Thursday is workout 4 from the Granite Games. We will do #3 on Saturday – a higher rep pullup/bar Muscleup workout – when it is cooler, at least in the morning. The only thing on the plate for Thursday is this sprint workout – the best times will come from this that both go unbroken...Read More
I hope you guys enjoy the pulling session form Tuesday. We will continue to expand on it in the coming weeks – adding speed to the pulls on the deadlift and shrug in the Clean Pulls. We even saw some Clean PRs. Keep pulling hard and keep tight. Another CrossFit.com workout posted in recent weeks,...Read More
Monday was a heavy duty volume day – 600 fast reps. Instead of going fast and long, we will go heavy-ish. Instead of just pulling heavy off the floor, were are going to work on extending range of motion. First, we will spend 10 minutes pulling clean grip deadlifts from a deadlift. We have done...Read More
I’ve been holding onto Monday’s workout since CrossFit.com posted it. It’s a repeat workout from July, 2006. That’s the month I started CrossFit, which means I likely did the workout at Harbor Fitness in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. I don’t have a record of my time, because I didn’t post in the comments section at the...Read More
Granite Games #1 workout has 2 parts – so be prepared to LIFT post wod! RX 14MIN TIME CAP 15 Burpees Over Rower 40/30 Calorie Row 15 Burpees Over Rower 40/30 Calorie Row 15 Burpees Over Rower In the remaining time… Establish a 1-RM Snatch Intermediate 14MIN TIME CAP 15 Burpees Over Rower (CAN step...Read More
I originally said we would be deadlifting on Friday, but as the Granite Games has 3 scored workouts, we will knock them out over the weekend. Workout 2 on Friday, Workout 1a and 1b on Saturday. Workout of the Day Granite Games Qualifier #2 With a 12 minute cap 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10,...Read More
The longterm goal of CrossFit is health and wellness. CrossFit even came up with a brilliant Glassman Wellness continuum that has sickness on one end and fitness on the other. Sickness entails chronic disease – diabetes, obesity, cancer – but it also considers drug addiction, depression, eating disorders and other maladies as obstacles that can...Read More
This is not fitness related…but it is SUPER HOT out there. Last year at this time our AC went out – it was 108 and Dave Doubledee, Integrity Heating and Air Conditioning, came to the rescue with a fast response and great price. You can reach him at 209-322-3295. Workout of the Day 7 Rounds...Read More
We are looking for those interested in competing at the Oakland A’s Game on September 9th. We have a 4 person team that we need to fill. If you are interested, there will be a sign up sheet at the front desk. Tickets are $75 and that gets you a t-shirt, entry the game, and...Read More
Great work on all the PRs over the last two weeks. We had dozens of PRs on all the lifts. We will transition slightly to skill transfers to the Olympic Lifts – Clean Grip Deadlift with a shrug and Overhead Squats – in the coming weeks. But for this week, we will just do some...Read More
