The Heavy Metal Strength and Conditioning Blog
Using CrossFit to learn how to run a 5K, 10K, Half & Full Marathon I am a firm believer that when used properly, CrossFit can be used to help us achieve any fitness goal we have no matter how big or small. Coming in March to Heavy Metal Strength and Conditioning/ CrossFit Valencia, we are going to [...]
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Jarred has been at Heavy Metal Strength and Conditioning / CrossFit Valencia for almost 5 months now, but sadly his time with us is coming to an end. He is leaving our flock for greener pastures, namely working for one of the biggest video game companies in the world out in Orange County. Jarred has [...]
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So you survived the first month. Congratulations. There wasn’t a whole lot that was different save for maybe added skill work, and the last week that culminated in a nasty WOD on Saturday. Frankly, last month was easy. This month won’t be. Over the course of the next month you will experience a lot of [...]
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The CrossFit Open has closed. Some of you have competed officially. Some of you have done the WODs casually on your own to test your aptitude for it. Some of you have watched and wondered. Many of you should know by the closing of the this competitive season what your weaknesses are and what we [...]
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On Saturday March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, I competed in a weightlifting meet held at Cal State Fullerton. There were approximately 50 male lifters, which is quite a large turnout for a local meet and great for the development of the sport. Many well known coaches were in attendance such as Bob Takano and CrossFit [...]
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It’s been a while since we’ve done an athlete spotlight. Today we are focusing on one of our night-time bad asses, Dusty. Dusty has improved as an athlete dramatically since he started working out here. We’ve had a blast watching him progress and get better every single day. Plus, he has a kid on the [...]
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