Final Four Weeks of Training for RTO
First, congrats to all those runners who participated in Rock N River in one of the many races this last weekend. Also to CJ for running The Relay. Last four weeks of training before RTO. This Tuesday is interval training, 6 x 400’s and a minute rest. This will help us with our endurance and speed. Two [...]
Snatch 5-8-12
Change With the Times OR Time Change Don’t freak out! But there is going to be a pretty major change to the evening class times. Beginning next Monday, May 14th, the evening class will begin on the half hour. Classes will be at 4:30pm, 5:30pm and 6:30pm. Morning classes will remain the same. I hope [...]
5-7-12
1st Sunday in the Gymnastics Series We had about 15 people at the first of 4 Sundays dedicated to gymnastics movements hosted by CFI and put on by Stephanie Bentley and Chandler Walker of Stoneage Fuel. There were many experienced CrossFitters and even some local gym owners. And we all walked out of there feeling [...]
Front Squats & C2B Pull Ups 5-4-12
Negative Splits Completing the second half of a race faster than you did the first half is how you achieve a negative split. Most commonly, this is a goal of long distance athletes. It’s a sign of proper pacing. In CrossFit, our workouts are usually very short. I have a theory that shooting for a [...]
Rowing 5-3-12
RTO Volunteers! Only one month left until RTO! Eek! …wait a minute, I’m not running it this year. Whew! But, we do have a team of CrossFit Inititiative members running RTO. Their team name is… wait for it… CrossFit Initiative! Team CFI has some first time RTOers like Marcelle (you can do [...]
Kettlebell Cleans & Burpees 5-2-12
It’s May! Take the time to stop and smell the flowers! Are you letting the little things (or people) get you down? Well, DON’T! Happiness is a choice, daily. CHOOSE IT! I apologize for all the cyber “yelling”. This is something I feel strongly about. Remember that 3/4 of the world population would trade places [...]
Training Runs – RTO
Only one month away from the Reno-Tahoe Odyssey. So we are coming to the last month of our training. This Tuesday are gazebo hill sprints (4 times), but we are meeting at the park at the bottom of the hill where we start rather than run from the gym. And we will be starting past the [...]
Run and Air Squats 5-1-12
Come on down to the gym! No arm exercises, I promise! WOD 4 RFT Run 400 m 50 Air Squats
JT 4-30-12
Debbie’s throwing you a curve ball today! Ready? Of course you are!!! You’re CrossFitters, you’re ready for anything! Here it is. A benchmark hero WOD on a Monday. Tada! Just when you thought you had Deb figured out (cough Marc, cough Sharon), she throws you for a loop! [...]
Push Ups, Pull Ups, Sit Ups 4-27-12
Happy Friday! Between Tommy V on Tuesday and wall walks yesterday, who’s not glad it’s Friday?! Don’t forget to sign up for a dodgeball team! Remember that costumes are just as important (arguably more important) as your dodgeball skillz. Also, save the date for the CFI at the park on May 23rd. We’ll be cancelling [...]
