Sunday, May 17th, 2015
Who said you can’t have amazing food with the 30 Day Challenge? Here is a week’s worth of food from the Anglim household.
]]>Saturday, May 16th 2015
It was fun to see so many people come in for the partner WOD. We’ll keep the tradition going and do another one this Friday! A few important scheduling notes for everyone (get your calendars out… there’s a LOT going on!):
Next week we also will be offering “CrossFit 101” classes on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at the 7:30 PM classes. These are small group classes where a coach will be giving extra time to teach how to do the exercises safely. Come one come all! But if you could give us a head’s up if you are coming, just email Coach Brian directly at brian@cove-fitness.com.
It’s hard to believe it, but Memorial Day Weekend is NEXT WEEKEND and we have two exciting events happening at the gym. We hope to have a good balance of fun and reflection. We believe it is important to honor the holiday as it was intended, so we will be holding two workouts to honor those who have served. And those workouts will then be followed by some community bonding time! PLEASE NOTE THESE EVENTS WILL BE THE ONLY CLASSES OFFERED ON THESE DAYS!!!!
Friday, May 15th 2015
Both parents are immigrants, so I’m a 1st generation American, born and raised in sunny Southern California. As a 1st generation American, I always had the urge to give back the nation that offered my parents and family a fresh start, so that’s how I ended up in the Army (I know super patriotic lol). As some in the gym already know my main hobby involves cars. As far as fitness history, it all probably started when I started taking Tae Kwon Do classes (I know typical Asian thing lol). When I hit high school, I started trying to bulk up and get that “bod” all the girls liked, but I was stuck with a skinny frame. What some don’t know is that Alyissa and I are high school sweethearts and for some reason she liked my skinny frame…probably TMI. Fast-forward a few years and that’s when I really got into weight lifting for a few years. Sure I got bigger, gained some mass, but I lost a lot of stamina in the process. Then I got lazy and fat.
Fast forward a few more years and here we are in the present. Luckily my good friend Chris Block kept pestering me about this CrossFit thing. To be perfectly honest, I had wanted to try CrossFit for a while, but was put off by the stereotypical CrossFit jock. I finally caved, and I’m glad that I did. From the moment I walked through those at the time eerie looking doors lol…I felt welcomed. The environment was great, and high fives never felt better after a hard workout. I still remember my first workout at the Cove…front squats, I couldn’t walk in a straight line for a week.
As far as advice goes for any newcomers…bring your big boy (or girl) pants…and drink water! Also wear shin pads if you are practicing double unders lol.
PARTNER WOD
Thursday, May 14th 2015
Reminder we will be doing another Partner WOD this Friday. So bring a friend, family member or just partner up with another member! And next week we will be doing another round of “CrossFit 101” classes on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 PM.