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Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes….

Knees and toes!

From the 2010 CrossFit Games WOD Event 6b

3 Rounds for Time:

30 Toes-to-Bar
21 Ground to Overhead (95#/65#)

Results

Exchange of the day: Between Amanda and me during the toes-to-bar instruction:

Amanda: “Wait, I have a question.” Me “Shoot”. Amanda: “Is that really a squatch on your shirt riding a unicorn?” Me: “No he’s killing a unicorn.”

Jorge and the toes-to-bar (or ankles to bar!):

What do you eat for breakfast? Read “Breakfast of Champions“

The 2010 CrossFit Games CrossFit Journal commercial [wmv] [mov]

Notes:

Saturday class schedule change alert: One formal time at 1000; waves if needed. There will be no 11am slot! This is for the next couple weeks due to everyone’s summer plans and light attendance at 11am.

Upcoming events: Look on the right side of the site and check out the many events this summer to sign up for with your fellow Squatches!

Happy Birthday Steph and Marc!

For time:

Run 400 meters
7 Overhead Squats (95#/65#)
26 Ring-Dips
Run 400 meters
7 Overhead Squats
26 Push-ups (Hands must release from floor)
Run 400 meters
7 Overhead Squats
26 Ring-Dips
Run 400 meters
7 Overhead Squats
26 Push-ups (Hands must release from floor)

Results
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Steph and Marc raise the roof for their birthday WOD:

Off to the races:

What is CrossFit? This video gets me fired up. Fired up to train, coach, and simply walk into the box and be around clients, friends, and family. It gets me thinking too.

What is CrossFit to me? It’s my way of embracing life. Seizing the day. It’s taking on a challenge and struggling to push both mentally and physically to see it through. It’s self-improvement, self-motivation and self-satisfaction. CrossFit is setting the example for my kid, my family, my friends, and my community. It’s evidence based fitness both of mind and body. It’s also hard and intimidating. CrossFit is butterflies in your stomach, mind screaming “quit” and then “don’t quit”. It’s almost never wanting to do the WOD until you hear “3-2-1 Go” and then loving that you did the WOD when it’s over. It’s bumper plates, big lifts, tall socks, board shorts and no shirt. Tire flips, rope climbs, handstands and being a big kid whenever you want. It’s epic, awesome and badass every single day. It is workouts that really are workouts. CrossFit is coaching, training, cheering, good games, and good times. It’s eating right, hating to rest, and chomping to get back to that next dreaded workout. It’s marriage counseling. It’s setting PR’s, learning new skills and newfound confidence, and then getting better at whatever you use your fitness to go do. It’s turning weaknesses into strengths. It’s helping my loved ones live a few more healthy and productive years. CrossFit is a vehicle which you can use to change your life, and we have been lucky enough to witness it daily in our box. Most of all, it’s simply FUN.

So what is CrossFit to you?

Our CF Games 2010 Epic-ation!

From Urban Dictionary:

Epication: An epication is a vacation of epic proportions. Standard vacations kneel and weep before the awesomeness that is the epication.

This defines our recent trip to Carson, CA (which sounds better than Compton) to be a part of the CrossFit-apallooza that is known as the CrossFit Games. It was a great weekend filled with awesome performances and memories that inspired us to get back in the gym to hit it hard. On top of that Michelle and I were lucky to enjoy our epication with some incredibly cool friends!

I have only three requests for the 2011 CF Games:

Have more of us Squatches go down
Have one (or a team of us) make it through qualifiers to compete and cheer for
Hurry up and get here already!

