The SOS 1mile/5k Walk/Run is Saturday, hospital March 9.  It is $25 to sign up and begins at 8am.  It is a lot of fun, order and we did awesome last year.  Gloria took first in her age category and we had a bunch of athletes take home medals.  Who says we don’t like to run??? There will be registration forms at the gym on Monday, or you can register online HERE.  The Open starts on Wednesday.  We will be reserving 6:30pm as our first Open WOD.  Due to the SOS run, the next full opportunity will be Sunday starting at 1pm.  Please sign up via scheduling link so we have an idea who is coming.  We will make sure the sign up function is set up this week. If you are not signed up for the Open, please be aware that we will be fully dedicated to the Open. ...Read more

I’m reading “The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden” by Mark Bowden.  Bowden wrote one of the great books on modern combat, information pills Black Hawk Down.  This book tells the story of the final hunt for Bin Laden from the political angle, seek the intelligence side and the military executing the plan. I have no desire to be political here, more about but it’s amazing when the US government draws a line in the sand (especially in light of the government putting along and major cuts looming.)  But even after all the intelligence is analyzed, and all the political and legal BS happens, it still comes down to man, or a group of men, that must go through the door and face down the enemy. The Hero WODs remind me that it takes a special man or woman who decides that action begins and ends with them.  Whether...Read more

CrossFit Oakdale had a great meeting on Wednesday night to get ready for the Open.  The first WOD posts on Wednesday, pilule and 6:30pm on Wednesday will be a Open session.  Sunday, # sale March 10 will be the first “organized” Open session, unhealthy time TBD (probably 1p).  We will use Mindbody to put heats together once we determine how long the WODs are.  You will need to sign up for heats.  Heats will be first come, first serve. Please remember, if you are planning on doing the WODs at a non specified time, you will need to organize your own judge.  Also, please be respectful of any classes that are going on if you are tackling the Open WOD.  The ongoing class will have the priority on equipment, space and the clock.  We want everyone to maximize their performances, but not at the cost of other people’s workouts.  Work...Read more

Are you still thinking about the Open?  Here’s the deal: we need you on our team.  Everyone at CrossFit Oakdale is good at something.  This is the way scoring works – the scoreboard accepts the top 3 male and female scores.  That can, visit and does change every workout.  You may get crushed by a barbell, ask but absolutely crush a burpee WOD.  You may suck at doubleunders, # but we need your big Clean and Jerk to contribute.  Would you like to be the Athlete that steps up when we need it, and smokes a WOD, contributing to Team CFO’s march to glory???   Have you ever been carried off the field by your team?  Do you want to help CrossFit Oakdale qualify for the CrossFit Games Regionals?  Then sign up for the Open.  There are so many reasons to do it, but the opportunity to build the community...Read more

***Reminder***There is a meeting at 7:30pm on Wednesday night to review the Open.  If you have questions about the 5 week competition, drug please come and ask away.  It should be about an hour. Train Like a Champion: Technique, ed Habits and Positivity by Greg Everett of Catalyst Athletics.  This is a great article about a long term training mindset.  I have a recent personal experience with this. At Regionals last year, tadalafil I Snatched 195, which was 10 pounds below my PR.  I had actually been stuck at my PR for over a year at that time, and was digressing, as my mechanics were flawed and my frustration mounted.  Looking back, hitting 205 in early 2011 was a”miracle lift.”  I threw it up there, caught it, and stood up with it.  I got lucky.  But over time, I couldn’t hit it again, and I struggled with 200.  I realized...Read more