Crossfit 360 Long Beach and Tustin: May 2008

Friday, May 23, 2008

Law Enforcement class next week at 9 AM

Law Enforcement class next Saturday May 31st at 9 AM.

As always, this class is open to all SWORN Law Enforcement Officers and Agents ONLY.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Memorial Day schedule

Memorial Day weekend schedule:

Saturday: Ultimate Bag Class at 10 AM ONLY. No other classes will be held in Long Beach.

Erik's Fitness Challenge is still scheduled for May 24th at 1:00 PM

Sunday and Monday: May 25th and 26th we will be closed. We will reopen on Tuesday May 27th.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Good job Michael!

On May 18th Michael competed in Best of the West, one of the major grappling tournaments in the West Coast.He had a great first fight. He took down his opponent, controlled him and passed his guard.The second was much more even. It would have been nice if the referee saw the other guy using Michael's shirt to prevent the pass..... but at the end, the fight was decided in sudden death. Both scrambled and Michael ended on his back.... 2 points for the opponent.This was Michael's first grappling tournament. By the way...... Michael started training in November at 230 pounds. He weighted in at 185 pounds.... he is a great example of hard work, dedication and drive. I am very happy he is a part of 360.

Memorial Day Schedule

The following changes have been made to our regular schedule in observance of the Memorial Day holiday:

Saturday, May 24th, Ultimate Bag Class at 10:00 am ONLY. No other classes will be held in Long Beach that Saturday.

Sunday and Monday, May 25th and 26th we will be closed. We will reopen on Tuesday May 27th and follow our regular schedule.

Erik's Fitness Challenge is still scheduled for May 24th at 1:00 pm.

Have a happy, safe holiday!

May 24th Fitness Challenge!

Are you ready to charge the hill? Signal Hill, that is. It's that time again...so, get your running shoes ready, grab some water, and be prepared to be challenged once again. Erik's monthly fitness challenge is hitting Signal Hill this Saturday, May 24th at 1:00 pm. Be sure to sign up at the front desk.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Nobody can stop our Taryn!

This Saturday May 17th at Master Toddy's gym in Las Vegas, Taryn took on a fighter from Ajan Sakasem (Utah) and won..

Her record is now 3 Wins 0 losses and 1 draw.

Keep an eye on her..... She is a force to be reckoned with

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Taryn Wins Again!!

Taryn remains undefeated in her Thai Boxing career after her win Saturday night in Pasadena. The fight went to a decision with Taryn winning on all judge's scorecards (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) for a unanimous decision and brings Taryn's record to 2-0-1 overall. Thanks to all the 360 students who attended and supported Taryn. The ovation received when walking to the ring before the fight was incredible, proving 360 really does have the best students out there!

Wish Taryn luck as she goes off to fight in Las Vegas at Master Toddy's again this Saturday the 17th.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Taryn Fights This Saturday May 10th in Pasadena

Taryn will be fighting this Saturday, May 10th in Pasadena. For those of you who'd like to come out to support her and the school, the doors open at 5:30 pm and the fights start at 7:00 pm at Pro Training Inc., 3636 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena 91107. For directions, please visit the website http://www.sityodtongla.com/.

And, don't forget to show your 360 pride by wearing one of our 360 Combat Club T-Shirts!

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Level 1 at 8 PM

Level 1 at 8PM ...

Here are some pictures of our Tuesday class (5/6/2008) . We focused on choke from the rear and touched on choke from the rear with a pull from Level 2.

Monday, May 5, 2008

Congratulations!!

Congratulations to the following students who successfully completed their Level One test on Saturday, May 3rd:

(Pictured from left to right) Steven Tran, Lisa Safley, Gary Oria, Sam Sadler, Skyler Woods, Kevin Joyce, Anthony Castro, Oliver Exmundo, Jason Alexander, Shawn Jones.

After almost 4 grueling hours you all managed to smile for the camera. Great job!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Monday's Boot Camp Class Cancelled

The Boot Camp class on Mondays at 12:00 PM has been cancelled. We will continue to have our special monthly Fitness Challenge with Erik, so be sure to attend.

How do I get started? What's the schedule?

Curious?
Call us at 562.427.9597 or send an email to info@crossfit360.com to schedule a private introductory class, and we'll hook you up! Check out the testimonials video on our youtube channel to see what you're getting into!

