CrossFit Silicon Valley

Go Samantha!

Samantha Moore started a little over a year ago with us and is still showing amazing progress.  I remember when she came to me saying she cannot do many push ups because it would hurt her wrists.  This was due to a mountain biking accident.  Working on her front squat and cleans developed a higher degree of wrist flexibility and strength.  Now she is doing push ups till the cows come home and seems to have endless stamina!

Samantha loves to run and bike.  Her main sport is mountain biking and she uses CrossFit to train for the toughest trails. She exclaims how CrossFit helps her climb mountains like a goat and run long distances without any knee issues.  We worked on her running form while strengthening her posture via basic movements.  As for her climbing mountains on a mountain bike- we find out that the functional carryover from kipping pull ups works when you pull on the handlebar while grinding down on the pedal is similar to the pull and hip extension on the pull up!  You have come a long way Sam- keep at it!

WODs-

SV:

1x20 Deadlift

Strength endurance at 20 rep max set.  Goal is to pick a weight that gets you close to failure at 15-20 reps.

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Mainsite:

Front squat 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

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Go James!

Last year James was not doing much for his fitness.  When he finally decided to give CrossFit a try, he literally became half the man he used to be! With his consistency, he is now able to run the hills faster than he ever thought he could.

Here is James just last year before starting CrossFit.

Below is James flashing a hang loose in the photo taken yesterday. The Journey is far from over for him as he is getting leaner and stronger every month.  The only thing hanging loose for James is his old clothes!  Good job bro.

 

WOD: Mainsite is a Rest Day

OR

The "Brethren CrossFit Bomb"

Three rounds of:
(#45 Dumbell Farmer's Walk 50M + 5x#45 Dumbell Push Press) X 6
3 #135 Full Snatch
3 Muscle Ups

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Ruben Torres and I paid a visit to Brethren today.  Lee Pappas of Brethren came up with this fun WOD for us.  He killed it in 15 Minutes while it took Ruben 16:15 and me 17:56 to finish.  Lee was in the Zone and did an extra round.  So 4 rounds, he killed it in under 20 Minutes.  Beast-this foo had wings.  I think he downed a Red Bull before we got there.

My forearms were smoked.

"Cindy" or "Mary"

Larry: August 2008

Larry: Last Week

CrossFit <---This shit works!

Larry Pastor has proven himself as an amazing athlete.  His coaching skills are now greater with a powerful cadre of SV athletes to train.  He will start a new Thursday 7PM class in addition to his 7PM Monday and Wednesday classes.  Please attend consistently!

WOD:

"Cindy"
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats

OR

"Mary"
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Handstand Push-ups
10 One legged squats, alternating
15 Pull-ups

Post your choice of girls and rounds completed to comments. Post performances on "Beyond the Whiteboard" under CrossFit Silicon Valley. 

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Inverted Burpees

Rachna Before: August 2008- Rachna's second CrossFit workout at Lululemon.  She was so slow after running 400m around Santana Row- she got locked out of the store while we were working out.

 

Rachna After:  Now she runs circles around the box and finished first on many occasions!  We are so proud of you girl!  You add so much spirit and inspiration to us all!

WOD:

For time:
100 Inverted burpees

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Rest Day

Tournament of Champions Pro Figure Championship

CONGRATULATIONS COACH HOUNG ARCINAS on your 3rd place finish!  You worked so hard and it shows!

Rest Day

Before and after.

Greg is my brother from another mother... and father.  A black tux is slimming, but CrossFit works much better!

Congratulations on  your successful trek toward the top of the FIT chain!

Greg CrossFits 5X per week, and eats lean meats, seafood, vegetables, nuts and seeds, and a little fruit.  He axed the bad carbs- starches and sugar, decreased his dairy and salt intake.

He changed his old habits and developed consistency in wellness, and mutual accountability as he trains with Coach Judd, Michaela and his beautiful wife- Penny. 

Like Greg, we are warriors! Let us get through the workouts with power and intensity we find deep in our soul!

3-2-1...GO!

Level 2

The Next Level-  VIRTUOSITY

Coach Judd Xavier is now your CrossFit Level 2 head coach at CFSV.

This was very challenging.  From the games to the Level 2 test, Michaela and I went through some real CrossFit challenges.  Weaknesses were tested this month.  With our drive to become stronger in our mental and physical preparedness, we are building mental fortitude bettering ourselves through prayer and the CrossFit method.

I am proud that I have received my Level 2 certificate yet it is bittersweet.  Even after training and working hard through her career change toward the sport of fitness, Michaela will need to retake the test.  With a high failure rate yet high educational benefit, the Level 2 test proves itself as a certification among the most credible tests in the world of fitness.

Michaela has been invited to retake the test on behalf of CrossFit HQ.  I am very proud of her as she taught this morning's class with her head held up high with more tools in her coaching arsenal.

We came out of the experience better strength coaches and husband and wife team.  I look forward to further growth with our CrossFit Box from Level 1 to infinity!

WOD:

Row 2K

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Certified Coach Houng Arcinas!

A big congratulations to Houng Arcinas. Can you find the New Athletic and Amazing CrossFit Coach Houng Arcinas in the picture on the top?  Houng's classes are now CrossFit WODs!

She will start coaching the 6PM Tuesday AND Thursday WODs.  Houng is also an accomplished IFBB Pro figure competitor! Power can come in small packages- pound for pound, she will be a CrossFit force to be reckoned with!

WOD:

For time:
15 Handstand push-ups
1 L Pull-up
13 Handstand push-ups
3 L Pull-ups
11 Handstand push-ups
5 L Pull-ups
9 Handstand push-ups
7 L Pull-ups
7 Handstand push-ups
9 L Pull-ups
5 Handstand push-ups
11 L Pull-ups
3 Handstand push-ups
13 L Pull-ups
1 Handstand push-up
15 L Pull-ups

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Rest Day

-Downtown Seattle Skyline

We ate @ Sky City on the top of the Space Needle. This was a reward dinner for Michaela's impressive 3rd place fitness during the 2008 Emerald Cup Figure Competition. We ate way more than we did during pre-competition!

The Space Needle and Sky City is a great metaphor for Michaela's finish- She is definitely close to the top of her class!

Spring Fit!

I wanted to take this time to thank you all that participated in Spring Fit this weekend. It was a huge success and I couldn’t ask for a better group of women. Congratulations to Lisa Miles, Jen Alvarez, and Morie Sedillo for losing the most weight and being able to take it to another level. In the course of the weekend the ladies put in 11 hours of workouts with a very rigid diet. We all had each other to lean on, so it was very hard to fall off track. For my clients that participated, like I’ve mentioned to you before, I’m only human. If there was ever a moment of doubt in your capabilities, you proved to me there is no hurdle you cannot surpass. Thank you Maxine Bermudez for your efforts, she worked really hard and was kind of my wing-woman. Both Saturday and Sunday the ladies were there at 6am before me to start their mandatory cardio. I’m so very proud and still getting really good feedback on their ongoing results as now they know what a day in my life is like as a Professional athlete. You all are all beautiful and congratulations to you all.

God Bless,

Huong Arcinas

IFBB Figure Pro

ON/ABB Sponsored athlete

P.S. “Summer Fit” TBD