Arbor Crossfit, Boise, ID - July 6th, 2013

Still in Boise and we visited Arbor Crossfit today.  (http://crossfitarbor.com)  Crossfit Arbor opened about 9 weeks ago.  Amazing facility, especially for being open such a short time.  Owners and Head Coaches are Jonathan and Maria Gonzales.  I can see how they are growing so fast, their passion for Crossfit is contagious.   WOD for today was "Crossfit for Hope".  Tristan was our Trainer for the WOD.  He warmed us up well for the pain to come.  Crossfit for Hope is done similar to Fight Gone Bad
3 Rounds for reps. with one minute at each station:
- Burpees
- Power Snatch
- Box Jumps
- Thrusters
- Chest to Bar Pull-Ups
Rest
Thanks to Jonathan, Maria, and Tristan for the WOD and tour of the facility.  Lots to choose from in Boise, but your gotta try out Arbor!

Boise Crossfit, Boise, ID - July 4th, 2013

What a great WOD at Boise Crossfit to celebrate our Country's 237th Bithday!  (http://boisecrossfit.com/)  My wife (Heidi) and I were in Boise to visit my daughter (Skylar) for the 4th and celebrate her birthday. They had a great turnout today, 29 folks to celebrate with us.  Owner and Coach - Andy Rosenbaum came up with the WOD and put us through a great warm up.  Have to say this was one of the best atmospheres I have visited.  Also thanks to Chazz for the coaching and motivation!
WOD "237" is completed with a partner - 12 burpee muscles ups, 400 meter run, 50 hang squat cleans, 400 meter run, 75 hand release pushups, 400 meter run, 100 shoulder to overhead, 400 meter run. 
There are several great Crossfits in Boise, however this is a must visit.

Crossfit Thousand Oaks - Thousand Oaks, CA - June 26th

I was in So Cal on June 26th and stopped in for a WOD at Crossfit Thousand Oaks - www.crossfitthousandoaks.com.  The owner and coach for our WOD was Dan Kallen. 
Great strength work and WOD. 
Started with 3x5 backsquats at 65% of max.  3 second count on decent, 3 second count at the bottom then up.  This was real leg burner.
WOD was 5 rounds of 15 deadlifts and a 400m run.  Weight for the deadlift was 65% max.  That was a lot of deadlifts!
Had a great time with Dan and the class.  Dan was very motivating.  Thanks to the team at CFTO, I will stop by again to get another WOD and a shirt I hope!

Crossfit All Terrain - Bend, Oregon, June 14th

Last visit to the Crossfits in Bend Oregon for the Level 10 Crossfitters.  We went back and saw Colin at Crossfit All Terrain today.  http://crossfitallterrain.com.  Awesome heavy WOD today: Every Minute on the Minute (EMOM) for 14 Minutes 3 Back Squats (use 60% of 1 Rep Max ; this should be taken from the ground) and 7 burpees.  Can't wait to get back to sea level, this altitude is tough!  Thank you Colin for making us feel at home this week and opening your Box to us.

Crossfit Westside - Bend, Oregon, June 13

My fellow travelers visited Westside Crossfit in Bend, Oregon on June 14th.  http://westsidebendcrossfit.com.  Travis Dickey is the owner and coached us in a real smoker.
In teams of two, alternating each movement, complete ten rounds of:
10 Overhead Squat 115/75
10 Burpees
300 Meter Run
(Partner A performs 10 overhead; Partner B performs 10 burpees; Partner A runs 300 Meters; Partner B performs 10 overhead squats; etc….)
Hung around for another hour after the WOD talking with Travis.  He has been Crossfiting since 2006.  He also has been involved in many of the Crossfits that have started in Bend.  Thanks to the Westside crew for a great time.

Oregon Crossfit - Bend, Oregon - June 12

Today we visited Oregon Crossfit in Bend, Oregon.  Gotta say, there are a lot of Crossfits in Bend; great place to vacation!  http://oregoncrossfit.com
Sean Wells, the owner of OC was our trainer for today's WOD.  Great combination of skills today.  We started with aTriplet of : 1A: 3×10 Power Swings (AHAP), 1B: 3×5 Push Press(AHAP, increase as you go along), 1C: 3×10 GH Raises.  We then went on to the WOD of - 2 Power snatch + 1 OH Squat for 5 min, rest 2 minutes then aTabata ground to shoulder with sandbag.
They have a great facility.  Thanks to Sean for the hospitality and my fellow travelers: Heidi Wensel, Brenda Seegert, and James Seegert.

Crossfit All Terrain, Bend Oregon - June 11, 2013

We traveled with a group of friends to Bend, Oregon for our family vacation.  One important part of the vacation was to visit some new Crossfits.  With 8 Crossfits in Bend, it was a difficult decision where to start.  After researching on the Web, we decided to start with Crossfit All Terrain. http://crossfitallterrain.com
We had a great time at All Terrain.  Our coach was Colin Richards.  We went at 11am to an open class; our plan was to warm up with Annie and then move on to a WOD of Crossfit Poker.  Colin was great, he jumped in and did both WOD's with us.  (between attending to customers as they dropped in)  Had a great time and want to thank Colin for the hospitality!    Plan to visit at least one more time for some O Lifting.  If you get to Bend, go by and see Colin.