CrossFit Silicon Valley

Throwdown fun with the community!

This is what it is all about.  Put your skills to the test!  Each WOD is a sporting event.  A throwdown, qualifier or even a games competition is the proving ground- so treat each workout as challenge for you to give 110% effort.  The workout of the day prepares you for anything- so we should all take the opportunity to test our skills any chance we get.  

 

The CrossFit community is a wonderful environment where we come together and experience a sporting event with egos checked and comraderie and bonding is inevitable.

 

WOD:

10,9,8.....1 of the couplet

Back Squat #225

Push Jerk #155 10

Post time to comments.

FGB on the 26th!

Mark your calendars for Fight Gone Bad 4 on Saturday 9:00AM till all finished.  We will host a grand event for a noble cause.

So far we have Brethren CrossFit and CrossFit Santa Clara coming over to SV and throw it down with us.  We are trying to get our friends CrossFit Unlimited and CrossFit One World to come over to SV Box as well.

Music and Sweat will flow. Beer and BBQ will be served.

Fight Gone Bad IV - Do It Right Now from Sportsgrants on Vimeo.

WOD:

Five rounds of:
Deadlift x 3 reps,
Handstand push-ups x max reps.

Post loads and round reps

Brad the new DAD!

Hero: a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities.

Fatherhood, fighting fires and CrossFitting mornings at 9AM sums up part of Brads daily rigor.  CrossFit SV has a few ferocious firefighter firebreathers in its roster.  Brad is climbing the CroissFit fitness ladder with hooks (grip) and strong spirit.  As Brad hits the WODs 100%, the training will definitely fireman's carry over to the functions of carrying his fast growing daughter and powerful fire hose.  Our workouts are so functional that, we forget to appreciate how the overhead squat or "slosh pipe" thrusters strengthened our core toward the strength of steel girders.

Congratulations Brad on being a new fit father!

WODs-

SV:

For time:

400M #95 Bar Overhead Walk
If you drop the bar to your shoulds or the ground, you must perform 10 #95 Squat snatches.

Mainsite:

"Karen"

For time:
150 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball

Post time to comments.

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Rest Day

Johannes from Germany shares a cool video of his experience here in California

"Take a look at my "interpretation" of some footage;-) Please share the video with everyone who think he would be interested:-) greetz to everybody out there - this trip has changed my life! AWESOME!!!"

-Johannes Lierfeld, Cologne, Germany

Norcal Team Comp Results

Here are the top five teams who completed the WOD as Rx'd:

CFO Team One-11:16

CFO Team Three-11:21

CFO Team Two-11:30

CF Silicon Valley Team Two-11:57

CF Silicon Valley Team Three-17:00

Out of the 20+ teams that participated, we fared quite well.  Only 41 Seconds separate us from top rank!  Truly every second counts.  A big thank you to CrossFit Oakland for hosting such a grand sporting event.  We look forward to more "Sport of Fitness" events as the year progresses.  Events like these help bring the best out of each who participates.  The thrill of competition, and the pressure to perform our best builds tremendous mental fortitude. We learn more about ourselves and how to better handle stress. CrossFit Silicon Valley can only get better and better as we grow together and suffer through the WODs together.

We will continue to practice and train hard to raise our game, lessen the chances of injury and to perform our very best not only with CrossFit but with the rigors of life.

Remember, we will host the next NORCAL TEAM COMPETITION on Saturday, March 7 @ 12PM. 

We will announce the team breakdown soon.

WOD:

"Joshie"

Complete three rounds for time of:

40 pound Dumbbell snatch, 21 reps, right arm

21 L Pull-ups

40 pound Dumbbell snatch, 21 reps, left arm

21 L Pull-ups

Post time to comments.

These are squat not power snatches.

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Rest Day

Tomorrow, the SV PRO TEAM will compete at the NORCAL THROWDOWN at CrossFit Oakland.  Please say a prayer for:  Matt "Sparks", Tim "Shorts", Sheena, Alex, Larry "Chubs", Jan, Steve, Judd and Michaela.  The Saturday classes (10 and 11) will be subbed by Joe Sarti of RKC fame.

If you have the time, please come out to Oakland and support! It will be a very tough team event:

click for DIRECTIONS to CrossFit Oakland

The Workout:

For Time:

100 power cleans @ 185#/115# (floor to shoulder)
100 push jerks @ 135#/95# (shoulder to overhead)

Followed by 100 burpees

BBQ ON SATURDAY!

We are having a BBQ on SATURDAY after the 11am class. COME AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS! 

Please let us know if you will or will not be attending. Post to the comments section.

I don't know about you guys but I'm gonna take one for the team and break my zone diet! I know it's a biiig time sacrifice, but somebody's gotta do it.

CrossFit One World Ice Fishing Tournament

The tourney is on 1/31/2008. Registration starts at 6:00pm. The drawing for the brackets is at 6:45pm. Fishing starts at 7:00pm. Buy in is $10. Winner takes the entire pot minus 10% given to the high scorer for the entire tournament. Winner also takes the Fish Tournament Belt...pictures forthcoming!

This is a pot luck food event. One World will supply utensils, plates, napkins, water, and a keg of beer (cuz you can't fish without beer). There will be a jumper for the kids.

FISH TOURNEY RULES:

Names will be drawn from a hat for bracket matching. Some people may get a bye in the first round. The final eight will be seeded based on high score from the round of 16. The top seeds in the round of eight, four and two will get first choice of rower. Any malfunction of rower will result in the fisherman rowing on the same rower his opponent used. This is a friendly and fun event. If you are a sore loser, don't bother fishing!

-Freddy Camacho

www.crossfitoneword.com

Holiday Party Pics!

What a fantastic turn out for our first annual Holiday Party!  Michaela and I had a great time with all. The Toys for Tots box was filled to the brim and the Spartan Swim team got more swimsuits!  Thank you all who participated and came out to join the fun, fitness and festivities.

Do you like my sweater?

 

     

WOD:

Complete as many rounds in twenty minutes as you can of:
15 Pull-ups
15 Ring push-ups
15 Back Extensions
15 GHD Sit-ups

Post rounds completed to comments.

Go Jan!

Here is a great video of Jan at the "Big Girls Don't Cry" Challenge a few weeks back at CrossFit Unlimited