THE WEEK AHEAD: 7.02.18 – HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas A. Edison JULY 4th SCHEDULE: Pleasant Hill: CLOSED – Mtn Bike Ride? Meet at DCF at 7:30AM – Joaquin Miller Park Ride San Jose: OPEN – 9AM – 1PM – CF at 9AM & […]
The Week Ahead: 6.10.18 “Oh My!”
“Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.” Thomas Merton Last Week Stuff: #getoutside One of the awesome things about CrossFit is that it builds general physical preparedness and mental confidence for life’s adventures. On Saturday, about 10 Diablo members made the trek to Monterrey for the Spartan Super Sprint race. The Spartan obstacle course […]
FB LIVE: ALESSANDRA PICHELLI
Alessandra Pichelli with Craig Howard at Diablo CrossFit Alessandra talks about growing up in Canada, rowing for life, daily training routine, The German, nutrition and the West Regional (2nd Place). Alessandra Pichelli Stats (from the CrossFit Games website) CrossFit Games: 2012 – Team (3rd Place) 2013 – Individual (4th) 2014 – Individual (23rd) 2015 – […]
Programming Review: June 2018
Strength Focus: Deadlifts Secondary Strength: Bench Press Gymnastics: Rope Climbs Benchmarks: 2k Row, Nancy, Mary Heroes: “DG”, “Sisson”, “The Chief”
The Week Ahead: 5.18.18
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill Last Week Stuff Regional Fan Shirts arrived! Limited supply available. The Diablo Spring Classic In-House Oly Competition was really cool! We had several 1st time lifters who overcame severe anxiety to step onto the platform and compete. We […]
The Week Ahead: 5.14.18
“You cannot start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” Michael McMillan Last Week Stuff: The Regional Athlete Charity Clinic was a hit. It was cool to see Diablo’s Regional Athletes working one-on-one with members. There were quite a few new skills learned, including Zach’s first bar muscle up […]
FB LIVE GUEST: CARRIE OLSON
Thank you to our Diablo Team Sponsor & member: Rodil San Mateo, Fairway Mortgage (SF East Bay Home Loans). On May 19th, Diablo CrossFit will be hosting our 2nd in-house Olympic Weightlifting competition. Coach Carrie Olson has helped integrate the sport of weightlifting into our class schedule at Diablo. She helps create Diablo’s Strong class programming […]
FB LIVE GUEST: CHRIS MCCRARY
Chris McCrary has been a member at Diablo CrossFit since 2010. He is 50 years old and has completed 6 Ironman Triathlons. He recently underwent partial knee replacement surgery and is already back in the gym working out! Chris is also the host and manager of the Devil Mountain Run in Danville, CA – now […]
Programming Review: May 2018
The Week Ahead: 04.30.19
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi I skipped a week so I have quite a bit to talk about! I’m writing this while in Santa Cruz attending CrossFit Health’s Conference of Medical Professionals. More on this below. First: Regionals Update! 2+3= a ton of fun at the West Regionals in […]
