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Wine Country CrossFitters you can now plan to attend classes this Saturday morning on October 17. See you at 9 and 10AM! ================================= Thursday's WOD Skill Focus: -Dumbbell Squat Cleans -Good Form Running Review AKA Pose Pimp Your Pulls: Pinch and Pull (25#/15#) Pinch grip a plate and pull…

2015 10 14

Sumo Dead Lift & EMOM

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Can you guess what is on the menu today? That's right, all things Sumo! Why Sumo stance? the below all excerpted from www.startingstrogman.com and written by Kalle Beck: "Increased glute/hip strength: The point where the bar will move off the ground is primarily determined by individual leverages, and more quad activation…

2015 10 13

Kettlebells Are Ringing

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Kettlebell workouts are a great way to get some diversity in your weight training. Because of their shape, they challenge your kinetic senses in a way that you can't access using dumbbells and like dumbbells, they force you to maintain form in a way that a barbell can kind of…

2015 10 12

Recover Faster, Volunteer & Snatch

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I've always had a poor memory. I blamed it on having a stroke as a child, on poor choices as a teenager, on too many glasses of wine as an adult. So in June I started taking EHT, or Mind Enhancement Formula. Within a month, I noticed that my recall…

2015 10 11

Front Squats 1RM & AMRAP

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Woo hoo! The time has come. All of that work you've been doing with your linear progression on the Front Squat is about to make itself known. Today, you will be finding your all new Front Squats 1RM. Any solid warm-up routine should have two distinct parts, the general dynamic…

2015 10 08

Movies, Apologies, Sumo Dead Lift & Love 'da Ball!

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Movie Night is This Friday! Join us in the gym at 7.30 to watch the new Rich Froning flick on the Big Screen. Bring a lawn chair, some poppy corn, and BYOB! =================== Our blog has been a MESS this week, and for that we apologize. Technical troubles got the…

2015 10 07

Kettlebells & The Hellenic Period

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============================== Wednesday's WOD Kettlebell technique work. Russian swing. Snatch. Turkish Get up if ALL other fundamentals are in place. The Hellenic Period 4 Rounds for Time: 400 M Run 10 KB Snatch (53/35) Alternate sides each round 15 Pull-ups

2015 10 06

Met Con and Neck Work

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For a special focus today, we are doing some neck work. A stronger neck can and does lower the risk of everyday neck pain. I'm sure you've woken up with a stiff neck one or two times and wow, does it ever make other routine actions difficult sometimes. Our Pimp…

2015 10 05

DNR Report, Movie Night & Cleans

By: Beth Rypins 0

We trained for nine months. We committed to training and racing dates that we juggled with busy lives full of family and businesses. We traveled to Molokai for the biggest ocean race of our lives. On the days leading up to the race we paddld in giant water. When rumors…

2015 10 04

Front Squats & Partner WOD & Pomegranates

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Pomegranates. Easily one of the greatest things about Fall. I know, I know, they are a pain to get the fruit out. But, this amazing fruit is so great! Pomegranates contain three types of antioxidant polyphenols, including tannins, anthocyanins, and ellagic acid, in significant amounts Their antioxidant activity is known…

2015 10 02

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