CrossFit PHOTOS worth a 1,000 words…

CrossFit photos are worth a 1,000 words... Our photographs capture the energy and emotion we experience while 'forging elite fitness.' If you take a moment to surf through our FLICKr archives, the essence of what we do is in your face! Photos are often more powerful than videos simply because the moment is frozen in time, giving life to physical expression. Recently the CrossFit HQ crew produced some impressive SLIDESHOWS from the 2009 CF GAMES. There is a series of male competitors tiltled: Iron Will, Iron Bodies and a series of the female competitors titled: Beauty in Strength. These are fantastic images that you may see blown-up on the walls of the Brickhouse!



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Healthy Urban Kitchen

Workout of the Day
M.E. Squat Clean 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
-break
"Dirty Thirty"
For time:
30 Box jump, 24 inch box
30 Jumping pull-ups
30 Kettlebell swings, 1 pood
Walking Lunge, 30 steps
30 Knees to elbows
30 Push press, 45 pounds
30 Back extensions
30 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
30 Burpees
30 Double unders

PALEO RECIPE
"Chicken Breast on Sweet Potato Rosti"-by Clodel
2 skin-on chicken breast (if the breasts are huge, cut them in half to facilitate cooking)
2 sweet potatoes, peeled
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbsp olive oil
salt
pepper
italian parsley for garnish
1. Preheat oven to 425.
2. Using a vegetable peeler or mandoline, slice into the sweet potato lengthwise to create thin strips and place into bowl.
3. Add garlic cloves, and toss with olive oil, salt & pepper.
4. Spread sweet potatoes in the bottom of a baking dish, making sure to fan out the slices so you have a lot of edges showing which will make them crispier.
5. Place into oven for 15 minutes.
6. While potatoes are in the oven, sprinkle a COLD non-stick pan with salt and pepper.
7. Lay chicken breasts skin-side down and heat pan to medium. Going from cold will render a lot of the fat off the skin.
8. After 10 minutes, take a peak and see if the skin is browning. When nicely browned, flip it over, sprinkle with rest of garlic into pan, and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
9. Place the chicken on top of the sweet potato layers and finish cooking in the oven.
10. Sprinkle with parsley when cooked.

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