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 [...]
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 [...]
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, you’ll want to quit. Your mind [...]
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 and still keep [...]
CrossFit South Bay Paleo Challenge Tomorrow begins our paleo challenge: Eat like a caveman for one month. Our focus is to introduce you to the way we as humans are supposed to eat. With such quality food, you will feel better and definitely perform better. Possible improvements include: Lifting heavier Faster workout times Increase in [...]
Why did you come to CrossFit South Bay? Many athletes walk through the roll up door with the goal of losing weight or gaining muscle. At first we show up for the workouts and do our best to understand and perform the movements. We incorporate nutrition changes to meet the original goal of changing body [...]
In the comments for her excellent crockpot post, Ruth requested this recipe. I figured I would share it with all of you and spare you from one of my usual nutrition-based rants about pasta bread bowls and the like. (Feel free to thank me later.) This recipe was inspired by the real deal Thai curry [...]
The other day I was in class talking to a classmate about a physical abilities test and he compared it to a scaled down “Fran.” Immediately, another classmate within earshot (also a CrossFitter) perked up with interest upon hearing that term to describe the workout. A special language had been spoken and we were the [...]
This year the 3rd annual CrossFit Games in Aromas, CA will be held July 10-12. Athletes worldwide participated in regional qualifiers for the right to compete in this year’s Games. Our very own athletes Greg, Ruth and Chip put forth a strong effort in the grueling battle of the SoCal Regionals in Tustin. The winner [...]
Freddy C from CrossFit One World had a great post this week that was featured on the affiliate site. In it, he discusses how full range of motion (ROM) affects your power output. A huge part of achieving maximum work (Force x Distance) is to move in the full range of motion (ROM) of the [...]
