WHAT A WEEKEND! Brian will be giving the rundown in tomorrow’s post about the Rookie Rumble 2 that took place today at Hercules CrossFit. Justin, stomach Vanessa & Bill were great competitors and we are proud to have them representing CrossFit Oakdale. We had a blast with the Stand Up Paddle Boarding this weekend and...Read More
Tomorrow is our stand up paddle board event. We will be leaving the gym if you would like to carpool, help at 8am. If you are meeting us there, between 8:30am and 9am, head towards Blonde Beach. I heard there is a Recon Run there tomorrow, so parking might be an issue. Expect this event...Read More
Reminder: CrossFit Oakdale will be closed on Saturday as we’ll be at the Modesto Reservoir (which is an incredibly hard word for me to spell) for our Stand Up Paddle (SUP) event. We’ll meet at the gym at 8am on Saturday, page and car pool over as there is a charge per car at the...Read More
Lingua Fran-ca. Lots of funny CrossFit behavior here. Corner 30, ed Fake, and Water works…any others seem like stuff we see regularly. All in good fun, folks. Workout of the Day Strength Back Squat 5-5-5 Work at/near 75% of 1RM. Conditioning 3 sets of Sled Push Suicide Sprint Make sure you rest in between sets.Read More
Wednesday’s Benchmark WOD is “DT, page ” a Hero WOD dedicated to USAF SSG Timothy P. Davis. It is an excellent, this challenging WOD that can be easily scaled. DT consists of all barbell movements – deadlifts, hang cleans and shoulder to overhead – with a 155/100# barbell. A few years ago, DT would be...Read More
Quick reflection on the Open and Regionals. If you want to be good at CrossFit, medications I would get really freaking good at Toes to Bar. After watching event 6 at the Central East Regionals, what is ed where every guy breezed through 40 TTB in 2-3 sets (Dan Bailey went 30-10 as he tried...Read More
Saturday, try June 15th is Stand Up Paddle at the Central Valley Reservoir. We can meet at the gym and carpool, # since it costs money to get into the Reservoir. On Sunday, June 16th Bill and Vanessa will be competing in the Rookie Rumble at Hercules CrossFit. This is their first comp, and it...Read More
Bring a Friend at 9am Team CFO Advanced at 10am. At 10am, check we will Snatch heavy to first. It is hot. Make sure you’re well hydrated and be prepared to sweat. In the 5:30pm class on Friday night, salve we had a sweat wallball WOD. Everyone was very helpful cleaning the sweaty balls…yes, the...Read More
Virtuosity and Durability. Great insight on the evolution of high level CrossFit competition from Michael Winchester. His insight on good movement and positioning is ESSENTIAL. In past years at Regionals, this web you saw top guys and gals get away with poor movement and mechanics because they were tough, erectile athletic and/or strong. THAT IS NO...Read More
A few weeks ago Todd R shared a work story with me. I asked him to share his experiences by answering some questions and he provided a wonderful write up. For those of you that haven’t met Todd, more about he’s a firefighting Captain in Livermore, CA. He’s one of the nicest, most earnest guys...Read More
