Turn It Loose CrossFit
Come for the WOD. Stay for the community.
Welcome to Turn It Loose CrossFit!
Established in 2007 as part of the Lynnwood CrossFit family to help the Edmonds-Lynnwood-Shoreline communities better their lives through fitness.
Crossfit
Fitness Training for Life!
Private Training
Precisely tailored for you!
Gym Hours
Mon/Wed/Fri: 5:00am-9:30am, 4:00pm-6:00pm
Tue/Thur 6:00am-8:00am, 4:00pm-7:00pm
Sat: 8:00am-9:00am
Sun: Closed
WOD
Change is the only constant
Well, folks, just when we all thought we were settling into things after the big transition…we were wrong! Lots of new opportunities coming up in October, so hang on to your hats!
First–as y’all are aware, Coach Reilly was accepted into the police academy for the SPD and is stepping back from coaching during the intense training program. We’ll work him in when he can, but this means that we’ll be seeing some new-to-us coaches in the weeks ahead. Coaches Dan, Eileen, and Kay continue to be the steady hands that guide us!
Second–we’d like to organize some new social gatherings too. We’re planning to do a community Halloween party on the afternoon of the 31st…stay tuned! And don’t forget: Work day – Oct. 11, 2-5 (details on the board this week), Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Oct. 12, 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. classes; Halloween – Deck of cards WOD.
And then a PSA: Cold season is upon us! Please do your best to keep yourselves and the gym healthy. Cover your cough and sneeze, stay home if you don’t feel well, hydrate hydrate hydrate, (over)wash your hands, and wipe down equipment as needed. We’re all gonna sweat together, no matter what, but let’s not add extra germs to the mix!
Now to the workouts…
Monday: Bench Press Max 3 (for Tyler!)
Tuesday: “Cindy” – Max Rounds in 20 Minutes of: 5 Pull-ups, 10 Push-ups, and 15 Air Squats
Wednesday: Max Rounds in 8 Minutes of: Handstand Walk 20ft, 3 Snatches 155/105
Thursday: “Helen” 3 Rounds for Time of: 400m Run, 21 KB Swings 53/35, 12 Pull-ups
Friday: 5 Rounds of: Max Rounds in 3 Minutes then rest 1 Minute: 4 Pistols, 1 Power Clean + 6 Front Squats 185/135, 9 GHD Sit-ups (watch the GHD Number, says Jesse)
Saturday: Max Hollow Rocks in 15 Minutes while your buddy does: 1 Rope Climb Left Legged, and 1 Rope Climb Right Legged, and 35 Double Unders – time to break in the new jump ropes!
Testimonials
Hey there thought I would share that I did my hydrostatic bodyfat test and which I had done four years ago when I was still doing ironmans (with same people so they still had my data) I have currently 5% less body fat and 14 more pounds of lean muscle mass! So thanks again Crossfit! Also proves not to get fixed on a certain weight.
I did something that I have not done in more than a decade. I bench pressed my body weight. I put up 250 in yesterdays class and I could have done more I think but I chose to be smart about it. Not often that you realize something you did a decade ago and haven’t done since and I couldn’t wait to tell my coach.
It’s great to be back after a winter of skiing. For the first time in four years I made it through the season with NO injuries! For me this was significant as I skied over 800,000 vertical feet this winter, in all kinds conditions, many of which were “ challenging”. After just 10 months of Crossfit I had much better stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, agility, balance and coordination. Who knew, apparently skiing functions on the basis of functional movements from Core to Extremity. Now to start dialing it in for next season!
I feel at my age that there is no more time to waste. I want to get better, and stronger! The way I feel in my skin every waking minute is very important to me, the aesthetics are secondary, because if you are applying yourself that can’t help but happen. It’s the endurance, being stronger for everyday tasks.
By the way, I really appreciate your training. Today, for example, your patience helping me get low enough on the overhead squat. Working with the bar, then the pipe, then with weights, then without, and then with weights again until I finally got it. What a contrast to the super lousy trainer I had before you, but I didn’t realize how bad he was until we started training with you. He just trained me on machines and wouldn’t have me do any free weight squats, because he said I’d never get it. Way for him to inspire confidence, but also, I don’t think he had the patience or knowledge to coach the way you do. I doubt he even knew how to do Olympic lifts. So, thanks a lot! I’m really excited this next year to make lots more improvement.
Hey Jesse, I just spent three days biking the San Juans with no bike training whatsoever. My friend and I managed to bike 30+ miles of crazy island hills each day. I believe I owe it all to massive amounts of squats and regular Chi Gong conga lines.
Also, this friend of mine has always been in pretty killer shape. However, at one point we were climbing up on a lighthouse ledge that was about shoulder height. I managed to muscle my way up, she had to go to the other side where it was lower and shuffle her way along the ledge. She’s pretty jealous of CrossFit now.
After years of beating myself up with endurance training for biking, marathons and triathlons, I’m definitely in much better shape with CrossFit alone, and I can still kick some ass in the endurance sports.