Entries by James Barber

Weekly WOD Review

Doesn’t it look like Scott needs his own afternoon talk show called, “The Wod Review”? Some insight and tips for this weeks workouts. Enjoy. MONDAY  A.) Front Squat 7-7-7-7-7 Ascending Weights B.) AMRAP in 9 Minutes 10 Barbell Lunges 75/55, 95/65 (Beef DB: 50/35) (Beef+ DB or KB 50+/35+) 1 Wall Walk w/ :10 sec […]

Flash Back Friday: Tug of War

https://vimeo.com/79079318 There have been many classic upsets in the years of our old CrossTown Throwdown against CFO/EGA. Alfredo and Claxton beating some huge dudes in a 155# partner Franoff event, Ali beating a 2-year regional athlete head to head in a Tabata thruster event, and JD making a comeback final leg of a master’s Helen […]

When The Best Loses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUsfTTyDeDc A couple days ago, I was lucky enough to catch the Federer vs Del Potro quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open. While tennis is not one of my most watched sports, I do jump at the chance to watch the best of the best when they are in form. While Federer is a bit […]

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August: Accountabil-A-buddy Month

  Great work to all on keeping the Sweaty Swag flowing this month! There were awesome accomplishments, some big, some small, but what I loved this month was seeing you all challenge each other. Charlie, Jack, Camilo, and Lones accumulated over thousands of pushups together while making their own ground rules. Nabil, DJ, Marko, and […]

Rite Of Passage 2017!

The Rite of Passage is back in 2017 and REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!! Our good buddies over at SPS Gym in Oakland are hosting their second annual first-timers meet. Last year, we had several Sweat Shoppers, including myself, compete in our first ever olympic weightlifting competition. If you are are looking to get your feet […]

Harrison Maurus 192 Kilo Clean and Jerk

I got to watch a couple sessions of the Olympic Lifting Pan American Games last week and it was really amazing to see some of the best lifters in the world! My favorite were these darn youth lifters! Some that stuck out were Maddy Myers, a familiar CF girl who is ridiculously strong and this […]

Unbroken and Chill

Chris crushed the WED WOD! I want to give a shout out to all Sweat Shoppers this week! I got a chance to watch a good number of you smash the workouts! This week had some good tests of fitness. A noticeable observation I had was seeing many of you attacking the workouts with the […]

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2017 Games Recap

As you all know Jacqueline finished up her 2017 season this past week in Madison at the CF Games! I wanted to give a recap as I know many of you who were cheering from home couldn’t see or hear about the action. When she’s back from her much deserved vacation in Tahoe, you’ll get […]