On Monday, October 26th, we will be doing a hero WOD called “Ruiz”. This WOD honors a fallen soldier and a hero. But even more, it honors the late husband of Kira Ortega, a member of the Northlake family. All of us have had the pleasure of getting to know and love Kira and Caleb, Clinton’s family. […]
New Class to start at Northlake! S.W.A.T. (Strong Women Always Train) Northlake Starting in September, Northlake will be launching a brand new class. The idea for this class has been brewing for quite a while. When I first started CrossFit myself, I never realized how much fun I would have becoming competitive with it. It […]
COACHES SPOTLIGHT Name: Duana Jones Affiliate: Crossfit Northlake CrossFit Coach: Level 1 Favorite CrossFit movement: Overhead Squats Favorite song to WOD to: Drop the World by Lil Wayne and Eminem Favorite Hero/Benchmark WOD: DT – 5 rounds: 12 DLs, 9 Hang Pwr Cleans, 6 Push Jerks Most recent PR: DL – 280# (15# PR 🙂 ) […]
*Warning: some material may not be suitable for young children. Coming up this August 15th and 16th, Wonder Promotions and Events and CrossFit Northlake will present our 2nd Annual Goddess Games to benefit Justice Ministries. Justice Ministries is a local nonprofit organization committed to combating sex trafficking and the sexual exploitation of women, with a […]
Unbeatable Mind, by Mark Divine This past week at the beach I read a book entitled, Unbeatable Mind, authored by Mark Divine, that was loaned to me by my great friend Amanda Hodge. I am normally not one to read books like this and certainly never thought I would be so inspired by it that […]
1: Where are you from originally? I am originally from Florence, SC. My family and I moved to New Jersey in 2000 but we settled in the Poconos, PA for 12 years. We had made plans to move back south when our youngest daughter graduated high school just to be closer to family. So last […]
1: Where are you from originally? I’ve lived in North Carolina my whole life. Moved to Charlotte when I was 7 so I consider myself from here. 2. What is your favorite WOD/movement? LOVE squats. Any type, any time, any day, but I really like all types of lifting. 3. What is your least favorite […]
The CrossFit Open is Over…Now What? The excitement that came with the five week competition known as the CrossFit Open is, like the Open itself, now a thing of the past. We are so amazed by everyone who participated, and had so many highlights I couldn’t even begin to put them all in this single […]
1. Where are you from originally? I’m close to a local, from Statesville, NC also known as StatesVegas also the home of our favorite Ecuadorian Heather 2. What is your favorite WOD/movement? HSPU’s, Toes to Bar & Snatches because I started at zero ability and have put the time in working on them. Any WOD […]