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We've got Grace, Gladiator Race and a Mobility Seminar all coming at you! Gladiator Rock n Run is coming to San Jose on June 13th. This fun event is organized by Dan "Nitro" of American Gladiator fame. Start in waves (you choose your wave time in the registration process)…

2015 05 17

Thrusters and Clusters

By: Beth Rypins 0

How's your Whole Life Challenge going? This second week can get a little tedious--your body may not have fully adapted to the positive changes you are making for yourself. The scale, if you must use that measure for your success, hasn't moved much (or as much as it did at…

2015 05 14

Meet Mayda, DUs & Met Con

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Napa native finds strength through CrossFit training Meet Mayda! Napa native Mayda Barajas came to CrossFit training after several years of cheerleading and dancing. “Out of high school I went to a traditional gym, spent two or three years at Synergy and had normal goals, using the cardio equipment, but…

2015 05 13

Front Squats for Form

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To get the maximum effect out of each exercise while you're training, you must use strict and correct form. Many people in their quest for heavier weights slowly let their form go. Unfortunately, sometimes in CrossFit, and mostly because we are all just so enthusiastic to get out there and get…

2015 05 12

Pulling & Whole Life Challenge WOD

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Tuesday's WOD Pulling Practice Weighted Supinated Pull-ups 2-2-2-2-2 As heavy as you can go. There are many different ways we use pulling strength in our workouts. We do ring pulls, we do bent over rows, we do sumo deadlift high pulls. We do pull-ups. Lots and lots of variations of…

2015 05 11

Friday Night Lights Was Cool! Isabel

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On Friday at 6.30PM we hosted our first Friday Night Lights. We had our own CrossFitters and athletes who dropped in from nearby gyms for Fran-wich. This team workout consisted of Fran, Grace, Diane and Fran. We offered an RX approach to the WODS, an Intermediate and Scaled Version. Aaron…

2015 05 10

Happy Mother's Day Weekend

By: Beth Rypins 0

In honor of the many wonderful mothers and mother-figures in our community we will NOT have Open Gym this Sunday. Enjoy the day!

2015 05 08

Power Clean and Split Jerk 1RM

By: Beth Rypins 0

Last week we talked a bit about why we establish a 1 RM and the standard numbers we should be shooting for across various lifts. Because the Clean & Jerk are separate components of those standards it's difficult to say you need to be shooting for "x" number. The Clean &…

2015 05 07

Push Press & Push Jerk Complex

By: Beth Rypins 0

Friday Night Lights is this week! Sign up now to attend our first in-house competition. Please arrive at 6PM to warm up and we will start the first heats at 6.30. This week it will be a Team WOD, and the movements we are rumored to see are Thrusters, Pull-ups, Cleans,…

2015 05 06

Kettlebells 1 RM work

By: Beth Rypins 0

Your kettlebells 1 RM work for today is a vital link to superior strength and balance. Single arm kettlebell work is a way of training that relies on full-body exercises where the weight is held only on one side of the body. Offset loading with upper and lower body exercises…

2015 05 05

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