Are You A Ninja?
UncategorizedIf you haven’t watched Ninja Warrior before you should.This Japanese game show is a fantastic obstacle course. Here in the US the closest thing we have is Wipeout, which basically is blind luck to get through. Sure physical ability helps,…
You Need To Move... Frequently
UncategorizedMost people in our culture have “desk jobs”. Jobs that require long hours at a computer, phone, desk, whatever. Unfortunately our physiology does not react well to this situation. First, remaining relatively immobile for long stretches is…
Wow... Just Wow
UncategorizedSorry that the majority of my posts recently have been demo/remodel related. It’s pretty much been my life for the past few weeks so you get to hear all about it. Tonight is no different. So right at the conclusion of the parkour classes we…
The Three Fights - Part 2
UncategorizedContinuing our discussion on fights from last week, the Second Fight is the actual physical confrontation. It’s the real deal: you against one or more other people who mean to do harm to you or those you care about. There are three factors…
Please Pardon Our Dust (Updated Again)
Uncategorized10,000lbs from truck to floor has been scheduled. The flooring will be arriving between 10:00am and 11:00am Wednesday morning 5/24. We will need lots of folks to help. Come on down and get in a real world workout.
And if you’re totally…
Progress of the Remodel
UncategorizedWell I can officially start calling this a remodel, and not just demo. The painting has begun (as was shown by Andres’ post yesterday). Armando H. has done an amazing job blasting through the painting. These photos were taken this morning.…
Power Clean Trajectory
UncategorizedHere’s a great little video that tracks the line of travel of the barbell and the athlete’s body through space on a power clean. Notice that our featured athlete’s arms are straight and relaxed throughout the initial movement. She…
Why We Neglect This Time Domain
UncategorizedSo here at CrossFit Marin our workouts are generally short. Brutal, painful, intense but short. We don’t expect you to spend hours in the gym. In fact unless you are spending most of your time doing very specific skill work spending hours…
The Best Defense
UncategorizedMr. Miyagi said it very well, “Best defense: no be there.” But if you aren’t aware that there’s a danger, you can’t bring that defense into play. One of the things that I stress about self defense is recognizing a dangerous situation…
Coleman's Run For The Gold A Success
UncategorizedThe Run For The Gold event is over. We’ve moved everything back into the gym. There were a ton of people at the event. A lot of runners. The event went off without a hitch. Everyone had fun. Weather was fantastic, if not a little too hot.
We…