Crossfit 360 Long Beach and Tustin: May 10, 2009

Rest... just hang around like these ladies ;)
Allow me to introduce the Top 6-- as in, the top 6 Crossfit ladies from SoCal, who will be representing our region at the 2009 Games. I pulled this pic off the Crossfit main site Affiliate Blog (and yes, there is a link to our gym-- we are famous. But what can we say? We always knew we were great;) Pictured here are Michele, Valerie, Rebecca, Kristan, you-know-who, and Katie. The other gals are from Invictus (where this pic was taken), Culver City, Valley, and North Hollywood.
Have you heard about our lifetime memberships?? They are available for Crossfit-only, or unlimited (all of our programs- Krav, Thai Boxing, Wrestling, Bag, and Crossfit), and allow you and another person in your immediate family to train at our place(s)... forever! For one flat fee. No more monthly billing! Talk to Josh or Jeannie for details, or of course- you can always email me-- jennifer@crossfit360.com
Re: the Affiliate Cup at the Games, if you are interested and available that weekend- July 10-12 in Aromas, Ca (NorCal)- please email me at jennifer@crossfit360.com. I have heard some rumblings and we have a number of people in mind after this week's impressive showings, but I'd like to hear directly from you guys, too.

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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.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...: 26's done! wendy and dave; May 10, 2009 at 7:16 AM
Carmen said...: .26 for Mom.
xoxo-Happy Mother's Day!!!-xoxo; May 10, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Mustafa said...: Happy day, you mothers! 26.; May 10, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Anonymous said...: 2-6 check.

Jahn; May 10, 2009 at 3:34 PM
Jeff said...: Okay, Falling behind a couple days, especially now, has its own unique factor of SUCK. 23- 26 DONE.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all you Moms,,,and of coarse, "MOMS TO BE".
Enjoy.; May 10, 2009 at 5:45 PM
DeeAnna said...: Happy Mother's Day to all the lovely mom's and our awesome mom-to-be, Dr. Jenn.

26's all done.; May 10, 2009 at 8:02 PM
jim said...: That's the 26 done in front of the TV.; May 10, 2009 at 8:59 PM
Efren said...: 26's done

Efren & Adrianna; May 10, 2009 at 9:15 PM
jay said...: 26; May 10, 2009 at 9:25 PM
Luis said...: Here's to everyone who's a mother and everyone who's been called a mother.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

26's are done.; May 10, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Jason Hanks said...: 26 knocked out

A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat.; May 10, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Angie said...: 25's done Sat. and 26's done today; May 10, 2009 at 10:02 PM
kyle lemburg said...: 26 are done!; May 10, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Anonymous said...: Thanks guys!!! :)
Kyle- all of a sudden you show up at 26?? ;)
Jenn; May 11, 2009 at 6:38 AM
Chrisley :] said...: veiniseis
Chris & Harry; May 15, 2009 at 11:36 AM

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