Crossfit San Jose

We unofficially have a team qualified for Regionals!!!!

Crossfit San Jose — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:30:45 +0000

What a great 5 weeks it has been, we had new Elements graduates, first time Open competitors, and veterans all throwing down side by side feeling the same jitters, pain and sense of accomplishment together. And now for the first time it looks like CFSJ has a team qualified to go to Regionals!!!! This is tremendously exciting for everyone at the box.

Again, congratulations to the CFSJ team placing 29th, and to Ashley Carriveau placing 13th in the NorCal region, the next stop for them will be at the Sonoma Fairgrounds labor day weekend. Marnel King placed 4th in her masters age group and will be going back to the Games this summer to defend her last year’s title.

Finally a HUGE thank you to everyone who gave their time to judge and to those who came down to the box to support our athletes.

13.2 is now history!

Crossfit San Jose — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:32:51 +0000

Open WOD 13.2 is now finished and in the books. Great job by both the competitors and all the classes that took this wod on. Here on some highlights from the WOD

13.1 is in the books

Crossfit San Jose — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:15:55 +0000

What a turnout we had!!!! It is so great to see all of you joining the fun this year. Of the 138,000 who signed up for the 2013 Open, CFSJ had 42 athletes submit their scores today. We are all so proud of all of you, there were definitely some PRs set during that WOD. Thank you to all our supporters and a HUGE thanks to our judges.

Team Captain Matt Moore getting ready to snatch 135#

17 minute AMRAP of:
40 Burpees
30 Snatch, 75 / 45 lbs
30 Burpees
30 Snatch, 135 / 75 lbs
20 Burpees
30 Snatch, 165 / 100 lbs
10 burpees
Max rep Snatch, 210 / 120 lbs

Recap of CFSJ scores
Team CFSJ in 33rd place
Adam- 106
Andre – 157
Andy – 145
Ashley – 200 – 20th in the world, 3rd in NorCal
Boris – 157
Brett – 116
Bunky – 104
Cheryl – 100
Christine – 105
Cullen – 153
Darcy – 127
Devin – 173 - 32nd in NorCal
Donette – 118
Doug – 112
Liz – 158
Emily – 105

Emily doing one of many burpees

Eric – 117
Grace – 106
Harj – 123
Heath – 134
Hilary – 128
Jenel – 100
Jennifer – 106
Jen – 150
Jim – 111
John – 137
Justn – 101
Kathy – 142
Kevin – 111
Lori – 150
Marnel – 177 -3rd in the World Masters
Marvin – 103
Matt – 158
Melody – 150
Mike O – 150
Mike L – 100
Nick – 126
Sara – 107
Scott – 135
Stefano – 100
Tim – 132

All done Scott! Great Job!

Hellen

Crossfit San Jose — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:53:14 +0000

Mike Lam working his Muscle Ups during open gym

WOD

3 rounds for time:

400m run

21 Kettlebell swings 24/16kg

12 pullups

Top Men

1. Andy 7:31 2. Patrick 8:08 3. Mike O 8:17 Kevin 8:33 5. Stefano 8:56

Top Women

1. Jill 9:51 2. Shawn 11:22 3. Leslie 3. 12:01 4. Kat. 12:55 5. Joy 13:15

Open Gym starting this Sunday Feb 17

Crossfit San Jose — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:52:00 +0000

Announcing Open Gym Hours

Sunday’s 9:30am – Noon

Uli, Hilary, and Bunky getting down with B*^&% Barbara

Suggested use of this time would be to work on your skills, work on elusive skills (i.e. muscle-ups, double-unders, pistols, chest-to-bar pull-ups, toes-to-bar, ring dips, etc.), practice and refine Olymic Lifts (Cleans, Snatches, Jerks), and perform basic lifts (Squats, Presses, Deadlifts, etc.) to improve strength! There will be a trainer supervising, and they will do their best to assist you with any help you may need.

