Booty Shorts: $45.99. One hasty bet at CFM’s end of the Year Christmas Party- PRICELESS!!

Ok, so I have to admit, I admire the kid for being a man true to his word. Here’s the story: Some of you know that Rosanna Sansone hosted an end of the year/Christmas party at her new house in Corte Madera on Saturday Dec. 26th, 2009. I…

Rosanna Sansone wins the first CFM female to get a muscle-up contest. (+ Schedule Announcements)

Well everyone, it’s official. Actually, it’s been official for about a month, except there was stuff going on and the videos ended up on Roger’s computer instead of where I had ready access to them, but Rosanna Sansone officially won the…

You Don’t Have a “Stomach Flu”

Most stomach and intestinal ailments are caused by bacteria. Flu is a resperatory virus and will not cause gastro-intestinal distress. More often than not vomiting and diarehha are caused by bacteria in food. Yup, food poisoning. It is far more…

The Faces We Make

Our facial expressions give a very strong indication of our current mood. Very interesting recent research also indicates that our facial expressions directly affect our mood. A Feel-Good Theory: A Smile Affects Mood This applies to smiling,…

Injuries From Activity

If you move you risk injury. Injury through participation in sports and other physical activities range wildly from one activity to another. Some of the facts may surprise you as far as injury rates from various sports. I have been wanting…

Evidence Based Fitness

In CrossFit, we do a lot of things that other people in the fitness industry think are insane. We mix weight-lifting with “cardio,” we use the kip to “cheat” when we do pull-ups, we put heavy weight overhead, we run on the front of our…

The Original "Nasty Girls"

Some of you did the workout “Nasty Girls” last Thursday. You may be wondering where that came from and why it’s called “Nasty Girls”. Here are the original “Nasty Girls” from old CrossFit headquarters in Santa Cruz: That was…

One Bite At A Time

Roger and I talk about nutrition all the time. And for good reason! What you eat directly affects what you can do, how well you recover and how well your body makes gains. It’s also the hardest part of fitness. Let me say that again, it’s…

Thanksgiving Feasting

I was not aware that Nick was going to be doing a nutrition post yesterday, but it is timed extremely well for this post to be a follow up. We’re going to talk about approaching the copious volumes of available food over the next few days…

Flying Kettlebells?

Think for a minute about the human resources available at CFM.  This crazy little gym really packs it in.  It’s a little gold mine of talent.  Among these star trainers we have a kid who’s barely not a teenager any more named Ben Herwitz. …