All of you, participants. (Ducks and covers). I’m kidding. There are actual winners and runners-up, as promised. And they’re revealed below, at long last. But before we get to them, I really do want to give you all a huge shout-out. Every time we do the BCCC we are taken by surprise by your willingness [...]
Posted by crossfitcentercity on February 16, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Adrian Aguirre is entering the ring for his first MMA fight this weekend (TODAY – SATURDAY!). If you want to hitch a ride to watch or if you just want to check it out for yourself – go to the event page here. We’re super proud of all his hard work as of late and [...]
Categories: Workout of the Day · Tags: BCCC, Bring a friend, cfcc, CFCC Social Events, CrossFit Center City, CrossFit Philadelphia, CrossFit Philly, Events, Friday Nights, Girl Scout Cookies, Paleo, Paleo Potluck, Primal, Progress
Posted by crossfitcentercity on September 10, 2012 · 2 Comments
Before you address the rest, if you’re interested in seeing some physical results of past challenges, check out the links below! ERIN’S PROGRESS I now compete in the 58kg class for Olympic Weightlifting (when I am competing) and walk around at about 135lbs. while NOT eating bread or other gluten-containing substances except for on EXTREMELY [...]
Categories: Nutrition · Tags: artificial sweeteners, CFCC BCCC, dairy, Eat Real Food, Gluten, gut health, insulin, Nutrition, Paleo, saturated fat, sugar, Whole30
Posted by crossfitcentercity on August 23, 2012 · 2 Comments
From the woman who holds the title of CFCC’s second member EVER, deadlifted 300lbs., competed in an Oly Meet, rowed 1k in 3:57, and got her first strict pull-up on a 2-inch thick bar, Meghan Ramos, our master of All the Nutrition Things is here to deliver some serious information. Kick back over the weekend [...]
HYBRID OLY, with Jim, 530-730pm. ADVANCED OLY, with Jim, 9-11am and 730-930pm. CROGA with Tim, 6pm. INTRO to OLY, with Erin, 7-9am, with Jim 1130-1pm. Should you consume caffeine before a workout? How does coffee affect insulin levels? – read: affect your WAISTLINE. Wanna learn to cook things that actually taste good and are good [...]
Categories: Workout of the Day · Tags: Benchmarks, Coffee, CrossFit, Events, Food, Melissa Joulwan, Nate, Nutrition, Olympic Lifting, Paleo, Primal, Prom, Pull-up, Seminars, Well Fed
Posted by crossfitcentercity on July 31, 2012 · 3 Comments
It’s no secret to anyone who’s hung around this spot longer than a week or so that we’re a crew that loves delicious food (perhaps because we live smack in the middle of approximately eight million amazing burger, brunch and boozin’ spots). Yes, we enjoy the Good Things in Life, but we’re also committed to [...]
WINNERS of the CFCC BCCC RECIPE CHALLENGE are… Thank you ALL so much for your submissions. It was actually SO hard to pick a BAD recipe – so many of you had practical food that looked like it tasted great and was WELL presented. That said, we only have so many seats at the table! [...]
Categories: Workout of the Day · Tags: cfcc, Chris Kresser, CrossFit Center City, CrossFit Philadelphia, CrossFit Philly, Food, Good Eats, Nutrition, Paleo, Philly Eats, Philly Foodie, RobbWolf, Whole 30
Posted by crossfitcentercity on April 22, 2012 · 6 Comments
Before you address the rest, if you’re interested in seeing some physical results of past challenges, and my progress from about 2 years ago (I really should update!) check out the links below! MY PROGRESS Again, I should update! I now compete in the 58kg class for Olympic Weightlifting (when I am competing) and walk around [...]
Categories: Workout of the Day · Tags: BCCC, Bod Pod, CFCC BCCC, Chocolate, Chris Kresser, Coffee, Diane Sanfillippo, Food, Kasandrinos Imports, Mark Sisson, Mark's Daily Apple, Mass-gain, Nutrition, Nutrition Philly, Olive Oil, Paleo, Philadelphia Nutrition, Philly Eats, Primal, Recipes, Robb wolf
Recently received this question in my inbox and thought the answers I gave might be helpful for most of you to see! Of course, there’s always a LOT to say when someone asks a question about anything training or nutrition-related – but I do find that paralysis by analysis helps no one – simplify your [...]
Categories: Workout of the Day · Tags: Ask Erin, Body Change Composition Challenge, CFCC BCCC, Elements, Health-Bent, Mark's Daily Apple, Member Profiles, Newbies, Nutrition, Paleo, Primal, Recipes, Robb wolf
Posted by crossfitcentercity on February 29, 2012 · 7 Comments
This past challenge was another game changer – this time, for over 30 participants who, over the course of just 30 days, dramatically changed their health, body composition, and subsequently, their performance! I could not be happier with the results of the last challenge – everyone learned a lot and put in a ton of [...]
Categories: Workout of the Day · Tags: Apparel, Before and After, CFCC BCCC, CrossFit Philadelphia, CrossFit Philly, Lululemon, Member Perks, Member Profiles, Nutrition, Paleo, Philadelphia, Primal, Prizes, Progress