CrossFit Mean Streets

Instead of 5 days at 530am.

WE now have Mon-Wed-Fri running at 6:30am instead of 5:30.

See the Full schedule here

Morning Rooftop Lunges

CrossFit Mean Streets
Downtown Los Angeles

12-30-09
Warm Up: Row 2,000 M or 1mile run @ 6-7 min pace

WOD: AMRAP 20 minutes:
5 Pullups
10 hand Stand Push-ups
15 Sumo Dead Lift High Pull (65# bar)

When you smashed that Workout:

4 Rounds:
Put an incline on the treadmill (4-8)
And sprint 1/10 of a mile.
1 Minute rest. While you are resting do this [...]

Shoes have ruined the health of our feet. To recondition our feet we must incorporate plenty of barefoot activities. A few examples: jumproping, beach walking, running, and weight lifting. To protect your skin and still get the benefits of barefoot sports, Check these out:

Closest thing to bare feet you can get.

From Vibram Five [...]

Everyone check out this Google Trends Graph. It shows the amount of times the following words were searched (in United States) since Google has been up and running:

CrossFit (blue)
24 Hour Fitness (red)
Golds Gym (gold)
Ballys (green)

Notice the other gyms have a spike in searches around the first of the year then a massive drop off shortly [...]

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Cleans 135
Pullups
KB Swing 2 Pood

CrossFit Mean Streets
Downtown Los Angeles

Joe, hard at work in Oahu

10-21-09

Rowing:

Cover as much distance as you can in 20 minutes

CrossFit Mean Streets
Downtown Los Angeles

12-18-09
Complete five rounds of:
On the rings, lower from an inverted hang, slowly, with straight body and arms, 7 reps
15 Ring Push-ups
Move SLOWLY and methodically attempting perfect execution.

CrossFit Mean Streets
Downtown Los Angeles

WHAT SHOULD YOU AVOID EATING?

Take everything out of your pantry that is non edible and throw it away.

Anything your Caveman ancestors couldn’t get – primarily processed foods and refined carbohydrates. Many of the health problems that plague the developed world can be linked to the excessive consumption of these items. They trigger an inordinate [...]

12-17-09

As Many Rounds As Possible in 20 min of

Row 500m
25 Turkish Getups 60lbs Dumbbell

CrossFit Mean Streets
Downtown Los Angeles

(355lbs)Paul Deadlifting 100lbs more than he could 1 month ago. Also 20lbs lighter!

12-16-09

CrossFit Warmup:
Samson Stretch 20-30 sec
Overhead Squats 10-15
GHD back Ext. 10-15
GHD situps 10-15
Pullups 10-15
Dips 10-15

WOD:

5 rounds for time of:
Down 10 flights and Dumbbell run up 10 flights
15 Burpees

Use a pair of 50lbs dumbells for first run then 40-30-20-10

Scale as needed, RUN!… NO [...]