How can the Clean and Jerk help my running?

Good question. After a couple of hours of searching the Internet, it was hard to find a non-CrossFit website that mentioned both Clean and Jerk and running. Here is an article that came pretty close but didn't explicitly mention either the Clean and Jerk or the Snatch, but summarized about 75% of the CrossFit methodology.

CrossFit, a sport of inches

Monologue from one of my favorite movie scenes mixed in the context of one of the most beautiful and excruciatingly painful sports. The people who succeed with CrossFit know the difference an inch can make. Or does CrossFit teach the difference an inch can make. Nature or nurture... How will you know if you don't try?

I stole this video link from the CrossFit San Francisco blog. If you ever get a chance to visit Coach K in SF, do it. He was a U.S. Canoe and Kayak Team member in C-2 and currently a doctoral candidate in Physical Therapy so you know he's got the Special Sauce. World-class coaching in one of most beautiful places on the planet: get after it.

Murph lite

Our Wednesday evening drop-in workout will be Murph lite (no vest necessary, yet :-)):

For time:
1/2 mile Run
50 Pull-ups
100 Push-ups
150 Squats
1/2 mile Run

(Did we mention that CrossFit scales for everyone, if you've never been to class, you will be doing a fraction of this workout)

Sports Palace wins team award at Norcal Open

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The contest was great. Very well run with sessions starting on time and results posted the next day! Look for photos and videos soon.

Next contest will be the California State Games & California State Championships on July 8. Watch for information and registration form on the Pacific Weightlifting Association schedule page. Hope to see you there.

Jim Schmitz, former Olympic coach, and head coach for the Sports Palace Weightlifting Team, offers exceptional coaching in the San Francisco area.

Great Article on Functional Fitness

It is hard to find articles discussing the merits of squating below horizontal, but I found one by searching google.com for squating below horizontal. Who woulda thunk it.

Weightlifting contest this weekend

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Check out the Northern California Open at Lincoln High School in San Francisco, CA this weekend.

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Too soon for you? There will be more events this summer and fall! Join the Peninsula CrossFit Weightlifting team for a little bit of work and lots of fun.

More on the sport of weightlifing.

Drop-in Wednesday eve.

For time:

Run 400 meters
30 Pull-ups
21 Push-press
Run 800 meters
21 Push-press
30 Pull-ups
Run 400 meters

(Remember that CrossFit scales, if you are new to the CrossFit, you will be doing a fraction of this workout)

Back in the Saddle

We took a minor break from the website but we are back with slightly changed program and, hopefully, some better opportunities for everyone to particpate in CrossFit at a level that is right for them. We are now offering drop-in classes on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. These classes are geared for almost anyone to participate. Email or phone if you are unsure of the physical requirements for the class or any other information about the class. Look for upcoming events in Olympic Weightlifting and strength training for running (yes, you read that correctly) in the near future.