If you haven't gotten together with a team yet for this Sunday's fundraiser, let a trainer know and they'll work to pair you up with two other athletes. You can also write your name on the board closest to the roll-up door. It will definitely be good times for an even better cause.
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Got Your Teams?
February 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Max Greetings For Time
February 16, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Everyone meet Max. A lot of you may not have seen him since he is one of our early birds that attends morning classes. You may also see him on Saturday mornings as well. He has been CrossFitting for some time now and had been performing his workouts at a globo before joining us. He brings great …
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Rubber Soul
February 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
CrossFit Oakland recently posted an excerpt from a Henry Rollins piece called Iron & Soul. In it, he talks about how lifting weights reveals so much about one's character through their motivations for working out. It's definitely a good read.
WOD - 2.15.09
3 rounds for time of:
Row 500 …
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CrossFit Improv
February 14, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Don't worry - we're not starting up an amateur stand-up comic night on the side. However we did get to see the post about working wounded play out in our gym the last few nights. Danny has to work around a wrist fracture for the next few weeks but that didn't stop him from busting through some front …
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Double Your Numbers With Double Unders
February 13, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Here's Alex practicing his double-unders. They can be a little smoother, but that will come with time. Double-unders are a skill and take persistent practice. They are also more efficient and when they come up in the workouts, you will cut your times down instead of doing triple the number of single …
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Texas Sized Warmup
February 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The picture above shows the warmup before the '09 FilFest WOD. It was quite a site to see!
On a completely different subject - some of you may have wondered whether or not to work out while battling an injury. CrossFit Santa Cruz had a great post the other day addressing that issue.
Rest Day / …
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Welcome Wagon Keeps Rolling
February 11, 2009 by 1 Comment
Let's all give Becky a warm CFSB welcome. After a little bit of reassurance from Michelle that she should give our gym a try, Becky gave it a shot and loved it! She's been a great sport learning movements that she had never done before. It's great to have you joining the madness, Becky!
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Welcome Jen!
February 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
After having a brief introduction to CrossFit at the beach a few weeks beack, Jen decided to join us for more fun inside the gym. She has shown great athleticism and we're excited to see where CrossFit takes her. It's great to have you, Jen!
WOD - 2.10.09
Deadlift 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps …
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Impressive Gains
February 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Gladis has been with us fore a few months now and has steadily improved in all facets of her training. Last week she pulled an impressive 100# deadlift for 5 reps after having no exposure to the lift prior to joining CrossFit South Bay. Awesome job Gladis!
WOD - 2.09.09
"Cindy"
Complete as many …
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Active Rest
February 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Part of CrossFit's prescription for fitness is to learn and play new sports. A perfect time to do that is on your Rest Day. Go for a hike, give rock climbing a try, or anything else that helps you bring your newly developed skills into action.
Rest Day / Make-up a missed WOD / Skills Day …
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