I was 7 years old when I first learned how to ride a skateboard. My parents bought me a Santa Cruz Tony Hawk Eagle board and I was so excited. I was going to be just like Christian Slater in Gleaming the Cube. I stepped on the board for the first time, gave it one [...]
Many of you have asked questions about training while pregnant, so I will share my thoughts and experiences. Keep in mind that I am not a doctor and I am not offering medical advice. Listen to your doctor and your body. Every woman’s body will react differently to the movements and intensity levels. General Don’ts: [...]
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 [...]
Today’s WOD is not an easy one but I ask that you endure it with the thought of the man it is named after. Ruth has blogged about her change of view of this hero WOD after reading “Lone Survivor” which tells of the heroism of Lt. Michael Murphy. If you haven’t read the book, [...]
Some of you may be familiar with a grocery chain called Sprouts Farmers Market which features reasonable prices on bulk bin items like nuts and fresh produce. Reviewers on Yelp describe it as “Whole Foods with Trader Joe’s prices”. I’d somewhat agree, but I still find myself shopping at the local farmer’s market, Whole Foods [...]
I had the privilege of attending the first CF Football Certification this past weekend at CrossFit Balboa. John Welbourn and a host of amazing coaches, both pro football and CF, put on a great cert. CrossFit Football takes the general preparation of CF and narrows the focus to the sport of football. While the cert was laid back and so much fun, [...]
As you’ve probably noticed, we have begun to incorporate some more varied warm-up movements. Many of these are geared to loosen up your shoulders for the many pressing exercises that are part of the CrossFit repertoire. Aside from the “Y, inverted Y, T, L, I and W” complex you should have tried by now, there [...]
Yesterday we directed you to Ruth’s new blog and she had a post about Lt. Michael Murphy. She must have a bit of precognition going on because today the workout named in his honor came up. Here’s the story about the heroism and bravery that led to his posthumous recognition with the Medal of Honor. [...]
Oh wow, bad pun. But we’ll use today’s date to direct you all to a brief interview with Dr. Loren Cordain, author of The Paleo Diet. He hits on some important points about human nutritional needs. We have the book in the gym if you ever want to take a look at it. WOD – [...]
Calvin Sun, a trainer at CrossFit Invictus, recently wrote two excellent posts on the ugly truth about Splenda. He shares some great thoughts on the subject that are well worth reading. While you’re at it, check out some of their other posts written by their excellent staff of trainers as well. Splenda – Part 1 [...]
