The Week Ahead: 4.16.18

“In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.” Nikos Kazantzakis This Week: Sarah A.’s story, Programming Outlook, More Content, The Spring Classic, Moxie made it to Regionals, Isle of Dogs One Thing: Be inspired by Sarah. About Sarah A Most of us know, Sarah Aronson, a member of Diablo since 2009. But, if […]
#trainingfor2019

Start with honest self-analysis. The CrossFit Open season has come and gone for another year. As you settle back into ‘normal’ life it’s good to reflect on the past 5 weeks and think about what the season meant for you. Was it your first Open and a whole new experience? Or are you an old […]
The Week Ahead: 4.09.18

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” Mother Teresa ONE THING: Programming: As always, you can find it on our website. Some highlights – Mon: Back squat with a unique rep pattern (9,6,3..repeat). Metcon is 3 rnds, the slowest is the only one scored. Bike, KB Swings, Front Rack Lunge. Tue: […]
April 2018 Programming Review

The Week Ahead: 3.26.18

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” Maya Angelou One Thing: The Open Is Over! On to the Regionals (and the 2019 Open) Thank you. I’ve been doing the Open since it began in 2011. This year’s competition has easily been […]
The Week Ahead: 3.19.18

“A year from now you will wish you had started today.” Karen Lamb One Thing: ONE MORE WEEK OF THE OPEN!! Each week of the Open has been a blast, especially with our Intramural Open competition. There have been some awesome PRs – and amazing accomplishments. Last week’s highlight: Coach Jordan, his Fiance Katie and […]
The Week Ahead: 3.12.18
Welcome to “The Week Ahead” – a quick review of Diablo programming & events for the coming week. Every week (well, almost every week) I publish a quick review of the coming week at Diablo along with some personal notes & reflections. I’ve been sending this to our Diablo team for several months and thought […]
Thursday, January 11, 2018 – 1st Row’d Royalty Workout Announcement with Alessandra Pichelli!
Diablo’s Alessandra Pichelli will be announcing the Row’d Royalty 1st Workout Tonight at 5 PM on Facebook! All scores must be submitted by Monday, January 15th at 5PM. Watch it live on Facebook. Have you registered for Row’d Royalty yet? CROSSFIT Metcon: Complete as many rounds possible in 23 minutes. 35 Double-unders 7 Handstand Push-ups (modify: […]
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 – January Nutrition Challenge: H2O
JANUARY NUTRITION CHALLENGE! As part of our #fitnessisalifestyle campaign, I am going to create small nutrition challenges that you can work on each month! The goal isn’t perfection here.. it’s just to become a “little bit better” than you were yesterday. This is how we create new habits and lasting change. Let’s use each other […]
Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 – Row’d Royalty starts January 11th!
CROSSFIT Strength: Back Squat 5 sets of 5 reps @ 75-80% (high bar) Coach notes: Second session of the current cycle. Keep all 5 sets between 75-80%.of your 1RM Drill the setup by sequencing engagement of your hips, core & breath between reps every set. If you do not know your 1 rep max, work up to […]