We have certainly come a long way! Here is a picture of the first official WOD at the new box. Look a little different?
We aren’t done yet… Starting next week there will be some minor construction (or destruction, rather) going on at the gym. Please excuse the mess and help us keep the place as clean as we can so we don’t get too cluttered!
Holiday Hours:
– Saturday (24th)
NO class
– Monday – Thursday (26th-39th)
10am and 6:30pm ONLY
– Friday (30th)
10am ONLY
– Saturday (31st)
TBA
If these times conflict with anyone’s schedule and you aren’t sure that you can make them please do not hesitate to let me know. Remember: I am committed to each and everyone of you guys and want to make sure everyone is satisfied… and sore :).
Based from the book “The Paleo Solution” Serves 2- 4, depending on how hungry you are.
8 strips of bacon, preferably nitrate free
1 onion chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 large bell pepper, chopped
1 pound of sweet potato, cut into ½ inch cubes
1 bunch of kale chopped
1 teaspoon of dried thyme, rosemary or oregano (or all!)
Salt and pepper to taste
Cut the bacon into bite sized pieces and fry till perfectly done. Remove those juicy meat candy from the skillet and place on paper towel to dry. In the yummy bacon grease, fry over medium heat the onion and garlic for a minute till fragrant. Then toss in the bell pepper and the sweet potato and continue to fry, covered stirring here and there, till the potatoes are done, about 10-15 minutes. Add the kale at the last few minutes and cook till just done. Oh yeah, add the bacon. Sprinkle with herbs and salt and pepper and serve hot and yummy! One of my favorite things to do is baste an egg or two and lay on top of a hash mountain. Basting eggs is really easy. Just fry them as usual, then add 2 -4 tablespoons water to the skillet right at the end and put a lid on. Wait for a minute or two and tadaa!
Our first Christmas Party was a huge success! I want to personally thank each and everyone of you that showed up. It was definitely a great time with good people. It’s amazing to see the community of EDCF grow not just in numbers, but in spirit. If you didn’t get a chance to come, we will definitely be having more social events in the near future.
I am always at the gym Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5pm until the 6:30 class starts in the evenings. If you would like to work on strength, flexibility, technique, etc., just stop on in before class and I will be glad to help!
Reflections on Mirrorswritten by Mike of CrossFit 204
There are no mirrors in our gym because we don’t care what you look like.
In fact, we don’t care how old you are, or whether you’re male of female. We don’t care what colour your skin is either. Or if you’re overweight or loaded with muscle. Or if you’re tall or short. Or blond. Or brunette.
We treat everyone like an athlete, and there’s no profiling here.
Traditional fitness facilities are loaded with mirrors. They’re everywhere. If you stand right in most facilities, you can see your rear delts and your pecs at the same time, or you can line yourself up with precision to surreptitiously check out the cutie around the corner. Very clever use of light and glass.
But the mirrors don’t lift the weight, and they don’t help you fix your form.
Appearance doesn’t matter. Effort does.
Try this: go stand in front of a mirror and go into the bottom of a deep squat. Look yourself in the eye. Then realize your neck is arched into a bad position. Then come to our gym and squat in front of a brick wall while we cheer you on.
We all want to look good, and there’s nothing wrong with that. If you look around the Internet, or our gym, you’ll find a lot of fit, athletic-looking CrossFitters. Fitness and a great diet indeed have fringe benefits, and we’d be ignorant to ignore them.
But our gym isn’t about appearance. We’re about fitness, and if you improve your fitness, you’ll look better. Guaranteed.
But perhaps it’s best not to focus on that. Ultimately, appearance is a subjective measure that says nothing about your fitness. Some of the most beautiful people in the world are very unhealthy, and many of them will tell you that being judged on appearance isn’t very fun or good for mental health.
So we judge you on performance. Are you improving? Are you getting stronger? Are you getting faster? We write down what we lift and how fast we lifted it because that gives us a solid number that doesn’t lie.
Two hundred pounds went up five times. Fran was under 5 minutes. You ran our loop around the block under 3 minutes. You beat a personal record. You got stronger. Or faster. Or both.
You improved.
No mirror will tell you that.
There are mirrors in the bathroom. But they’re not there for you to evaluate your appearance.
They’re there so you can look yourself in the eye and ask one important question:
Did you give your very best effort in the workout?
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