CrossFit South Bay | Hermosa Beach, CA
CrossFit South Bay
I recently heard of a woman in Ireland who developed an allergy to water, a condition called aquagenic urticaria, after giving birth to her son. She has to stay inside when it rains, can't bathe, and has to avoid her son when he cries or sweats. If her skin does encounter water, it blisters up and …
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Drank Kool-Aid: About a year ago
Fave WOD: Anything with Tabata
Least Fave WOD: Nancy or GI Jane
Fave Lift: Shoulder Press
Least Fave: Snatch
Tony, our resident jack of all trades, recently had a birthday (May 3rd)! If you look at some of the recent improvements around our gym, you would see …
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CrossFit South Bay is undergoing some changes. This month we are raising our rates*, adding monthly packages, and requiring new athletes to enroll in our Elements program:
New Rates and Monthly Packages
Unlimited classes per week: $200/mo
3 classes per week: $180/mo
2 classes per …
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Ruth just returned from her tour of Ireland - a hard earned vacation after powering through the SoCal Regionals two weekends ago. She worked out at CrossFit Ireland one day and was graciously adopted by CrossFit Northern Ireland for a few days after that. She returned from her trip bearing gifts …
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Rest- One of the key elements in life and being an athlete. The word rest conjures up a vision of sitting on the couch doing nothing (sounds like great rest to me), but rest does not have to be sitting around. Active rest can be a key difference in optimizing your performance as you can read in this …
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Most of us came to CrossFit South Bay to improve our fitness, health, and overall sense of well-being. After a while, though, something strange happens. You begin to realize things about yourself and the world around you. It may sound a bit pretentious but I believe that CrossFit teaches life …
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Forgive me for starting off with a brief rant. While I watch the NBA playoffs, I keep seeing commercials for this new monstrosity from Domino's Pizza. As if the majority of Americans are not already losing the battle with obesity, Domino's has seen fit to roll out this carb atomic bomb. Truthfully, …
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Mother's Day is just around the corner! What better gift than the gift of survival. As most of you know, Breast Cancer Awareness is a big priority for our family. So, our gift to each other this year is a 5K in support of my Mother. Al, Eman, and I will be pushing Diego in his stroller across that …
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I just spent the weekend in Fort Worth, TX at the CF Exercise Science Certification. The instructors (3 PhDs and 1 MD) had a wealth of knowledge and were very educated in their fields. The certification was intense classroom based lecture. We had instruction and discussion on each topic as well …
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Drank Kool-Aid: Oct 08, but really committed in Jan 09!
Fave Girl: Helen
Fave Movement: Back Squat (recent 130# PR!)
Least Fave Movement: Tie between WB and Burpees (Yay Burpees)
Best CF accomplishment: Kipping Pullup, and getting her boyfriend to try CrossFit and LOVE it!
Next CF Goal: …
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