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Practice, practice, practice.
barbell front rack  warm-up

Getting focused

Shauna snatching 48kilos.

Congratulations to everyone who competed this weekend. More photos are up on the Fulcrum site.

Platforms, barbells, bumpers

Performance enhancers

CrossFit Eastside - Learning the Snatch Barbell snatchers
CrossFit Eastside teaching the bench press Cuing thoracic extension –”chest up”–when teaching how to bench.
“The higher the top of the chest–the highest point on the ribcage above the bench–the steeper the angle with which the pec/delt attaches to the humerus. The steeper the angle, the better, because of the increased mechanical efficiency of the contraction caused by the steeper angle of attack on the humerus. [A lever] exhibits greater efficiency the more closely the force is perpendicular to the resistance, no matter what exercise. So the higher the chest position above the arms, the better pull the pec/delt has on the arms.

The short version: keep your chest up when you bench.”

–Mark Rippetoe, Starting Strength, 2nd edition

100 is the new 60 at CrossFit Eastside
The newest batch of shirts is in! We have the new CrossFit Eastside original “100 is the new 60″ design, as well as the third generation of the CFES classic “Get Some Go Again.” Tees, long-sleeves, hoodies (brr!), and, for the lay-dees, tank tops.

If you ordered some and haven’t picked them up yet, they await you here in the gym. If you didn’t order and want some, come and get ‘em!

CrossFit Eastside Clean and Jerk From the ground to overhead (30 times).