Old-school physical fitness in central Seattle

Archive for April, 2010

Special class this Saturday morning, 9:30; no 10:30 class

All of our regular clients who plan to work out on Saturday: we need you at 9:30 this week only (not 10:30). Come in and find out what’s your heaviest possible squat, press, and deadlift. We normally do sets of five; this is our occasional time to test how much we can lift ONCE. You [...]

Great news for Tuesday nights!

Our Tuesday 6:30 PM class, formerly for women only, is now open to everyone. A women-only class was an experiment I wanted to try, with regard to making women comfortable trying these (possibly) new and difficult workouts. I am very happy to learn that women are not intimidated and don’t need or want a separate [...]

The good news about parking here

The public parking lots upstairs from us are good for two hours. The nicer the weather gets, the more full these lots will be. Street parking to the south of us is also good for two hours. North of us, one hour. The good news: If you arrive after 6 PM or on a weekend, [...]

Box jump movie

Five people have leaped up onto our 36-inch box so far: me, Maya, Andrew, Morgan, and Aaron. Come on in and try it — or work your way up. Here’s a movie of two jumpers: Our big new box jump from Fran Mason on Vimeo.

Wednesday fun

Our friend Jules made us a 36-inch-high box to jump on. And we did! It works! What a great gift. Movies coming soon of people jumping on it. Later we did rolls, headstands, and handstands for a while. If people are not used to these, we have all sorts of different ways to start being [...]

Announcements! New class; special offer

We’re starting a 7:30 AM CrossFit class, Tuesdays and Thursdays with Stephanie. It starts April 20. Book yourself into it by clicking here or by using the links on the right side of the home page. We have a special offer for you if you have tried our class(es) but have not signed up. The [...]