09/09/09 @ 9:09 AM--Official Opening Day WOD!

"The Whole 9 Yards"

CrossFit Thrive Opening Day WOD

9 wall balls

9 push-ups

9 squats

9 body-weight rows

9 broad jumps

9 pull-ups

9 box jumps

9 burpees

99m run

3 rounds or 9 min 9 sec

Thank you to our inaugural workout CrossFitters: (from left) Serena Kwan, Jenn Murphy, Steven Merriweather, CrossFit Intrepid Owner Ruth Yu, CrossFit Thrive Owner Max Shippee, Avelyne Malonzo, & Boxing Works Owner Bryan Popejoy!

There's... a ... Place for Us... :)

WOD

We will be doing a very special in house workout on 9/9/09. You will have to stop by to find out what it is!!!

To let us know you're coming please click here to put your name on the list!!

I look forward to meeting all 4 readers of this blog very soon!!

I will post times & the workout after the 9:09am official first workout!

'till then!

Coming to Life!

WOD -- from CrossFit.com

"CrossFit Total"

Back Squat-1 rep max

Shoulder Press-1 rep max

Deadlift-1 rep max

These should all be 1 rep max lifts. Only your last successful lift counts towards your total score. If you're fierce, you're going to have a score up around 1000 lbs, if your like me, it'll be closer to 47.

Very soon, CrossFit Thrive will have a class schedule available online! You will be able to make appointments for your 1-on-1 intro session, or once you're in the mix, to sign up for classes online!

Looking forward to seeing many of you in the gym soon!!

OPENING SOON!!

We will have our first workout on 09/09/09, there will be a warmup workout at 7am, and then the official opener at 9:09 am....hey if you're gonna do it, do it all the way, right?

Any suggestions for 9 rep exercises?

Moving!

WOD

"Elizabeth"

21-15-9

Squat Clean (135#, 95#)

Ring Dips

Over 1700 lbs of weights & equipment was delivered today to 307 Pacific Coast Highway in Hermosa Beach. We are moved in. There is still some feng shui-ing that needs to go on, but I think that we'll get a handle on it tomorrow.

Speaking of tomorrow, I have my first one-on-one intro session tomorrow! Let's hope all goes well!

PS. Is this guy drinking, or puking?

Stop Sitting, Start Upping!

WOD

5 rounds for time

60 Sit-ups

60 m Bear Crawl

1 min Plank

Yes the abs. We all want to look good. But do we want to do the work? Surprisingly to some, you don't have to do thousands of crunches to get abs like Mr. T. Much of what we do (overhead squat, thrusters, deadlift) require a large amount of "mid-line stabilization." Keeping your core tight during an overhead squat is doing more functionally for your abs then all those crunches you used to do. Not to mention the fact that your back is balancing you out as well, and you don't end up with awesome abs, but still pull your back out.

Every so often, we'll "target" the abs, but for good heavy functional movement, they feel like their the target everyday!

PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR FIRST CLASS HAS CHANGED TO 09/09/09!!!

Soon! (UPDATED!)

WOD

3 rounds

1 min Thrusters

1 min Plank

1 min Jumping Burpees

1 min 45# Bumper Plate Throw

1 min Rest

Score is total # of reps (Plank is active rest)

ABove is the logo for the new home of CrossFit Thrive(CFT). We will be coming into the sweet space that is Hermosa Beach Boxing Works (HBW). Bryan Popejoy, the owner of HBW, is not only a bad-ass at his chosen sport of Muay-Thai, he's also a hella nice guy who offered to give CFT a home while we build the business. Bryan said he's excited about working up a sweat CrossFit style while I expressed my desire to not hit like a girl. (though the girls in his gym look like they hit pretty, well, yikes!)

We are looking to have our first official class on 09/09/09 at 7 am. I will be updating the calendar (to the right) with more workouts as I figure out where to place them. The more people & demand there is for workouts, the more we'll schedule. I look forward to making new friends in both the CrossFit and Muay-Thai/Boxing communities as we work together to make people fiercely fit!

Oh, and a shout out to Alan, who I''m looking forward to shaking hands with once we're open!!