Monday 110131

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CrossFit Forth Worth steps into the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Affiliate Owner: Darin & Michele Deaton.

Date of Affiliation: Feb 20, 2009.

Location: Haltom City, TX

Square Footage: 2200 sq/ft.

Number of members: 70.

How many times have you moved your affiliate location? None.

Number of trainers: 4.

Greatest joy as a CrossFit Affiliate? Our greatest joy as a CrossFit affiliate is to see the lives of our members change and improve their quality of life. Their goals and challenges are our goals and challenges.

Biggest worry as a CrossFit Affiliate? Our biggest concern is that the pure nature of CrossFit will become commercialized to the point that it will no longer have the characteristics that Greg and Laura Glassmen first created.

Facebook? Twitter? Blog? We Facebook and Twitter. We blog daily

If you had Coach Greg Glassman's ear, what would you ask him? If I had Coach Glassmen's ear I would want to know what his greatest concern is regarding CF?

If you could give new CrossFit affiliates one piece of advice, what would it be? Start small, focus on quality and never dilute your product and follow your passion. Also, treat it like the business that it can be!

Sunday 110129

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RAW CrossFit (Canada).

"No Rep Yourself" from CrossFit Fenway (MA).

"Piss People Off in Order to Define Your Customer Base" from The Practice of Uncommonsense.

"Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity." -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Saturday 110129

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Pioneer Valley CrossFit (MA).

"Why I Train" from CrossFit Oahu (HI).

"Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure." -- Earl Wilson

Friday 110128

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CrossFit Monrovia (CA).

"Bootcamps Vs. CrossFit" from CrossFit Relentless (CT).

"CrossFit in Action" from CrossFit FAST (CA).

"You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." -- Walt Disney

Thursday 110127

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Grand Opening of CrossFit McKinney (TX).

"The WOD Will Go On" from the SuperFit Games hosted by Crossfit Charlottesville (VA).

"The Case For Mobility" from CrossFit Firestorm (MA).

"Nothing is work unless you'd rather be doing something else." -- George Halas

Wednesday 110126

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CrossFit 204 (Canada).

"A Godfather Dies, A Nation Cries" from Practice CrossFit (OH).

Affiliate Question: Pocketing clients from the affiliate you're leaving . . . Cool? Not cool? Or okay under certain circumstances?

"Everything you do in life, I don't care, good or bad -- don't blame God, don't blame the devil, don't blame me, blame you. You control everything! The thoughts you think, the words you utter, the foods you eat, the exercise you do. Everything is controlled by you." -- Jack LaLanne

Tuesday 110125

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Crossfit Division is in the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Affiliate Owner: David Velikov.

Affiliate Since: October 2010.

Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Square Footage: 500Sq/Foot Office, 2000Sq/Foot Box.

Number of Members: 68.

Number of Trainers: 3 Male, 3 Female.

Describe Your Gym Culture in One Word: Family.

Monday 110124

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"Boy Meets Girl" event at Cynergy CrossFit (MA). Take a lot of member's names, put 'em in a hat, and pick co-ed teams: an easy way to create new friendships and a fun event for your affiliate. What's the most fun event you've had at your affiliate?

"The Suck Factor" from CrossFit H-Town (TX).

"Top 10 Reasons To Run Your Own Business" from Inc.

"Try and do something worthy of being criticized, instead of being the critic." -- Kyle Maynard

Sunday 110123

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Branding at CrossFit Crave (OH).

"Lifting Weights: Easier Than Jail" by Dana from Derby City CrossFit (KY).

"How To Make Your Shopping Cart Suck Less" from the Oatmeal.

"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. When there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." - Ella Fitzgerald

Saturday 110122

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The Heroes and Girls Wall at CrossFit Tallahassee (FL).

"United We Run": A joint benefit on Jan 23rd by the Tucson, AZ area CrossFit affiliates.

"The World Before the Internet" from Mashable.

Friday 110121

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CrossFit 671 (Guam).

Steph loses 100 pounds at CrossFit King of Prussia (PA).

