Monday 110531

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CrossFit Fire (IL).

Affiliate Question: Ever have a trainer (or member) encourage your members to work out someplace else on a regular basis, like their garage? Is this just fun, or is it something to worry about?

"CrossFit As a Magnifying Glass?" from Shoreline CrossFit (CT).

"The Trouble With the Echo Chamber Online" from the New York Times.

"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space." -- Johnny Cash

Monday 110530

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The Canada West Regionals at the Reebok CrossFit Games.

"Memorial Day" from CrossFit West Santa Cruz (CA).

"Ten Simple Privacy Tricks Everyone Should Use" from Lifehacker.

"There's no use talking about the problem unless you talk about the solution." -- Betty Williams

Sunday 110529

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The Third Annual Memorial Day Weekend "Murph" WOD at Graham CrossFit (WA).

"CrossFit Infiltrates Ann Gargula's Life" from CrossFit Relentless (CT).

"The Importance of Character" from Open Forum.

"Nothing will work unless you do." -- Maya Angelou

Saturday 110528

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CrossFit Nation enters the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Affiliate Name: CrossFit Nation.

Affiliate Owner: Leah Van Hoose.

Affiliate Since: Feb 2008.

Location: Easton, Maryland.

Square Footage: 3,000 sf and looking to spread out more.

Number of Members? 50 and growing!

Number of Trainers? 1 male/1 female . . . couple in the wings.

Describe your gym culture in one word: Life-changing.

Friday 110527

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CrossFit 321 (ME).

"The Most Dangerous Man in American Healthcare" from Random Thoughts from a Restless Mind.

"How to Help Friends and Not Alienate People" from Steve's Blog.

"What Are You Doing About It" from CrossFit Lisbeth.

"It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else." -- Erma Bombeck

Thursday 110526

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CrossFit CapOp (Canada).

Affiliate Question: Have you ever had to toss a member from a WOD?

"Spice It Up" from CrossFit South Bay (CA).

"How Can I Promote My Business?" by Conan O'Brien for 30 Second MBA.

"Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life." -- Jackie Robinson

Wednesday 110525

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CrossFit Mission Gorge enters the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Affiliate Name: CrossFit Mission Gorge

Affiliate Owner: Ian McHugh & Geo Rockwell.

Affiliate Since: November 2009.

Location: San Diego, CA.

Square Footage: 3000.

Number of Members? Approx. 130.

Number of Trainers? 4 Male/2 Female.

Describe your gym culture in one word: Community.

Tuesday 110524

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Red Shed CrossFit at Hanging Rock (NC).

Affiliates: Interested in getting featured on the Affiliate Snapshot? Send us an email (use the button in the right sidebar) and we'll tell you how your box could be featured.

"The Expertise Trap" from Don't Buy Ads.

"You Don't Know (the) Squat" and other writings over on Jimmi's Blog at CrossFit Division (Canada).

"There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose." -- Garth Stein

Monday 110523

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CrossFit Fire Base (FL).

Affiliate Question: Do you sell anything besides training and t-shirts? Why or why not?

"Mashable's Pete Cashmore on Persistence" from Entrepreneur.

"To change one's life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions." -- William James

Sunday 110522

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Valley CrossFit (CA).

"Confidence" from CrossFit Inferno (CA).

"We've Been Fed a Pyramid Built of Processed Food Bricks" from Balanced Bites.

"Fields are won by those who believe in the winning." -- Thomas Wolfe

Saturday 110521

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CrossFit Full Throttle (AZ).

"Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?" in From Couch to Coach.

"The New Rules of Building Customer Loyalty" from Inc.

"We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us." -- Marcel Proust

Friday 110520

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CrossFit Crave (OH).

The Workouts for the Reebok CrossFit Games Regionals have been announced.

CrossFit Conquer (CO) takes on the Red Rock Relay.

"One Runner's Suffering Is Another's Inspiration" from the New York Times.

"Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer." -- Josh Billings

Thursday 110519

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CrossFit Vancouver on vacation in New Zealand.

"CrossFit As a Tool" from CrossFit Nation (MD).

"Who Fits In These Jeans?" from Modern Athena.

"It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters." -- Evander Holyfield

Wednesday 110518

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CrossFit Liberation (VA).

Affiliate Scenario: You work hard but don't worry too much about the publicity end of things. Form first, Facebook later. Your neighboring box is a becoming a media and social media ninja though, while his training appears to be second-rate. You know you should wait him out and let the customers be the judge, but you worry that folks think his kind of CrossFit is the real deal. Should you counter his moves or just breathe deep and concentrate on your own folks only?

"Daigle's Got Mo' Problems" from the CrossFit Games.

Deadline is TONIGHT for Regionals registration. Register by Wed at 1700 PDT or hold your peace forever!

"Health is the first muse, and sleep is the condition to produce it." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tuesday 110517

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CrossFit 757 (VA) at the Statue of Liberty.

"Just Breathe" from Shoreline CrossFit (CT).

