The Sport of Fitness or Functional Fitness?

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Recently I was sent an an E-mail via one of the regular electronic newsletters I receive. The topic was the recent change in the CrossFit Games structure and how it may potentially affect CrossFit gyms worldwide. Essentially CrossFit CEO…

Weekly WOD Insight 9/10/18

Before getting into the workouts here are some things/services I discovered over the weekend (or just recently) that I would recommend: Límon Rotisiere - Walnut Creek - the ceviche, pisco sours and poke are all awesome! Canesa's Brooklyn…

The Sports Gene: Hardware and Software

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I read this book a while ago and enjoyed it so much that I use it in one of the classes I teach at Saint Mary's. If you are into sports, improving human performance, and want to dive into the factors that separate the best from the rest,…

Active Recovery Workouts

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I am sure by now many of you have heard the term "active recovery" get thrown around a lot. It can take on many different forms for people, but simply put, its an activity where you focus mostly on restorative movement that is executed at…

WOD Review 9/3/18

Monday Happy Labor Day everyone! Today's focus will simply be on intensity. All the movements I've chosen for this workout today are relatively simple, so it's up to you to determine how hard you want to go! Go ahead and grab a partner or…

Weekly WOD Insights 8/27/18

I will apologize in advance if the formatting is off on this post. I cant seem to figure out how to format the post so it doesn't smush everything together. Hope it doesn't affect your reading too much! Monday  We haven't done 4's on the…

Quads and Hamstrings

If you've been at the Sweat Shop for awhile now, more likely than not you've heard one of your coaches mention the importance of keeping the chest up during any sort of squat. You may have also heard us use the phrase "keep your midline tight"…

Handstand Walking Progressions and Quality CrossFit Content

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Recently you may have noticed we spent a good amount of time on working on developing the  handstand, specifically the handstand walk. Due to this concentrated effort a lot of people made a lot of improvement in their ability to handstand walk!…

CrossFit Games Layoffs Signals Big Changes to Come

For years, CrossFit founder Greg Glassman has been considered by many to be a crass individual.  And while most people who are just now becoming familiar with CrossFit know it primarily as what they see on television as the CrossFit Games,…