Really?  Really??? Seven minutes of max BURPEES??!!!  COME ON!!  Anyone could do that! And you know what??? That is exactly the point.  Our gym, and gyms across the world, have more than 80 athletes registered for the CrossFit Opens. They post WOD 12.1:  7 minute, max burpees for time. To my technical geniuses…my muscle up [...]Continue Reading

If you haven’t registered, do it NOW! The CrossFit 2012 Opens officially begin tomorrow at 5:30 Pacific time, 8:30 pm our time.  Before this begins, I would like to address a few concerns to the 70+ athletes that I athletes that I am INCREDIBLY proud of for participating: The weekly workout will have to be [...]Continue Reading

Tonight, I had a conversation with the 5:30 and 6:30 classes.  We strategized how each athlete should go about attacking those front squats and hand squat cleans…. My strategy?  DON’T BREAK THEM UP. Period. Scaled correctly, there is no other reason why one would have to drop that barbell in the ten down to one [...]Continue Reading

As most of you already know, SCF has launched its Online store for gear! As of now, we are only selling t-shirts and tanks, but have plans to enhance our product by selling socks, pants, headbands, shorts, sports bras, etc… This is a great thing for both you and I. No more hassle of what’s [...]Continue Reading

In the words of the beloved Mark Testa, Really???…… Shoreline CrossFit, one of the gyms known to be the rowdiest, most competitive gyms in the Northeast, ONLY has 58 athletes registered for the Opens???!!! I am in no way, shape, or form slighting the athletes that have already signed up.  I am ecstatic to have [...]Continue Reading

Check out the following post from brilliant writer,  Lisbeth Darsh, at www.crossfitlisbeth.com: We all suck. That’s the first step. If you can admit you suck at something, then you’ve got a chance — because you’ve got heart. See, we speak so much of the valiant efforts of the accomplished, the winners, those who distinguish themselves in competition [...]Continue Reading

Today, a client related an old experience with a previous trainer to me.  She stated that this trainer was always in a bad mood and always wanted to talk about what was negative in his life.  She reflected upon the fact that this negative attitude had a direct affect on her performance and experience at [...]Continue Reading