Cold, Dark & Wet. Apparel. Holiday Hours. Run Early. Eating Science. Comedy & Inspiration. The Week Ahead 11.14.22
“You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” Carl Jung ITS COLD, DARK & WET… GO TO THE FNG GYM! It happens every damn year. The time changes. It gets dark earlier. The weather gets cold. Work & school events are more plentiful. And, our attendance drops. Admittedly, I’m not as motivated to go to […]
Change. Holiday Party. Endurance with Sandy. Heart Attack Risk. Close to Diablo. Stay Hard. The Week Ahead 11.07.22
“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” Winston Churchill KAIZEN (CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT) We just remodeled our lobby area.. again. Every 3-4 years we like to update our look & feel and keep things fresh. Over the next few months, Yvonne, Alana and I will be painting, moving things, […]
$60k+. Why So Hard, Bro? Nov. Progressions. Beat Cancer. 2:39 1k Row! The Week Ahead 10.31.22
Thank you to our members for your support and donations for Diablo’s Annual “Amazing Grace” Charity Event. This year our contributions benefit the Phoenix Org – providing access to fitness activities for substance abusers in recovery. Since 2010, our community has donated more than $60,000 to local charitable organizations via our “Amazing Grace” event. “There are two […]
Comps. CEO Hat Trick. Blind CrossFit. 3:08 Marathon. I smell sickness. The Week Ahead 10.24.22
“The magic is in the movement, the art is in the programming, the science is in the explanation, and the fun is in the community.” – Greg Glassman CROSSFIT THE SPORT – PARTICIPATING & HOSTING Last weekend, nearly 20 Diablo members competed in different fitness competition events around the Bay Area. The two largest events […]
InnerBitch. The Way. Podcast. Grace&Ruck. Big Pharma + Insurance. Anxiety Cure. BPA Bras! Asteroids. TWA 10.17.22
“What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life?” Tony Robbins GO TO THE FNG GYM – I follow @realpapaswolio and @jockowillink and @davidgoggins on Instagram and Twitter because every once in a while I need a little straight-talk motivation to get to the gym, go for my morning run with the dogs or maybe just […]
PRsAllDay Podcast 10.10.22
PRsAllDay Week Ahead Podcast This weekly podcast is for our own amusement and to provide interesting & relevant content for our community and the CF affiliate community. Craig Howard, owner of Diablo CrossFit and Jamie Lee, CEO of PrsAllDay programming talk about anything related to: our workouts our coaching CrossFit our business health & fitness […]
Virtuosity. GoRuck Yourself. Podcasts Have Peaked. Badass Rack. Walk More, Eat Earlier. TWA 10.10.22
“What will inevitably doom a physical training program and dilute a coach’s efficacy is a lack of commitment to fundamentals.” Greg Glassman, “Fundamentals, Virtuosity, and Mastery” – An Open Letter to CrossFit TrainersCrossFit Journal August 2005 VIRTUOSITY VS INTENSITY It is exciting to be at or near the top of the leaderboard in class, on SugarWod, in a […]
Hacked! Grace. Oct Progressions. Dall-E2. Comfort Crisis 2. Coffee=Life. The Week Ahead 10.03.22
“Do hard things and the rest of life gets easier and you appreciate it all the more.” Michael Easter, The Comfort Crisis. NEVER CLICK THE LINK – IG HACKED! – Last week my Instagram account was hacked and I lost access for about 3 days. I was able to get access after following IG’s protocols. Fortunately, the […]
Mindset. Endorsement. Inner Bitch. Miracle Pill. Carbon. The Week Ahead 9.26.22
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge PR’d his Marathon in Berlin (a new World Record).And, so did Diablo members Carol Wu, 61yo: 5:01:41 and Mary Vera, 54, 4:41:34. “Be as you wish to seem.” Socrates MINDSET IS ALL ABOUT SELF-TALK – We all talk to ourselves in our head. It is an inherent trait that distinguishes us as human. I’m 59 and […]
Pay it forward. Chief Amy. Fear. BMU Clinic. Just 2 Damn Minutes. Glitter & Gold. Focus. TWA 9.12.22
Coach Amy Halperin is now Chief Halperin USCG. “Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.” Mark Twain PAY IT FORWARD – GET CROSSFIT CERTIFIED: Reason #1: CrossFit is experiencing a crisis of sorts in the US. Quite a few CrossFit affiliates (like so many gyms) were severely impacted by pandemic mandates and are now closing or, de-affiliating to reduce costs. […]
