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February 2011
February 28, 2011
Monday 110228
Mark Gannon of CrossFit Leiftime Fitness (AZ). Affiliate Question:What do you think will be the biggest challenge to hosting the CrossFit Games Open Competition at your box? See what CrossFit Scottsdale (AZ) is planning for the Open: "Friday Night Lights" "Absolutely Positive"" by CrossFit Fury (AZ). Reason #400 Why You Might Want to Have the Facebook "Like" Button Under Every Blog Post You Write, from Mashable. Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 27, 2011
Sunday 110227
David Kitchen of CrossFit North Vancouver (Canada). "On Pricing Power" by Seth Godin. "Vitamin D" from CrossFit Nor'Easter (CT). "The most distinguishing feature of winners is their intensity of purpose." -- Alymer Letterman Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 26, 2011
Saturday 110226
On the CrossFit Affiliate Cruise: Dan and Amy Hollingsworth (owners of Kitsap CrossFit in WA) kayak during the WOD at CrossFit 7 Mile in the Cayman Islands. Regions and dates for the 2011 CrossFit Games Regional Competition. "Drinking Habits: A Map of World Alcohol Consumption" from the Economist. "There is a destiny that makes us brothers, No one goes his way alone; All that we send into the lives of others, Comes back into our own." -- Edwin Markham Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 25, 2011
Friday 110220
CrossFit Amplify (IL). Affiliate Question: Do you put a lot of thought into the decoration/style of your gym? Or not? "Single Modality WODs" by CrossFit L.A. "In order to have an enemy, one must be somebody. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force." -- Anne Sophie Swetchine Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 24, 2011
Thursday 110224
CrossFit Newton (MA) steps into the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot. Affiliate Owner: Gilaad and Jodie Cohen. Affiliate Since: April of 2009. Location: Recently moved from Newton to Waltham, MA. Square Footage: 3001 sq/ft. Number of trainers? 2 male/1 female. Describe your gym culture in one word: Supportive. Continue reading "Thursday 110224"Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 23, 2011
Wednesday 110223
Point Blank CrossFit (CA). Want to know more about the hero behind the "DT" workout? Read this post from a member at Hammer Down CrossFit (VA). "A Gym Membership That Charges You For Not Exercising" from Good. You know of the 10 Attributes of Fitness, but CrossFit West Santa Cruz (CA) wants to talk about Number Eleven. "All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them." -- Galileo Galilei Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 22, 2011
Tuesday 110222
Butchering class at CrossFit South Brooklyn (NY). Affiliate Scenario: As you pass by the trainer about to teach the next class, you catch a whiff. She's been drinking, although she doesn't seem drunk. What do you do? "Can Rowing Learn From CrossFit?" by RowingEDs. Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. -- Billy Martin Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 21, 2011
Monday 110221
Atomic CrossFit (TX) enters the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot. Affiliate Owner: Grace Patenaude, Jim Kelly, John Bryant, and Scott Patenaude. Affiliate Since: June, 2008. Location: Sugar Land/Stafford, Texas. Square Footage: 9,500. Number of Members: 250. Number of Trainers: 7 Male/2 Female. Describe your gym culture in one word: Community. Most used piece of gear in your gym? Barbell. Continue reading "Monday 110221"Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 20, 2011
Sunday 110220
CrossFit Relentless Kids (CT). "Two Hands Overhead Anyhow: 205 lbs" from CrossFit Havoc (OK). "The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender." -- Vince Lombardi Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 19, 2011
Saturday 110219
CrossFit Eos (PA). "$100K of Free Branding Advice in Just Three Words" from Fast Company. "Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing." -- George Sheehan Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 18, 2011
Friday 110218
Kevin Lowe of CrossFit Huntsville, at the 2011 Garage Games. Affiliate Question: Most interesting WOD seen this year at a "Throwdown" or local competition? "Video Games: An Hour a Day is Key to Success in Life" from the Huffington Post. "Do the Do: How Positive Thinking Leads to Positive Results" from IMG Academies. "The CrossFit Games is simply an expression of the events we do every week . . . If you have been CrossFitting to the best of your ability this year, while simultaneously not eating like a jacka**, then you are officially as ready as you can be." -- Josh Bunch of Practice CrossFit (from this blogpost). Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 17, 2011
Thursday 110217
Glenwood Springs CrossFit enters the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot. Affiliate Owner: Makenzie and Thaddeus Eshelman. Affiliate Since: August, 2010. Location: Glenwood Springs, CO. Square Footage: Using 4,200 right now, under construction of another 2,100. Number of Members? 60 and growing. Number of Trainers? 2 (1 boy, 1 girl). Describe your gym culture in one word: "How you do anything is how you do EVERYTHING." Virtuous. Continue reading "Thursday 110217"Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 16, 2011
Wednesday 110216
CrossFit Sub Zero (Canada). Affiliate Question: Do you divide your whiteboard into Girls and Boys? Or by class time? Or just all together? "What's Your Biggest Fitness Weakness?" from Dana at Derby City CrossFit (KY). "If You Don't Want to Influence Others, You Can't Lead" from the Harvard Business Review. "People have many different kinds of pleasure. The real one is that for which they will forsake the others." -- Marcel Proust Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 15, 2011
Tuesday 110215