"Great Leaders Think Dirty Thoughts" from Idea Sandbox.

"MetCons are moving meditations for me. In the middle of the WOD, there is nowhere to be but where I am. I can no longer think, my mind is blank, I am completely and totally where I am." -- Steph Vincent

Thursday 110120

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CrossFit Firebase Orlando (FL).

"This Is The Year" from "The Biz" at CrossFit L.A.

"The Hidden Dangers of Free WordPress Themes" from ReadWriteWeb.

"Leaders who bob and weave like aging boxers don't inspire confidence--or deserve it. The same thing is true of writers. Sell yourself, and your subject will exert its own appeal. Believe in your own identity and your own opinions. Proceed with confidence, generating it, if necessary, by pure willpower." -- William Zinsser

Wednesday 110119

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If you won a Concept 2 rower, you'd hold it over your head too: CrossFit Rehoboth (DE).

Affiliate Scenario: You've got all your members on monthly EFT in your automatic billing system, but there's one hold-out. He pays by check and he likes to not write that check until after a week of vacation, or if he wants to take a few extra days off at the beginning of the month. Sure, it's only a week here or a couple of days there, but it's consistent and it feels unfair when you consider that your other members are paying for the full month. What do you do or say? Or do you keep your mouth shut?

"Filtering for Character" by CrossFit Lisbeth.

"A karate instructor I had once explained that it never got easier, because the better you got, the more you could see that you needed to improve. It's like this with these movements. We all have limitations with something, but continuing to stand still is moving backwards." -- Triangle CrossFit (NC).

Tuesday 110108

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Steam coming off the barbell at the CrossFit Winnipeg "FrostFit Games" held recently.

Different rowing distances for men vs. women? CrossFit AMRAP (IL) proposes a change.

"Over-coaching and Over-life-ing" by CrossFit Fire (IL).

"Your money is not so important to me that your safety is compromised. Ever." -- CFHQ Trainer Todd Widman

Monday 110117

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Prairie CrossFit (Canada).

Affiliate Question: How do you track actual bodies in the gym? Not just folks who sign up for classes, but actual threshhold-crossers. Card swipe? Whiteboard sign-up? Trainer notes?

"How CrossFit Is Ruining Your Knees"by CrossFit One World (CA).

"Why We Have Rules" by CrossFit Catalyst (Canada).

"Buy In's" from the Pink Doughnut business blog by Alamo CrossFit (TX).

Sunday 110116

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Not letting an injury stop the WOD at CrossFit En Fuego (FL).

CrossFit? Si . . . I Am CrossFit (FL) lands a story on a local Spanish news program: Video.

"How to Ruin (Or Build) Your Personal Brand" from Social Media Today.

"The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes

Saturday 110105

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Paradiso CrossFit (CA).

"A CrossFit Athlete" by CrossFit Aspire (NJ).

Infograph: "Do Smarter People Make More Money?" from Fast Company.

"It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it." -- Lillian Hellman

Friday 110114

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CrossFit Moncton (Canada) steps into the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Affiliate Owner: Kevin Wood.

Affiliate Since: July, 2008.

Location: Moncton, New Brunswick.

Square Footage: 1100 sq ft.

Number of Members? Closing in on 90.

Number of Trainers? 5 male trainers, 6 female trainers.

Describe your gym culture in one word: Supportive.

Monday 110113

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Roaring Fork CrossFit (CO).

CrossFit Ipswitch and other CrossFit affiliates in Queensland, Australia were hit hard by flooding: Photos.

Affiliate Scenario: You have two trainers who refuse to stop warring with each other, no matter how much you talk to them. Now, the members are starting to notice. What do you do to reduce tensions and restore a healthy air to your affiliate?

"Are We Too Obsessed With Facebook?" from Mashable.

"The approval of the public is to be avoided like the plague. It is absolutely essential to keep the public from entering if one wishes to avoid confusion. I must add that the public must be kept panting in expectation at the gate by a system of challenges and provocations." -- Andre Breton

Wednesday 110112

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CrossFit Shoals (AL).

