Medical Benefits of Dental Floss Unproven from the Associated Press I write as a huge flosser.  I keep those pick/flossers in my car and, troche I must confess, click they are everywhere. And in my house.  And in my office.  Sorry, everyone, I live with/work with/drive with. I must also confess, there are few things I enjoy more than when conventional wisdom is called into question.  Just doing something because someone tells you to has never sat well with me.  And in this day and age, when we are constantly being sold something, asking the question, “am I being sold something” or “who benefits” is pretty important.  For the last 30 years, how much have we spent on waxy, minty string?  Are the good people at Johnson and Johnson scrambling right now? And I know we have dental professionals in our gym population, but it kind of makes my eye...Read more

This Saturday is SummerSlam at CFO!!!  If you are thinking about throwing your hat in the ring, visit this site give it a go. We are in week 4 of 6 of our current cycle – you should be pretty familiar with the lifts and how to warm up for them.  Snatch on Monday, conditioning on Tuesday, Snatch Balance on Wednesday, Clean and Jerk complex on Thursday and Back Squat on Friday. And SummerSlam on Saturday. I wrote this on Thursday night about the Snatch complex – it still applies You may drop the bar to the ground as long as you quickly reset, pick the bar up into a hanging, No Hook, No Foot, position and perform your second lift. Another note on the No Hook, No Foot.  If you are relatively new to Snatching, this may not be a helpful lift.  If you are still trying to connect...Read more

Next Saturday we will be having the Summer Slam Competition. There are still some spots available . Heat schedule will be out on Wednesday and movement standard videos will be posted by Monday.   9am & 10am Workout of the Day 21-18-15-12-9-6-3 Burpee Hang Squat Clean 95/65 PullupRead more

****REMINDER****WOD&WINE is rescheduled to a later date in the fall**** I have tweaked the Snatch complex slightly.  For the first lift, more about the Pause Snatch, perform this from the ground.  For the second lift, the No Hook No Foot Snatch, perform this from the hang. Also, you may drop the bar to the ground as long as you quickly reset, pick the bar up into a hanging, No Hook, No Foot, position and perform your second lift. Another note on the No Hook, No Foot.  If you are relatively new to Snatching, this may not be a helpful lift.  If you are still trying to connect your mind to the task at hand – moving the bar from the ground to an overhead position in a beautiful, efficient pull – taking your feet out of the equation may not be needed.  Just perform a Hang Snatch.  If I had...Read more

“The CrossFit stimulus—which is constantly varied high-intensity functional movement coupled with meat and vegetables, # order nuts and seeds, order some fruit, little starch and no sugar—can give you a pass on chronic disease. It is elegant in the mathematical sense of being marked by simplicity and efficacy. It is so simple.” – Greg Glassman When he writes, I listen. Fitness, Luck and Health from CrossFit Workout of the Day Strength/Skill Pause Clean, Hang Clean, Push Press, Push Jerk Split Jerk After a thorough warmup, perform 5 sets of the complex Conditioning AMRAP 10 30 Doubleunders 7 Squat Clean 95/65Read more