Posted by Angela on November 17, 2008
Listen up endurance athletes:
We’ve all heard Nicki and Robb repeatedly tell us (endurance athletes) that we need to increase our INTENSITY, (the amount of energy used during an activity or exercise) and not endurance in order to get faster and win more races. Endurance (also called sufferance) is the ability for humans to exert themselves through aerobic or anaerobic exercise for relatively long periods of time. Training for endurance can have a negative impact on the ability to exert strength unless an individual also undertakes resistance training to counteract this effect.[1] Since you are CrossFit you are on the right path, well sort of.
Posted by Robb on November 13, 2008
Hey Y’all! Just wanted to let you know about a kick-ass product Steve Liberati has developed called Paleo Kits. The kits consist of grassfed jerky, dried fruit and nuts.
Posted by Robb on November 10, 2008
I wanted to let everyone know about a program sponsored by CrossFit HQ called Operation Phoenix. From the Operation Phoenix site:
Operation Phoenix is a CrossFit initiative that will raise the necessary funds to equip the entire United States Marine Corps with functional fitness equipment to increase combat preparedness, reduce injury, and strengthen unit cohesion. This will be accomplished through non-profit sales, corporate sponsorships, and individual donations. Every penny raised will go directly to “America’s Fighting Force,” the USMC.
Posted by Robb on November 09, 2008
Woooho! Great times in thin air! I swear I was winded just walking up and down stairs this weekend. A huge thank you for all the folks who came out. We had folks from all over the states including, Texas, California, Nevada, and N. Carolina. We even had an attendee from Calgary, Alberta, Ca. Good times, Ehh?! You folks had GREAT questions and it was super fun for me.
Posted by Natalie on November 06, 2008
The sky opened up and dumped on Chico last Saturday--and we were sure that Sunday would bring the same. Luckily, the showers stopped and a damp fall morning welcomed over 900 runners to Bidwell Park for the 2008 Almond Ball....Perfect running weather!
Posted by Robb on November 05, 2008
Continuing with our contrarian theme from yesterday let’s look at something physical instead of nutritional. Lets look at stretching. Now, you might have noticed that classes at CrossFit NorCal include a thorough warm-up, usually starting with a run, a row or some jump-rope, then we transition folks into this mystical movement sequence called DROM.
Posted by Robb on November 04, 2008
You might have noticed that the nutrition approach we recommend at CrossFit NorCal is a bit...oh, shall I say, contrarian? Where the USDA, AMA and the rest of the Government sponsored entities recommend grains and legumes as the base of the diet, we recommend lean meat, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds.
Posted by Nicki on November 03, 2008
More than of few of you were fairly creative with your Halloween costumes! Strazz grew out his beard for over 2 months in pursuit of the perfect Abraham Lincoln...and Rocky chose to dress up as the lead singer in the following Saturday Night Live parody! (Uncensored version!) Great pics!
Posted by Nicki on November 02, 2008
Thanks to David Osorio and the fabulous folks of CrossFit South Brooklyn for hosting us and the CrossFit Nutrition certification this weekend! Robb and I got to get in a little training on Friday as well as stomp around the Park Slope area of Brooklyn...it was great! David and Margie took us to some great restaurants and we ate grassfed beef like maniacs! Check out some pics of their great space.
Posted by Natalie on October 31, 2008
With all the pomp and circumstance we can muster at 7AM—CrossFit Norcal is happy to welcome 9 new crossfitters to our group classes. These guys and gals completed our 12 session introductory class and shaved several minutes from their first day work-out times….not too shabby!
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