CrossFit Northwest Tucson (AZ) honors those lost in the Tucson shootings with "Christina."

"Ready for Anything" by HyperFit U.S.A.

"If A is Success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x y is play and z is keeping your mouth shut." -- Albert Einstein

Tuesday 110111

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CrossFit South Brooklyn (NY).

CrossFit Integrity (SC) comes together for a fundraising WOD to help a friend.

Any tips for throwing a great fundraiser WOD?

"15 Things CrossFit Has Taught Me About Life" from CrossFit Lisbeth.

Monday 110110

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CrossFit Attitude (Australia)

Affiliate Scenario: Somebody wasn't watching Little Sally Squat and she used the gym chalk to draw hearts and ponies and her name all over your mats. Again and again. You've tried mopping but it's just turned into a white mess. What else can you do to get your mats back to black?

"This Day" from CrossFit Northwest Tucson.

"It's All About the Brand" from Open Forum.

"Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't, management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission." -- Pat Riley

Sunday 110109

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Jeanette of CrossFit Rubicon (VA).

"The Monday Effect" from Better Movement.

"The best revenge is massive success." -- Frank Sinatra

Saturday 110108

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Why is Jonny Smyth (of CrossFit Northern Ireland) wearing Jeff Tucker's hat? And why is he rowing 12.9km every day for a year? Read and find out.

Double Rope Muscle-Up from CrossFit Thoroughbreds (FL).

"When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you." -- African Proverb

Friday 110107

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CrossFit Asheville (NC) managed to get over 100 folks to attend class on New Years Day.

"What Use Is . . . " from RWS CrossFit (CA).

"What Is It That Only I Can Do?": The Harvard Business Review interview with Whole Foods Co-Founder John Mackey.

"My job has evolved steadily over the years. I've always asked myself this question: 'What is it that only I can do?' If somebody else can do it, then maybe it's not the best job for me. That has caused me to give up many things that I really liked doing and was really good at." -- John Mackey

Thursday 110106

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CrossFit 757 kicks off the latest round of the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Owner: John Weiss.

Affiliate Since: August 2009.

Location: Norfolk, VA.

Square Footage: 7000.

Number of Members? 80-90.

Number of Trainers? (Male/Female) 6 Male, 3 Female.

Describe your gym culture in one word: Tight.

Most used piece of gear in your gym? Barbells.

Advice you wish you had been given: Relax.

Wednesday 110105

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At CrossFit Threshold (FL).

"My Resolutions to You" by CrossFit Fire (IL).

20,000 feet of Graham CrossFit (WA): Video.

"However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act upon them?" -- Buddha

Tuesday 110104

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The Jan 2011 Painstorm (courtesy of CrossFit Northeast England):

AMRAP 12 min of:

3 unbroken Ground To OverHead *
7 push-ups
7 burpees
7 squats

Then (after 12 minutes is finished) immediately run 1 mile for time.

Post total load lifted (reps x load) and mile time to Comments.

* Hands must stay on bar for full three reps - touch and go on the deck - last rep can be dropped from overhead.

Monday 110103

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Carrie King of CrossFit North Fulton (GA).

Remember Painstorm? The monthly "Try this!" woddish piece of hell? Still want it here? Or would you rather pass? Sound off in Comments.

Gym Rules from CrossFit Waterford (Ireland).

"How I Made It: Marissa Mayer, Google's Champion of Innovation and Design" by the L.A. Times.

"I realized in all the cases where I was happy with the decision I made, there were two common threads: Surround myself with the smartest people who challenge you to think about things in new ways, and do something you are not ready to do so you can learn the most." -- Marissa Mayer

Sunday 110102

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CrossFit En Fuego (FL).

CrossFit Discovery Island (SC) had a member surprise them with a Letter to the Editor of their local paper.

"Got an Idea? Sell It to Me in 30 Seconds" from the New York Times.

"The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%."-- Andrew Carnegie

Saturday 110101

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A member of I Am CrossFit (FL) decides not to take the easiest way.

"New Years Day" from CrossFit West Santa Cruz (CA).

"Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another." -- Fyodor Dostoevsky