by Coach Mauricio | Mar 15, 2021 | Blog
You signed up, put on your pants, and boldly went outside to do your best work on improving your fitness and health. It was awkward and uncomfortable at first, you were sore all the time, there were lots of new, weird movements and words to learn, but over time it...
by Coach Mauricio | Mar 12, 2021 | Blog
I can’t even tell you how excited I was when I first tumbled down the rabbit hole of CrossFit in 2010! What a ride. I wanted to share it so badly with anyone who would listen. Except for my parents. At that time, I was convinced they were the LAST people who were...
by Coach Mauricio | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog
Over the years I have met surprisingly few people who like stretching, or who already have enough functional mobility that they don’t need to bother with it much. Mobility and functional range of motion are the foundation of strength and function. A pristine...
by Coach Mauricio | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog
When you reach a certain age, you start to notice some things. Things like your ache-y and tired body when you wake up in the morning. How necessary those cups of coffee become. How many days you’re sore after modest activities that used to be nothing. Tweaks and...
by Coach Mauricio | Mar 5, 2021 | Blog
I still remember my first time in a weight room. It was part of my 9th grade PE class at Skyline High in Oakland (Titans!). I remember seeing someone — who I later learned was another young man named Jamal from the football team — bench pressing 185 lbs...
