I wanted to give you all a heads-up on a really fun online competition that’s now open for registration. It’s called the CrossFit Team Series. Last year, we had one team from Emeryville and one team from Uptown put their toes in the water and do this competition. The unanimous consensus was that doing the […]
We have been piloting a program the last couple of summers for teen athletes and are planning to continue to offer CrossFit to teens in the Fall at our Uptown location (310 41st Street, Oakland, CA 94609). If you would like to join us, here are the details: The program is open to all interested teens […]
We had a ton of folks from our EGA, Uptown, and Emeryville locations competing this past weekend in the Moxie Madness Team Championship. I was only able to get down there for a little bit on Sunday morning, but from what I saw, everyone was laying it on the line and putting in winning performances. […]
This week is Steve V’s last week at CFO. His work contract is up and he’ll be moving on to another assignment that will take him away from the friendly confines of Emeryville. Steve started with us this past April and has become a 12pm regular (pictured above in the orange Giants shirt with some […]
Coach Dan Bell can be a great resource if you’re looking to read and learn about the Olympic lifts. My favorite article of his (he has many good ones) is the following one: Faster is not the Fix In Faster is not the Fix, Coach Bell lays out a hierarchy of development for the Olympic […]
Registration is open for the Triple Crown!! You must be registered to participate. Here’s how you do it: 1. Pre-Order a Triple Crown t-shirt from the Pro Shop. You can do this online by clicking here or in person at CFO using our Pro Shop iPad kiosk. 2. Email us with the name of your […]
Just wanted to give everyone a heads-up…EGA will be closed this Saturday August 15th due to the fact that there are a ton of teams competing in the Moxie Madness Team Championship down in San Jose on Saturday and Sunday. In fact, between EGA, Uptown, and Emeryville, we have 7 teams competing. We’ll still be […]
A reminder, and a clarification, about tomorrow’s Steve P celebration… We’ll be bringing out food at 9am, and we’ll hopefully be able to coax Steve into saying a few words (I’ll have a little to say myself). He’ll have his medal on hand, too, if you all want some photo opportunities. Most of all, though, this […]
Let’s get this out of the way: PRs are a wonderful thing and something you should be proud of when they come along. Let’s also get this out of the way: PRs come rather easily when you first start training and get harder to come by as you progress in your training. This is known […]
As Robyn wrote about last month, the 2nd annual Triple Crown is going down on Saturday September 19th. This is our once-a-year three-gym mixer, where one workout is done at each of the three locations in one day. This is a team event, where groups of three get to throw their hats into the ring […]
