All I heard was how FUN and informative Chance's last Barbell Club was -- so we're lucky he's doing it again! Starting Saturday, Nov 17, Gravitas Fitness, again, will host a Barbell Club for beginners -- but, whoa, let's face it -- we can always break down our lifts...

Gravletes! We raised a whopping $3,367.00 for the Bucket Brigade on Sept. 29th. John Powell returned to our sweaty happy place a week ago to collect the donation from our new owner, Danielle. It was an exciting day and I love how our gym rallied together to raise...

Now that things have settled down a bit I would like to take a moment and announce our new nutrition coach here at Gravitas Fitness ...  Nicole Williams. I'm sure everyone sort of figured this was the case since she is putting on an educational talk on Nov. 8th (write...

I’m here to confirm the WORST kept secret in the world…  I bought the gym. Shocker. To be honest, it was the easiest sell that has ever gone down. The answer was simple. For those of you that don’t know, Dani and I joined --what was then called CPC -- almost 7 years...

This is not a sad story, so I won't make it long. It is only a classic case of the "life throwing you a curveball" analogy. So I actually Googled quotes of life throwing curveballs and had an immediate gag reaction when they all ended with "it's your opportunity to...

Gravletes, do we have a treat for you! On Nov. 8, our very own Nicole Williams (Coach Bret's girl!) will be hosting an informative talk on the I.D. side regarding food -- something we LOVE -- but more in depth, she will be delving into how personality type affects...

Gravitas Family - Two and a half years ago, ACE and I moved here to Santa Barbara and were immediately welcomed into the community with open arms. It was apparent Gravitas had a special community and we have been proud to be a part of it. We feel it. We see it. This...

Eight rounds for reps of: :30 dumbbell deadlifts (35/20) :30 burpees :30 rest. I did this WOD August 16, 2008. It was my first CrossFit WOD -- 10 years ago. This was coached by Colin Jenkins at UCSB even before he opened CrossFit Ventura. From that moment on I was...