Thursday 110331

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Iron Major CrossFit steps into the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Affiliate Name: Iron Major CrossFit.

Affiliate Owner: None: we are a non-profit military affiliate, run by a rotating, unofficial committee.

Affiliate Since: March 28, 2009.

Location: Fort Leavenworth, KS.

Square Footage: 6500 sf (In an Army-owned, open-to-all facility).

Number of Members? Unknown, as we have no membership rolls or rosters, but have 50-60 regular daily participants and surge to over 75/day.

Number of Trainers?(Male/Female) Approximately 20 regularly-contributing Level-1s (16 males/4 females); multiple trainers with USAW certifications and CF Specialty certifications; 1 Level-2 instructor.

Describe your gym culture in one word: Inclusive.

Wednesday 110330

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CrossFit Cleveland (OH).

Affiliate Scenario: Whining. Lately, it seems everyone whines about everything. The workout, the hours, the coaches, the weather, etc. You want to say "Quit it!" but you don't want to lose members. What do you do?

"Keep Your Head in the Game" by Lauren Plumey at Shoreline CrossFit (CT).

"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water." -- Rabindranath Tagore

Tuesday 110329

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CrossFit: Scalable. (CrossFit Envy in CA.)

"Find Out What You've Got" from CrossFit Lisbeth.

The 2011 CrossFit Games Update on the Open Show premieres Tuesday night. Watch it for answers to some of your top questions about the Open.

Coach Glassman talks about the place of "The Blog" in today's world.

"Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain." -- Joseph Campbell

Monday 110328

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CrossFit Rochester steps into the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Affiliate Name: CrossFit Rochester.

Affiliate Owner: Joe Celso.

Affiliate Since: December 2006.

Location: Right now we're in Fairport, NY (suburb of Rochester) . . . might be moving soon.

Square Footage: 1700.

Number of Members? A little over 100.

Number of Trainers? 1 full-time, 4 part-time (2 male / 3 female).

Describe your gym culture in one word: Supportive.

Most used piece of gear in your gym? We spread the love pretty well, but I think the barbells get used the most.

Sunday 110327

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Farewell to Jimmy: Cynergy CrossFit (MA) with a Tribute to a Friend.

"You Can Do It" from CrossFit West Santa Cruz (CA).

"How Objections to Social Media Are Killing Your Business" from Open Forum.

"Snatch grip deadlifts for my mother? Split jerks? Overhead squats? Virtually unheard of. But CrossFit has changed all that. It has opened up whole new worlds to everyone, but especially to women and the middle aged and above." -- Sam Radetsky

Saturday 110326

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Maggie Dabe (owner of CrossFit Reston) at the 2011 CrossFit Games Open in NOVA.

"Mike Ran" from Alamo CrossFit (TX).

"5 Reasons to Find a New Business Partner" from Inc.

"The good teacher discovers the natural gifts of his pupils and liberates them by the stimulating influence of the inspiration that he can impart. The true leader makes his followers twice the men they were before." -- Stephen Neill

Friday 110325

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Getting ready to do "Murph" at CrossFit Catalyst (Canada).

Read "Stop Mixing Business With Pleasure" from the Harvard Business Review. Does it apply to CrossFit affiliates? If so, how? And if not, why not?

"Who the Hell is Fran?" from 21-15-9: My Year with Fran.

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one." -- Mark Twain

Thursday 110324

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Captain CrossFit (AZ).

2011 CrossFit Summer Affiliate Gathering in Big Sky Montana! Watch the video. Register here. Don't miss out. This is going to be a good one . . .

Legs cramping in the Los Angeles marathon? Throw away your running shoes and finish. Read "Brian vs. the Los Angeles Marathon" from CrossFit Pasadena (CA).

"The difference between one man and another is not mere ability: it is energy." -- Thomas Arnold

Wednesday 110323

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LaLanne Fitness (CA).

Affiliate Question: What do you do when folks leave the place a mess?

"Is There Crying in CrossFit?" from CrossFit LA.

"Choices" from My Ignition.

"Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tuesday 110322

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CrossFit 701 steps into the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Affiliate Owners: Allison Hennings & Nate Keller.

Affiliate Since: October 2010.

Location: Fargo, ND.

Square Footage: 2700.

Number of Members: 70+.

Number of Trainers: 2 (1 female, 1 male).

Describe your Gym Culture in one word: Supportive.

Monday 110321

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CrossFit Fire (IL).

Game Face or Rally Cry: Got a good one? Post it!

"Unzip" from Hyperfit USA (MI).

"Working Out For Two" from Westlake CrossFit (TX).

"Saying over and over to yourself you're a winner is splashing water into the face of a thirsty man but not letting him drink any. Saying over and over to yourself exactly why you will win is drinking from the never ending fountain of success." -- Josh Bunch, Practice CrossFit

Sunday 110320

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Sam Vernon competes in the CrossFit Games Open Workout #1 at CrossFit New Zealand.

Heads up: Deadline Extension in Week One of the 2011 CrossFit Games Open.

"The weights and the walls come together in an almost mystical experience. It becomes a family." -- Greg Glassman

Saturday 110319

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CrossFit Fort Meade (MD).

"Mindfulness of the Movement and the Now" from CrossFit West Santa Cruz (CA).

"Learning From the Customer" from Inc.

"Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition -- in having put forth the best within you." -- Henry J. Kaiser

Friday 110318

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Outlaw CrossFit (VA).

"Drop-ins" from the Pink Doughnut blog of Alamo CrossFit.

"What Are You Looking At?" from Fletcher Fitness.

"Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'" -- Johnny Carson

Thursday 110317

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Cody Looney, owner of CrossFit Advantage (WA), performing WOD #1 of the 2011 CrossFit Games Open.

