Floating Now Available in Walnut Creek

Last Friday I finally got to experience something I have wanted to try for a couple of years now.  Floating is something that has been around since the 70's, but in the past few years is regaining popularity due in part to some big name celebrities,…

Walk this Way….Actually, Lets Just Drive

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As some of you have known I was gone in Europe for almost a month, but I am now back! You can ask me about the trip any time you see me and I will do my best to give you the abbreviated version, but all in all it was an amazing experience. I…

Leg Drive

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Ever since I prepped for my first olympic weightlifting meet last November, I've fine- tuned a lot missing parts in my lifts and have got more comfortable knowing how certain parts of the lift should feel. I've made big improvements in my…

Friday Night Lights

Over the past few weeks, sweat shoppers have been gathering at Larkey Park to get some "Friday Night Lights: Basketball Edition" in. Shout out to Taneya and Al who have been getting a solid squad together over the past few weeks! Each time…

Welcome Baby Lachlan!

Congrats to Jason and Stephanie who welcomed little baby boy into this world yesterday! Lachlan Charles Toovey was born at 9:01, July 13th, weighing in at a healthy 7lbs 13 oz and 21 inches tall! We can't wait to meet and play with little…

Skiing in the Alps

Although our new ski erg won't really get you ready to hit the slopes, it's a great new modality of exercise that you can incorporate into your workouts at the Sweat Shop. First off, Chris Grames just posted a nice little piece on ski erg…

Fear Facing

I've learned a lot about celebrating little successes through watching my daughter Camille. She is naturally a cautious child, so I don't worry much about her being reckless. I enjoy watching her from a safe distance while she figures out she…

CrossFit Variety

Ski season is over, but that just means a shift in activities.  One of the main things that initially drew me to CrossFit was the variety.  Not only variety in exercises day-to-day, but also many exercises that I hadn't previously done before. …

Rope Climbs

Here are a couple reposts on practicing rope climb wrapping and legless. In the first video, Lulu demos the traditional Spanish wrap and two versions of the Russian wrap. While many of you can practice these while hanging on the rope, the second…