Is it just me, or has everyone been fighting off colds and flus galore, lately? At this point, I’m pretty sure a little extra information on how to give yourself a little immune booster couldn’t hurt. In the spirit of health, here are some simple tips on how to give your system a leg up […]
Have any of you ever felt yourself starting to get lazy with CrossFit? Maybe you just met a big goal, completed a grueling challenge, went on vacation, are overly stressed with work/life or recently got sick. Whatever happened to get you out of your groove, it isn’t unusual to lose your familiar CrossFit fire. If
Here’s a post specifically for our amazing CrossFit Zone ladies. Sorry guys! Being a woman isn’t always a walk in the park, let’s be honest. Mother Nature gave us special abilities that only we possess. One of those abilities includes having children. Why am I writing a CrossFit post about pregnancy, you ask? Hang in
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There are 10 very important components of Fitness; I am going to talk about one of them today that is widely forgotten and can be detrimental to your well-being. Flexibility, flexibility is the range of motion with-in a joint along the various planes of motion. One thing that people don’t really understand is the importance
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The time has come to address an important issue of gym etiquette: Dropping weights. In CrossFit, being able to drop weights is a safety issue. We fully understand that someone can really get hurt if they’re attempting a lift and worrying about not being allowed to drop the weight if they fail. The danger is
Sean created a handy new tool on My Fran Time! For those of you that have not seen it, it is a Goal Setting Tool! He has made up a quick blurb to explain how to use it. Check it out: When you are logged in, you’ll see a link at the top called My
There is always a lot of questions when it comes to stretching. ~ Excerpts from Sign On San Diego News One thing that you will notice when going to a global gym or even new members at the Zone…. They come in the gym and before getting started, on cold muscles they start to do
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The most effective way to tape your hands to prevent rips. Has this ever happened to you? You jump on the bars and do a round of kipping pullups. Just as you’re swinging down under the bar you feel a tearing sensation in your hand. “Oh no!” you think as you stare down at a
You’ve heard the coaches incessantly remind you to make sure every one of your reps count. But what does that mean? It means full range of motion on whatever movement you’re doing. Technique is different than range of motion. One has nothing to do with the other. While not completing an exercise with full range
Saturday was Spidey and T-Bops’ last workout at the Zone. We made a special WOD for them, called “Moving Day”. There were 3 teams that had to lift an accumulated total of 80,000 lbs from ground to overhead. However, only 2 team members could lift at the same time! They were allowed to do any
