Nick Wise Teaches CFM's Tuesday Self-Defense Classes

Hey crew, I just wanted to give you all the head’s up, for those of you who don’t already know that we have a self-defense fitness class taught by one of our extraordinary trainers, Nick Wise, ongoing on Tuesdays from 17:45pm to 19:15pm.…

Kid's Night Out Strikes Again

Kid’s Night Out is a great way for kids to spend a weekend night. We play games that are LOTS of fun and also stimulate the kids to Jump, Crawl, Push, Run, Climb, Swing, Pull, Balance, and otherwise use their problem solving skills and develop…

You Can Take It With You...

What do you need to have in order to get a good workout?  (In terms of equipment, etc?)  The answer may surprise you.  In reality you don’t need bar bells,  rings, dumbbells, pull-up bars, a cool CrossFit gym, etc.  The only thing you…

Mental Toughness Days

We had some impressive efforts on Barbara Wednesday. I know a bunch of you are pretty beat up. We have suspicions that some of you opted to not come to your normal Thursday workout because of this. There will be days you will feel completely…

Bill Has Come a Long Way

If you’ve been in the gym much you’ve likely met Bill. Everyone is impressed by Bill’s strength and abilities, but few know where he started. The photo is Bill from 2 years ago, and a recent photo with him lifting. A little different eh?…

Good Diet Choices Are Crucial

Have you ever wondered what the heck we’re talking about when we discuss the insulin cycle, or why we’re so darned adamant about the no sugar thing. Really, what’s a little sugar right? Especially if you’re working out, you’ll just…

Do We Have To Work This Hard?

In short…. Yes! Now quit complaining, pick up that bar and go… Seriously though, all empirical evidence, and countless studies have shown that the only way to see the remarkable adaptations that we see is to go hard. If you’ve been…

What Is Bill Doing

Ok, so many of you have seen Bill diligently get on the rower and pull a 5K after many of his workouts. He does this about 3 times/week on any day where the workout is not particularly long or metabolic. Bill has been training with us for 2…

Lighter Loads Can Be Harder

Sometimes scaling down loads can make a workout harder. Tom’s effort on workout B at the Nor Cal qualifier was a clear example of this. The rx’d version was 185 lb clean, muscle up. As many rounds of each exercise as you could do in 10 minutes.…

Reflections On Memorial Day

I hope everyone took some time yesterday to reflect on the point of the holiday. It is to remember those who have sacrificed greatly so that we can live the life that we do. We live in a society that provides massive opportunity to anyone who…