Featured Athlete: Celeste A.

I still remember when Celeste first started at the Sweat Shop.  She started in the class we had for CrossFit beginners, called Fit for CrossFit.  For the first month or two she would only lift the wooden dowel.... even for exercises like the…

Featured Athlete: Livi Y.

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If you come to the Sweat Shop in the afternoon, you've no doubt worked out with Livi.  One would think that she has the perfect job with zero stress, because every time she comes into the gym she greets us with a warm smile and a super…

Weekend Warriors/Individual Variation In Olympic Lifting

Big ups to our always inspiring masters athletes, Chief Mike and Lones, who competed in the NorthEast Masters Classic all the way in Rhode Island! They both had awesome finishes! Lones took first place in the 60+ division and Mike took 5th…

August: Accountabil-A-buddy Month

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  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…

2017 Games Recap

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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…

Follow The Games This Weekend!

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The 2017 CrossFit Games got underway this week and our very own Masters Athlete, Jacqueline started her 3rd quest and last year in the 50-54 age division! If you haven't followed the action, know that you can get regular updates on our Facebook…

Featured Athlete: Stephen G.

  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…

Contra Costa Throwdown Recap

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Last weekend we had FIVE Sweat Shop squads compete at the Contra Costa Throwdown in Concord. This was my first year participating in the local throwdown and had a blast competing alongside familiar competitors like Marko, DJ, and Gomer, as well…

Featured Athlete: Chris G.

While Chris has always had a great engine when it comes to conditioning, in the past year he has made some pretty amazing gains in terms of strength and olympic lifting!  His combination of dedication, consistency and humility allow him to…