Resting Heart Rate

Posted by Matt on Sep 12, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments What is heart rate?  Well, for our purposes it is how many times your heart beats in one minute.  But there is also different types of heart rates that interest us in particular when it comes to training and non-training.  But for this blog I will mainly focus on Resting Heart Rate and follow up in another blog about heart rate for training purposes. Resting heart rate is simply your pulse...
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Grass-fed beef: The skinny on buying good fat

Posted by Nicki Violetti on Sep 11, 2012 in Nutrition & Health, Paleo | 4 comments Hey folks! As NorCal clients y’all are fairly well versed in “paleo” concepts as well as the health benefits of Grass-fed beef. We’ve had quite a few cow shares at the gym over the past several years and many of you regularly sign up for your quarter or half of beef. Let’s face it, it’s just AWESOME having a freezer full of grass-fed meat on hand! I’m...
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Mud Blast Update and Announcement

Posted by Chrissy on Sep 10, 2012 in Events, Uncategorized | 2 comments Happy Monday to you all! Just a reminder that this Saturday is the Mud Blast event and ALL SATURDAY CLASSES ARE CANCELLED so that everyone can attend the event. Even if you are not participating in the Mud Blast we would love for you to come on out and cheer on our Team. Packet pick up is on Thursday, September 13th from 7am -11am and 5pm – 7pm. You can pick up your Team NorCal t-shirt when...
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Jen Wraith and The Bidwell Bump

Posted by Jenny on Sep 7, 2012 in Events, Featured Clients, Outside the gym | 1 comment We always talk about challenging yourself in the gym, aiming high, putting the work in and you will accomplish more than you ever thought possible.  This doesn’t just apply in the gym.  We want you to take this positive attitude and goal setting approach to all walks of your life.  We want you to apply it to your job, to your family, to your schooling, to your extra curricular...
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Welcome Baby Boy: Spencer Gower

Posted by Jenny on Sep 6, 2012 in Events, Featured Clients, In The Gym, Paleo | 9 comments We want to congratulate Shane Gower and Jessi Belmonte on the addition to their family.  Baby boy, Spencer Vaun Gower was introduced to this world on September 3rd, 2012 at 4:04am.  Weighing in at 5lbs, 8oz and “standing” 18″ long, with Gower energy and strength in his blood, he is bound to be the strongest man at Norcal Strength and Conditioning when he comes into his own! ...
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Everyday Paleo Book Signing Tonight!!

Posted by Chrissy on Sep 5, 2012 in Events | 0 comments Happy Wednesday! Just a friendly reminder that our very own Sarah Fragoso will be at Lyon Books tonight at 7pm for a book signing. Her latest book Everyday Paleo Family Cookbook was just released yesterday and if you have not gotten your copy yet…don’t worry you can purchase one at the book signing. My personal favorites from her Family Cookbook so far are the Paleo Stuffing and the...
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A Week of Finishers

Posted by Jenny on Sep 4, 2012 in Events, In The Gym, Movement | 1 comment For those of you that participated in the “Pick Your Move” survey on the whiteboard last week, thank you!  For those of you that didn’t get a chance to…no worries…you still get to participate in the fun this week! The purpose of the survey was for us to see what movements you all enjoy doing and others you may not like as well.  Both give us ideas for programming....
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