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Vote Us for Best Gym in Wilmington!

Vote Us for Best Gym in Wilmington!

Pictured above is one of our newest instructors – Patrick S. teaching the fundamentals of CrossFit to our first on-ramp class of the year. If you are interested in starting our program – this is one of the best ways to get thorough instruction on the basics. Vote CROSSFIT COASTAL for Best Gym in Wilmington

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Death by Pullups

Death by Pullups

Here’s a big welcome to everyone who has either started CrossFit this month, is making a CrossFit comeback, or just got back from break. During the holidays, the gym just isn’t the same as the rest of the year since a lot of you are gone for vacation. Break is over and the gym is

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Start CrossFit Tonight!

Start CrossFit Tonight!

Today is the last day to sign up for our ON RAMP to CROSSFIT classes. They start tonight at 7:30 pm and meet on M / W / TH for the next two weeks. We’ll be going over the basics and getting you prepared for the ongoing group classes. The cost is only $100 and

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How To Do Muscle-Ups

How To Do Muscle-Ups

Here’s a short video we put together that will help you get started with muscle-ups. Workout of the Day Muscle Ups: 5 x 5 AMRAP 8 Minutes 1 Wallball, 1 KBS 2 Wallballs, 2 KBS 3 Wallballs, 3 KBS etc… See how high you can go

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Cleans, Squats & Jumps

Cleans, Squats & Jumps

The Third Pull What’s the “third pull”?  It’s the point at which you’ve reached full extension of the hips, full shrug of the shoulders, and you actively pull yourself under the bar.  This occurs in both the snatch and the clean.  In the picture above, Chris has begun to pull himself under the bar. You

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Spicy Buffalo Chicken

Spicy Buffalo Chicken

When a craving for Buffalo wings hits, there’s no reason to rely on bottled wing sauces or take-out joints that use questionable ingredients. If you’re a Buffalo wing purist, homemade wings or drummettes require only two easy ingredients: hot sauce and butter. No matter what brand of hot sauce is used, adding a few extra

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2012 CrossFit Games

2012 CrossFit Games

The CrossFit Games are the world’s premier test to find the Fittest on Earth (TM). The Games season is a grueling multi-stage journey that culminates in the 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games on July 13-15 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Fitness means being ready for the unknown and unknowable, so the workouts change

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