First things first. Joel’s Dream Team is now Pain Cave Explorers. Next, I did some preliminary scoring, saw how the teams were ranking up (they were already pretty close) then placed the remaining few free agents on the teams in order of highest ranking free agent, on lowest ranking team,[…]
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Last month we had a big group of masters from the Sweat Shop competing at NorCal Masters. DJ did an great job putting together this highlight video, especially considering the song he used came out almost 30 years before he was even born!
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Ok first things first, with the CrossFit Open starting this week I want to let everyone know when we’ll be running heats of the Open workouts, and which classes will be affected. The workouts are announced each Thursday afternoon at 5:00pm. We’ll have the live broadcast on the t.v. at[…]
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Congratulations to Andrew & Ashley, who were recently married in Tamarindo, Costa Rica! Be sure congratulate Andrew next time you see him in the gym, he’s easy to spot, with the gloomy weather we’ve been having in the Bay recently, he’s the only one at the Sweat Shop that is[…]
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Big thanks to Marcus and Bri who recently purchased a new yoke for the Sweat Shop! This is a unique piece of equipment that challenges your “core” or “mid-line” unlike anything else. Because the way in which the weight is distributed you can lift it up and walk with it[…]
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NorCal Masters was this past weekend and our Sweat Shop competitors showed up in a big way! Despite the long days, I had a great time coaching and with so many competitors there was very little down Chief Banks 60+ Placed 4th overall and while being in the[…]
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With the CrossFit Open less than a month away, I’m starting to get excited to see what 2017 has in store for us! If you’ve never done the open before, this is a great way to compete at whatever level you’re at, and take part in the camaraderie of the[…]
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Big props to everyone that did the Open Preseason workout last week at the Sweat Shop! Starting out with 60 bar facing burpees is never fun, but everyone paced it well and still had plenty in the tank once they got to the overhead squats. CrossFit Walnut Creek not only[…]
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When is the last time you tested your fitness outside the Shop? We are always encouraging our members to get outside our “newly painted” walls from time to time and use the awesome strength and conditioning you’ve gained from your weekly CrossFit training. One recent thing that surprised me was[…]
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Big props to Martha and Allen, who despite the threat of bad weather, still completed the Hot Coco run in San Francisco this past Sunday! They even did the 15K version, which is a little more than 9 miles! Great job guys! I’m considering hosting a Hot Coco 5K redo[…]
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