We had a great weekend at CrossFit Oakdale, holding our 8th co-ed partner competition. A huge thanks to all the judges, volunteers and athletes that took the time and put in the work to have a great event. We had some great efforts across the board, and I will talk more about that tomorrow. But here’s my big story – for the first time in 8 tries, a team from CrossFit Oakdale won the event! Over the years, we have had incredible teams pass through our rollups doors. Games teams from Rocklin CrossFit, Nor Cal CrossFit, Danielle Brandon (11th at the 2019 Games) and Regionals and Sanctionals athletes have won, podiumed and battled in memorable performances. Sam (now a coach at OPEX in Scottsdale) and Nick took 3rd in 2013, Nick and Jen took second in 2014, losing out to Rocklin’s female Games athletes. Chris F and Jack O, basically...Read more

Tomorrow starts Franniversary VIII- Peace, Love and WODS. Doors will be at 7am and check in will begin. The heat schedule has been emailed out and will be posted around the gym. Judges briefing will begin at 7:30 and the athlete briefing will begin at 8am. The Hippie Gauntlet will kick off at 8:30am and run until completion. The top 5 teams in the scaled and RX division will compete in out finals: “Furthur” and “The Other One” Come on out, cheer on your athletes for a long, strange trip.Read more

Normally on the day before a competition, we run and row. Rain is in the forecast, so we will do something a little different. We are going to bench press. Not too heavy, but it might get nasty. I am going to put a recommended weight on the board, but if this is too heavy, lower the weight. You should never be in danger of getting stuck under the bar. Workout of the Day AMRAP 20 20 Calorie Row 15 Bench Press 135/85 20 Ab Mat Situps You can sub 10 GHD sit-ups for ab matsRead more

Check-in on Saturday will start at 7am. Judges briefing is at 7:30am and Athlete briefing is at 8am. First heat of the Gauntlet starts at 8:30am. Free massages ALL DAY LONG by Massage and Bodywork Education Center! Workout of the day AMRAP 20 10 Kettlebell swings 53/35 10 alt DB Snatch 50/35 10 KBS 10 dB Hang Clean and Jerk 50/35 alternate every 5 40 Double UndersRead more

Ok folks, something a little bit different today – a 25 foot barbell front rack walking lunge. Here’s how we do it it. Stand at the end of the 25 foot line. Clean the barbell up to the shoulder, and in the front rack, perform your lunges across the 5 lines, just like you would in any lunge workout. This will be score BY LOAD. So, your score will be your best 25 foot unbroken walking lunge. We will give you 20 minutes to find your best score. Do a set, take a break, add a little weight, do another set, keep building. I would estimate each athlete should do at least 5 heavy sets. Some notes This movement is a space pig. In all likelihood, no more than 3 athletes should be going at a time. That’s ok. Partner, or team up. Add weight and don’t cross the streams....Read more