Archive for January, 2010
Chasing Performance
GyGy and I attended the CrossFit Mobility seminar put on by Kelly Starrett and hosted by CrossFit Redding yesterday. Kelly has a wealth of knowledge on things we can do as athletes to assist in injury prevention, injury resolution, and how proper technique/form leads to optimal performance. G and I are looking forward to sharing [...]
Behind Door Number 1…
As many rounds as possible in 15 minutes: 5 Thrusters 5 clapping push-ups 10 Knees to Elbows (no kip) Recently Josh hit a workout so hard that at its conclusion he made a b-line for the restroom and proceeded to get sick. Gross? Maybe. A CrossFit reality? For some. Josh is a regular on the [...]
Run-It, Snatch-It
01/29/2010 WOD 5 Rounds for time Run 400 meters 15 Power Snatch 105/75 E-Leezy (far left) and the afternoon crew. ************************************** If you’re interested in becoming a more efficient runner, Diablo CrossFit will be hosting a CrossFit Running and Endurance Certification Seminar February 27th – 28th in Pleasant Hill. Click on the link to register, space is limited.
Alone With His Barbell
01/28/2010 WOD As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes: 5 weighted walking lunges each leg 5 L-Pull-ups 20 Double-Unders Dave, aka “Monster Calves”, spends some time on his back while executing floor presses during yesterday’s WOD. Presses from the floor are a great way of developing starting strength and help you get through that [...]
Start Thinking About It
5 rounds for time: 20 Floor Press 135/95 10 Broad Jumps 5 Burpee Pull-ups Team ARCFit 2009. CrossFit HQ announced today that they will be opening up registration on February 1st for the Affiliate Cup Regional qualifier. The event will take place in Southern California on May 8-9, at a location yet to be determined. Individual [...]
Odoriferous
Complete 4 rounds of the following: Row 500 M KB Swings * (53/35) *You will do swings for the amount of time it took you to row 500 M. Ali and Elisa were in a heated face-off during yesterday’s WOD. So heated in fact that E took her shoes off while holding a slight lead [...]
Cutting Edge
Chad told me a while back that he thought we should add an Airdyne exercise bike to the gym. So I did one better than that by finding this beauty that you see pictured above. Nothing says you’ve made it like a homemade exercise bike, complete with a kitchen timer on the handlebars, a hand [...]
Helping Hands
Good times and a good workout were had by all during yesterday’s partner WOD… ********************************************* Rest Day Don’t forget to donate your “gently worn” shoes to the Sole 4 Souls charity that provides footwear to the people of Haiti. Drop a pair off in the basket up front on Monday!
Making the Best of It
Melissa is one of our top female athletes and also one of the original “cougars” that helped get ARCFit off the ground. She suffered a severely sprained wrist while on vacation over New Year’s while attempting a “Lumberjack WOD” that involved splitting rounds of wood with an axe (the author of this post may or [...]
Community Service
Girl Scout Daisy Troop #1727 stopped by yesterday to earn their “Courage and Strength Badge” by completing a WOD with Chad. The girls did a great job knocking out bear crawls, box jumps, rope swings and the like. I’m not sure who had more fun though, Chad or the girls! *************************************** ARCFit will be collecting [...]
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