Monthly Archives: toommorelJune 2008
27 JunCultivating Camaraderie
My experience has shown that camaraderie and competition grow in equal part. Often the participants who have deep friendships also possess a high desire to perform well towards a common goal. For us this common goal is our definition of fitness . We strive to embody our ideal fitness via the workout of the day [...]
Read More ...27 JunSay hello to…
Pam and Clark. They are two workouts into their level 10 CrossFit experience and are picking up the fundamentals at an incredible pace. Way to go!!! P.S a big congrats to Shawn for getting a PR on the deadlift this morning. There was just enough mental preparation (his part) and bad math (my part) for [...]
Read More ...22 JunCrossfit nutrition seminar
Saturday I had the special privilege of attending the dry run of crossfit’s nutritional certification. Robb Wolf’s passion and knowledge on the topic of nutrition is phenomenal. The day was packed with lecture on paleo/zone eating, as well as some simple and tasty meal preparation.
Read More ...19 JunJump shrugs=Fun
Recently the Oroville girls basketball team has been stopping by for some strength and conditioning work in preparation for their upcoming season. The girls are super fun, encouraging, and hardworking…in other words perfect crossfiters!!! Loosing your lunch during a workout is one thing, but loosing your shorts? That is another story. This picture is proof that [...]
Read More ...14 JunAnother CrossFit Addict
After just a few workouts Jay is already hooked. Kristen shows us what real ab work looks like! Notice the absence of any large plastic balls in differing colors.
Read More ...12 JunThe ladies…and Erik
Thought I would give the 6pm class a little love for destroying the tuesday WOD. If there are any ambitious folks out who want a fun fanny kick’n workout try this…5 rounds for time of…5 knee’s to elbows, 10 pushups, 20 Dumbell Push press, 40 sit-ups. Congrats to Erik on his new ride. You can’t beat [...]
Read More ...11 JunDeveloping the push up
Developing the push up in clients has been a continual process that has more often than not included frustration and avoidance. In the past I seldom included push ups in actual workouts, and instead focused on the knee push up in hopes that clients would be able to progress to full push ups. Sadly the [...]
Read More ...08 JunMust see T.V
I found this video while reading an interview with the ref, mma fighter Shonie Carter. In the interview with MMAjunkie.com Carter said, “It was actually kind of amusing to me because one fighter’s father was trying to tell me his son was OK to continue (fighting),” Carter added “I was like, ‘Your son just got [...]
Read More ...06 JunDia Dos L sit
Today has been the day of the L sit. Both our 8am class and the 6pm class gave it their all on this brutal test of midline stabilization. Below (left) Amy shows one way to progress to the full “L”, While Skylar and Taylor show us the “L sit” and the “L tuck”. Great work [...]
Read More ...05 JunThe set up
Claudia has been so fun to work with, and has shown great progress each and every workout. Here she shows off her "set up" for the deadlift. Way to go, Claudia!!!
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