If you are interested in a ton of pics from the Games here ya go:

"Chipper: Week of the Games Day 5"

Inspired by the 2010 CF Games Affiliate Cup Event 3: “Chipper” [Recap]

2 Rounds For time:

Run 300 meters
15 Over the Box Jumps (24″/20″)
15 Dumbbell Squat Cleans (45#/25#)
30 Double-Unders
15 Push-ups
15 AbMat Sit-ups
30 Yards Walking Lunges

Results

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Michelle’s parents tackle the Chipper:

Coaching Tip: Over the Box Jump with Scott

While you can jump laterally or head on; the key is an explosive jump
Jump up while aiming beyond the box
Open your hips and then pull your feet and knees up to your chest
Stretch your feet out beyond the box and prepare to land
Land with your knees bent to absorb the impact
You can perform variations by jumping onto the box and jumping down; jumping and pivoting 180 degrees in the air to land facing the box; or jumping sideways (laterally) over the box

I love this! Watch the 2010 CF Games “Belief” commercial by CrossFit Again Faster [wmv] [mov]

Question:

During the prime 2 months of summer that we get here, is an 11am class needed or is 10am sufficient with a “come one come all” arrangement? The 11am has been spotty at best as the weather has gotten nicer and weekend plans take priority. So we are considering having a 10am slot and just running waves if it’s crowded. Post to comments.

We are officially going to petition the city to rename the street in front of the box…

"Hell-in: Week of the Games Day 4"

2010 CF Games Individual Event 2: “Pyramid Double Helen or Hell-in” [Men’s recap / Women’s recap]

For time:

Run 1200 meters
63 Kettlebell swings (53#/35#)
36 Pull-ups
Run 800 meters
42 Kettlebell swings (53#/35#)
24 Pull-ups
Run 400 meters
21 Kettlebell swings (53#/35#)
12 Pull-ups

Top 2010 CF Games times: Men’s – Graham Holmberg 16:59, Women’s – Annie Thorisdottir 17:53

Results

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Sangeeta reflecting on Hell-in:

This was definitely “HELL-in”. Appropriately named, reputation earned! This is a demanding workout both in terms of cardiovascular and metabolic conditioning. Essentially one giant chipper; the decreasing distance and reps represent the “light at the end of the workout”. As the forearms burn the pull-ups begin to falter and grip strength and pulling power become a huge challenge along with the jackhammer in your chest. Simply willing yourself to keep running, swinging, and pulling is a battle in and of itself.

Fight Gone Bad V is coming!

If you are reading this please consider signing up and creating your own fundraising page. This event (we also did FGB IV last September with CF Redmond) benefits Livestrong, The Wounded Warrior Project, and the CrossFit Foundation. Read more here. The money that CF Affiliates across the country raise will go towards cancer research and the CrossFit Foundation (which benefits military, law enforcement and first responder communities with fitness equipment assistance).

Raise $150 and you will receive a limited edition shirt. We plan to host this on a date in late September (TBD) as the official date of 9/25 conflicts with a cert we will be at. Have no fear though we already have approval from them to pick a different date. So register, pick “SnoRidge CrossFit” under team name and get started fundraising!

Warrior Dash is coming!

Several of us have mentioned or have already registered for the supposedly “most insane obstacle race” in America. Doubtful however it looks like a blast. Date is 9/12 in Oregon and times are filling up. Some of us are registered for the 11 – 12 heats. If interested click here. Let’s get a good group to go down, put on our Viking gear and run through fire, mud, and water!

Notes:

Tomorrow class is 10am and 11am. Post to comments if you are in for the 10am as first 8 will get prioirity. It’s Day 5 of our “Week of the Games” and will be an Affiliate Cup Event.

Want to see a CrossFitter easily pull over 600 lbs. on a deadlift? Watch Dave Lipson pull 651! [wmv] [mov]

"Deadlift: Week of the Games Day 3"

2010 CF Games Masters Event 2: 1RM Deadlift

Strength WOD:

Deadlift
1/1/1/1/1

Checkout WOD immediately after:

2010 CF Games Affiliate Cup Team Event 2

For Max Reps:

1 Min Max Reps Deadlift (265#/175#)
1 Min Rest
1 Min Max Reps Pistols (alternating leg)
1 Min Rest
1 Min Row For Max Calories

Results

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Adriana screaming her way to a PR:

27 people went into the box today to attempt a 1 rep max (1RM) deadlift. All 27 hit a new PR! How cool is that? Chest bumps and high fives! I tried to get pics of everyone’s PR lift but couldn’t be everywhere at once. My apologies for those who I didn’t get a picture of. That just means you get to PR again next time!

