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Athleticism vs Fitness – Part 3

First and most importantly, thanks to Stephanie for posting some very interesting commentary. Looking forward to more of your comments. Also thanks to Karl, Travis and Jason and others for contributing to the conversation Wednesday eve. I am going to take a break from definitions for a week and point […]


Saturday Workouts

This Saturday’s 9:00 am workout will be at Sequoia High School. You may have noticed that there is a new Saturday workout at 10:30 AM. This workout is meant for people who want to improve their athletic performance in a sport outside of CrossFit and is aimed at people who […]


Paleo Diet Info

I have some Zone info at the gym but there is bunch of stuff on the Internet about the Paleo diet. But first you should read Robb Wolf’s Frequently Asked Questions Paleo FAQ. Good Paleo recipes are here. OK, OK, OK, I will cut the cheese from post diet… Sheeessshh. […]


Athleticism vs Fitness – Part 2 5

I had a couple of very smart people who are very skilled at written communication ask me for clarification about last Sunday’s post regarding athleticism and fitness. This is my attempt at clarity. Athleticism is: A collection of skills that enables the athlete to repeatedly and reliably perform to, and […]


It’s Not If, It’s When… 5

I recently suffered from a hard drive crash at the worst possible time, just when I was entering the block of time that I set aside to get bunch of things done, that I had been putting off. If it were not for this article, I would have been… in […]


Bad Girl Open – Entry Fee Deadline Jan. 5 7

Sunday, January 18, 2008Olympic Weightlifting, open to all women lifters, all ages COMPETITION SCHEDULEWEIGHT CATEGORIES: 48kg & 53kg weigh in – 9:00 – 10:00 AM lifting – 11:00 AM58kg & 63kg weigh in – 11:00 – 12:00 AM lifting – 1:00 PM69kg, 75kg & 75+kg weigh in – 2:00 – […]


Measuring Athleticism vs Measuring Fitness

In CrossFit, fitness is measured by work capacity. Coach Greg Glassman in Understanding CrossFit states the following: What we’ve discovered is that CrossFit increases work capacity across broad time and modal domains. This is a discovery of great import and has come to motivate our programming and refocus our efforts. […]