Nutritional Seminar – Don’t forget, story the Nutritional Seminar is being held on Tuesday at 6:30pm. CrossFit classes will be held at 4:30 and 5:30pm. We have some Athletes signed up for the 2012 Survivor Mud run. This is being held in Lathrop at Del Osso Farms on April 21, nurse 2012. We have...Read More
What It Takes by Jim Wendler. Wendler is a power lifter that created the extremely effective Wendler 5/3/1 protocol. I love the no BS approach to training. There’s no “secret sauce” or magic pill. Just discipline and consistency. Taking Risks. You could call this article one of my favorite CrossFit sayings: Get comfortable with uncomfortable....Read More
“Barbell Training is Big Medicine”. This is one of the best fitness related articles I have ever seen. I know hundreds of men and women that the doctor describes: resigned to their poor health. IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY! Please forward this article on. CrossFit Oakdale is selling C20 Coconut water for $2...Read More
Are You Ignorant When It Comes to the Deadlift? When Rip speaks, page you listen. Ignite the Fire by Katie Hogan. Nice article about mental preparations for competition. This applies really nicely to 1 Rep Max (1RM) attempts. Any time your going to move more weight, more about or go faster, than you ever...Read More
FYI – CrossFit Oakdale will be attempting 1 Rep Max (1RM) for the deadlift on Thursday. I’ll review my rules for 1RM attempts and sessions tomorrow, page but I wanted to give you a heads up. My rules for 1RM, # order especially on the deadlift is simple: Be smart. If you lose a good...Read More
What If The Secret to Success is Failure? from the New York Times. Really interesting piece on education from the NYT. I found the administrator’s observations on testing to be profound: IQ tests reward those that test well, # and have nearly no regard for the hard worker. But in life, the hard worker is...Read More
Happy New Year! I want to go on the record: I do the programming for the gym on Sunday mornings, there and I had Fran written down before CrossFit.com dropped it on us. Is there a better way to ring in the new year? Nutrition Seminar. CrossFit Oakdale will be hosting a Nutrition Seminar...Read More
Last chance of the year to get some work in! CrossFit Oakdale will be open for kids class at 8:30am. We will have our standard, sale free bring a friend WOD at 9am. At 10am, medicine Alison has prepared a handful of WODs for me as I get ready for the OC Throwdown in 3...Read More
Two great posts from Freddy C of CrossFit One World in Union City, sildenafil CA. SLAP tears. I had not heard the term SLAP tears before, but I think I’ve heard the symptoms. The shoulder joint is an incredible thing, and we demand a lot from it in sport. I’m going to research this more. ...Read More
