40 Years of Insight, sales Part 1 by Dan John.  I am still waiting for Part 2.  Dan John is a strength training coach in the mold of Mark Rippetoe: smart, old school, no nonsense, committed and totally aware there is no substitute for hard work.  I hope I can be like Dan John when...Read More

Hand Tears from CrossFit New England.  I post on hand care fairly regularly, diagnosis maybe once every 2 months or so.  It seems appropriate on a day when we have 63 T2B on the whiteboard.  I, capsule like the author, # 40mg in a firm believer in the preventative wonders of the Ped Egg.  Unlike...Read More

We lost a true American hero over the weekend.  Neil Armstrong died at the age of 82.  Armstrong was a part of NASA, visit this site and in turn, in one of the most exciting times in American history.  I have always been impressed by the great explorers: Lewis and Clark, Edmund Hillary, the great...Read More

Master’s Competitors finished up the first WOD of the ProAnox Diamond of the Tough Competition. This competition is open only to Athletes ages 35 and up. The first WOD was 10 minutes to build to a heavy 3RM back squat, medicine Rest 3 minutes and then Cindy – 20 minutes of 5 pullups, side effects...Read More

    There will be NO barbell strength training today. Instead, # sale we will be doing a gnarly barbell WOD.  It would make a weightlifting purist blush.  Or puke.  Get comfortable with the awkward movement of a burpee on the barbell. Whenever I decide to do “Smoking Gun”, this song is in my head...Read More

Below is my favorite CrossFit video of all time.  James FitzGerald won the first CrossFit Games in 2007.  The sport, buy if you could call it that, was not what we would recognize today.  You can see from James’ movement that we have come along way in a short time.  Kettlebell swings got smoother and...Read More

Thigh-Popping Success on a Bike Lies in the Quads from the New York Times. How Many Olympic Runners Dope from the New Yorker   Workout of the Day Strength Back Squat 5 sets of 2, # sale add 10# from last week (remember, view we started with 65% of 3RM).  Rest 60 seconds between sets. ...Read More

In the words of Andy Stumpf, about it “You don’t drink coffee?!?! And you call yourself a CrossFitter?!” [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjz2urBYHnA?rel=0&w=560&h=315] I drink coffee.  Lots of it.  For the most part, I drink it black, although I like heavy cream from time to time.  I prefer my own coffee to anything store bought (but I like...Read More

Over the weekend, health a handful of the older members of Team CFO (myself included) took on the Masters qualifier WOD for the Proanox “Diamond of the Tough.”  It was a 2 parter, the first part being a 3RM Back Squat.  Part 2 was the classic triplet of “Cindy.”   I haven’t done “Cindy” (AMRAP...Read More

            After 3 weekends of action packed adventure at semi-exotic locations, there we’re back!  It seemed like forever, seek but tomorrow we’ll have a “normal” Saturday.  Hanging out, working hard, and having fun with TEAM CFO!  Can’t wait.  Please bring a friend and we’ll do some work!     Workout...Read More