CrossFit South Bay | Hermosa Beach, CA
CrossFit South Bay
Some of you would feel somewhat avenged reading about my experience tonight doing a WOD for the first time in a month. Many of you know about my latest experiment in strength wherein I have been lifting a whole lot, but not doing so many (zero for the last month) typical “part B” metcon WODs. …
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Big Bear:
Throughout high school I was a track and cross-country athlete, during this time I had the opportunity to be trained by some very impressive coaches. One element I particularly enjoyed about our cross country team was the family element that our coaches engrained into our training …
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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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Heavy metals are known to be toxic to animals even in small doses. While the list of heavy metals is long and includes mercury, arsenic, lead and plutonium; this post will focus on mercury. We have all heard of the high mercury levels in predatory fish and sharks. One of the first references to …
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A lot of you have expressed interest in getting your CrossFit level 1 certification and starting the path to becoming a coach. The level 1 takes you through some of the basic CrossFit movements and shows you different methods to teach them. The instructors teach you some of the philosophies of …
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As I described last week, over the next few weeks I’ll cover each macronutrient that our bodies can get energy from, their role in our lives, and the best ones to suit our goals. This week: CHO a.k.a. carbohydrates a.k.a. sugars.
Carbohydrate Catastrophe
What do the most deadly and common …
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I get all kinds of nutrition-related questions and requests. I am 100% happy to answer them as it gives me joy (and hope for the future of our species) when people show interest in their health. I think the most important questions are the simple ones that get the gears turning in your head and ball …
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Sitting on the bleachers after our last WOD at Regionals, Jon asked me a question no one at CrossFit surprisingly had ever asked me: “If you started your own CrossFit, what would it be called?" Other friends outside of my CF circle have asked me this question and many others like it all the time, …
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Warming up is a little like foreplay: We do it because we’re used to it, but we forget that it makes the actual WOD so much better (pun intended).
Just like foreplay, we need to add a little variety to our warm-up or it becomes, well, mundane. Use the warm-up to practice movements you are …
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The Terry Tate video Forrest posted last week in preparation for Regionals reminded me how much I love that series and where my inspiration for my Tate-style tackle fantasies come from when I see time-wasting shenanigans during WODs. I also fantasize about Tate-style take-downs not just in the gym …
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