In the last few weeks, we have done a number of benchmark workouts and seen some great times on the whiteboard. One thing we need to keep in mind however, is that CrossFit is based on form -- as Mariessa posted a month ago. As we push for faster times with heavier weights, we all need to ensure our …
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From CrossFit Balboa: A piece promoting CrossFit airs on Wed, May 20th, at 10 pm on KCAL 9....then Thursday, May 21st, on CBS2 in the morning! The boys from CrossFit Orange County were interviewed about CrossFit. Please tune in to support CF Orange County and the Community! In your time since …
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Have you ever walked into the gym and looked at the board only to see a repeated movement from earlier in the week?  "Squats?  Again?" "But we ran YESTERDAY?!"  Yes, CrossFit is a constantly varied sport, but it is also functional.  Functional movement is described as movement that pertains to …
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Today Crossfit Southbay pays tribute to all of our Armed Forces with a Hero Workout.  DT is in honor of USAF SSgt Timothy P. Davis, 28, who was killed on February  20, 2009 supporting operations in OEF when his vehicle was struck by an IED. Special thanks goes to all the Armed Forces and all of …
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CrossFit is built upon 9 foundational movements. Over the course of the next few weeks we'll cover some of the finer points of each of those movements going over cues, common faults and ways to fix them. Each movement leads into the next progressing into more advanced variations. The air squat is …
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As Mariessa mentioned in her post Tuesday, many of us in the gym enjoy other sports outside of CrossFit. In fact, this is highly encouraged as you may have read the line Regularly learn and play new sports in "World Class Fitness in 100 Words". If your sport of choice is long-distance running, you …
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