CrossFit Craic (MA) steps into the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot. Affiliate Owner: John and Sara McEvoy. Affiliate Since: November, 2010. Location: Dedham, MA. Sq Ft: 1,300 sq ft. Number of Members? 52. Number of Trainers? 3 (2 male, 1 female). Describe your gym culture in one word: Burpees! Continue reading "Tuesday 110215"Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 14, 2011
Monday 110214
CrossFit SISU (MN). Teri gets her first pull-up (at the age of 59) at CrossFit Kinnick (CA). Affiliate Question: Do you post your Workout of the Day on your blog? If so, do you post it in the morning or evening? Day before or day of or day after? "Be bold. If you are going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball." -- Billie Jean King Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 13, 2011
Sunday 110213
Alison DiSarro, co-owner of CrossFit Redline, recently put her fitness to the test as a police officer. Read the story by clicking below for the extended post. "People, Not Things, Are The Tools of Revolution" from Tech Crunch. "If you can change your mind, you can change your life." -- William James Continue reading "Sunday 110213"Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 12, 2011
Saturday 110212
CrossFit La Verne (CA). "DOMS!" by CrossFit South Bay (CA). "The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the ordinary." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 11, 2011
Friday 110211
Branding the pull-up structure at Pin Up CrossFit (TX). For the latest on the CrossFit Risk Retention Group, check out the new RRG web page. "Is an MBA Ethics Oath Realistic in a Dog-Eat-Dog World?" from the Globe and Mail. "People pay for what they do, and still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it simply: by the lives they lead." -- Edith Wharton Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 10, 2011
Thursday 110210
CrossFit Santa Cruz steps into the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot, on the 10th anniversary of the first CrossFit workout published on the internet. Affiliate Owners: Hollis Molloy, Danielle and Leif Edmundson. Affiliate Since: CrossFit Santa Cruz was the first affiliate. My sister and I started coaching in 2005 and took over ownership January 2009. Location: Santa Cruz, California. Square Footage: 3,500 sf. Number of Members: Over 100. Number of Trainers? 6 (4 women, 2 men). Describe your gym culture in one word: Legit. Continue reading "Thursday 110210"Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 9, 2011
Wednesday 110209
Chi-town CrossFit (IL). "Micro-Environments" from Practice CrossFit (OH). What CrossFit question are you dying to know the answer to? Did you know about this? That's a pretty cool set of prizes . . . Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 8, 2011
Tuesday 110208
Donna of Motor City CrossFit (MI). 2011 CrossFit Games Open Qualifiers start in March. Are you planning to host at your affiliate? Or travel to another venue? Or both? Matt and Cherie Chan of CrossFit Verve (CO) talk about hosting the Open. CrossFit Morristown and Guerrilla Fitness prepare to host the Open in their part of New Jersey. "If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are." -- John W. Gardner Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 7, 2011
Monday 110207
Charity at Catalyst CrossFit (Canada) deadlifts 300lbs (at a bodyweight of 132). Anthony Bainbridge at CrossFit Fredericton (Canada) deadlifts 615lbs (at a bodyweight of 168lbs): Video. Affiliate Question: How often do you put deadlifts into your programming? "10 Mistakes That Small Businesses Make Over and Over" from Open Forum. "My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging." -- Hank Aaron Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 6, 2011
Sunday 110206
Got flexibility? Kat Malkowych of Stay Strong CrossFit (MI). "Consistency" by HyperFit USA (MI). "Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either." -- Albert Einstein Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 5, 2011
Saturday 110205
CrossFit H-Town steps into the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot. Affiliate Owner: Theo Tsekouras. Affiliate Since: July 1, 2010. Location: Houston, TX. Square Footage: 234 SF. Number of Members? 40. Number of Trainers? 3 trainers (2 male, 1 female). Describe your gym culture in one word: Fan-Effing-Tastic. Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 4, 2011
Friday 110204
Today's Tip: Don't write a sign when you're hungry. (Courtesy of CrossFit Warwick, NY.) "It's Not You. Actually, It IS You" from Operator CrossFit (FL). "What Is Facebook, Really?" from the Harvard Business Review. "If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you." -- Muhammad Ali Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 3, 2011
Thursday 110203
Rowing right out of your shoes at King CrossFit (WA). Affiliate Question: Do you ever set the damper for your members during the WOD? Or do you always allow them to pick their own damper setting? Sometimes, simple words/photo/design communicate very effectively: CrossFit Amundson (CA). "There are 45 reps in 'Fran.' That's 45 opportunities to reinvent yourself." -- Kelly Starrett Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 2, 2011
Wednesday 110202
Stretching at the "Ice Monster" Games held recently at CrossFit 305 (FL). "True Story" over at CrossFit Fort Lauderdale (FL). "How To Break Up With a Business Partner" from Open Forum. "Courage is the power to let go of the familiar." -- Mary Byrant Posted by Lisbeth at
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February 1, 2011
Tuesday 110201
Desert CrossFit (CA). "Spread the Community Love" from Shoreline CrossFit (CT). Affiliate Question: Cliques among your membership. Inevitable? Or destructive? "9 Tips on Kicking . . ." by Zach Even-Esh of CrossFit Underground (NJ) The Feb Painstorm is here . . . Posted by Lisbeth at
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