After an eventful weekend, medical we’ll have a “normal” training session on Saturday. 9am is Bring a Friend WOD. 10am is Team CFO/Advanced. Both classes will be doing versions of Week 1 of the CompWOD Open. The CompWOD Open is 3 weeks of scored WODs, much like the CrossFit Games Open. As long as the...Read More
I’ve linked 2 completely different, ed but wonderful fitness related articles, one from Blair Morrison and one from Aimee Anaya Everett. Fitness is…Genius 10 New Things Women Weightlifters Should Know. What do the authors of these articles have in common? They’re both right here in NorCal. Not only do we have great...Read More
The Importance of “Back” and “Jump/shrug” Vs “Catapult” from 70’s Big. These are both fairly technical articles on Olympic weightlifting. Jim Schmitz, physician an Olympic weightlifting coach told me that if you want to get good at the lifts, you must learn, and be able to articulate the tiny nuances and feel of the movements....Read More
Adele, # 40mg Alison, Brandon, Bob, Janet, Tricia and I ran the Tough Mudder in Diablo Grande on Sunday. Danny made a surprise appearance and ran the Mudder with us. I”m not sure if this is cool or dumb, but Alison, Bob, Janet, Tricia and I did a CrossFit competition the day before. Our legs...Read More
On Saturday, treatment 9 Team CFO Athletes took on the Diamond of the Tough at CrossFit Santa Cruz West in Santa Cruz. Driving up to the venue might have been the highlight for me. We drove up together, pharmacy and the gym was surrounded by very fit people with bright CrossFit clothes. Games competitors...Read More
Whew, physician what a weekend! CrossFit Oakdale Athletes took on The Diamond of the Tough on Saturday and the Tough Mudder in Diablo Grande on Sunday. I’ll admit, pill I’m a little tired. I’ll give a full report on the Diamond of the Tough tomorrow, and a rundown of the Tough Mudder the following day....Read More
CFO ATHLETES: CrossFit Oakdale will be closed Saturday. Many of us will be taking on the Proanox Diamond of the Tough in Santa Cruz. On Sunday, # sale many of us (some of the same Team CFO athletes) will be taking on the Tough Mudder at Diablo Grande. Ready For Anything! CJ Martin of...Read More
While writing the game day nutrition post, treatment I had some more thoughts that fell more into a “preparation and comfort” domain, order so here goes. Get to the venue early. Register and get your area set up (bring an easy up), what is ed then start looking around at the warm up and...Read More
We’ve had some questions about pre-competition and competition day nutrition. My first piece of advice is – Prepare. You don’t want to be scrambling around for food from vendors as your post WOD meal. Shop before the event with a list. Pack in advance. What you eat is important, pilule but the fact THAT you...Read More