SQUATTING ONLY with Danny, at 430pm. GYMNASTICS, with Danny, 6a, 530pm, and 630pm. ADVANCED OLY, with Jim, 3-5pm, 5-7pm, 7-9pm. If you’re looking for a great way to mobilize your shoulders for the Olympic Lifts, the inchworm/downward dog is probably one of the best positions for you when done right. Curious about what qualifies as [...]
If you’ve ever been to CROGA, you know… breathing is VERY important. You can try this simple stretch/breathing drill to know more about how you should feel in the set-up for the deadlift (breathe in to your belly so that you feel your belly expand on to your thighs) and in general, for pretty much [...]
Categories: Workout of the Day · Tags: Benchmark, Breathing, Breathing while Lifting, Cressey, Croga, CrossFit Breathing, CrossFit Philadelphia, CrossFit Philly, CrossFit Yoga, Eva, Yoga
Posted by crossfitcentercity on February 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment
INTRO to OLY, with Jim, at 9am and 12pm. HYBRID/ADVANCED OLY, with Jim, 10-12pm, and 2-4pm. SQUATTING ONLY, with Chris, at 11am. CONDITIONING ONLY, with Chris, at 12pm. STRONGMAN, with Tim, at 11am. CROGA, with Tim, at 12pm. BENCHMARK WOD, with Tim, at 1pm. BENCHMARK WORKOUT OF THE DAY, with Tim, at 1pm. MOVEMENT PREP: [...]
Posted by crossfitcentercity on April 22, 2012 · 1 Comment
Just in case you missed it, there’s an awesome Seminar taking place this Saturday at CFCC from 12-3pm. Gina Stickney (of Dhyana Yoga fame) is coming to CFCC! Gina’s specialty is a type of yoga called Anusara, which for me, personally, has been extremely helpful for me in defining a set point of mobility and [...]
Categories: Workout of the Day · Tags: Alignment, Anusara, Anusara Philly, Flexibility, Gina Stickney, Mobility, Philadelphia Yoga, Philly Yoga, Posture, Seminars, Yoga
Posted by crossfitcentercity on April 10, 2012 · 2 Comments
Did you like Olympic Weightlifting on Tuesday? What would you like to see improve by the end of the cycle? Post to comments! ROWING WITH LIZ at 530pm: 4-6x500m, rest 2:00mins in between YOGA (YEP! You read that right…) at NOON and at 630pm with Tim – TODAY! These classes are 45 minutes long and will [...]
Categories: Workout of the Day · Tags: Anusara, Anusara Philly, Anusara Yoga, Benchmarks, Bret Contreras, Coaches, Continuing Education, CrossFit, CrossFit Philadelphia, CrossFit Philly, Deadlift, Deadlift/Burpee, Flexibility, Glutes, Mobility, Mobility WOD, Olympic Weightlifting, Philly Yoga, Quotations, Quotes, Seminars, the Glute Guy, Tommy Kono, Yoga
Posted by crossfitcentercity on March 4, 2012 · 1 Comment
Specialized Classes: Mobility with Tim, at 730pm – Olympic Lifting with Jim from 6-8pm. Elements: 9am with Chris, 7pm with Liz SELF-MYOFASCIAL RELEASE: Foam Roll as needed til 5 past. MOBILITY: Wall Quad Stretch, 1 minute on each side. Band Assisted Pec Stretch, 1 minute each side. Band Overhead, and into Snatch Width, 1 minute [...]
For those of you interested in fueling during Endurance Sports while still providing for your bodies’ overall health: check out thatpaleoguy’s perspective on “Train Low, Race High”. Eating differently is almost ALWAYS about more than just eating… check out this post from Sarah Fragoso of EverydayPaleo. SELF-MYOFASCIAL RELEASE: Lax Ball to Upper Traps with PVC, [...]
Posted by crossfitcentercity on September 20, 2011 · 5 Comments
CROSSFIT YOGA (CROGA!) is Wednesday at 730pm! Bring your own Yoga Mat! CROSSFIT ENDURANCE (at 530pm with Liz): Strength: wall assisted glute bridge, forward facing bridge Skills: bouncing (in place, skipping), unbalance (criss-cross, partner fall, partner follow, partner chase), jumping (pony, high hopping, S-spring toes up, feet together, single leg box jump) Wod: 8-10×30 sec, [...]
Categories: Workout of the Day · Tags: CrossFit, CrossFit Endurance, CrossFit mainpage, Double Unders, Mainpage, Odd Object Lifting, Philadelphia, Quotes, Running, Sandbag Anyhow, Sandbags, Yoga
Posted by crossfitcentercity on September 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
There is Running tonight with Liz at 530pm: The Running Class is in the middle of tapering for the Rock and Roll Half this coming Sunday – see what they’re up to here! There is also CrossFit Yoga (CROOOOGA!) tonight with Tim at 730pm. He’ll be working specifically on some shoulder opening movements. Come get [...]
Categories: Workout of the Day · Tags: Club, Croga, CrossFit, CrossFit Total, Gym, Kipping Handstand Push-ups, Marathon, Midtown, Odd Object Lifting, Philadelphia, Philly, Pull-ups, Rock n' Roll, Running, Sandbag, Sports, Strongman, Tapering, Yoga
There are no regular CrossFit sessions today… but there is CROGA at 1pm with Tim! Come out and get mobile for the week! Gymnastics is also at 12pm! QUESTION OF THE DAY: What one thing would you love to be better at – CrossFit or otherwise? Post to comments! Also, if you feel like you [...]