48" Tire Jump by CrossFit Full Throttle (AZ).

Triangle CrossFit brought their members on an undisclosed Field Trip. Ever do something like that with your members?

"To watch somebody go to the edge of what they're capable of is incredibly rewarding." -- Tony Budding in "History of the CrossFit Games."

Wednesday 110316

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CrossFit Full Throttle (AZ).

"Being Bouncy" from CrossFit South Bay (CA).

"Is Twitter Dividing the Happy From The Unhappy?" from Mashable.

"What would life be like if we had no courage to attempt anything?" -- Vincent Van Gogh

Tuesday 110315

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Finally, it's springtime and the door is rolled up again at CrossFit Providence (RI).

The 2011 CrossFit Games Open starts tonight. Anybody else feel like it's Christmas Eve?

"All In" from CrossFit Lisbeth.

"The Question Is Not How Many Followers: It's What You Do With Those You Have" from the Social Customer.

"If man does his best, what else is there?" -- General George S. Patton

Monday 110314

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Betsy, 78 years young and celebrating her one year anniversary at CrossFit Ocean City (MD).

Do you recognize CrossFit "anniversaries" in any way? Or is it hard enough to keep up with the holidays and/or birthdays?

The 2011 CrossFit Games start tomorrow with the beginning of the Open Competition. Last chance to sign up and participate!

"Nine Things Successful People Do Differently" from the Harvard Business Review.

"We must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and indulgence. The rest I look upon as a mere crowd, lively or sad, loyal or corrupt, from whom there is nothing to be expected but fleeting emotions, either pleasant or unpleasant, which leave no trace behind them." -- Sarah Bernhardt

Sunday 110313

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At the CrossFit Coaches Prep Course held at CrossFit Milford (CT).

"Why Do You CrossFit?" from CrossFit Salvation (FL).

"Assuming Goodwill" from Seth Godin.

"The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools." -- Confucius

Saturday 110312

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Larry at CrossFit Ocean Isle Beach (NC).

"You Had A Bad Day" from Shoreline CrossFit (CT).

"All Open Athletes Must Register On the Games Site" from 2011 CrossFit Games.

"Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live." -- Norman Cousins

Friday 110311

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CrossFit So Ill (in Illinois).

"Confucius a CrossFitter?" from CrossFit Fresno (CA).

"Sleep is More Important Than Food" from the Harvard Business Review.

"What We Can't Shut Up About" from CrossFit Lisbeth.

"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained." -- Marie Curie

Thursday 110310

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CrossFit Akron steps into the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Owner: Brian Parana/Josh Felber.

Affiliate Since: July 10, 2010/Opened Oct 10.

Location: Akron, Ohio.

Square Footage: 2400 sf.

Number of Members? 70.

Number of Trainers? 2 male /1 female (swim coach).

Describe your gym culture in one word: Community.

Wednesday 110309

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Champlain Valley CrossFit (VT) says good-bye to a friend with a memorial WOD.

"Not Being A . . ." from CrossFit Virtuosity (NY).

Over 400 affiliates registered already for the 2011 CrossFit Games Open. Have you?

"The time your game is most vulnerable is when you're ahead, never let up." -- Rod Laver

Tuesday 110308

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CrossFit Tallahassee (FL).

Alamo CrossFit (and owner Rick Martinez) receive a special award: Read and watch.

"Side Stitches?" from the New York Times.

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are." -- Bernice Johnson Reagon

Monday 110307

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CrossFit Velocity (UK).

"CrossFit and the Arnold Sports Festival" from Practice CrossFit (OH).

Affiliate Question: Groupon? Social Living? What's your opinion on these deals? Are they good for CrossFit affiliates or not? Have you done one? Would you recommend it to another affiliate?

"Are Carbs More Addictive Than Cocaine?" from Details.

"The facts fairly and honestly presented; truth will take care of itself." -- William Allen White

Sunday 110306

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Gina at CrossFit 203 (CT).

"All The Things You'd Never Do" by CrossFit Fire (IL).

"FML" from Meditations in a Tool Shed.

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." -- William James

Saturday 110305

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Robin Maier (owner of CrossFit Regina in Canada) refuses to let an injury stop her from kettlebell swings.

Blogs in the CrossFit world: A CrossFit Coach and A CrossFit Bride.

"The Ceiling" from RK CrossFit (TN).

"No one ever excused his way to success." -- Dave Del Dotto

Friday 110304

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Wasatch CrossFit (UT).

CrossFit NYC offers discounted memberships to those folks who attend a CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Course.

"Four Ways to Block Brand Competition" from Inc.

"Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick." -- George Leonard

Thursday 110303

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Pump CrossFit (NJ).

Also in NJ but now a nationwide program: Steve's Club.

CrossFit Gulf Coast (FL) decides to take on human trafficking with their Winter Throwdown.

Affiliate Question: What do you consider to be "trainer duties"? Coaching, opening/closing the box, mopping, emptying trash, restocking the water, cleaning the bathroom: All, some, or only one?

"Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not." -- Dr. George Sheehan

Wednesday 110302

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CrossFit Base (Australia) at the Warrior Dash.

"The CrossFit Games Are Stupid" by CrossFit Montgomery County (MD).

"Thank Up" from Don't Buy Ads.

The March Painstorm is here . . .

Tuesday 110301

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CrossFit Solana Beach (CA).

"Warning" from HyperFit USA (MI).

"How To Not Get Hurt Doing CrossFit" from CrossFit Aspire (NJ).

Affiliate Question: Directly contacting the members of other CrossFit affiliates in order to sell your training services -- cool or uncool?

"While intelligent people can often simplify the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple." -- Gerald W Grumet