Brian’s Bowls

We are now a pick-up location for Brian’s Bowls, a Paleo, frozen food delivery company servicing Southern California.  Their food is made fresh-from-scratch every week and delivered frozen to Ruination CrossFit on Fridays. Convenient, Healthy and Delicious! – 100% Grain & Gluten-Free – 99% Soy, Dairy, Sugar-Free (exceptions always noted) – All Natural, No Preservatives. – We never use any vegetable oils. Period. – Mary’s Organic Free-Range Chicken – Antibiotic...

CrossFit Terminology 101

Here’s a quick reference guide to some CrossFit Terminology as well as links to information/videos about the movements.  You never know when there will be a pop quiz, so study up!!!   AMRAP……………………….. As Many Reps/Rounds as Possible BP………………………………. Bench Press BS………………………………. Back Squat BW…………………………….. Body Weight C2B…………………………….. Chest to Bar Pull Ups C&J…………………………….. Clean and Jerk CFJ…………………………….. CrossFit Journal CFT…………………………….. CrossFit Total DL………………………………. Deadlift DB……………………………… Dumbells DU…………………………….. Double-Unders FS………………………………. Front...

Grassfed Beef Delivery Service

  Ruination CrossFit is now a local pickup location for  J & J Grassfed Beef. Order by the 10th of the month to receive your meat on the 3rd Friday of each month!! As a CrossFit athlete you are making the choice to be healthy! Take the guessing game out of where to get your grass-fed beef by choosing our California, pasture raised, 100% grass-fed beef delivered right to...

Down and Dirty on Post-Workout Nutrition

by Coach Harry Palley Proper post-workout nutrition makes a huge difference on your ability to recover, improve, and get to your goals faster. The goal of the post-workout meal is twofold: to repair muscle tissue, and to restore muscle glycogen. When we workout, we create micro-tears in our muscle tissue. The macronutrient we need to repair these muscle tissue is protein. And there is no substitute for that. We...

Coaching Accountability Program

Accountability:  (ac·count·a·bil·i·ty) – The state of being accountable, liable, or answerable. The coaches at Ruination would like to up the accountability of our members. We would like to have a closeness with our members that the closed class model allows, without having a closed class model. What this means is you will be assigned a specific coach to be your go-to coach. You can go to this assigned coach with specific questions on lifting, nutrition, and...

Class Schedule Changes

In an effort to continue to provide exceptional coaching and variety to your workouts, we are excited to tell you about a few changes to our 2013 Schedule of Classes. THURSDAY 6:00AM – ENDURANCE.  This class will focus on improving your overall endurance through running, rowing, air dyne and other cardio-based workouts. THURSDAY 7:00AM – BARBELL CLUB.  For anyone who can’t make it to the Thursday night Barbell Club...

Referral Bonus Program

  We are happy to announce our new Member Referral Program.  Basically, when your friends and family join Ruination as members, you will get $25 off your next month’s dues.  There is no limit to how many referral bonuses you can earn, but if it exceeds your monthly dues, it will carry over to the next month.  Here are the details: – Bring a friend or family member to...