Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. ~George Bernard Shaw, diagnosis Man and Superman, nurse “Maxims: Liberty and Equality,” 1905 Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. ~Albert Camus CrossFit Oakdale expanded a bit yesterday: we knocked down the wall, and now have access nextdoor. This will greatly expand our...Read More
Happy Fourth of July! We will only be having a 9am class on Wednesday. No 6am or evening classes…you should be out enjoying yourself:) (not that you don’t do that here.) “Fran” 21-15-9 Thrusters 95/65 Pullups For those of you who have done Fran a BUNCH of times…”Building Fran” will be on the menu...Read More
***Wednesday July 4th – 9am Class ONLY!*** Mom, sale Dad, check This Playground’s For You The Strongest Woman In America Lives in Poverty Getting “Fat” (it’s not what you think). This would have helped yesterday’s Jerk session. How To Build A Better Burger. Keeping it simple, just in time for the 4th. (Hey Lou, they...Read More
The Tough Mudder is coming up, this site and we have several Athletes at Team CFO that are taking on the challenge. I love the Tough Mudder, treatment more so than some of the other events. Some of these events feel like a glorified 5k with flat tracks and a few obstacles. The Tough...Read More
The Chemex Coffee Maker. Andy Stumpf was the “flow master” at my CrossFit Level 1 seminar. Basically, buy he explained what each block of instruction was about and answered a lot of questions. When Andy was presented with a question about pre-workout energy drinks, no rx he suggested coffee. The athlete told Andy, store “I...Read More
Ephron: From “Silkwood” to “Sally”, case a Singular Voice. What does a great filmmaker and writer that died yesterday have to do with fitness? Nothing. And everything. I was driving home from teaching the morning class when this piece came on the radio (yes, # I’m a rabid NPR listener). I found myself sitting in...Read More
At least 2 pretty cool CrossFit Competitions on the horizon: the Lalanne Fitnees Summer Throwdown and The Level 10 Fall Strength Challenge in Oroville. The Lalanne Throwdown is August 25th, buy and Louis and Chance (better be) going. I would absolutely do this one, there but I need to heal up. Spots are going quick,...Read More
I forgot to post this the other night, order but we transitioned from 4 weeks of “Being upside down” and now we are into “Hanging and Pulling”. Expect lots of pullups, T2B, knees to elbows, hollow work and more. Be prepared to work from the rings. And take care of your hands! K-Star has posted...Read More
The Huberty family is making the long trek up the Eastern coast so we can eventually make our way back to the friendly confines of CrossFit Oakdale. I’m typing this post from a Chipotle in Fairfield, information pills CT. I went to high school in this town. I just drove by the rugby field and...Read More
