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Responsibility

The little monster post surgery.

Listen up, this post is probably going to be offensive to some people, I am sure.  I have something to say and its a hard thing to say nicely or prettily.  If you get offended easily, just stop reading now.

My cat is recovering from surgery to both eyes.  He has [...]

Greg’s Florida Globo Adventure part 3

That's a pullup-ERad gets high on the bar.

Today's noon class. Great work everyone.

Audrey and the good life-tv, snacks, recliner, and the dog.

Here is the last installment of CF Los Gatos’ trainer Greg L’s globogym adventure.  His first two posts can be found here and here. He raises some interesting points about [...]

Ask Leah

Leah gets ready to squat her PR of 263lbs.

In this edition of Ask Leah, Leah addresses the transformation of her mindset about her approach towards fitness and CrossFit since she first started.  Leah also got her first kipping pull up on Saturday.  Congrats!

Q-Leah, can you talk a little about the transformation of [...]

Bad Days

Kjell and Chris; ring pullups.

Bad training days.  You are going to have them.  A lot of them actually.  In fact, the longer you train, the more those not-so-great training days will happen.  That’s ok.  Sure, its a bummer, but it is totally natural. Is every meal you make awesome?  Does every [...]

Passion

I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow. … We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and sorrowful and superficial — I believe we are lost.

From Erich Maria [...]

Benny!

Congratulations to Beto and Nadia on the birth of their son Benicio.  I think he looks just like Beto (without the tan). Everyone is home and healthy, and Beto has even been into the box to train, albeit a little distracted.  And understandably so.

From everyone at CF West, congratulations and we are [...]

Staying Motivated

By Jocelyn

Most people who start CrossFit get off to a great start.  The feeling of being able to move your body freely and see it translate into the real world is exhilirating.  The comeraderie and encouragment from trainers and other members is inspiring.  The incredible strength gains and increased cardiovascular capacity,  weight loss, muscle gain,  [...]

CF West Squats

 

Workout:

Press

5×5

5 Rounds

7 Deadlifts (275/185)

21 Vertical Jumps (1 ft target from reach)

100m Farmers Carry w/plates (35/25)

Greg's Florida Globo Adventure Part 2

Chris and his mom Mary. We hope you survive the weekend, Mary.

Jess from Atlas CrossFit Chicago. Great to have you stop by and train with us.

The end of the work week crew. Friday 5pm class.

As promised, here is part 2 of Greg’s Florida globo gym adventure.

Chronicles of a Traveling Lifter: [...]

Free

Anna

From the confines of machinery.  From the vanity of globo culture.  From the monotony of treadmills and elliptical machines.  From diets and routines that fail.  From trainers who sit with clipboards.  We are free.  CrossFit.

Workout:

Snatch Balance (60%)

Every 30 sec for 10 min

AMRAP 15 min

12 BB Lunges(115/75)

10 Ball Slams

7 HSPU