New box Deadlift records: Mark B. with a lift of 465# and Lucy with a lift of 243#

Pics of Deadlift Mania 2010:

Notes:

Congrats to Pat who this past weekend rode the 200 mile STP (Seattle to Portland) bike race in only 1 day with a time under 12 hours! Pretty amazing considering around 90% of the 10,000 riders take two days to complete it with an overnight stop. Pat told me today he owed it to CrossFit!

Sunday Finals

We are still in Sillyville at the Games! Watch it live here. The finals for Men’s/Women’s/Masters/and Affiliate Cup are today!

Rock on! Do burpees!

Video of 2009 CF Games Mens Champ Mikko Salo Stateside Training [wmv] [mov]

The 2010 CrossFit Games are here!

4 Rounds for Time:

50m Walking Lunges
50 Sit-ups

Today, Saturday and Monday we are closed! We are at the 2010 CrossFit Games!

We are in LA watching the Games at the Home Depot Center. Stay tuned for updates and check the Games site for the latest. Also you can watch a live feed on the right hand side of this page.

Watch The History of the CrossFit Games [free video download on the CF Journal]

Saturday 7/17 WOD: 10am at Swenson Park (over in Deer Park off Snoqualmie Parkway and Swenson Dr.) Curtis will be leading a team WOD. Show up and have some fun! Meet on the basketball court. Post to comments or let Curtis know if you are in!

Max Effort Day

Max Effort Day (Choose a minimum of 4):

Row 500m Max Effort
Run 400m Max Effort
Row 1000m Max Effort
Standing Box Jump Max Height (Scale up to hit max height)
Dead Hang Pull-ups Max Reps
Pull-ups Max Reps
Kettlebell Swings Max Reps (53#/35#)
Double-Unders Max Reps
Push-ups Max Reps
Max Plank Hold for Time
Muscle-Ups Max Reps
Handstand Push-ups Max Reps
Handstand Hold for Time
*Rest as needed between max effort exercises

** Extra Credit: Learn to rope climb

Results

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“Moving On Up” with Rob:

Previous Max Effort Results (10/10/09)

Just another manic Fun-day! Some days you just need to know what you can do if you go all out and see how many reps you can get or how fast you can go. Today you had to pick at least 4 from the list and go for it. All of you hit a PR and displayed some mad skills!

Use these as mini-benchmarks for setting goals and getting stronger. Use the row and run times for helping learn your pace for going hard and fast. Then pick a date and break the new PR’s you set today!

Lucy fitting in time for a WOD while in Maui last week:

Notes:

Friday, Saturday and Monday we are closed! We are at the 2010 CrossFit Games!

"Gwen"

For Load:

15-12-9 reps of
Clean and Jerk

Rules:

Choose a weight
Touch and Go only at the floor; no dumping
No Re-grip allowed
Rest only off the ground and as needed between sets
Use same load each set to be RX’d

Results

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A Couple of Jerks:

This is an old WOD from the main site that has made numerous appearances over the years. It is traditionally supposed to include squat cleans over power cleans, but like Grace and Isabel the several posts I found never clearly specify squat for power so for our purposes it’s any type of clean and push jerk or split jerk. Maybe next time this will be squat clean and jerks only.

I did this WOD once in my garage and not as RX’d as I adjusted the weight. My notes from this said “Massive Suck! Makes Grace seem easy. Fought like Hell each set to not give up.” Reading that strangely made me want to program it in. Then I started it today and reached ten reps and thought “Oh shit, why did I program this in?”

Special thanks to Jeremy D. for running the 7pm class tonight. We owe you!

Thursday is Funday! We will be choosing from several exercises and movements for a bunch of max efforts. Bring long socks too if you want to learn how to climb the rope.

Notes:

No 6am Class and note that Friday, Saturday and Monday we are closed! We are at the 2010 CrossFit Games!

Moe is on vacation in CA and has been dropping in at Mike’s Gym for Oly LIfting workouts. She also met up with Coach Burgener (CrossFit Olympic Lifting and USA Weightlifting Coach). Too cool!