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 …
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Paleo Challenge
August 31, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Change of Focus
August 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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 …
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Paleo Recipe: Thai Coconut Chicken Curry
August 6, 2009 by 15 Comments
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 …
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The Language of CrossFit
July 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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 …
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CrossFit Games
June 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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 …
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Range of Motion
June 18, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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 movement. We …
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Functional Fitness
June 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
CrossFit is all about functional fitness. Movements practiced in our WODs can easily be applied to daily life. We learn to safely pick things up off the ground, carry them from one location to another and put them on a shelf overhead. A number of exercises we do in the gym train us to handle this …
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Cheat Days
June 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Many of you have cleaned up your nutrition considerably since walking through the doors at CFSB. You've probably noticed some improvements in your performance and overall sense of well-being. For many, it's tough to omit items that had previously been staples of your diet (bread, rice, pasta, BEER) …
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Learning the Ropes
June 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Note: Beginning next week, all weekday morning classes will be at 6am. Start your day off right before heading to work!
You may have noticed the ropes are now hanging in the gym (thanks, Tony!). On Saturday we incorporated rope climbs into the WOD, and plan to use them in future buy-ins, cash …
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Athlete Profile: Alvaro
May 13, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Drank Kool-Aid: Aug 07
Fave Girl: Al can't bear to choose between the lovely ladies!
Least Fave: Karen (and Isabelle cuz he can't do it as Rx'd just yet)
Fave Movement: OHS
Least Fave: Snatch
DL: More than 2xBW!!!
OHS: Multiple reps at BW
CrossFit Goal: 15 x BW OHS and a sub 5:00 Fran by …
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