"No Damsels in Distress" from CrossFit Lisbeth.

Affiliate Question: When you run a Nutrition Challenge within your box, what's the best way to do it? 30 days/60 days/90 days? And what's the single best piece of advice that you give to members?

"You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong." -- Abraham Lincoln

Monday 110516

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"Beat the Streets" at Steve's Club (NJ).

"The Difference of Being Strong and Acting Strong" from Practice CrossFit (OH).

"Unringing the Bell" from CrossFit Montgomery County (MD).

"A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment." -- John Wooden

Sunday 110515

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20 rep back squats at CrossFit Alpharetta (GA).

"My CrossFit Journey" by Nancy of CrossFit Iota (UT).

"Why Entrepreneurs Should Take Sick Days" from Inc.

"Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal." -- Mike Ditka

Saturday 110514

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CrossFit 580 (CA).

"Pageant Chest, Sandbags, and Prissy" from Sierra@Darden.

"Why Passion and Generosity Matter in Marketing" from Open Forum.

"There is no substitute for learning to live in our bodies. All the tests and all the machines in the world will fail if we do not first become good animals." -- Dr. George Sheehan

Friday 110513

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SnoRidge CrossFit (WA).

"Because of CrossFit" by champion shooter (and L1 trainer at CrossFit Fort Worth) Athena Lee.

A video featuring Windy City CrossFit athletes: "Breathe"

"Why I Don't Like Your Brand on Facebook" from Fast Company.

"The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment, it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone." -- Orison Swett Marden

Thursday 110512

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CrossFit Infernal (AZ) enters the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Affiliate Name: CrossFit Infernal.

Affiliate Owner: Chuck Harris, Greg Santilli & Dave Switzer.

Affiliate Since: Feb. 2011.

Location: Chandler, AZ.

Square Footage: approximately 3500.

Number of Members? Approximately 60.

Number of Trainers? 4 male.

Describe your gym culture in one word: Growing.

Wednesday 110511

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CrossFit Crave (OH).

"Skinny Fat" from CrossFit South Bay (CA).

"How Top CEOs Cope With Constant Stress": a video from the Harvard Business Review.

"What's Behind the Food Photography Trend?" from Mashable.

"The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the great and the insignificant, is energy -- invincible determination -- a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory." -- Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton

Tuesday 110510

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CrossFit 671 (Guam).

Affiliate Question: If your members are using lifting shoes to do "Fran", are they a little overattached to their gear?

"Awareness" from Kitsap CrossFit (WA).

"CrossFit and the Tough Mudder" from CrossFit Lisbeth.

"Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others." -- Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday 110509

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The first-ever CrossFit LEO Summit.

CrossFit Scottsdale in the news with "A Special Place to Stay Fit."

"For All You May Babies" from CrossFit Zone (Canada).

"Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sunday 110508

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CrossFit Herzliya (Israel).

"Take Care of Your Mustang" from Shoreline CrossFit (CT).

"Steve Jobs On the Difference Between a Vice-President and a Janitor" from Business Insider.

"You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit." -- Vince Lombardi

Saturday 110507

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CrossFit Motiv8 (Canada)

"Festivus Success" from Going From the Outside In.

"Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail." -- Marva Collins

Friday 110506

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CrossFit San Leandro (CA).

"Do You Live In a Food Desert?": a map from Good.

"Powerful Sentence Starter: So That . . ." from Idea Sandbox.

"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." -- Earl Weaver

Thursday 110505

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CrossFit Iota (UT).

Quick Test: On your blog, can you find your contact button (or email address) within 10 seconds?

"Love It or Hate It: Social Media's Here to Stay" by Gary Vaynerchuk on Success Video.

"Don't Just Sit There" from CrossFit L.A.

"The demon that you can swallow gives you its power, and the greater life's pain, the greater life's reply." -- Joseph Campbell

Wednesday 110504

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CrossFit Redding (CA).

"Definitions of 'Fit' and 'Fitness' Vary From Person to Person" from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

"The Psychology of Loot" from the Psychology of Video Games.

"You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within himself." -- Galileo

Tuesday 110503

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CrossFit Hustle (KY).

Affiliate Question: What's the craziest thing you've done to get attention for your box?

"Rebuild" from Triangle CrossFit (NC).

"Richard Branson on Attention to Detail" from Entrepreneur.

"Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them, they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight." -- Orison Swett Marden

Monday 110502

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CrossFit JAX (FL).

"Purpose of CrossFit" from CrossFit Sweat Shop (CA).

"Recovery" and "Get Lighter" from CrossFit Lisbeth.

"When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." -- George Washington Carver

Sunday 110501

The May Painstorm, courtesy of Kempie at CrossFit Northeast England:

Max unbroken reps Ground To Overhead 75% bodyweight.

Within 1 minute start:

15 rounds for time
3 HSPU
6 swings, 24kg
9 squats

Within 1 minute after completion:

Do same number of reps of GTOH 75% bw.

Post total time, max reps and load to comments.