Did that cake have a face?

Change of Date Due to the inordinate amount of people who expressed disappointment with the date presented for our “gym wide workout”, we will be moving the date back one week.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  We will now be enjoying this workout on Saturday...

A calorie is not a calorie

“Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and NO sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat.” -CrossFit Nutrition  This blurb about nutrition is short and easy to remember, however, it”s brevity...

Insulin matters

Part 1 Part 2 For the complete lecture by Robb Wolf you can subscribe to CrossFit”s monthy e-journal, the CrossFit Journal , by signing up here . Robb Wolf is a strength & conditioning coach, formerly a research biochemist, living in Chico, CA. Via his blog...

Elevate!!!

1. Debbi is one of our loyal 8am CrossFiters who consistently show up with great energy and proper form.  Just check out the “triple extension” of her ankles, knees, and hips on her dumbell snatch!  2. Am I taking this whole paleo eating thing a bit to...

Faces of health

The picture above is of the Kamaiura tribe, who are indegenous people from the Cental Brazil region of Alto Xingu.  Judging by the images I am going to venture a guess that they a) get adequate exercise (see top left picture) b) they don”t eat crap carbs and c)...