My wrist is improving, but not fast enough. During our warmups in class this morning, I managed to do a few push-ups from my palms for ...

So after two and a half years of waking up in the middle of the night to get ready for 5 a.m. CrossFit classes, our merry bunch of early bir...

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...

Strength Skill: Push Presses (5-3-3-1-1) I was still sore from Saturday's lifting class at Catalyst, but oddly enough, I found my...

Upon returning from the Rockies, I figured I'd kick some butt in the gym. After all, I did all sorts of high-altitude training, like ...

Strength Skill: Overhead Squats (3-3-3-1-1) Diving into overhead squats this morning, I was actually pretty happy with my form. I made s...

Strength Skill: Handstand Push-Ups (5-5-5-5-5) My new favorite way to do handstand push-ups: Kip with one leg. Kipping keeps me from fat...

Strength Skill: Cleans (5-5-5-3-3) When the going gets tough, I evidently lift more slowly -- the exact opposite of what I ought to be d...

Strength Skill: Snatches (3-3-3-1-1)  Ever have one of those days when you just kind of feel...off? That was me today. I've bee...

Crap. Totally forgot to log yesterday's workout. I'm getting forgetful in my old age. Strength Skill: Deadlifts (3-3-1-1-1) ...

First up at CrossFit Palo Alto this morning: Single-leg deadlifts . We hadn't done 'em since November of 2010 , and in that time...

Holy moly. That was no joke. I'm not exactly in love with burpees, but I was looking forward to the first CrossFit Games Open wo...

I'm doing the first CrossFit Games Open workout (7 minutes of burpees) tomorrow, so I was initially hesitant to show up for this mor...

Yep -- it's that time of year. The CrossFit Games Open has started, and we're all doing a bazillion burpees this week , right?  ...

Happy Monday, y'all. Strength Skill: Snatch (5-5-3-3-3) I did my best to pick up where I left off a couple of weekends ago at t...

This morning, when I craned my neck from the pillow to peer at the alarm clock, the display read: 5:09 a.m. Crap. I'd overslept by a...

On this warm Mexican morning, " Death by Burpees " sounded like a good idea. Here's how it works: Start a timer, and with a...

Man, it's cold outside at 5 a.m. I almost crawled back into bed. Strength Skill: Front Squats (5-3-3-1-1) Front squats are...

After three days of lazily snorkeling, sitting by the pool, and stuffing my face, I was glad to get back into a CrossFit gym. Lahaina C...

Another good one today. 5 rounds for time: 400-meter run 5 deadlifts (225lbs / 155lbs) 7 burpees 9 pull-ups I love deadlift...