Ever find yourself away from the gym and thinking “Man I wish I could get in a workout, but I don’t have anything here.” I’ve definitely had that feeling before. I’ve also experienced two reasons for that feeling. The first being that I truly didn’t want to work-out; hey relax it happens to everyone! Lack [...]
Previously I had read the following statement by Loren Cordain about modern fruits: …the common fruits we eat today bear little resemblance to their wild ancestors. Domesticated fruits are almost always larger, sweeter, and contain less fiber than their wild counterparts. Compare a Golden Delicious apple to a crab apple and you begin to get [...]
CFSB had several athletes attend the Level I and II CrossFit Certifications this past weekend. Here is a big congrats to all! You are now officially a Level I Certified CrossFit Trainer. What a great accomplishment! FGB IV CFSB is teaming up with CrossFit Thrive in Hermosa Beach to do Fight Gone Bad. The WOD [...]
Beginning June 20th of this year, CFSB has had the opportunity to work with the Harbor Area Youth Challenge Academy alongside LAPD Officers. Every Saturday for ten weeks, 60 kids ages 7-16 attend this intervention program for at-risk youths. Some were court ordered to be there while others were enrolled by their parents. This last [...]
For those of you who are on the Paleo-Zone wagon, a trip to the grocery store is no longer simple (or cheap). Your shopping cart is piled high with meat, veggies, fruit, and nuts, and you sigh as you realize it will only feed you for three days…if you’re lucky. When you pack a day’s [...]
Holidays are a time for fun and travel. If your tips fall during your planned week of rest, you have it made! Otherwise, trying to get a workout in may seem difficult or next to impossible especially if you are staying in a hotel without a gym. No-equipment workouts allow you to get a quick high intensity workout during [...]
Dutch’s Seminar at Kaizen CrossFit I had the opportunity to attend Dutch Lowy’s Programming Seminar this last Saturday at Kaizen CrossFit in Vegas. Dutch broke down programming to the nitty gritty and qualifies every WOD with “Will this make them MORE fit?” The short and sweet of it is that the goal of CrossFit is [...]
Note: This Thursday’s AM class will be at 6am instead of 7am. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding! Congrats to the Viquez Family (Al, Michelle, Eman and Diego) for completing the EIF Revlon 5K Run/Walk for Women Los Angeles last weekend! What activities do you do outside the gym? Post [...]
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 which we proudly displayed [...]
CrossFit South Bay is always trying to make new friends in the greater CrossFit community. This morning Michelle and Al got an opportunity to play some CrossFit Baseball at CrossFit Vallejo. Everyone there was super cool and their hospitality was second to none. Thanks to Joan, Ly, Justin, Phil and everyone else in the morning [...]
