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

Battling It Out for Cancer CrossFit Oakdale will be hosting an on-going fundraise as part of our participation in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. To capitalize upon the competitive spirit at CrossFit Oakdale, we are offering an opportunity for you to challenge any one of your fellow gym members to a CrossFit duel. Think “meet me at the O.K. Corral” meets burpees and barbells. For $10 you can challenge anyone of your choosing to a workout or test of skill drawn from a “hopper”. The individual selected for the duel can agree to the workout free of charge or meet the challenger’s $10 to escape the challenge. Members may also buy immunity for $30, in which case they would be protected from being challenged. And the final twist…for a mere $50 any member may choose to pit one member against another (both of their choosing) to watch a...Read more

It looks like spring is upon us!  That means some fitness related events that we are really looking forward to.  CrossFit Oakdale is participating in the CrossFit Open starting March 6, visit the SOS Run on March 9 and we’ll be running a fundraising event for Relay For Life, diagnosis which is on April 27-28. On Wednesday night at 7:30p, price after class, I will host a CrossFit Open Q&A.  We will talk about what to expect, how to attack the WODs and discuss how we will schedule training during the Open.  We have done several of the past Open WODs, which should give you a pretty good idea of loads, rep schemes and duration.  But every WOD is a surprise. The SOS Run is the first week of the Open.   We would like to support this important local event that supports Oakdale’s schools.  The first full Open day...Read more

9am is Bring a Friend, nurse 10am is Team CFO/Advanced. We’ll be doing the same WOD in both classes – 10am will have Clean and Jerk session first. This WOD is either my favorite WOD or my least.  I feel that strongly about it.  When it was posted, site I thought I would crush it.  Instead, I got crushed by it. Workout of the Day Open 11.4 AMRAP 20 5 Cleans 145/100 10 Toes to Bar 15 Wallball ShotsRead more