The third movement in the squat progressions is the Overhead Squat. Not only is it an excellent transfer exercise for the snatch but it's a great developer of midline stability. All setup and execution is pretty much the same from the air squat and front squat except now we are going to place the …
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Foundational Friday: Overhead Squat, Part 1
July 31, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Game Day Prep
July 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Today is game day! As I mentioned at the beginning of the month, Dutch's challenge for July is to clean & jerk your bodyweight (or a scaled amount) from ground to overhead enough times to total 3000 lbs. (Women who are able to use bodyweight only need to total 2000 lbs.)
So what does that work …
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Recipe For Good Times
July 29, 2009 by 15 Comments
The last week and a half has seen an onslaught of posts regarding diet and nutrition. Most of you have been pretty good sports about it and I think it calls for a bit of a reward. At first, it may seem like Paleo removes a lot of fun out of life but I'm here to tell you that just ain't true!
NorCal …
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Method Behind the Madness
July 28, 2009 by Leave a Comment
This last month has seen a shift in CFSB's programming towards more strength based hybrids. You may have wondered why we programmed 1 rep max (1RM) some days and 5x5's or 5x3's others combined with a met-con cash out. If you have managed to hit most of our hybrid days, you may have …
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More on the Dangers of Gluten
July 27, 2009 by Leave a Comment
We at CFSB cannot stress enough the importance of understanding the dangers of gluten in the diet. Both Ruth and I have previously posted on gluten and this I guarantee today’s post will not be the last one!
Scientific American (Aug 2009) had an interesting article by Alessio Fasano (professor …
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But We Ate That Yesterday!
July 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Recently, there has been a surge of interest in the gym regarding Paleo and/or Gluten-free foods and what is ok to eat. Sometimes though we hear grumbling about having your options severely limited. We hear things like, "So, we have to eat the same thing everyday?" and "What's left for me to …
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Free Beach Workout Today Hermosa 11AM!
July 25, 2009 by Leave a Comment
We had a fantastic showing at the beach today of both members and folks new to Crossfit.. It was warm but the marine layer kept the sun from being too intense during the workout so thanks for coming out.
In the Gym we spend much of our time in the MetCon world, but once a week at a minimum we …
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Cortisol
July 24, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Something that stood out to me this weekend at the CrossFit Nutrition Cert was the way that stress can quickly undo all the hard work we put in at the gym. Much of that is related to an important hormone involved in the body's "fight or flight" response to stress - Cortisol. When secreted in small …
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Unconventional Wisdom: Cholesterol
July 23, 2009 by Leave a Comment
conventional wisdom (noun) : the generally accepted belief, opinion, judgment, or prediction about a particular matter
In this new recurring feature, I will look into nutritional questions where the answer is contrary to conventional wisdom (CW). Quite often, CW can leave us blinded to what may be …
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Athlete Profile: Scott
July 22, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Drank Kool-Aid: April 09
Fave WOD:CF Baseball, since the MOOBs took the BOOBs in overtime!
Least Fave WOD:
Fave Movement: Back Squat and BOX JUMPS
Least Fave Movement: Burpees
Back Squat PR: 315#
CF Goals: Beat Simon every day (particularly at the Simon/Scott Total Off), complete a pull up, get in …
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