Monthly Archives: January 2008


5 x 5 1

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-ie-g5fxLc]I wish I could show this video to everyone who asks me what CrossFit is. Yes, “CrossFit is randomized, functional movements at done at high intensity.” But the just describing the program sounds very static. CrossFit is much more of a process that a program. The most compelling part of […]


Only 3 Laps 1

Focus: Olympic lifts/interval Warm-up: D-balls at the DMV (no video, ya gotta show up for this one) Skill/Specific Warm-up:Hang Power Clean… [wmv][mov] WOD:With a partner, clean and jerk over your head and waiter walk as far as you can. Carefully lower the weight and let your partner take over. Take […]


Back Squats

Enlarge imagePraveen showing some nice squat form on his first day.Enlarge imageVal and Matt warming up like Spiderman.Enlarge imageDan gets 5 x 80 kg with ease.Focus: Strength Warm-up:Dynamic warm-up including bear crawl, inchworm and Spiderman.5 x The Beast with the bar and weight [description and demo] Skill/Specific Warm-Up: Back Squats5, […]


Oi Vay, This Team Workout Made Us Sore!

Enlarge image5 PM class: Mayra busting out the push-ups while Evan and Carlos rest (their version allowed only one person to work at a time).Enlarge image6 PM class working through sit-ups.Enlarge image7 PM class working through push-ups.Enlarge image7 PM class working through sit-ups.Focus: Cardio/Interval Warm-up:200 M Run10 x Squats200 M […]


Happy New Years Workout! 5

Enlarge imageDebbie, Curt, Jim and Lynette “waiting” for the shopping cart to return. Focus: Cardio Warm-up:2 rounds of:400 M Run10 each of the following:Pull-ups, dips, sit-ups, good mornings, overhead squats with dowel, Samson lunges Skill/Specific Warm-Up: N/A500 M row2 x 5 x KB Swings2 x 5 x Overhead squats with […]