As we are grow and develop our CrossFit wheelhouse, its important to take a look back the the basics that got us there. Some of you may watch individuals like Dane do a Clean which such ease, and wonder how did he get so good? If you ask him, or anyone else who has developed [...]
I first moved to the South Bay 9 years ago because I didn’t really want to grow up after graduating from UCSB. The South Bay was this magical place where tons of other young up and comers flocked to like the salmon of Capistrano. Fun bars, amazing beaches, intramural sports and plenty of social activities. [...]
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 head). [...]
One of my favorite conversations to have with people when I’m 5/8 drunk is: If you had one super power to choose, what would it be and why? Most people who have never thought about it usually say that they would like to fly or be invisible. I’ve put some serious thought into this and [...]
The split jerk is similar to the push jerk, but the catch occurs with the legs splitting (one goes forward, the other goes backwards) into a modified lunge. The split allows your body to get even deeper than the push jerk catch. This means the bar has to travel less distance, and you are able [...]
Overreaching vs. Overtraining: It’s safe to say that each day we enter the gym with a pretty specific goal in mind. To push ourselves just a little harder then we did the time before? Agreed, we all have those days where we walk in and say “ahh $hit ring dips” as I happen to do [...]
The most powerful of the 3 vertical (in reference to the human body’s position, not the traveling plane of the weight) presses is the jerk. The jerk allows you to lift roughly 30% more than the push press and 60% more than the press. The jerk contains the same explosive jump or hip extension to [...]
Today I walked into the noon class, eager and excited to start my workout… I see the normal 12 o’ clock group showing up one by one. I look over at Tonto and I think to myself, damn why is he sweating already? We haven’t event started the workout! I proceed to warm up with a [...]
Fat is the bomb in my book. While this Fat post is long, it’s important, so hopefully it doesn’t bomb. It’s the final part in the 3-part “How Much” series (pt. 1: CHO, pt. 2: Pro). I chose to get down to brass tacks rather than get into the science of dietary or body fat [...]
I clearly remember the day I decided to make CrossFit my full time career. I drove to a consulting job in Santa Monica. Like always there was a ton of traffic and a 20 minute drive took me 90 miserable minutes. I finally get there and it’s street sweeping day, so parking was like Sunday [...]
