15 DecFall Paleo Challenge Winner
Congratulations to Rebecca…Our Fall Paleo Challenge Winner! Rebecca absolutely bought into our 8 week Paleo Challenge and ended up loosing a remarkable 27lbs!!!! My motto for this challenge was, “Make it a war for 8 weeks.” Well, Rebecca responded and lost the most weight out of any of our current or past Challenge contestants! Great [...]
Read More ...05 FebBru ha ha and Baby Bella
The “fake healthy” beverages of Vitamin water has landed them in court. The Coca-Cola line of beverages’ use of healthy buzz words such as, ‘defense,’energy’ and ‘endurance’ as well as their claim to help prevent decease and support immune function has lead the Center for Science in the Public Interest to file a lawsuit based on “deceptive and misleading claims.” Personal [...]
Read More ...16 OctYeah, for our traveling Crossfiter!!!
Recently our very own Jay W. traveled to the bay area on business and was lucky enough to squeeze in a workout at crossfit unlimited in milpitas, ca. Just knowing that crossfit unlimited was the home gym of Jason Khalipa, the 2008 Crossfit games champion, is a good indication that these folks don’t mess around! Now, I [...]
Read More ...09 OctNo wii for me!!!
Outside magazine has an interesting article on how far the President’s Council on Fitness standards have fallen since the groups inception in the 1950′s. Let’s just say that 10 minutes of Wii Golf is not the same as thirty-seven gut busting push-ups. Anyway, here are some kids that could take the Wii challenge and laugh all the [...]
Read More ...19 SepSquat Clinic-How we squat
Really there is no such thing as teaching the squat. The movement is so natural that it can more accurately be described as re-learning a skill that was once commonplace. For this reason adults often need more help “remembering” this movement as opposed to children who in many cases learn this movement with little formal [...]
Read More ...21 AugL10XF Athlete of the week
The L10XF “Athlete of the week” is Pam!!! Pam has done an amazing job since joining us a short while ago. Everyone in our 6pm class has witnessed her strength and confidence grow each and every week. Her commitment to true fitness was clearly on display earlier in the summer when she braved not only [...]
Read More ...04 AugElevate!!!
1. Debbi is one of our loyal 8am CrossFiters who consistently show up with great energy and proper form. Just check out the “triple extension” of her ankles, knees, and hips on her dumbell snatch! 2. Am I taking this whole paleo eating thing a bit to far? How does this compare to grassfed beef? 3. What was [...]
Read More ...29 JulFaces of health
The picture above is of the Kamaiura tribe, who are indegenous people from the Cental Brazil region of Alto Xingu. Judging by the images I am going to venture a guess that they a) get adequate exercise (see top left picture) b) they don’t eat crap carbs and c) don’t worry about their fat intake; [...]
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 ...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 [...]
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