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 …
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CrossFit Football Certification
May 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment
But We Did That Yesterday!
May 18, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Have you ever walked into the gym and looked at the board only to see a repeated movement from earlier in the week? "Squats? Again?" "But we ran YESTERDAY?!" Yes, CrossFit is a constantly varied sport, but it is also functional. Functional movement is described as movement that pertains to …
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Armed Forces Day!
May 16, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Today Crossfit Southbay pays tribute to all of our Armed Forces with a Hero Workout. DT is in honor of USAF SSgt Timothy P. Davis, 28, who was killed on February 20, 2009 supporting operations in OEF when his vehicle was struck by an IED.
Special thanks goes to all the Armed Forces and all of …
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Foundational Friday: Air Squat, Part 1
May 15, 2009 by 6 Comments
CrossFit is built upon 9 foundational movements. Over the course of the next few weeks we'll cover some of the finer points of each of those movements going over cues, common faults and ways to fix them. Each movement leads into the next progressing into more advanced variations. The air squat is …
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100 Mile Movie
May 14, 2009 by Leave a Comment
As Mariessa mentioned in her post Tuesday, many of us in the gym enjoy other sports outside of CrossFit. In fact, this is highly encouraged as you may have read the line Regularly learn and play new sports in "World Class Fitness in 100 Words".
If your sport of choice is long-distance running, you …
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Athlete Profile: Alvaro
May 13, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Drank Kool-Aid: Aug 07
Fave Girl: Al can't bear to choose between the lovely ladies!
Least Fave: Karen (and Isabelle cuz he can't do it as Rx'd just yet)
Fave Movement: OHS
Least Fave: Snatch
DL: More than 2xBW!!!
OHS: Multiple reps at BW
CrossFit Goal: 15 x BW OHS and a sub 5:00 Fran by …
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On Your Own Time
May 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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 …
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Athlete Profile: Marcus
May 11, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Drank Kool-Aid: August 08
Fave Girl: Linda
Least Fave: Fran
Fave Movement: DL
Least Fave: Anything with presses
DL: 335#
BS: 300#
SP: 135#
CrossFit Goal: MU and a 2xBW DL (he's only 5# away)
Biggest CF Accomplishment: Level I Cert
Marcus, our resident Obi-Wan Kenobi of all things Paleo, …
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Stepping Up!
May 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Over the last few weeks we have seen the athletes at CFSB really step it up. Athletes have been pushing themselves in WOD’s, increasing their workout frequency, committing to a new eating plan or attempting the 100 Day Six Pack Challenge.
All of these are extremely inspiring to everyone in the …
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Food, Inc.
May 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment
This week has seen a couple of food-related posts but I'd still like to share one more with you all. A number of you are in the process of cleaning up your nutrition and that is wonderful thing. For many, concentration on the quantity of their intake (Zone), is the first step. The next and arguably …
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