At least 2 pretty cool CrossFit Competitions on the horizon:  the Lalanne Fitnees Summer Throwdown and The Level 10 Fall Strength Challenge in Oroville. The Lalanne Throwdown is August 25th, buy and Louis and Chance (better be) going.  I would absolutely do this one, there but I need to heal up.  Spots are going quick, so if you’re interested, get on it!  Chris puts on a great, challenging event. I’ve always wanted to do the L10 FSC, and if I’m healthy, I’m making the trip.  They always have tough, “out side the box” strength biased competitions.  Think strongman kinda stuff. The Moxie Madness was in September last year, and was a ton of fun.  This year the team event is September 1.  I’d like to do this one. Finally, I got an email from Terry at CrossFit Excel about an Affilate League, with weekly head to head team workouts.  I’ll...Read more

I forgot to post this the other night, order but we transitioned from 4 weeks of “Being upside down” and now we are into “Hanging and Pulling”.  Expect lots of pullups, T2B, knees to elbows, hollow work and more.  Be prepared to work from the rings.  And take care of your hands! K-Star has posted a 3 part series on breathing.  Part 1 is here.  I haven’t watched it yet, but I am excited to.  Imagine with all our breathing what happens to our diaphragm and abdominals.  Can you breathe well?  I bet you can, and if you can do it well, you can also do it poorly.  I know a few of you have experienced Bowen therapy, and things get crazy when they start messing with my diaphragm and abs.  Like the world goes upside down kind of weird.  If I can take measures on my own to fix...Read more

The Huberty family is making the long trek up the Eastern coast so we can eventually make our way back to the friendly confines of CrossFit Oakdale.  I’m typing this post from a Chipotle in Fairfield, information pills CT.  I went to high school in this town.  I just drove by the rugby field and small hill that my wrestling team would do sprints and hill work on in the fall lead up to the season.  The hill looked small, information pills but I bet if I stood at the bottom, more about it would feel just right.  When hard work is concerned, you can always go home again. For your planning purposes, this weeks strength work is Mon – Front Squat, ME Wed – 3 Position Clean Fri – Snatch (from the hang and snatch balance) Sat – Heavy Thrusters and big box jumps in the advanced class.  ...Read more

9am is a free Bring a Friend WOD.   10am is advanced CrossFit, information pills which we’ll start calling Team CFO training.   Workout of the Day   9AM Bring a Friend WOD 21-15-9 Push Jerk 95/65 Pullup Run a 400m after each round of pullups.  That is 3 400m runs   10AM Team CFO Jerk Cluster Build to a heaviest set of a Clean, information pills 1 Push Press,1 Push Jerk, 1 Split Jerk.   Metcon 21-15-9 Push Jerk 165/115 CTB Pullups I did this one at CFVB the other day.  Efficient jerk technique will save the day.   Practice Muscle ups!Read more

I’m staying at my brother’s house in Virginia Beach.  A couple of thoughts. There are a TON of CrossFit gyms in Virginia Beach.  They are everywhere and they are legit!  I’ve been in two, dosage and have passed another.  Both gyms I visited had well thought out programming, information pills with specific emphasis on mobility.  Both CrossFit Virginia Beach and CrossFit Oceana had massage offices in the gym, and Oceana had an on-site chiro.  These guys are raising the game! Thomi at CrossFit Virginia Beach is a super nice, and knowledgable guy.  Alison and I learned some great stuff there.  Thanks Sean Gage for the recommendation.  He has some sweet toys.  Maybe we’ll see some Jerk Boxes in our future… Working out in humidity is worse than working out in plain old heat. My brother has a copy of Rock Jocks, Wall Rats and Hang Dogs by John Long.  It’s...Read more