Handstand Walking Progressions and Quality CrossFit Content

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Recently you may have noticed we spent a good amount of time on working on developing the  handstand, specifically the handstand walk. Due to this concentrated effort a lot of people made a lot of improvement in their ability to handstand walk!…

CrossFit Games Layoffs Signals Big Changes to Come

For years, CrossFit founder Greg Glassman has been considered by many to be a crass individual.  And while most people who are just now becoming familiar with CrossFit know it primarily as what they see on television as the CrossFit Games,…

WOD Review 8/20/18

MONDAY Now that we've completed around 4-5 weeks of handstand walking skill practice, we are going to transition to muscle ups. Choose appropriate work give where you are at with muscle ups. As an FYI, the "Foundational" piece is not…

Sweat Shop BBQ This Sunday!

Don't forget our summer BBQ is this Sunday starting a 12:00pm at Heather Farms Park! Let's have some fun in the sun before the fall comes into full swing and the kiddos are back in school. Kids, spouses, significant others, and whoever are…

Growing Up

A year older, a little bit wiser (so I like to think), but never content with where I'm at. Always thinking about what kind of coach I want to be or athlete/recreational exerciser I want to perform as. Every day is different, things change,…

💰Money Mobility Moves💰

As CrossFitters we need to have adequate mobility to perform the wide variety of movements that we encounter in our workouts. We need good shoulder, thoracic, hip, and ankle mobility to safely perform all the movements we are tasked with. Working…

Weekly WOD Overview – 8/13/18

Monday A.) 2 Clean & Jerks on the minute for 12 minutes Rx'd folks start light and gradually add as you go.  ADV. folks (those of you that have been doing olympic lifts for over a year) start as close to 75% of your 1RM as possible, or…

Jacqueline and Monique Finish Top 10 in the World!

Big Congrats to Jacqueline and Monique, who we had representing the Shop this past week at the 2018 CrossFit Games! It was a tough and grueling set of events but, more so than past years, I think this year, including the Open and Qualifier…

Competing Vs. Training

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What kind of mindset do you have when you walk into the gym? Is your goal to always go as fast, or as heavy as possible? Or, do you want to get better at a specific movement or skill regardless of time or loading? The approach you take to your…