When she’s not spending time with her daughter Sadie, husband CJ (who is also a healthcare worker), or visiting Disneyland, Megan is a NICU nurse (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) at John Muir in Walnut Creek. Even though I recently had dinner at Zachary’s Pizza with Megan and CJ while she wore an Orange Theory Fitness […]
Celeste is another Sweat Shop member we are highlighting today! Longtime member whom I distinctly remember doing front and back squats with only a wooden dowel because she was unsure if she had the strength to do more. Eventually we added some 2 and 1/2 pound plates…. onto the wooden dowel, because she wasn’t ready […]
Most of the time we highlight things our members do INSIDE the gym… however, in the current situation, we have several healthcare workers that are doing some extremely important things OUTSIDE the gym. CJ has been a member of the Sweat Shop since 2009, and while he’s a pretty quiet guy that keeps to himself, […]
With all the craziness that has been going on lately, the CrossFit Games Master’s Qualifiers has been over-shadowed with lots of doom & gloom. However, our very ow Briana Gaipa, a.k.a. Coach Bri, a.k.a. Breezy, has earned a spot to the CrossFit Games by securing her spot as the 6th Fittest Female age 35-39… in […]
Monday We’ve been experimenting with several different variations, all with the goal of getting some longer workouts in, without them being a complete grinders where you find yourself staring at a barbell during the workout, or feel completely wrecked afterwards. This is one we did at the end of January, so while fitness improvements in […]
Monday We will start this week the same way we ended a few weeks ago. We did this same format on Sunday 1/12. This is an opportunity to learn or improve your technique on the Push Press, or Push Jerk, … or if you’ve had considerable practice with either, work on some quality reps at […]
Monday Sometimes a ton of variety or a chipper workout is nice. Other times there can be great benefit is simplicity and repetitiveness. While the 70m meter run is meant to just give your arms a quick break before going overhead with the barbell, the 403m run will allow you to work on your […]
Once again we’ll be encouraging our Sweat Shop members to come dressed up when they workout this Thursday! Coaches will vote on the best costume and the winner will receive 50% off their next month membership dues. …. 2nd place winner will receive their choice of either a Sweat Shop hoodie or t-shirt. Winners will […]
If it seems like the CrossFit Open was just here… that’s because it was! With the recent changes they’ve made, the CrossFit Open will now take place in October, rather than February, therefore, this is the one time the Open takes place twice in the same year. If you’re unfamiliar with what the CrossFit Open […]
