Diablo Coach Jordan, 2011-2019, and his wife, Katie stopped by on Saturday to say hello and introduce us to the newest member of the family! Jordan was a bellwether coach for many years at Diablo – opening at 5AM and coaching till late morning. He taught many of us our first Double Under, Pull-up, Bar …
Coach Amy competed in the USA Weightlifting American Open this weekend taking Silver in the Clean & Jerk – and celebrated her success with Diablo family after! “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” Vince Lombardi COMMUNITY IS IN OUR DNA – I had a bit of an epiphany this …
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August was hot! “People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.” F. Matthias Alexander NEAT TRICK FOR WEIGHT LOSS I’m not usually inclined to talk about “losing weight”. I prefer to talk to people about how to become fit instead. Weight loss or gain are byproducts of the process of becoming …
Aug Heat. NEAT FTW. Breathwork. UltraFoods & Cancer. Silence. More on AI. TWA 9.04.23 Read More »
Diablo representing at Monterey’s Fittest Competition on Saturday!Congratulations to Diablo’s 1st Place Teams: “Will WOD for Chipotle” (Coach Cole & Nate) and the “Diablo Duo” (Cynthia & Kendra). “Failure is success if you learn from it.” BURPEES STILL SUCK On August 11th, I tweeted “25 burpees first thing in the morning will change your outlook for …
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou “TELL ME WHAT YOU’RE TRYING TO DO” – I love Ace Hardware. While searching for a plumbing part for my latest project (installing a water filter in my kitchen), …
This is Yvonne’s favorite pic from her 2023 CrossFit Games performance. Kinda says it all. “Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.” Oscar Wild HELP LAHAINA CROSSFIT We’ve all seen or heard about the terrible devastation and loss of life in Lahaina over the last few days. Since many of us have vacationed in …
There are a lot of cool & funny shirts at the CrossFit Games, but this was our favorite. Took me a second… “Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.” Arnold Palmer 7TH PLACE, 7TH CROSSFIT GAMES? Yvonne worked her way back from 9th place on Day one to 7th place on the …
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Godspeed Hilary. We are going to miss you. “Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.” Rose Kennedy WE LOST A GOOD ONE. Hillary Rickher passed away last night after a long fight with cancer for a 2nd time. She was with her family – comfortable and at peace. A part of our Diablo family since 2011, …
On Saturday, 14 competition teen Cheer athletes came in for an Olympic lifting clinic with Coaches Carrie & Amy. Two weeks ago, member Phil Meyer PR’d his deadlift at 245# at age 69. He started CrossFit at age 68. “The needs of Olympic athletes and our grandparents differ by degree, not kind.” Greg Glassman ANYONE CAN DO …
“Never underestimate the ability of a small group of dedicated people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead INJURED? DON’T STOP “Strong people are harder to kill” – this saying is common in the martial arts & MMA communities, but it applies to life in general. We can …
Injured? Don’t Stop. James Bought a CrossFit. Elon. AI. Grips. Starlink. TWA 7.10.23 Read More »
