To someone who has never been exposed to CrossFit, what we do might look a bit strange. At the FilFest last month, a massive workout took place and passersby watched in complete bewilderment. Skip Chase from Mt. Baker CrossFit wrote about the event and how he used it as an opportunity to invite others to give [...]
Once the intensity of your workouts are ramped all the way up after spending some time learning proper form and technique, there is a certain mindset you must adopt in order to make it through the WOD. The mental aspect becomes just as important as the physical. Steve sent over a great link detailing some [...]
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) is that soreness you feel a day or two after completing a hard workout. Since many of us go 2-3 on, DOMS becomes a regular occurrence. Mark’s Daily Apple explores some of the possible causes and ways to make this soreness a little more manageable. It can actually benefit you [...]
Yesterday’s morning class rocked the “My Pet Rock” WOD to start off their weekend. Chip, Marcus, and Ruth chose to join in the pain and tackled Linda…or maybe she tackled them. Everyone earned their Rest Day today nonetheless. Rest up and get ready for the week ahead. Rest Day / Make-up a missed WOD / [...]
CrossFit South Bay is always trying to make new friends in the greater CrossFit community. This morning Michelle and Al got an opportunity to play some CrossFit Baseball at CrossFit Vallejo. Everyone there was super cool and their hospitality was second to none. Thanks to Joan, Ly, Justin, Phil and everyone else in the morning [...]
Recently, we’ve been making some changes around the gym in order to provide a bit more space for our expanding class sizes. A big thank you goes out to Tony for making this awesome medball rack pictured above. It definitely brings a nice order and organization to our space. Thanks for the excellent craftsmanship, Tony! [...]
The Warrior Transition Battallion recently experienced a Level 1 cert at Alamo CrossFit. Jon Gilson was one of the head trainers there and he wrote about the inspiring display of strength that he witnessed that weekend. WOD – 3.05.09 Clean and jerks 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
Arthur DeVany is 71 years old but is stronger than a lot of men half his age. He attributes his vitality to Evolutionary Fitness. He writes a very interesting blog on a variety of topics including human performance, nutrition and longevity. Check it out on a Rest Day when you get some time. Rest Day [...]
With all the new members we have coming into the gym lately, it’s probably a good time to mention a few tools that you can all use to communicate with trainers and fellow members outside of the gym. CFSB Discussion Board – Here you can discuss topics related to CrossFit, nutrition or your workouts. You [...]
The way terrestrial radio is going these days, it’s pretty hard to find new content since everything is pretty much the same. If you want to listen to something a bit different, give CrossFit Radio a try. They air weekly shows available for streaming and there are also podcasts available for free download from iTunes. [...]
