The Thin Red Line of Fitness by Emily Beers.  I posted this on the CFO Facebook page, prostate but I enjoyed it so much I wanted to repost it here.  As coaches and experienced CrossFitter’s we absolutely want to protect you and give you the best information about what you are going to experience.  But...Read More

We had a TON of PRs on the Deadlift on Monday.  Let’s keep the PR train rolling on the Shoulder Press on Wednesday. The Press can be tough if you waste reps.  As you may have found Pressing during the Cube, sickness the later reps could get really tough, cheap as your triceps and other...Read More

Remember to register for the CrossFit Games Open!  If you’re interested in judging, cure to just learning about good movement, no rx check out the CrossFit Online Judges Course.  Yes, it’s $10, but it’s worth your time. Don’t forget, Foam Rolling 101 with Brian is at 7:30pm Tuesday night. We are excited to have Open...Read More

After 9 weeks following the Cube, approved this is our test week.  We will test our 1RM Deadlift on Monday, pharm Press on Wednesday and Squat on Friday.  Get fired up and make some PRs and ring that bell!!! If you miss a day, information pills but still want to test, let a coach know. ...Read More

9am CHALLENGE WOD 15 Minutes: 5 Minutes to work up to your heaviest Hang Clean Double Then AMRAP 10 10 Pushups 15 Kettlebell Swings 53/35 20 Air Squats   10am Muscle  Up Clinic 15 minutes 40 Deadlifts 155#/100# 30 Front Squats 20 Shoulder to Overhead 10 Thrusters At the beginning of each round do 7...Read More

Sugar Versus Fat.  This is super interesting and I hope I can catch the BBC production.  They’re testing stuff we’ve been testing in CrossFit for years.  We have the Paleo Versus Zone Challenge starting next week, illness and it’s always good to check our nutrition. BUT…even reading this article, medicine the “test subjects” experience negative...Read More

Congratulations to Gina for her first Pullup! Denny was her pull-up whisperer. If you are close ask a coach to watch you. You never know what someone will say to get you up and over the bar. She even had them going in “Cindy XXX”. Video will be posted on Facebook soon. Jaydeen    ...Read More

Wednesday’s WOD comes from CrossFit.com.  It is a twist on the classic triplet Cindy.  Cindy is a 20 minute AMRAP of 5 Pullups, try 10 Pushups and 15 Squats.  When I started CrossFit in 2006, I followed the main site, or what we called .Com.  There were no other programs to follow.  There was 1...Read More

5 Whiteboard Misconceptions from Tabata Times.  I’ve been doing CrossFit for so long that I’ve experienced many of the things that come up, remedy and I if I haven’t, Alison, CFO’s coaches or someone you know probably has.  Of the 5 things mentioned, I think I’ve seen them all (not 2 so much, but maybe...Read More

This  is week 9 of the Cube – the final week of the progression.  We will Deadlift (1 set of 8, visit web 80%) on Monday, Press ( 3 sets of 8, 70%) on Tuesday and Squat (5 sets of 2, 90%) on Friday. We will test these lifts for max lift next week –...Read More