CrossFit South Bay | Hermosa Beach, CA
CrossFit South Bay
I was proposed to on my birthday Sunday on the stairs on the Esplanade in Redondo Beach mid-beach-WOD. It was an epic proposal by the epic-est of them all: Darek, better known in the gym as 'the ninja' or 'sand-bagger'. Since I met Darek in an executive's office at Paramount Studios in 2008, he …
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Wow…I don’t even know where to start on this one. I’ll just give you guys a chronology and some pictures.
Scarlett went into labor Saturday morning. She labored at home with her midwife for several hours before we went to Cedars arriving at ~330pm.
Upon arriving the staff at Cedars …
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Pain and CrossFit... They seem to go hand-in-hand, don't you think?? Well, they shouldn't...
Sure looks like he is pain to me....
But wait, Fran elicits some of the worst pain imaginable, so pain has to be part of CrossFit, right?? Yes and no: temporary pain such as moderate soreness, …
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The following story is from Aura who started with us a few months ago. She usually attends my classes in the morning and I know first hand how hard Aura works and how diligently she follows our advice. Aura came to us a very strong athlete, but, as she attests, CrossFit helped her take it to the …
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Essentially, this whole post is just an update about what has been going on at CFSB over the past week. First, a couple big announcements from this weekend, the biggest being that our local CrossFit maternity model, Scarlett, had her baby!! Some big congratulations are in order for Chris and …
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The following is a post from our very own Lisa Austin. I'm sure you'll all agree that Lisa is an inspiration to work out with and a joy to be around. Lisa's dedication and talent amazes me, her humility and kindness warms my heart, and her food logs make me drool. What follows is her vacation tale …
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Now that is proper depth on ring dips
Alright guys, its Games time, the CrossFit Games that is. In essence, the CrossFit Games is meant to search out and find the "fittest man, woman, affiliate, and masters competitors in the world" with the finals being held right down the street at the Home …
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We all have felt those times in our training where we dread the workout, feel like a truck hit us in the morning and feel emotionally beat down. That feeling is the direct result of overtraining. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. We as CrossFitters develop an amazing work capacity in a relatively …
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The coconut fun has just begun! The trial order was a huge success (big surprise, smart CFSBers make smart fuel purchases) and so a pallet of saturated fatty goodness will be arriving at the gym next week. Check out the new Quality Fat+Pro page. There are many coconut incarnations but I've sought …
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Many people I meet pronounce Paleo as 'puh-lay-oh'. Don't feel bad if this was you. Perhaps without realizing the context (Paleolithic Era), it might seem a likely name for a diet, especially a seemingly elitist one. People that would eat 'puh-lay-oh' might also park their Prii in the 'gair-ahge' …
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