About Shawn
Shawn Gower is the Operations Manager at NorCal Strength and Conditioning. Shawn draws upon his experience as a State level wrestler and lifelong athlete when constructing programming, be it for his popular group fitness classes or personal training. Shawn works with a wide variety of clients, however his passion is the training of competitive athletes, especially from combative disciplines such as MMA, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling and boxing. If you are looking for fast paced training and exacting attention to detail you will love your experience working with Shawn.
Posts by Shawn
Who’s Who: Richard Hawkins
Most of you know Richard H. from the gym, but for those that don’t PLEASE take a few moments to read over this Q&A. Rich somehow “forgets” to mention that he has lost over 50 pounds and has recently tested into Level 1, which he passed with flying colors. Rich is a poster child for NorCal and we love having him as part of our family! I know Rich has just scratched the surface of his true potential in the gym, but with his positive attitude and drive he will reach all his goals listed below and then some. ...
read morePaleo Slow Cooking Book Signing
Chrissy will be at Lyon Books in downtown Chico on Monday, October 1st for a book signing at 7pm. Her book Paleo Slow Cooking: Gluten Free Recipes Made Simple has been a project she has been working on over the past year. In fact many of you have sampled the recipes at our NorCal potlucks and a few gym birthday celebrations. Be sure to bring your book and come on down to Lyon Books to get it signed and say hi! Lyon Books will also have books available to purchase if you have not gotten your copy yet. See you there! Share this...
read moreThe Latest NorCal Video…..ish
Where to start? These three ladies took time out of their busy schedules to contribute to the NorCal video library. One word. Wow! From cutting edge editing to their “stellar” movements these “No Reppers” may have a future ahead of them. Things like last place ribbons, DNF’s, injuries, are just a few I can see in their immediate future. In all seriousness thank you Katie, Roz and Jaime for taking the time to make this video…it is Awesome and it made my day! Share this post
read moreBest/Funniest Comment Wins!!!
We are posting one simple picture today of our good friend John K. to see what people think/assume he is doing in the picture below. If it is any help we have no clue what he is doing or even how he got in this position by himself. May the funniest comment win! Good luck to you all! The winner will receive a copy of “Paleo Slow Cooking” or a New Norcal T-Shirt! Share this...
read moreFall Challenge October 13th 2012
If you missed the “Norcal Spring Team Challenge” you owe to yourself to make this event. Click HERE to sign up now! This event will be a team event, but everyone will also be scored as an individual. Here is what you can expect Saturday October 13th, a great team event, Paleo Pot Luck, great friends and lastly some great competition. The top 3 teams, top 3 females and top 3 males will all receive……something. Here is a list of prerequisites for those that are on the fence: -must be a current Norcal...
read moreNew Class Times and Dates to Know
As you all know by now we have some new class times and great events coming your way! Lets start off with next week. Starting Monday 8/13 all morning Low Intensity classes will be held at 9am Monday through Saturday. We have also added a 10am Mobility class that will run Monday and Wednesday from 10-11am. Both of these are effective as of Monday August 13th. Which leads me to the following weekend, August 18th. We will be holding a all levels “MAX” day! This will start at 9am and run till 11am (in theory). The...
read moreObstacle Course Saturday’s
At some point in time we have all ran through some sort of obstacle course, whether it be at school, home, military base, or at Norcal. Seems we all have a kid in us when it comes time for Obstacle Course Saturday’s at Norcal. The past few Saturday’s I took it upon myself to bring out the kid in every client that showed up to class. I have had so much fun setting things up and seeing how folks respond to this style workout, and trust me it is a workout! If you see me on the schedule for a Saturday class you can pretty much...
read moreGood Luck Jenny!!!
As the majority of you know, Jenny is in Southern California ready to make her move towards the podium at the Crossfit Games! What you may not know is the Crossfit Games due to start Friday, made a surprise announcement last night….the Games Start Wednesday morning! To add to the twist the first 3 workouts will be held at Camp Pendleton Marine Corp Base. Click here to see details on how to follow today’s exciting action and to find the details of today’s events. We will be posting results as we get them on our...
read moreTeam Norcal Trivia
Alright Norcal folks, name all 4 of the members wearing “Team Norcal” shirts in the three pictures below and you will win a Norcal Tee. We should have our new shirts in by the first week in July. Keep in mind all of these people competed in the “Norcal Spring Team Challenge.” Good luck and keep your eyes peeled for the announcement of the next Norcal Challenge. (Actually called the “NorCal Throw down”) Share this...
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