If you ever hear Grace Meraz ask “Tennis anyone?” while at the box, just politely decline unless you enjoy the taste of defeat. Grace is a USTA 4.5 singles player and co-captain of the Stanford Taube team along with being a member of CFSJ. Grace and her team recently competed in the USTA National Championships [...]
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Wednesday was one of those WOD’s that people love to hate. The Filthy 50 is a brutal run through several well-known CrossFit components. The problem is that there are a whole bunch of them and you have the pleasure of doing 50 reps at each spot. The good news is that WE.DID.IT. Some of us, [...]
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As the world gears up for this year’s CrossFit Games, our box is pleased to be a part of the madness in hosting the Open. We’ll kick things off with our first of 5 WOD’s on Saturday February 25th at 11 am sharp! Athletes will then compete in 4 additional WOD’s (5 total) during the [...]
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About a week into Elements I had already identified a “hit list” of those CrossFit components I just simply could not do overnight. Rope climbs, muscle ups, lots of pull-ups without a band and the frustrating “double under”. I hated watching people rip off 20 or 40 double unders at a time while I had [...]
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During Tuesday’s WOD, I got a nice tip for dips from trainer Matt Moore. This simple change made all the difference in the world for me and I wanted to share. Normally, I would grab the “Bull Horns” towards the back half of the handles. This felt natural as I wanted to make sure I [...]
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Last Wednesday’s WOD at CFSJ was another “benchmark” program. We currently run these once a week on either Mondays or Wednesdays. This Wednesday, “Helen” was up to bat. So just what exactly constitutes a benchmark WOD? There are numerous WOD’s that are used by all CrossFit locations designed to help monitor your skillset over time. [...]
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