What is Crossfit Westside?
Crossfit Westside in Vancouver offers one on one training and group classes using the crossfit strength and conditioning philosophy. We take functional movements, mix them up, and execute them in short intense workouts. We use movements such as the squat, push up, pull up, sit up, deadlift, lunge, rowing, running, skipping, biking, and more. Each workout has a different combination of exercises with varied repetitions, rounds, and time.To learn more about what we do at Crossfit Westside contact us here.
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Want Pullups?
Pull ups are a big part of the Crossfit workouts. Everyone wants one and we want you to get one too! Three ways you can get your pullups.
1) Warm up before each workout with pull ups. Do 3-5 reps for 3 rounds. If you can't do full pull ups, jump up to the bar then slowly lower yourself down.
2) Assisted pull ups. Get your friend to help you up to the bar. Start by trying to pull yourself up, then when you can't pull anymore get your friend to give you a little push to help you finish.
3) Get your coach to teach you the kipping pull up. Practicing and doing this movement will increase your static pull ups
Watch the Sun Rise and Do Crossfit
Get your day started before everyone else! Get an awesome workout, meet some cool people, and watch the sun come up! Morning Class Schedule.
Benefits of the Push Jerk
The Push Jerk increases your athleticism and enables you to lift 30% more than your push press. Being able to push heavy loads overhead gives you the ability to increase your hip speed, power, flexibility, posterior chain, and midline stabilization. Push Jerk video.
Blood, Sweat, and Tears Outdoors
We have started our Outdoor Classes. We are still training in downtown Vancouver, so come check us out. Great job to everyone tonight! Especially to Michael and Victoria who just joined our group this evening. You guys did amazing!
Consistency
Consistency is one of the key factors in reaching peak health and fitness. Daryll has been training with us for the last 3 months, two days a week, each week. When he started he could only do 2 pull ups and 3 dips. After months of training his static pull ups have increased to 10 and his dips to 15. Congratulations Daryll.
New Faces
In the last month we have had a whole crew of new people start at Crossfit Westside. We are so happy you joined our crazy group and the Crossfit Community!!
We all agree that Greg Glassman rocks the house, so we wanted to once again share his words on 'What World Class Fitness is to Crossfit in 100 words'
Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast. Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports.
Outdoor Classes Starting This Week
Thursday night we did some team sprints outside. The whole crew worked hard especially since the slowest teams would have to do burpies! It was all in good fun and it was great to see how the teams worked together!
Starting this week we have introduced some new classes indoors and outdoors. Check out our class schedule.