Emily showing us great squat form

WOD
“Barbara”

20 Pullups
30 Pushups
40 Situps
50 Squats

3 min rest between each of 5 rounds

Top 5 Rx Men

1. Patrick 26:45 2. Caleb 28:10 3. Cullen 28:23 4. Tim 29:16 5. Mike O 29:56

Top 5 Rx Women

1. Hilary 33:18 2. Julie 37:09 3. Shawn 37:45 4. Kathie 43:33 5. Christina 44;40

Hops

Crossfit San Jose — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:26:39 +0000

No not the beer kind the jumping kind! The vertical jump is often used to measure lower body explosive strength. Men’s Health says:

EXPLOSIVE POWER
The average guy’s vertical jump

AGE   HEIGHT
20-29   19.7″
30-39   16.9″
40-49   13.8″
50-59   11.0″

Hmmm us Crossfitters as a standard do 24/20″ in our WODs like yesterday’s. Pictured: Mike Olivas, Adam Garner, and Mike Lam certainly are showing some explosive lower body strength during the noon class.

WOD
18′ AMRAP (2012 Open WOD 12.3)
15 Box Jump 24/20″
12 Push Press 115/75#
9 T2B

From 2012
Rich Froning got 14 plus 27 reps
Kristin Clever got 15 rounds
Some of the scores from CFSJ
Ashley – 12 plus 27
Boris – 10 plus 10
Marnel – 9 plus 22
Cullen – 8 plus 21
Tim – 7 plus 10
Darcy – 5 plus 24
Hilary – 4 plus 25

CFSJ competes

Crossfit San Jose — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:41:18 +0000

Hey what do all these people have in common???? They all competed in the recent Morgan Hill throw down. Way to represent guys!!!!

After the Crossfit West team with Ashley went from a commanding lead going into the final WOD to DNF-ing after a teammate lost his grip on the final rope climb, the team made up of coaches Boris, Devin and Michelle from CF Los Gatos took over first place overall. Way to hang in there, you never know what is gonna happen, staying with your game plan and not panicking during competition is always a good strategy.

We Did It!

Crossfit San Jose — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 06:17:03 +0000

Thank you all for the great show of love and support. We more than hit our goal of 100 presents for need children. 200, no problem. Thank you to all that donated gifts, and those that came out to see J and Lance actually work out. (Yes it really happens.) There are many people to thank, but let me give a big thank you to Heath, who really stepped up and organized and motivated. We are lucky to have several hundred friends that we see in the gym every day, and we promise that there is no obligation to donate, but when things like this happen, it is hard not to be humbled by those around you. Thank you.

Well Now You Have Gone and Done It!

Crossfit San Jose — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:28:25 +0000

And there will be well over 100 needy children that will be happy that you did. We currently have over 150 toys, and remember, 175 and all shirts go for $10 until they are gone. Now for the bad news…Jason and I will be doing the workout tomorrow at 6 PM. Of course, it can’t be the regular workout…oh, no! Come see the two of us suffer through a partner wod as we go head to head against Heath and Bunky (and anyone else that wants to risk it.) We will have some refreshments and tacos for a little while after the end of the wod. Then we got to get the toys on their way.

Two other reminders:

Movement and Mobility Class, this Saturday at 10AM for $10.

Morgan Hill throw down. Come out and support our athletes as they show the rest of the bay what’s up. I’ll post details like times and location tomorrow.

Tis the Season to Tear It Up

Crossfit San Jose — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:41:17 +0000

As the year winds down, all of us at CFSJ certainly are not. Just last week, the CFSJ Mighty Mite (aka Harj) won her first sanctioned powerlifting event in Solvang (yeah, I had to Google Map it as well.) Not only did she place first in her weight category, but she also set 19 American records. She says that a little more work on her bench press (had to Google that one too) and it would have been 20.

Additionally, in our own competition to make Jason and myself (Lance) work out with a class, and not in the secrecy of 5AM, we have collected nearly 100 presents to benefit Sacred Heart charities, which will distribute these presents to needy children on Christmas. We realize that everyone has their own charities and their own beliefs, but for those that this worked for, thank you. The workout will be at the 6 PM class on this Friday (the 14^th). We’ll have some after wod tacos and libations. When those run out, Bunky and Heath assured me that they would take the party back to one of their houses.

Finally, if you have time, please come out and support the CFSJ members that will be competing in the Morgan Hill throw down on Saturday moringing. It is perfect. You can hit the Movement and Mobility class at 10 AM, and once you feel all loose, take that drive and cheer our folks on.