CrossFit Portland

Happy Memorial Day! CrossFit Portland will have our regularly scheduled classes on Monday. Be prepared for something a little different…

Here are a few more photos from the Crossfit Championships last weekend at CrossFit North.

Click here for more photos, and be sure to check the results and 100s of more photos available at CrossFit Seattle’s website.

Team CrossFit Portland at the CrossFit Championships in Seattle.
Congratulations to Nichole Dehart, winner of the under 35 female division!

Thanks to the crew at CrossFit North for putting on a great event. We’ll miss that old hangar!

Development of a variety of gymnastic holds leads to incredible levels of core strength and stability. The planche can take one several years of dedicated work to achieve.

When training any static hold, it is important to stay loose and relaxed. Perform dynamic relaxation and joint mobility exercises before and between attempts. You will find that residual muscle tension will compete for your strength. Only with maximal relaxation of your muscles will you be able to achieve maximal muscle recruitment during your holds. Follow your training with a focused session of joint mobility work, particularly around the shoulder girdle and neck.

Kelley is a blur during the pendulum drill. Saturday was our first “Grappling for CrossFitters” workout, in conjunction with Straight Blast Gym. We will have an update soon on the date and time of the next class.

Brothers Jacob and Adam came up from Eugene to visit us this last Saturday. It seems that broken calluses on the right hand must run in the family….

Check out this excellent article on hand care, from our good friends at CrossFit Eastside. http://www.crossfiteastside.com/2006_02_01_archive.html

Scroll down to the Feb. 3rd entry.