Monthly Archives: toommorelAugust 2009
28 AugBad Girls, Bad Girls Whatcha Gonna Do?
Our Tuesday/Thursday Olympic lifting days are in full swing, and a number of people are already showing improved technique through quality coaching (thanks Veronica!) and consistent exposure to the Clean & Jerk, and snatch. So then, what better way to show off those newfound skills than to focus our efforts on a future endevor/adventure. Veronica-Clean [...]
Read More ...25 AugDodge, Duck, Dip, Dive…Dodge
Chris and John showing that big guys can climb! ____________ Congratulations to L10xf’s honorary member, John Scheer, who recently graduated from the CHP academy. Good luck on the job, and have fun Crossfiting at 4,000ft!
Read More ...20 AugGo Wild-Crossfit Style
Fight Gone Bad If you have not already signed up for Septembers “fight Gone Bad” event please head over to www.fgb4.org and put your name down for this great event. Doing so will bring awareness to these two great causes. You can click (here) to register now _________ T-nation (here) had a short artice on [...]
Read More ...15 AugHide your beagle, Vick’s a Eagle!
One of the premier web resources for Olympic style weightlifting is Catalyst Athlectics (here). Owners Greg Everett and Aimee Anaya are phenomenal coaches and accomplished athletes who together have built a premier practice. Below is an exerpt from an interview by Jerry Hill of Crossfit Old Town (here) titled, “Interview with Greg Everett: Life & [...]
Read More ...12 AugMake that Two!!!
Congratulations to Alison who finished 1st in her division at the summer sizzle 10k event in Chico this past weekend. Alison finished with a time of 49:37 dispite the fact that she has cut her road running down considerably. About the race Alison said, “I just kept thinking about how much my legs hurt on [...]
Read More ...08 AugA Calorie isn’t a Calorie
Gary Taubes explains why good nutrition is less about accounting-i.e calories in vs. calories out-and more about how certain foods effect your body at the hormonal level. In his latest book, “Good Calories Bad Calories” Taubes challenges the medical community on the roll of refined carbohydrates and how they relate to obesity, heart disease, and [...]
Read More ...06 AugGood Work Emilee
Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general-Mark Rippitoe Emilee made a HUGE PR last night with a 196 pound single, and it looked EASY…that is 31 pounds over her previous 1 rep max! Great Effort Em. Tay is a dynamo of a young lady, and as you can [...]
Read More ...03 AugFGB IV
We have as a gym completed Fight Gone Bad a number of times, each time celebrating a holiday or special event. However, on September 26th we will have a great opportunity to join Fight Gone Bad IV which will help in bringing awareness and funding to prostate cancer research and the Wounded Warriors non-profit group. [...]
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