CrossFit South Bay | Hermosa Beach, CA
CrossFit South Bay
Announcement: Ever try outrigger canoe paddling? Think Hawaiian war canoes with the outrigger or float on the left side. They are an absolute blast and a great way to test your core strength! You have a chance to try to paddle a 6-man, 2-man or 1-man canoe. You must be able to swim or at least not …
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I took a trip back to Texas to visit my parents a couple of weeks ago. Very quickly I realized that my dad’s health is continuing to worsen. He was diagnosed with depression in the 80’s, and doctors of course prescribed antidepressants. He has become more sedentary with age, and his mood swings …
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First up, the next 6 weeks are going to have a conditioning and gymnastics bias while we maintain the strength we gained on the last cycle, so be prepared to go hard.
New Year's Resolutions... A great concept that, unfortunately, is simply an annual failure for most. 2 weeks of hard work on …
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With your fitness, have you hit a dead spot?? Lost your motivation or focus, without knowing why or what you should do next?? Questioning why you push yourself so hard in the gym?? With CrossFit, and fitness in general, people often go through stages of progression with regard to their abilities …
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First off, big thanks to everyone that made it out to the Saturday Halloween WOD, we should hopefully have the pictures up soon!!
Every time you voluntarily move your body, there are 3 pieces involved, your cognitive brain deciding to move, your nervous system telling your muscles to move, …
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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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Accidents can happen in the gym. Minor boo boos like scraped shins from box jumps or torn calluses from pull-ups allow for a fairly quick recovery and minimal loss of workout time. We also have to be aware of the potential of bigger more serious owees such as shoulder blowouts and lower back pulls …
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There are some types of lingo I speak which I love and other types I have not relished having to use.
Hawaiian pidgin: love. “Ho brah, I like foh take my slippah off and heetchu ovah da head.” (Translation: Oh man would I like to take my flip-flop off and slap you upside the …
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My three-part 'How much?' series on CHO, Pro and Fat will continue next week. Don't forget that this week is the last week to turn in any food logs, measurements, and get 'after' pics taken for the Paleo Challenge. Look out for the Paleo Challenge WODs and make them up this week if you can't make it …
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