CrossFit Silicon Valley

Burpee/Toes to Bar

I needed a tan, so at the sunny beach I did 4 rounds for time 200M Beach sprint and 20 Burpees.  Michaela and I ran 5k along the beach, but the buffet dinners are seriously cramping my CrossFit style.

WOD:

For time:

100 Burpee- toes to Bars

- From the bottom of the burpee, spring back up to the pull up bar then flex your sine and hip to bring your toes to touch the bar.

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CrossFitters on Vacation

Places Ken and Beth visited: Venice, Croatia, Greece.  Their cruise on the Seabourn Odyssey brought them to places we all dream of visiting.  20% they kept up with their Paleo/Zone promise and had some really interesting eats. The most interesting in Greece was Moussaka which is an eggplant and meat casserole with bechamel on top. It sounds healthy.  On vacation, I feel it is okay to go 20/80 instead of 80/20.  They looked great amongst locals since they have been CrossFitting consistently prior to their trip.  Their favorite activity was walking around the seaside towns. Eating around the the cafes and street  vendors, they found the food to be quite fresh.  Although the service was slow, it gave them time to enjoy the local Mythos beer.  For Ken he especially enjoyed the Lattes.  We are so used to the everyday grind, we sometimes need to learn to relax and unwind wherever we are.

SV 5 on 2 off WOD:

15,9,6 reps of the couplet:

#135 Clean and Jerk/ Chest to Bar Pull ups

Mainsite is a rest day.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUONG ARCINAS!

Eat, train and live better!

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In early December, Michaela and I will take a much needed Vacation with her Mom and sister who currently live in Czech republic and Switzerland. 

Having been to those beautiful countries, I can see that one can easily stay fit.  If we can stay far from crazy European vacation binge drinking and cheese chomping, we can appreciate the finer foods from local farms.  The fresh beef, milk and produce can plate an exemplary Paleo/Zone meal.  Europeans find it easier to find the untainted, hormone/chemical free meat and vegetables that we all too easily find in stores from our mass produced food factories.  Growing up in a small town in Czech Republic, Michaela and her family owned a vacation forest cottage where she and her dad would gather ripe berries and mushrooms.

Every time we visit local farmer's Markets close to San Jose, Michaela is reminded of the organic bounty they used to harvest.  Understanding how our European counterparts live and eat, helps me realize how they have tremendous potential to become champion CrossFitters.  

World's Fittest Man (2009 CrossFit Games Champion) Mikko Salo from Finland exclaims: "I'm very proud, CrossFit is going to be very important to grow in Europe. It's coming like a storm to Europe now, and I hope this helps it."

It is too easy to fall off the wagon when we go to Costco.  Make the effort and take the time to find and eat quality foods all you CrossFit hunters and gatherers!  Eat, train and live better!  You will appreciate your lean six pack abs come vacation time.

WOD:

Back Squat 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

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