The longterm goal of CrossFit is health and wellness. CrossFit even came up with a brilliant Glassman Wellness continuum that has sickness on one end and fitness on the other. Sickness entails chronic disease – diabetes, obesity, cancer – but it also considers drug addiction, depression, eating disorders and other maladies as obstacles that can affect our overall health.  Watch the news or clink on a link in your news feed and you know are these mental challenges on the rise as leading causes of death. Finding solutions to these issues aren’t alway easy. I wanted to share a website I came across that you may be able to use or share with a friend or loved one. The Recovery Village has detoxification facilities, as  well as recovery programs. There may not be a center near you, but there is a  list of resources in all areas of the country,...Read more

This is not fitness related…but it is SUPER HOT out there. Last year at this time our AC went out – it was 108 and Dave Doubledee, Integrity Heating and Air Conditioning,  came to the rescue with a fast response and great price. You can reach him at 209-322-3295.  Workout of the Day 7 Rounds 14/12 Cal Row Overhead Dumbbell Walking Lunge 50/35 (length of the pull-up rig) 20 Alternating dumbbell snatch 50/35 OH DB Lunge Back   Read more

We are looking for those interested in competing at the Oakland A’s Game on September 9th. We have a 4 person team that we need to fill. If you are interested, there will be a sign up sheet at the front desk. Tickets are $75 and that gets you a t-shirt, entry the game, and lunch. If you are on the team, it will include your entry fee and if you are watching the competition your entry to watch is covered.  Death by Clean & Jerk 135/95 Minute 0-14:59 If you fail, you rest 2 minutes, then restart going up by 2’s. EVERYONE Rest from minutes 15-17 Minute 17- 27:59 Perform Death By Double-Unders (substitute 3 hurdle jumps for every 10 double-unders.) 10 DU the first minute, 20 the second minute, 30 the third… If you fail, rest 1 minute and restart going up by 20’s At Minute 30 Death...Read more

Great work on all the PRs over the last two weeks.  We had dozens of PRs on all the lifts.  We will transition slightly to skill transfers to the Olympic Lifts – Clean Grip Deadlift with a shrug and Overhead Squats – in the coming weeks.  But for this week, we will just do some fun stuff with our fitness. Workout of the Day Gymnastics Handstand Work OTM 7: 25 second work, 35 second rest Strength Front Squat Work to a heavy double in 20 minutes Conditioning Tabata Thrusters 75/55 8 rounds, 20 seconds work, 10 seconds rest.  Score is lowest roundRead more

CrossFit at 9 and 10.  Once again, we have a lot of pullups.  We will discuss scaling options. Workout of the Day “Emily” 10 Rounds 30 Doubleunders 15 Pullups 30 Squats 100m run Rest 2 minutes after each roundRead more