13.1 once again highlighted the importance of working the Olympic Lifts. 5 CFO Males hit lifts at 165, sick but they all have Snatches over 200#. One female hit lifts in the 100# class, and her Snatch is 123#. To make these heavier lifts under fatigue, your technique had to be spot on or you...Read More
13.1 is in the books. Just so you guys know – that was no freaking joke! Tons of work, order highly technical and long – if you did that, you have a true test of fitness under your belt. We’ve had a few highlights, and I wanted to share on of my favorites. In our...Read More
***No CrossFit Classes on Saturday, remedy March 9th*** Tomorrow is the Annual SOS Run in Oakdale. It is a 1 mile and 5K run to raise money to support Oakdale Schools. We did this as a group last year and Gloria came in first place in her age group for the 5K! The 1 mile...Read More
I wanted to share some thoughts on the Open, visit web mainly 13.1, seek after it’s been posted. First, I feel a little vindicated seeing a big burpee/Snatch WOD. I don’t feel like we, or I did as well as we could have on the burpee WOD last year. We stuck to a plan over...Read More
Joel B. PR’ed his Snatch after 70 burpees and 30 75# Snatches. HELL YEAH! That is WHY WE DO THE OPEN! Great job Joel! The energy was great, abortion the teamwork was on point, and we did some work on Wednesday night. I have a little hangover from it…can’t wait til Sunday. 13.1 is doable...Read More
***REMINDER*** 6:30pm on Wednesday night we will test, about it practice and even perform the Open WOD. If you are participating, please come prepared to discuss the movements, judge and perform the WOD if you like. During the Open on Wednesdays, we will be following a simple shoulder press progression. We will work to a...Read More
***46 Athletes worked out at CFO yesterday! That’s a new unofficial record! And the energy was THROUGH THE ROOF at 6:30p. Tricia was bringing the thunder! Your Child’s Fat, and Mine’s Fine Selling Kids on Veggies When Rules Like ‘Clean Your Plate’ Fail from NPR. I caught these pieces as I was driving home...Read More
The SOS 1mile/5k Walk/Run is Saturday, hospital March 9. It is $25 to sign up and begins at 8am. It is a lot of fun, order and we did awesome last year. Gloria took first in her age category and we had a bunch of athletes take home medals. Who says we don’t like to...Read More
I’m reading “The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden” by Mark Bowden. Bowden wrote one of the great books on modern combat, information pills Black Hawk Down. This book tells the story of the final hunt for Bin Laden from the political angle, seek the intelligence side and the military executing the plan. I...Read More
CrossFit Oakdale had a great meeting on Wednesday night to get ready for the Open. The first WOD posts on Wednesday, pilule and 6:30pm on Wednesday will be a Open session. Sunday, # sale March 10 will be the first “organized” Open session, unhealthy time TBD (probably 1p). We will use Mindbody to put heats...Read More