I’ve had the video attached below on the Double Knee Bend saved for what seems like a year. I haven’t posted it because I didn’t want to confuse people.  This hip action is a natural phenomenon once you start developing speed on the lifts.  Lifters will try to mimic this action, buy but even thinking about it can screw it up.  I am guilty of this, site especially when I started to really learn the Olympic lifts.  Just jump, get tall and pull back under.   The Double Knee Bend is also known as the Scoop or Transition.  I have seen the Snatch broken down into these portions: the First Pull (from the floor), the Double Knee Bend/Scoop, the Second Pull (Arm Pull past your hips), the Third Pull (Pulling your body under the Bar), and the Catch.   [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH6LSqlLhuk?rel=0&w=420&h=315] The Double Knee Bend from Greg Everett at Catalyst...Read more

We’ve been hitting some of the benchmark CrossFit WODs recently (Fran, symptoms Elizabeth).  I’ve been very impressed with how everyone is tackling them, rx getting good times and scaling appropriately.  Today’s WOD, Nancy, is another excellent benchmark.   We’ll cap this one at 25 minutes.  Find a weight you can OHS 15 times unbroken to start (RX is 95/65), and use that for the WOD.  If needed, shorten the runs, or scale to 4 rounds.  There is an amazing physical response of runs following squats of any type.  You may find your legs don’t work exactly the way you think they should. Stacey  getting some weight overhead Workout of the Day   “Nancy” 5 RFT 400m run 15 Overhead Squats 95/65Read more

Post 40 PRs from Invictus.  Good squat video here, remedy with good notes from CJ.  The advice he gives on training as you get older can be shared with all athletes. We’ve spent the last several weeks working the back squat.  On Wednesday we test it.  Focus on getting to depth and firing out of the bottom (you may be slow, but keep thinking – Be Fast!)   We will review dumping the weight every class, but this is how you dump a Back Squat. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve81mEnf2oQ?rel=0&w=420&h=315]   Workout of the Day   Strength Back Squat Establish a new 1RM   Metcon 50 Burpee Box Jumps and Over 24/20Read more

The Straight Dope on Cholesterol Part 2. I posted Part 1 of this article last week.   Would-Be Healthy Eaters Face Confusion of Choices from the New York Times.   Everytime you think you’re really crushing it, cure you should just start reviewing workout videos.  Here’s an Outlaw Follower snatching 225 6 times in a minute.   Workout of the Day   “Power Elizabeth” 21-15-9 rep rounds of Power Clean 135/95 Ring DipRead more

Over a dozen CrossFit Oakdale Athletes took part in the Proanox Diamond of the Tough Online Qualifier.  Over a 3 week process (which ended up being 6 scored workouts) Team CFO fought to earn spots in a final event, abortion the Diamond of the Tough held on 9/29 in Santa Cruz.  This was a “Master’s” event, pill with age categories starting at 35-39 and finishing with 55 and over (sorry young’ens).   By my count, side effects Team CFO qualified 12 athletes for the Diamond of the Tough!  Huge congratulations go to Trevor and I, Alison, Tricia, Melissa, Conney, Denny, Bob, Janet, Don, Gloria, and Robin.   Should we call this “The Dirty Dozen”?   Melissa won the row for calories event in week 2!   Don and Tricia won the clean for load event in week 2!   In the final WOD, Robin beat Charm Mathis, the 3rd Fittest...Read more