Old-school physical fitness in central Seattle

Archive for June, 2010

Our second CrossFit Total

Nice lifting everybody! People who are already experienced lifters hit new benchmarks (such as Sabrina, who hit her old deadlift PR of 215 from years ago) and newer people set a first mark to exceed next time. Others worked extra on their lifting technique and did not end up with a total.

Stephanie’s Salad Standby

This is a quick, seasonal recipe for a chopped salad that can be made up in a big batch and kept in the fridge for a healthy addition to any meal or a ready to go snack. Get creative with your favorite veggies or experiment with ones you haven’t eaten before. Ingredients: Any chopped raw [...]

New CrossFit Intro series starts July 12 and 20

New to CrossFit? Start with the free Saturday morning class at 8:30. SIGN UP For an even better ramp-up, continue with the new four-session CrossFit Intro series with Stephanie. You’ll learn even more of the exercises and workout formats you’ll be using in CrossFit and get comfortable with the classes. Start building your work capacity [...]

What can a year with CrossFit get you?

I came into CrossFit North in 2004 with decent aerobic fitness and a few push-ups. After a year, in September 2005, my blog shows that I was doing kipping pull-ups, 24-kg kettlebell swings, and 220-pound deadlifts, and that I rowed 2000 meters in 8:27. I gained a lot of fitness, strength, and capability in a [...]

Exciting New Recipes from our Potluck

I am sorry I don’t have pictures to share of the amazing food created by everyone who attended the potluck last Saturday. There was an incredible variety of fresh and inventive paleo friendly dishes! I have picked two recipes to share that were out of the traditional box of meat and veggies that we commonly [...]

Kettlebells and sit-ups and deadlifts

Monday was as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of 5 kettlebell squats, 10 kettlebell swings, and 15 sit-ups. Coming after heavy deadlifts this was plenty. The deadlifts continue to increase, five or ten pounds at a time, every time, for our regulars.