Class times are as follows:

Long Beach:

Monday: 530 am, 11 am, 5 pm, 6 pm

Tuesday: 530 am, 9 am, 6 pm, 7 pm

Wednesday: 530 am, 11 am, 5 pm, 6 pm

Thursday: 530 am, 9 am, 6 pm, 7 pm

Friday: 9 am, 11 am

Saturday: 10 am

Tustin:

Monday: 12 pm, 6 pm, 7 pm

Tuesday: 7 pm

Wednesday: 12 pm, 6 pm, 7 pm

Thursday: 7 pm

Frequently Asked Questions

Ask Away! What's Crossfit? Can you do it? How do you get started? If a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it, does it make a sound? Are you doing what you were meant to do in life? The answers to all (well, most) of your questions!
1. These workouts sound gnarly and impossible. Do you have to be an Olympic athlete do to Crossfit?
a. No! All Crossfit workouts are scalable. Can’t do pullups? We have an alternative. Can’t deadlift 385#? Don’t worry- start with 10#, and if you stick with it, you’ll watch your strength grow exponentially. Coaches are more than willing to work with you to adapt the day’s WOD to challenge you at a level you can handle.
2. Speaking of WOD’s, what’s a WOD?
a. You’ll find Crossfit has its own lingo. The WOD is the Workout of the Day, which changes daily. Some days are single modality (one type of exercise, e.g. lifting or cardio), others are dual modality (e.g. cardio and body weight (“gymnastic”) exercises or lifting), while still others are triple modality (cardiovascular, gymnastic, and lifting). WODs are typically for time, for rounds, or for weight, meaning: for time- pretty self explanatory, the WOD will say something like “Five rounds for time of…”; for rounds- as many rounds as you can complete in a given time period; for weight- again, self explanatory- you’re going for the heaviest weight you can lift safely and successfully.
3. Does everybody do everything in unison, like step-aerobics?
a. Nope. You’re pushing yourself at your own pace- trying to be as fast as you can, or complete as many rounds as you can. You’ll still be working out with other people in class, but they may finish before or after you.
4. But what if I finish last?
a. So what? You did it right? DFL>DNF>DNS. Odds are that you are going to be last at some point, whether it’s because you are having a bad day or what we are doing that day isn’t your strong suit. But the point is, you came in, you tried, and you put yourself out there (rather than staying home and eating doughnuts). You’ll find that everyone who Crossfits has respect for anyone else who does- it doesn’t matter if it takes you 5 minutes or half an hour to do something- we’re all in this together.
5. What the heck does DFL>DNF>DNS mean?
a. Dead F*cking Last beats Did Not Finish beats Did Not Start. It’s the Crossfit360 motto.
6. Who does Crossfit? Am I going to fit in, or will I be the only (female, male, over 40, LE officer, firefighter, overweight, underweight, superfit, unfit, good-looking, bad-looking, insert adjective of your choice) person there?
a. Everybody can do Crossfit- we get people from all walks of life (seriously). Some of us are superfit, some of us have set a goal to become superfit, and some of us just want to not suck at life, as they say over at Crossfit One World in northern California. We have men, women, police officers, students, older adults, overweight people, underweight people, and people from all walks of life and backgrounds- some are former or current athletes, while some have never played sports. And hey- everyone at our gym is good-looking!
7. How does this fit with Krav Maga and Thai Boxing?
a. Crossfit is a great compliment to our other programs because it emphasizes explosive power, in addition to 10 other components of fitness. Chances are, if you either elect to put yourself in the ring or find yourself in a street fight, you’ll be doing something very intense for a relatively short duration. That is Crossfit! For example, a police officer frequently won’t chase a suspect for 10 miles. So why train to run 10 miles? Why not train to run 2 miles FAST? Real life doesn’t involve bicep curls (well, unless you live in a frat house), elliptical machines, and giving your leg muscles a day off every other day. So why would you exercise that way?
8. Why do you have rest days/skill days/make up day? What’s the reason for that?
a. One of the recommended Crossfit splits is 5 on, 2 off, which is the split we use at our gym. We realize that because of work, life, interpretive dance classes, etc. that you might miss a work out on a weekday, or that 5 on, 2 off might not work for you for other reasons. Since we predict you’ll turn into a workout junkie, you’ll be disappointed when you miss a WOD. So the Saturday class is the day we give you to make up a missed workout the previous week. Don’t feel like it, but still want to come in on a Saturday? That’s OK- make it a skill day, and use it to focus on a weak area, like running, pullups, muscle-ups, handstand pushups, you name it. Practice a few dozen of those, plus your warm up, and there’s your workout. We find that the exercises that are tougher for people to execute don’t come up often enough to allow people to focus on them, and when you’re doing the WOD for time, it’s often hard to also focus on learning.