Q: I’m finishing my first week of paleo and I feel hungry, tired, have a headache, and lethargic. I feel weak and my WODs seem slow. Is this normal? A: Yes, this is totally normal. Sugar is a drug and you are now going through withdrawal. For most, it can take a week or more [...]
Hope you all are cooking! A number of folks have commented that they feel they are constantly eating since the start of the challenge. This is NORMAL. Eat until you feel satisfied…your body will adjust as it becomes accustomed to not having the large amounts of simple processed carbohydrates it was used to ingesting. Share [...]
Warm-Up: 2 Rounds 35 Jumping Jacks 10 Push-Ups 10 Squats NEN WOD: 2 Rounds Run 400 meters 10 Burpees 10 Sit-ups 10 Squats 10 Walking Lunges (each leg) 10 Mountain Climbers (each leg) Share on Facebook
Let the pictures say it all today. What a fun WOD day!!! KB Class WOD: 5 Rounds: 15 American Swings 5 L-Sit holds or tucks, 5-10 seconds each Handstand, 10-30 seconds 5 Ring Dips CF Class WOD: 5 rounds for time of: 5 Squat Cleans @ 65% of 1RM – scale as needed Run 100m [...]
Major PRs for the deadlifts…check out those faces in the pix…. CF Class WOD: Deadlift 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps Bonus WOD: 4 Rounds: 35 Double Unders (sub with Tuck Jumps) 200 meter run KB Class WOD: Sumo Deadlift High Pull 3x3x3x3x3x3x3 first two sets are warmup, then go as heavy as possible. hold two bells in one [...]
Congratulations to Ann Marie, Patrick, and Aryeh on their graduation from CrossFit Basics and to Ashlie on her graduation from Kettlebell Basics!!! They did a great job on their Basics course work and gave it their all in their graduation WOD!!! WAY TO GO!!! Share on Facebook
Vaults? What will they think of next? Check out our CFKids to see what a vault is? “Kelly”? = When has “Kelly” ever come up in as a class WOD besides the Paleo Challenge? Answer – NEVER!!! Today was a first for Arenal Fitness. And don’t say that we are never nice…we let our KBellers [...]
“Death by…” anything or any exercise is on the minute every minute until you either hit the time cap or until your minute runs out. It was “Death By Russian Swings” today for our KBellers. Only there are penalties to be paid this time. KB Class WOD: Russian swings on the minute every minute for [...]
Hope you all had a full eights hours sleep. Below is the PROD. 3 heads romaine lettuce, washed, dried & chopped 3 green onions, sliced 5 hard boiled eggs, chopped 1 hass avodaco, chopped 6 slices bacon, chopped 2 tomatoes, chopped 1/2 English cucumber (you can find these at almost any grocery store; they don’t [...]
So far over $2,700 was raised by our team for the FGB6 (Fight Gone Bad 6) fundraiser!!! Thank you to everyone for participating and helping to raise money for 3 great causes. Here are some of the photos taken to capture the moment. Check out our Facebook Fan Page for all of the pix!! [...]
