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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Better Kettlebell Technique

Gravity Janes is bringing kettlebell pros Tom Corrigan and Mikhail (Misha) Marshak to the gym for a kettlebell technique workshop in early April (exact date coming soon).

This Saturday during the 8A Peak Performers group Tom and Misha will spend about 30 minutes in the gym giving you a preview of that workshop with demonstrations and coaching tips to everyone in the group. Please reserve a spot for this valuable session online.

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Friday, March 5, 2010

Nutrition Blog Update


The GJ Nutrition Blog has been updated with our recommendations for dietary supplementation. Read them here.

New "Open Gym" hours begin Monday from 7:30A to 9:30A. We will make these official coached sessions if there is consistent interest.

Pic: Another shot of Olympic competition taken by Kyle D.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Nutrition Challenge News

The date for next Gravity Janes Nutrition Challenge has been set. The 6-week nutrition education program begins Saturday, April 3rd, and runs through Saturday, May 15th.

The "Challenge" is getting stronger with every program. It features lectures, support groups, web support and resources, and more comprehensive print materials. We can only accept 35 people in each program so reserve your spot here or call Gravity Janes.

Ask questions in the Comments section of this post, or post them to the Gravity Janes Message Board. You will get answers from people who have been through the program and understand the concepts.

Performance results of the last Challenge just as impressive as the first:

Largest single improvement: George Nauman, 33% (honorable mention to Terry Baldwin @ 23%)
Groups average improvement: 20%

Pic: Kate S performing Handstand Push Ups at the Crossfit Washington Sectionals this past weekend.

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Sunday, February 28, 2010

New "Open Gym" Hours

Gravity Janes is opening up a limited number of hours per day for non-supervised workouts beginning March 8th. While we still encourage you to participate in as many coached sessions as possible, this option is available to those that occasionally can't make it to any of those on a given day. The qualifications for attendance are more than 30 hours of coached gym sessions (not including Fundamentals), and an active Unlimited-session package.

Initial hours will be 7:30A - 9:30A. We will also be adding a 2-hour afternoon block soon; you are invited to tell us which afternoon hours would work best for you in the Comments section below.

We hope you will use these hours to increase your number of workouts per week, and to work on your skills.

Photo: Kyle Durand and Geoff Graham on the slopes of Whistler Mtn. during a visit to the Winter Olympics. Photo taken by April Graham.

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Goals Board Format

We hope to see a lot of you turn out for the Peak Performers Challenge this Saturday, but that is not the only way to get paid for your fitness at Gravity Janes. The Goals Awards program is another way for anyone to earn cash rewards for improvements in their performance.  Use the Goals Board any way you want that will help you track your performance, but please read and follow the instructions posted alongside the board carefully if you want to participate in the program. The image to the right is a sample square of the board filled out properly for the program.

Just ask is you have any questions.

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Monday, February 22, 2010

The Inaugural Peak Performers Challenge

This coming Saturday morning, February 27th, someone will earn a free month of unlimited workouts at Gravity Janes as the winner of the Peak Performers Challenge. The Challenge will take place at 8A at the gym, and the only qualification to enter is attendance of at least 15 workouts over the prior 30 days. There is no fee to participate. In addition to the Grand Prize, there are significant discount for anyone whose performance comes within 10% of the winner.

The Challenge itself will consist of 1 strength challenge and 1 metabolic challenge. The strength challenge will be judged on load, and the met-con challenge will be measured by load, time, or distance. No one will know the specifics of either challenge until the day of.

If you qualify, come and throw it down. The worst that can happen is that you learn a little more about your current condition;.that's never a bad thing.

Eating Out: Please continue to post your feedback to the previous entry in Comments below. We've had some valuable entries and we'd like to have even more. Thanks for your contributions.

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Friday, February 19, 2010

GJ Restaurant Resource

We're beginning a program of documenting Paleo-friendly restaurants in the area and would like your help. If you have identified restaurants that support your desire to eat healthy - as in, local and/or organic produce, grass-fed beef, and menu items that do not include high-glycemic carbohydrates like grains or sugar, we invite you to share those discoveries with us.

We're beginning to get reports of restaurants that fit the description above so we know they're out there, and we'd like you to know where you can eat out without compromising on the diet you know you should have. Contribute restaurant names, addresses, and any other information you have in the Comments section of this post, or by sending an email to jane@gravityjanes.com.

We'll post the results on the Performance Paleo Blog as they are compiled.

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