Athlete of the Month by Coach Tricia   D-E –T- E- R –M- I –N- E -D is most certainly an accurate word to describe Alexis B. HEY! Did you know that just the other day, ailment November 6, try Alexis got her first “legit bar muscle up”!! OH YEAH!!! She was persistent and most definitively DETERMINED. She had to be!  Her first muscle up is not too far off in the near future. Oh and watching her bust out a boat load of butterfly pull-ups at the recent Barbell for Boobs at CrossFit Excel was, healing in my opinion, the highlight of the evening. Way to go Alexis! Next time you see her give her a knuckle or high five. Here’s a bit more about Alexis…. How were you introduced to Crossfit Oakdale? I was introduced to CrossFit Oakdale when I found out there was going to be a...Read more

Depending on attendance, malady we will be picking a WOD from a list of Hero WODs. If you have a chance, you might want to check them out. Here is the list of ALL Named WOD’s. You will notice that there is a lot of Hero WOD’s. Please understand that each WOD is named specifically for a brave man or woman who gave up their life in the call of duty. CrossFit honors soldiers, sailors, Marines,  and Airmen, but also law enforcement, firefighters, first responders – those that gave their life for the greater good. We remember them and honor them as well. I have picked 9 WOD’s that we may use tomorrow. They are all hard. “Loredo” “Johnson” “Adrian” “J.J.” “Klepto” “Zimmerman” “Bradshaw” “Morrison” “Hammer” Any of these could come up. I will post what we do on Facebook.Read more

Saturday is a normal day.  Bring a friend at 9 and advanced at 10am. On Sunday, more about we have the Olympic lifting seminar with Coach Jim Schmitz (and Butch Curry is coming).  Butch made the 1980 Olympic team.  Olympians at CFO.  Boss.  The seminar starts at 12p. On Monday, we will have shortened hours. We will have 2 classes – one at 9am and one at 5pm.  They will both be Hero WODs so stay frosty. Monday ends the Lurong Paleo Challenge.  It’s been fun, but when the 9am WOD ends at 10am, I  am getting in my car, driving to Salida and hitting the Salida Country Kitchen.  There, I will eat a country fried steak the size of a steering wheel with a bucket of white gravy Workout of the Day 9am Thrusters are on the plate. 10am Bear Complex 2 sets EMOM for 10 Then AMRAP 4...Read more

How To Manufacture The Best Night of Sleep In Your Life.  Epic post on sleep from Mark’s Daily Apple (MDA). MDA is an excellent resource for all things paleo/primal.  He packs a ton of useful information into all his posts.  I used to read it more, stuff but something about his writing style irks me.  I guess I feel like he’s standing on some paleo/caveman pedestal, purchase talking down at me.  Like he’s never carried his phone to bed. SOME WHAT LITERARY NON-FITNESS RELATED RANT AHEAD Now, I’m not a genius, but I’m not an idiot either.  In his section on reading before bed, Mark recommends heavy, dense reading, not light reading before bed.  As an example, he doesn’t believe you should read something light, like John Le Carre before bed.  WTF!?!?!?  Le Carre is “easily digestible?”  Check out Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy or The Constant Gardener and tell me...Read more

Skill Warm Up C is a little technical, hospital much like B.  Please review the previous 2 day’s post on the protocol for performing the skill warm ups.  Once again, # please be courteous to any class that is working, as they are the priority. Skill Warm Up C 3 rounds, not for time 1-2 Rope Climbs 8-12 Toes to Bar 30-50 Doubleunders A scaled version of this warm up might look like 3 rounds, not for time 2-3 Body Pulls Muscleup transitions 8-12 Hanging Knee Ups 30-50 Single Unders or 15 DU attempts Both B and C have Doubleunder – that’s because many of us need to practice them.  If you feel like you need to work on box jumps, you can sub 10-12 Box Jumps for DU.   Workout of the Day 5 Rounds, for Reps Deadlift 225/155, 45 Seconds Rest 15 seconds Box Jump and Over 24/20,...Read more