Posts from — February 2010

Jo and I's computer. It's a PC.

The Internet is a wealth of information, both good and bad. CrossFit is an open source communtity. With the aid of the internet, you kind find LOADS of good information related to not only CrossFit, but diet and lifestyle as well.

Jo and myself spend a healthy amount of time in front of  people, books, periodicals, journals, and of course the internet to learn and bring you the good stuff. We definately have favorite sources where we like to reep the info related to diet, excercise, and lifestyle.

Do you have any websites, journals, authors, coaches, …etc that you check in and learn from? Or could Jo and I convince you that snorting spaghetti will get you strong because we are your only source?

Open Gym is now a reality! A number of you asked for some Open Gym time, we delivered.

What is Open Gym for?

-Working on barbell technique. Knowingly or unknowingly, you all want a better Snatch, Clean & Jerk, Squat, Press, Deadlift and all their variations. The more effcient you are with these movements, the faster your WOD times and higher your max efforts will be.

-Working on gymnastics skill work. Some of the ladies just nailed or are getting damn close to a Handstand Push Up. They did this by coming in early or staying late and working on the different drills related to this movement.

-Making up a missed workout. Bummed you missed a WOD earlier in the week? Think a WOD would strengthen your weaknesses better than the days flavor?

-Supplementing our programming for something you would like to do. Not everyone is created equal. Some could benefit from spending a longer amount of time in a specific metabolic pathway. Some could benefit from extra strength work. Some from body weight excercises.

-Hanging with friends. Being in the gym is fun, plain and simple.

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Kathy and Tom have been CrossFitting for about 8 months now, but until our move, they weren’t coming all that often. Recently, they decided to make a change and to increase the frequency of their training. And boy is it paying off!

The two of them are moving more quickly, more smoothly, and more accurately as a result of consistent training. And they’ve both hit new PRs this week! Tom upped his deadlift by 40 pounds, and Kathy perfectly pressed 50 pounds today. Congratulations, you two! I have the feeling this is only the beginning…