Archive for January, 2011

Hey everyone! Monday is here, let’s get ready for another great week of training! We spent the weekend at the LA Fitness Expo. We helped Coach Takano put on the American Record Breakers Weightlifting competition. It was the first time that an Olympic Event was put on at the Expo. And the Expo is kind of a wild gathering of [...]

Tough week of training…but you’re all doing a great job! Our gym goal for January was to be consistent and you’ve all been doing excellent! CrossFit isn’t easy, and if it was, you probably wouldn’t want to do it. Consistency, Accountability, and Community, that’s what we want for each and every Volt & Vixen. Then there was this…double unders anyone? [...]

Happy Birthday to our ‘Front Desk Girl’…wait…Front Desk Lady…Chase!!!! She’s helping us run the gym much more smoothly, and is always a great face to meet when you first come into the box! Happy Birthday Chase! Birthday girl with Pre-Birthday balloons! And Happy birthday to J-Pizzle…the man whose nickname has inspired many other gym nicknames…and more importantly, is freaking awesome. [...]

Don’t forget, this Saturday, Coach Tim & Tyler will be lifting at the American Record Breakers Weightlifting Competition at the LA Fitness Expo at the LA Convention Center. They lift at 12pm. Entry is $20, but if you grab a $5 off coupon from the front desk, then you can save some cash. The LA ‘Fitness’ Expo usually has about [...]

What a great Monday! Awesome job on Saturday’s going away WOD for WTF! Domonique & Prunelle are in town for a month with us from Quebec! They’re here with the show ‘Cavalia‘ that’s playing in Downtown Burbank for the next month or so…and if you don’t know, it’s kind of like Cirque du Soleil but with a horse theme…it’s supposed [...]

Monday is here…who’s ready to take on the week and conquer some goals and attack some weaknesses? I hope you are…because that’s what we’re gonna be doing (once again) Congrats to our Oly Lifters! They competed at CrossFit Monrovia’s Weightlifting Meet on Saturday. Michael Nassif took first place with a 90kg Snatch & 115kg Clean & Jerk, both competition PR’s. [...]

Michael, Oly Scott, & Aileen are lifting this Saturday at CrossFit Monrovia. Ladies up at 10am, Gents up at 11am. If you’ve never been to a meet, it would be great to check out. Next Saturday at 12pm, Coach Tyler & Coach Tim are lifting at the American Record Breakers at the LA Fitness Expo. On Sunday at 12, Emmy [...]

Going away WOD this Saturday at 10am for WTF Brian. He’s moving back to his home town in Florida with his wife & baby girl Emma (and new one on the way!). We’ll miss ya buddy…come out & say goodbye the proper way: with your sweat! PS, the WOD is Nasty Girls!!! PPS, Barbell Class after that at 11am. Also, [...]

Matching colors…almost as important as receiving great coaching… And  congrats to Coach Tom! He’s been the Running & Endurance Ambassador for Lululemon in Glendale for a while now…so go check out the shop and see his awesome photo! Bright colors and great people…a perfect combination! After ‘Kelly’ yesterday, a little change of pace for Tuesday. In the name of constant [...]

Team “Christina” on Saturday… Brown Bear & Pnutz going over some of the finer points for the Deadlift with a few of the guys during Saturdays new Barbell class! And then there was Wall Ball! Locked,  loaded, and Ever Ready! Monday’s WOD: “Kelly” 5 Rounds for time 400 Meter Run 30x Box Jumps (24/20″) 30x Wall Balls (20/14#) Level  1 [...]