Weekly WOD Overview

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  Monday Rather than 15 minutes straight AMRAP this one is broken up with just a little run and some double unders.  Even though it's not the same movement pattern, the double unders can still make the pullups and pushups challenging,…

October Challenge: Rope Climbs!

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https://vimeo.com/293752585 Time to step up our rope climb game! Since we've been implementing our skills sessions during class a lot lately, I think it's a good time to put a little challenge out there. For October, I'm officially challenging…

Ring Row Technique

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Ring Rows are an amazing tool for developing pulling strength. Unlike the strict pull up where you support all of your bodyweight, you can easily dictate how much weight you want to support in the ring row. This allows you to increase the…

10/1/18 WOD Review

Monday For today's skill session, we're going to bring it back to basics for all levels. Both movements will focus on isometric holds in order to reinforce good positioning/mechanics. Pick a version of each movement that is challenging yet…

Barefoot Power

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Recently I went to a concert (a regular concert, not a rave) in Sacramento this past Saturday to see a couple artists perform. Some of the ones I was more looking forward to were Bastille, The Dirty Heads (Britney is a big fan), and one of my…

Weekly WOD insights 9/24/18

Monday People have been getting much better at their handstands and other skills as of late due to all of our focused skill work, so I wanted to be sure to keep working that in. I want to focus on the handstand walk since it is a bit more tricky…

Don’t Just Fix It and Forget It – Trends in Cues

"keep your chest up on those wall balls!"  is something I cued a Sweat Shop member on a week ago.  Or "keep the outside of your foot driving through the ground" was a cue I gave a different member just yesterday on the air squat.  Which got…

Rite of Passage 2018

Our good friends over at Speed Power Strength in Oakland are gearing up for their annual Rite of Passage Weightlifting competition November 17-18. What's great about this specific competition is that it's geared for those who have NEVER lifted in…

Weekly WOD Insight 9/17/18

Were falling into Fall. My favorite season. Pumpkin spice on everything. Let's take advantage of these last couple weeks of amazingly mild weather. I hope you can join me for the BYOB (Bring Your Own Bike) option on Sunday! MONDAY Same story…