside JP meets Fran JP meets Fran, as his first named workout.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 

Ribbit

CrossFit Eastside squatting and leaping frogs Frogs in a pond

Sunday, October 26, 2008 

When dreams become reality


CrossFit Eastside fire training

Having just completed nine weeks of intense firefighter training, Jennifer Simperman graduated from the Washington State Fire Training Academy this weekend. She's been working hard at CrossFit Eastside and on her own to prepare for the academy and for the work of a firefighter. We have been honored to be part of helping Jennifer follow her dreams.

Jennifer and Jenny

Jen is following in the footsteps of fellow CFES athlete and firefighter Jenny Oltmann, a longtime veteran of Eastside Fire & Rescue.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 

Squat therapy

Squatting for the group Show...

Hearing it like it is

...and tell.

Learning not only to execute but also to identify and articulate the finer points of movement technique is a big part of serious training (in contrast to merely "working out"). It's also one of the significant benefits of well-run group training: everyone's a critic.

Here, Brock takes his turn in the spotlight of group squat critique.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 

Li'l Kim

CrossFit Eastside kettlebell swings Learning to swing a kettlebell, and then using the lesson to meet Helen.

Saturday, October 18, 2008 

Mission accomplished

CrossFit Eastside muscle-up Sophie's been working diligently toward a muscle-up for months now, putting in extra work on her ring dips and practicing the pull-up-to-dip transition. She came home from college for a visit and popped herself right up into her first ever muscle-up! Good to have you back in the house, Sophie!

Pretty strong, Sis!
Kudos on the accomplishment from bro

Thursday, October 16, 2008 

Throwing up

CrossFit throwingLearning to throw is a fundamental part of developing well-rounded fitness.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 

As fast as you can

CrossFit Eastside sprint

Sunday, October 12, 2008 

Setting things on fire

CrossFit Eastside level-1 certification Bottom-to-bottom Tabata squats

It was an amazing weekend. Northwest-area firefighters collected at CrossFit Eastside to attend a level-1 CrossFit certification seminar. Over two days, the staff of trainers from around the country taught 39 people the fundamentals of CrossFit and had them looking great by the end of the weekend. Happy to have you all in the house!

Thursday, October 09, 2008 

Dear Abbies

CrossFit Tabata sit-upGetting just a few seconds of rest during Tabata sit-ups.

Wednesday, October 08, 2008 

Git it!

CrossFit Eastsdie big pulls Drew pulls 231.6 kilos (509.5 pounds)

We've had a whole bunch of folks put up big deadlift numbers in the gym over the past couple months. We didn't get a good pic of Drew's first 500-pound-plus deadlift last month (when he pulled 227 kilos), but we did get a shot of this one! 231 kilos!

There was a rash of other PRs and big lifts on the same day. To name a few: Brock got up 175 kg, Jim 145, Roman 155, Billy 227, Harlan 182, Sharon 97, Beth 105, and "one eleven Devin."

Congratulations all on the strong work!

Tuesday, October 07, 2008 

Up, up, and away

CrossFit Eastside box jumping

Friday, October 03, 2008 

Progress

CrossFit Eastside building better people
Bruce
Left: November 2006 - 30 kg overhead squat
Right: October 2008 - 93 kg overhead squat

Wednesday, October 01, 2008 

Let down your hair

CrossFit rope climbingRapunzel: How many trips up the rope in one hour?