We are less than 10 weeks from the Tough Mudder. If you are in decent shape the event is not that hard but it still demands some training. To have a “good day” at the Tough Mudder, here are three areas that you should focus on: Mobility: This is super […]
I am going to summarize the video because I was a little all over the place. 🙂 Position: Mobilize for the bottom of the Toes-to-Bar (hip flexors and shoulders/chest) and the starting position of the clean (hip floss). Movement: Practice moving your butt down before starting the clean, every single […]
If you haven’t already, please check out Gwyn’s guide to pre-race mental preparation. part 1, part 2 and part 3. Susan and I had a couple of good talks about race-prep after the workout on Saturday and with Kris (who has competed many endurance races including several Ironmans) on Sunday […]
We have had a few people ask about training for the CrossFit Games. The Games Open starts around the middle of February so now is a good time to start thinking about training. There are about 26 weeks until Feb 15 so that makes it pretty easy to plan. First, […]
We have 8 weeks to go! This weekend you should plan on a run/hike that is 85 min if you have been coming to the gym at least 2 times a week on a regular basis or 60 min if you have been at the gym irregularly. Next week, the […]
I was talking to Mayra today about the 12 week schedule and realized that I forgot some details about the schedule in the post: I am sure many of you realize increasing your running volume by 20% is a pretty aggressive increase since most coaches recommend no more than a […]
The California Firefighter Olympics now include Crossfit as one of the official events. This years competition will be held at Crossfit San Jose on Wednesday, July 18th and Thursday, July 19th. The individual competition being on the 18th and a team competition on the 19th. You must be a Firefighter […]
We have about 12 weeks to go to the Tough Mudder! It is probably a good idea to start your running training pretty soon. 🙂 Here is a map of the next 6 weeks ===== 12 weeks to go ===== Sat., June 30, 9 AM: Greenmeadow pool — This workout […]
AAR = After Action Report if you are a medical person or debrief if you are military or WTF for the rest of us. Yesterdays swim workout was really fun. We are going to have another in two weeks and both Kris and Leigh Anne are going to be there […]
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 […]