CrossFit South Bay | Hermosa Beach, CA
CrossFit South Bay
People always joke that CrossFit is a cult. Depending on your definition of what a cult is, this may or may not be true. According to the Webster dictionary the definition is:
1 : formal religious veneration : worship
2 : a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also : its body of adherents
3 : …
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Competition for the affiliate cup team is warming up. We have completed our second CFSB qualifier WOD and the third will be today. The top six athletes (minimum of two males and two females) will be chosen to compete on behalf of CFSB at the regionals held at UC Irvine May 8 – 9. The top …
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“You must have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.”
-Stanislaw J. Lec
CrossFit is hard. It’s not designed to be an easy 45 minute jog on the treadmill while you catch up on the latest fashion faux pas in US Weekly. Our workouts do not involve countless hours of staring at …
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The squat is not mastered over night. We spend years sitting in chairs beginning before preschool age. Humans were not built to sit in chairs, no matter how ergonomic furniture claims to be. Sitting causes tighter and weaker hip flexors, hips and hamstrings. Residents of third world countries that …
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Ask people what they like to do and you will generally hear that they like to hang out with friends, watch movies, travel and try new things. Who really doesn’t like to hang out with their friends (except for me on Sundays when I lock myself in my house)? Movies and travel are pretty much awesome …
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Dear Fran,
I have to admit, it was not pleasant seeing you today. The last time I saw you was about six months ago and I thought we had a pretty good experience. To be quite frank, I don’t think things are going to work out between us, but first let me explain why. …
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Before I joined CrossFit South Bay, I started doing CrossFit in a park with a couple of friends or at 24 Hour Fitness. It was fun and different, but it lacked a little something. No one was holding us accountable and we didn’t track any of our progress. When we worked out at 24 Hour Fitness, we …
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Holidays are a time to visit relatives and friends. While CF affiliates are growing in number daily, many of our families do not live near a CF gym. During your travels you may very well find yourself with little choice, but to buy a day/week pass for a dreaded globo gym. The thought of returning to …
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A little motivation for today's efforts at Barbara. (Courtesy of Again Faster)
Don't Quit
In the bottom of a clean, quads burning, you’ll want to quit. Pulling deadlifts, the skin on your hands tearing, you’ll want to quit. Your body protesting, crying for relief as your veins pump waste, …
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Piggybacking on Al's post yesterday, I'll cover another option today where you can easily grab a Paleo-friendly meal -- Chipotle Mexican Grill!
The easy winner there is the salad. So you're probably wondering what to avoid to keep on the path of the caveman, right? Here's how to order like a champ …
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