The heat schedule for tomorrow is below. If you registered online, dosage you are definitely set in a heat. If you only said you were attending on Facebook, help we were unsure if you only liked the event or wanted to participate. If you did neither or just Facebook, no worries, we can set you up for a heat once you get here. It is a 14 minute workout out and we will run heats every 20 minutes. The first three heats are booked, but after that there are spots. We are treating this like the Open which means we might need you to judge.  BRING CASH – we have AWESOME prizes that have been donated for this fundraiser. Raffle Tickets are $1 each or 12 for $10.  Special thanks to those who supported this fundraiser –  Golden Valley Awards – Fuel For Fire – Perfectly Posh & Scentsy by...Read more

We can’t wait for Hewell.  We will have a heat schedule up on FB and the Blog on Friday night, stuff all other heats will be sign up on the day of the event. We have a TON of cool raffle prizes:  CrossFit Games gear, a camping basket, a law enforcement basket (courtesy of GSA), a Pamper Yourself basket, a Rogue T Shirt, Caffeine and Kilos Coffee, CrossFit Oakdale gear and more.  All proceeds will go to the Hewell family. Tickets are $1 each or 12 for $10. Workout of the Day For time: 225/155 deadlifts, 21 reps Run 400 meters 225/155 deadlifts, 18 reps Run 400 meters 225/155 deadlifts, 15 reps Run 400 meters 225/155 deadlifts, 12 reps Run 400 metersRead more

So we’re focusing on the Snatch – that is going to mean skill transfer exercises.  The first one we will use, price and one that I believe will be of great benefit to many of you, this web is the Snatch Balance. Review the video of Coach Burgener and his daughter Sage from their garage.  I love these videos, website like this as they have been around for years, well before CrossFit blew up.  I would watch the over and over again, at a time when I truly did not understand the nuances of the lifts.  I remember watching videos of different lifts, and not being able to identify what the difference between a power and squat, or full version, of a lift was. The Snatch Balance will be good for many types of lifters.  It will develop confidence to get under the bar, or if you land with soft...Read more

CrossFit Oakdale lost a friend today.  Ericlee Gilmore lost his brief battle with cancer this morning.  I met Ericlee through the originally small competitive CrossFit circuit in 2010.  I’m a cynical guy, healing and it’s rare that you run into someone that is actually as earnest and caring as they appear.  Ericlee was that man.  He cared deeply about others, prescription dedicating years of his life to the people of Haiti and the ministry that was founded by his grandfather.  Ericlee held various fundraisers for Haiti, many of which CFO athletes attended and participated in. Ericlee brought his family to CFO from Fresno to participate in the final WOD of the 2012 Open.  Ericlee made the long drive to Oakdale only to hop out of the car and bang out some thrusters and pullups, PR’ing his 12.5.  You may have seen Ericlee competing at last years Franniversary with my good...Read more

**** NO 11am Class Tuesday**** Registration still open for Saturday’s Fundraiser – click HERE and click on the tab for retail store once you have logged into MindBody. Raffle prizes are starting to appear on the counter at the front desk. If you can’t be at the fundraiser on Saturday but would like to buy some raffle tickets, here let Alison know. $1 each or 12 for $10. Items are still coming in, but so far we have out SkullCandy Crusher Headphones ($99 value), Again Faster Gymnastics Grips with 2 blocks of your own PERSONAL chalk, 2 $26 gift Certificates for rokfit.com – workout apparel, Rogue “American Made T-shirt size Large, 6 pack of Fuel for Fire (retail $24) and more! Heats will be run every 20 minutes starting at 9am sharp. Heat Schedule is filling up…if you have a time you are hoping to be in, contact Alison by...Read more