I'm still here. This past week has passed me by. I've been meaning to post, I've been busy with the kids while Michelle was a...

For time, three rounds of " Barbara ": 20 Pull-ups 30 Push-ups 40 Abmat Sit-ups 50 Squats Between each round, rest precisel...

The pros of being back home after two and a half months of living in an extended-stay hotel due to a flood-damage: New floors that give...

A good day at the gym. Strength Skill: Front Squats (3-3-3-1-1) For the life of me, I couldn't remember my max front squat. I...

Back to the 5 a.m. class! Strength Skill: Turkish Get-Ups (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) My left shoulder wasn't feeling it today; for the first ...

Gah -- 115-pound push-presses are on the menu for the Open WOD 12.3  at CrossFit Palo Alto tomorrow, along with a crapload of box jumps ...

Pistols and Annie -- a lethal combination. Strength Skill: Pistols (5-5-3-3-1) Still working on my left leg. I think I'm going t...

There’s something to be said about doing a hundred medicine ball cleans. And that something is: “Ouch.” I’m getting ahead of myself. ...

It was freezing at 5 a.m. -- at least by Northern Californian standards -- but it didn't take long for us to get warm. AMRAP in 20 m...

Last November, the morning after returning from our annual sojourn to Maui, we were treated to time trials at CrossFit Palo Alto . This ...

Despite not getting enough sleep last night (as usual), it’s been weeks since I last walked into the gym feeling as good as I did this morni...

In the words of my three-year-old, this one looks "goo-OOD!" Walking lunge 100 ft. 21 Pull-ups 21 Sit-ups Walking lunge 100...

Loved this morning's workout for three reasons: My ankle continues to improve (I was able to run on it today -- kind of!); I got to w...

Is there anything better than an early morning workout? No, there is not. The fact that thirteen of us arrived before dawn at CrossFit Pa...

After missing Monday's class, it was good to get back in the gym this morning. Strength Skill: Pistols (2 sets of 5, 3 sets of 3) ...

I woke up with a sore and twitchy lower back. It feels like some sort of impingement on the left side of my tailbone, starting near the top ...

Today's morning workout started off great, but ended on a frustrating note. Strength Skill: Front Squats (3 sets of 3, 2 sets of 1) ...

Lately, I've waking up earlier and earlier. This morning, my eyes popped open a few minutes before 4 a.m. I knew there was no chance I...

As part of our warm-up, the 5 a.m. class took a slow 400-meter jog while Tim wrote the workout on the whiteboard. When we got back to the g...

Where was everyone today? Jason, Bob and I were the only 5 a.m. nutjobs to straggle into the gym this morning. Back at the flower shop , w...