Legitness Of The Week

Legit of the Week from CrossFit Sweat Shop on Vimeo. In the process of deleting the bazillion videos I take each week for coaching and random stuff, I found some good ones of some Sweat Shoppers doing legit things this week. For your viewing…

Car Wash Fundraiser This Saturday for our GAMES BOUND ATHLETES!!

If you follow the CrossFit games you may know that they are fast approaching. You should also know that we are sending not one, BUT TWO athletes to the games this year! Our very own Monique (Mo) Londeree and Jacqueline Jane't will be making…

Focus on the Enjoyment

Focus on the Enjoyment. What does that mean to you and how do you apply a simple 4 word phrase to what's happening in your life? I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what it means to me, and if you guys want, feel free to comment down…

Weekly WOD Insight 7/16/18

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For anyone planning on training Friday, Saturday and Sunday, there is some running on each of those days.  While it's less than 2 miles total, spread out over 3 days, for some it may still be a bit much.  Keep in mind that rowing, bike, or…

Being a REDO Proponent

I thought today would be a good piggy back post to Nabil's on "Mindful Training", as I believe the concept of a REDO workout falls in line with being mindful and gives an opportunity to learn from our training. I've spoken a lot in previous…

Mindful Running

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Just yesterday's workout, while Alandi was running on the Assualt Air Runner, I told her to "be mindful while you're running".... meaning, I wanted her to really connect with what her body was doing and how it was moving, rather than just…

Bottoms Up! Or in, or Out, or even Side to Side!

I have talked before about the benefits of bottoms up training which you can find here, and even Grand Master Nabil has given me a little shout out after incorporating bottoms up training into his workouts and seeing improvements in his shoulder…

WOD Review 7/9/18

Monday I recommend taking 8-9 minutes to warm up to your working weight for Front Squats today. After you've done so, go ahead and pick one of the pulling skills to incorporate during your squats. Preferably, pick something that is a weakness…

Farewell Rene!

As many of you may have heard, Rene and Kyle are going to be moving to Roseville soon to be closer to both of their families.  For the last six years Rene has been coaching at the Sweat Shop as well as competing on Team Sweat Shop at the NorCal…