By now everyone has probably seen the Sweaty Swag board at the gym. Originally intended to give props for personal records it has also been really useful for helping hold people accountable for extra credit work. While James had the idea years ago of a “Extra Sweat-It” board, where the coaches would write up accessory […]
Look for a complete recap of Jacqueline’s weekend later this week from JB. I on the other hand want to give my insight from what I experienced at the CrossFit Games with it being my first time I’ve been since 2013. Compared to Los Angeles, Madison was a cool little town, just a short, and […]
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, such as Steph Curry, and other members of the […]
If you move perfectly and are free of pain, this post is not for you. For everyone else these exercises could help alleviate pain and/or limited range of motion. While I don’t have pain in my low back, I definitely have tightness in my upper back and lower traps. I’ve recently found that some of […]
Over the years I’ve gotten these two questions quite a few times. “what’s the difference between back squats and front squats?”…. and, “which is better?” Someone recently asked me this question again, so when I saw a post from Breaking Muscle, I decided to post it here on our blog. My response to these questions […]
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. Over the years however, it seems my training became more focused on gymnastics […]
If you come to the gym in the afternoons or Saturday mornings you’ve no doubt seen Stephen. Otherwise there’s a good chance you’ve seen his log book being held for ransom by the coaches after he forgets to put it away… perhaps taped to the rig, the underside of a plyobox, by the tiki, […]
While we had 5 teams competing locally at the Contra Costa Throwdown in Concord (stay tuned for a recap on that later this week), Helen and I competed at an individual competition at Brethren CrossFit in Morgan Hill this weekend. It was a really fun competition that among other things included a trail run and […]
The “Sweaty Swag” board is up and running at the Sweat Shop! While we’ve had a goal wall at the gym in the past, this board is more of a PR board and just all around general accomplishments. One of the main differences is that this one will be erased and start fresh at the […]
