Crossfit Zone Victoria BC, Vancouver Island

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It’s like a fever around the gym these days.  I keep hearing people talking about their fierce determination to get their kipping pullup!  I like hearing it, and I love it even more when I see people diligently practicing the skills and working their way to eventual success.
What’s even better is the times when we [...]

Excerpts taken from an article posted by CrossFit Works.
I love box jumps.  I love it when other people love box jumps. I  love it more when other people conquer their fear of box jumps.  This fear of jumping onto things is wide spread.  You are not alone.  But box jumps are, like weighted pull ups [...]

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The biggest lesson I’ve learned since finding CrossFit? Being skinny and weak is not sexy, desirable or healthy. Having muscles and being able to perform is. We have a great group of ladies at CrossFit Zone that don’t mind lifting weight over their heads, squatting, or building muscles while losing body fat. They’re getting their [...]

It is Earth Day today! Let’s do our part to save the planet! Here are a few tips for the day!
1. Conserve water - shower with a friend!
2. Plant a tree.
3. Remember the 3 R’s… reduce, reuse and recycle!
4. Buy organic food as often as you can. Your purchases help to support local farmers markets [...]

Alrighty, let’s clear the air here.  Yes, we all realize the Olympic lifts are weird.  First of all, they have funny names that immediately bring out the dirty little kid in people.  Plus, if you’ve watched them performed, they are often accompanied by loud shouts or grunts of effort, red faces, bared teeth, and nearly [...]