Meet June! June has been with us since November and comes to us by way of Lifeworx Crossfit. Coach Chance describes her as, clinic “A hard worker, as one with great work ethic. She always arrives to the gym early to work on something, row, or mobilize.” June is one of our Masters athletes who qualified for the 2014 CrossFit Games Masters Regional WODs. Please check out the Q & A below to learn a little more about June. How were you introduced to CFO? When did you realize CrossFit was for you? 3 years ago I was looking for something more in my workouts, that’s when I found Crossfit. I was also looking for a way to improve my golf game. Crossfit has given me more control in my swing and greater distance.? What is your first impression? I don’t like first impressions. What do you like best about...Read more

The first outing of the summer season will get on it’s way on Saturday May 24th. Dinner will be from 6:00pm-7:30pm at the Pavilion. We will be parked in the front (tailgating) at 5:15 pm and handing out the tickets then. The game starts at 7:05pm. For the kids – the bracelet they get for the dinner gives them unlimited bouncy house/bouncy slide privileges. There are fireworks after the game as well as a chance for the kids to run the bases. For those of you not able to make it down to Regionals but still want to show your support, # sale please come to Open Gym on Sunday (5/25) from 1-3pm. There will be a special WOD in support of Brian and all of the hard work he has done. Memorial Day will be a WOD at 9am only – It will be the fundraiser for “Kevin’s Climb.”...Read more

Today’s WOD has 2 parts – conditioning and grunt work.  Enjoy. Part 1 is a little different.  There will be a short run, price following by small sets of pullups.  You will want to move fast.  At each run, # order you will move a kettle bell  1 step – each run will get a little longer. For part 2 – find something heavy to push.  Then something heavy to carry.  Rest.  Repeat.  Grunt. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ6NX4yQLCo?rel=0&w=560&h=315] Listen to the first thing Speal says – on strict body position applying to everything else.  Yes – everything is everything. Workout of the Day Conditioning 10 RFT 100 ft sprint 5 Pullups 11 minute cap Grunt Work For 10 minutes Do a 100ft sled push – 50′ out, 50′ back Then do a farmers carry – take turns as equipment is availableRead more

I have shifted around the lift days for the next cycle – Squats are Monday (Back Squat 1 week, abortion Front Squat the other week), treatment Deadlift on Wednesday, Press on Friday. All lifts have jumped 5%, so be ready. The WOD for the Kevin’s Climb project is on Memorial Day, which is Monday, May 26, 2014.  We are asking for a minimum of a $10 donation to participate. Kevin’s Climb AMRAP 30 400m run 2 Front Squat, 2 Shoulder to Overhead, 2 Pullups 4 Front Squat, 4 Shoulder to Overhead, 4 Pullups 6 Front Squat, 6 Shoulder to Overhead, 6 Pullups 8 Front Squat, 8 Shoulder to Overhead, 8 Pullups 10 Front Squat, 10 Shoulder to Overhead, 10 Pullups Men – 95, Ladies – 65 ADMINISTRATIVE STUFF: Please pay for your Modesto Nuts Game Tickets – $15 a person. We will be meeting in the parking lot for tailgating...Read more

On Saturday, # 60mg we’ll tackle Regional WOD 4 at 9 and 10.  At 10, stomach we will warm up with some heavy Cleans and Handstand Drills. Handstand Pushups are tough, so there will be scaling options.  You can do elevated targets for HSPU (abmats), wall climbs or regular pushups. To earn an RX, the HSPU must be done strict.  No kipping.  Truthfully, unless you are doing this WOD at Regionals, I wouldn’t worry about strict HSPU.  Just do the work Workout of the Day 21-15-9-6-3 Handstand Pushup Front Squat 195/135 Bar Facing Burpee 21 minute cap. If you do wall climbs, the sub is  21 – 5 WC, 15 – 4 WC , 9 – 3 WC, 6 – 2 WC, 3 – 1 WCRead more