When dreams become reality

Having just completed nine weeks of intense firefighter training, Jennifer Simperman graduated from the Washington State Fire Training Academy this weekend. She's been working hard at CrossFit Eastside and on her own to prepare for the academy and for the work of a firefighter. We have been honored to be part of helping Jennifer follow her dreams.

Jen is following in the footsteps of fellow CFES athlete and firefighter Jenny Oltmann, a longtime veteran of Eastside Fire & Rescue.

Mission accomplished

Sophie's been working diligently toward a muscle-up for months now, putting in extra work on her ring dips and practicing the pull-up-to-dip transition. She came home from college for a visit and popped herself right up into her first ever muscle-up! Good to have you back in the house, Sophie!

Kudos on the accomplishment from bro

Progress

Bruce

Left: November 2006 - 30 kg overhead squat

Right: October 2008 - 93 kg overhead squat

Cleaning up

Receiving the clean

Thrown under the bus

Why pull a bus? One, because it’s fun to try. Two, because it tests you. Three, because it’s for a great cause, done with a strong community.

The great local CrossFit community gathered for Rainier CrossFit’s third annual “Rainier’s Strongest Man and Woman” event. They walked heavily weighted yokes down a course, deadlifted a giant log, pulled the big red double-decker bus, pressed a variety of heavy things overhead, and, Atlas-like, hoisted weighty stones up onto platforms. CFES had just one entrant this year (strong work, Jeralee!), but we were out in force as spectators and supporters, as always.

Whole pull-up

Beth gets her first pull-up.

CrossFit Games 2008

Two of our Seattle-area CrossFitters, Jeralee Anderson and Justin Clark, are on their way to this weekend's 2008 CrossFit Games in Aromas, California.

J & J,

You both have worked hard become stronger, fitter, and more capable than when you started your journey to the Games. Approach your events this weekend like all your training sessions up to this point: embrace the unknown and the difficult and trust yourself. Dream big, learn as much as you can, and, above all, enjoy the experience.

We have had the pleasure of coaching your growth over the last weeks and months. Thank you for letting us all be part of chasing your goals and ambitions.

Sincerely,
Your CFES fan club

Going up

Duba pulls 214 kg