Author Archives: Wally

Theme of the Week: Evasion

Dodging punches sounds like a great idea and in practice, it is.  Getting hit is a bummer, blocking is difficult and even with a solid frame, hard punches still hurt. Dodging in isolation, however, is a bad idea.  Duck one … Continue reading

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Shake your Bodyweight

Like it when the workouts have what you’re good at?  Like it when the workouts poke you in that area you’re no good at?  Whatever the case, it was interesting to see everyone deal with the last two days workouts … Continue reading

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World Series of Exercise

That’s right, this weekend is the World Series of Exercise (also known as the CrossFit games).  You can watch some amazing athletes do some amazing stuff on the live webstream. Keep in mind as you watch that the folks who … Continue reading

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World Series of Exercise

That’s right, this weekend is the World Series of Exercise (also known as the CrossFit games).  You can watch some amazing athletes do some amazing stuff on the live webstream. Keep in mind as you watch that the folks who … Continue reading

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Portland Parkways

Demo success!  Thanks to all the CrossFit and Kung Fu students who showed up to sweat, haul gear and spread joy through downtown Portland. Let’s see if I can remember all the workouts we did… there was tabata squats… med … Continue reading

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