Austin, Damon, Amie and Victoria took on the challenge of CrossFit Day the the Oakland A’s game.  Being CrossFit folks, we can’t do stuff normal, we have to make it an event. Austin, Damon, Amie and Victoria each had particular challenges.  For Damon, this was his first competition, ever.  For Austin, he got sucked into 3 weeks of work after committing to the event, and wasn’t able to train.  Amie and Victoria have been training hard since coming off the Royal Rumble but Clean and Jerks at 125 were either way beyond, or just at their fingertips. Victoria and Amie crushed the burpee/DU part of the event, while Austin and Damon took on 185 pound Clean and Jerks.  In the days proceeding,  both gents were able to make the lift, but it was a fight.  Once the 3-2-1 go came, the slowly but surely pulled out 23 reps. Amie hit 120...Read more

On Sunday we will be cheering on Amie, Austin, Damon and Victoria as they compete at the Oakland A’s CrossFit Day Competition. Stay tuned to social media for live coverage:)  If you are attending the game you should have received your tickets in your email. Please let Alison know if you did not get them. Here are the instructions for the day. Entrance into the ballpark: 8:30-9am: Teams will enter the stadium through MM gate, located on the east side of the stadium, next to the Bart bridge. 9am: Once all teams are checked in, we will begin a rule meeting to explain the movements, bracketing and other pertinent information. 915am: following the rules meeting, we will allow the public to enter the spectator section. ANYONE WITH A CROSSFIT DAY TICKET WILL BE ALLOWED TO COME IN THROUGH MM GATE. 930 am: Competition will begin. Teams will be broken up...Read more

Bracket winners: 1 seed Hoosiers advances past Rad in a laugh-er.  Norman Dale, Shooter and Jimmy Chitwood beat whoever was in Rad.  I haven’t even IMDB’ed it.  Sorry. 2 seed Raging Bull knocks out a dog that plays basketball. 3 seed White Men Can’t Jump wins and goes to Sizzler. The Mighty Ducks take down the San Joaquin cross county runners from McFarland – don’t feel sorry for Costner, he’s got plenty more movies in the bracket. In the battle of Texas High School Football Movies, Billy Bob and the Perriman Panthers (Friday Night Lights) take down Jon Voight’s…whatever they were in Varsity Blues. Charlie Sheen in his prime takes down Cruise in his prime as Major League takes down Days of Thunder Stick It upsets 7 seed He Got Game – because Bryce likes it.  Although He Got Game is pretty good.  Denzel… And the love letter to Jackie...Read more

Did you have fun in the Open? Do you love when we say “pick a partner” and split up your workout on those challenging hero workout days? Well, CrossFit’s Team Series is coming up! Teams of 2 people and 2 weeks of workouts. Similar to the Open, you have 5 days to complete the workouts, and you can do them HERE! We love to judge you:) Also like the Open, there are RX AND Scaled versions of workouts. Brian and I did it last year, so if you have any questions, let us know! Besides if you find your CrossFit Bestie you will be all set for the Franniversary Competition in December. (Early bird pricing goes through the end of this month.) Workout of the Day Every 2 Minutes for 16 Minutes Sled Push 10M Out/10M Back Because there is extra rest time as compared to the other workouts we...Read more

On Wednesday, we will do a lift that that we do ALL. THE. TIME. in the warm ups.  But I cannot remember ever doing it in a workout – the muscle snatch.  Here’s why.  I have noticed some receiving the bar with soft elbows. This lift fixes that.  The muscle Snatch also forces you to keep pulling all the way through the lift.  This lift is a violent pull against the ground – you will triple extend and pull, pull and pull.  At some point you will fail – you will either miss the lift, or pull into a power position. I would rather you pull your body down than give up on the lift.  When you miss, the bar will usually stop moving around your eyeballs.  And you will look…wonky.  If you have a lift that looks wonky, that is fine. Lower the weight and smooth out that peanut...Read more