The Road to the CrossFit Games is officially upon us. Some of us have dreams of making it to Regionals, some to Carson California for the Games, but most of us? Most of us just want to get better, improve our skills, and have a few more PRs each and every year. If you've seen the … [Read more...]
Weekend Workout
I'm so happy the weekend is here! Anyone have any good plans? I plan on squatting a lot, deadlifting a lot, benching a lot, and throwing in some "fun" conditioning workouts. For my conditioning, I'm thinking rowing, some kettlebell snatches, maybe some wall balls or hang power … [Read more...]
Get STRONGER! SFCW Sat. 7/26/14
Who's interested in getting stronger? I mean, like way stronger?? I've been following a 20-week program designed by Jim Wendler (Google him if you haven't heard of him) and I've built up some mega strength. I'm currently in the middle of week 18 and so far my back squat has … [Read more...]
Get to know Powerlifting!
Guest post by Annie Brees One of our Strong Figure Ambassadors, Annie Brees, is one of our many powerlifters we have on hand here at SF. Here, Annie gives us a run-down on some of the most common questions that arise about powerlifting, meets, terminology; and she even gives us … [Read more...]
The Evil that is Dave Castro
Guest post by Tasha Parks 6.2 + 14.3 = 59:03 & 101, and also may not be the best idea I've had in a while. By now I'm sure most of you have seen the picture of Ricky Bobby and Cal Naughton Jr, friends in the Talledega Nights movie, praying around the table: Oh, … [Read more...]