Through the month of February, VS Athletics is offering a CrossFit discount on their new Dynamo weightlifting shoes. If you purchase them online, enter the code “XFIT” upon checkout to receive the discount ($69.95/ normally $80). If you’re willing to make a short trip to their showroom in Torrance, you can save on shipping and [...]
Steven has been away from the gym for the last few weeks but it’s definitely not because he’s been slacking! He joined us a few months back with the hope that CrossFit would better prepare him for his firefighter training. He shared a little bit in a recent email about how his improvement in fitness [...]
The sensation that swept through the gym last week has now made it to the CrossFit Affiliate Blog. Forrest’s blog post about his first experience at our gym is one of the featured links on there today! Go check it out. The Affiliate Blog is a wonderful place to see the happenings of the CrossFit [...]
There is a lot of talk in the fitness industry of working the core. Countless pieces of equipment line store shelves promising to “blast your core!” At CFSB, we go overhead quite a bit with many of the movements performed in the WODs and maintain that nothing works your “core” better than placing weight overhead. [...]
GPP, otherwise known as General Physical Preparedness, is what we strive for in our training. The constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movements that we perform in our workouts mimic the unpredictability of life’s tasks. Those tasks might be as simple as helping a friend move a couch. However, for others that serve the community as first-responders [...]
Mark Rippetoe shares his thoughts on hand placement and its role in avoiding ripped callouses and tears. WOD – 1.26.09 Five rounds for time of: 30 Glute-ham sit-ups 25 Back extensions
Do you work out harder when you’re in the group environment as opposed to when you work out by yourself? SF CrossFit’s Coach Kelly Starrett offers his thoughts about why that might be. WOD – 1.25.09 “Barbara” Five rounds, each for time of: 20 Pull-ups 30 Push-ups 40 Sit-ups 50 Squats Rest precisely three minutes [...]
On Sunday, February 22, CrossFit South Bay will be holding a Breast Cancer Fundraiser Workout for Rose Huertas. Rose is Michelle’s mother and is currently battling breast cancer. Although insurance covers most of her treatment, her medication does not fall under that coverage. So we will be holding a 3 person team workout to raise [...]
One of our newest members, Forrest, has crafted an awesome video slideshow of his experiences at CFSB. The video is accompanied by a hilarious soundtrack to top it all off. He’s also written an equally entertaining account of his first night at our gym. It is a must-read! Did any of you have similar experiences [...]
…we rested. This CrossFit thing is fun. We have a great time and a lot of times the gym feels like Cheers – where everyone knows your name. The combination of the friendships we make and the invigoration we feel after the workouts makes it hard to stay away. While your commitment to getting fitter [...]
