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Apologies 1

This entry was posted in MDSF Events News on May 18, 2012 by saulj

Apologies to the people who came today at noon, we were at the CrossFit Games NorCal Regionals. Thank you for checking up on us to see if we were OK. Please tell me if you were here at 12:30; we have something special for you!

Tough Mudder Training Schedule

This entry was posted in Competition MDSF Events News Practice vs Performance on May 17, 2012 by saulj

Below is the schedule for the Tough Mudder training until August 1. These are pretty much set but there may be some changes. Please check the events calendar online before the workout. Comments or questions should go to either Heather or Saul. Sat., May 19: Edgewood – This will be […]

Monthly Workouts Posted

This entry was posted in MDSF Events News Other Events on May 1, 2012 by saulj

As you know, we have a workout that we work on every 6 weeks. Currently, we are working on Nasty Girls. The final attempt for Nasty Girls will be on May 23. We have added the rest of the workouts for the year to the calendar. In addition, we have […]

Bench Press is a Gateway Drug

This entry was posted in Practice vs Performance Technique and Strategy What to expect on April 26, 2012 by saulj

Susan just asked me if me I thought bench press would help with someone strength training to address osteopenia or osteoporosis. First of all, let’s see what the National Strength and Conditioning Association says about what stimulates new bone formation: Specificity of loading: This means if you are most concerned […]

Occupy Strength Comes to NorCal!

This entry was posted in Competition Practice vs Performance Technique and Strategy on April 25, 2012 by saulj

CrossFit One World is going to host the NorCal edition of Occupy Strength here in the Bay Area. It is going to be max efforts for clean, squat, bench and deadlift then a metcon. This is one is going to be really fun, I bet the post-event party will be […]

Book Review: Eat Like A Dinosaur by The Paleo Parents 5

This entry was posted in Book Report Nutrition on March 13, 2012 by saulj

Approachable. Motivational. Inspirational. Fun. Those were the words that came to mind after having gone through The Paleo Parents‘ Eat Like a Dinosaur. This book is truly a labor of love put forth by the entire family, kids included. The basics of the story is something we’ve all heard before, […]

CF Games Open 12.3 3

This entry was posted in Competition CrossFit Games Practice vs Performance Technique and Strategy on March 9, 2012 by saulj

I am naming this workout “it’s just a wafer thin mint” after a conversation Eric O, Louis, Ryan and I had the other day at the gym. Many times, after some thing goes horribly wrong with drinking or eating too much, the tendency is to blame the last thing you […]

6 Years Old! 3

This entry was posted in First Year MDSF Events Practice vs Performance Recovery on March 7, 2012 by saulj

Chris Streeter reminded me that Mad Dawg School of Fitness just turned 6 years old. I moved into the facility January 1, we had a work party in February and we had our first paying customer, Jason, in March so I usually say that our official birthday is March 1. […]

CF Games 12.2 – A Night in Vegas 2

This entry was posted in CrossFit Games MDSF Events Practice vs Performance Technique and Strategy on March 2, 2012 by saulj

This is CF Games Open Workout 12.2: Proceed through the sequence below completing as many reps as possible in 10 minutes of: 30 Snatch (M 75 / F 45 lbs) 30 Snatch (M 135 / F 75 lbs) 30 Snatch (M 165 / F 100 lbs) Max Rep Snatch (M […]

Vulcan Stair Climb Workout 1

This entry was posted in MDSF Events Practice vs Performance Technique and Strategy on February 27, 2012 by saulj

Thanks to Heather for organizing the Fight For Air sign-ups and the stair climb workouts. Last Sunday we went up to SF to climb the Vulcan and Saturn stairs. Susan and I missed the workout but we did our own workout after everyone left. Susan and I brought my mom […]