Wednesday 110831

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Ashley, 19, deadlifts 305lbs at CrossFit Fredericton (Canada).

"Stand With Us: Fight Gone Bad 6" from CrossFit L.A.

"The 29th Anniversary of Email" from The Next Web.

"World's Biggest Swing" from Holy Kaw.

"The average man doesn't want to be free. He wants to be safe." -- H.L. Mencken

Tuesday 110830

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Beachside CrossFit (CA).

"No Mind" from Brick CrossFit (CA).

"Periodization, Burnout, CrossFit & Balance" from Fletcher Fitness.

"5 Tips Today's Entrepreneurs Can Learn From J.K. Rowling" from Open Forum.

"Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself." -- Henry James

Monday 110829

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CrossFit Cedar Park enters the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Affiliate Name: CrossFit Cedar Park.

Affiliate Owner: David Tillman.

Affiliate Since: September 1, 2007.

Location: Cedar Park, Texas (North Austin).

Square Footage: 3700 SF.

Number of Members? 160 and growing fast.

Number of Trainers? 4 Male and 6 Female.

Describe your gym culture in one word: Family.

Sunday 110828

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CrossFit Liberation (VA).

"The Future of CrossFit" from CrossFit Hustle (KY).

"This Guy Sent Me an Email So I Decided to Grade It" from the Oatmeal.

"As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm. Jump. It is not as wide as you think." -- Joseph Campbell

Saturday 110827

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Pat (60 years old) from CrossFit Mercer (NJ).

"25 Beautiful Women and 2 Frantic Photographers" from Jordan Matter.

"Disrupt Yourself" from the Harvard Business Review.

"In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current." -- Thomas Jefferson

Friday 110826

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The 2011 CrossFit Affiliate Summer Gathering at Big Sky, Montana.

"Focus and Commitment" from CrossFit West Santa Cruz (CA).

"Living a Lie . . . My Truth" from Adrien Rudesal.

"Steve Jobs's Best Quotes" from the Wall Street Journal.

"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." -- Steve Jobs

Thursday 110825

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"Cari Klindenst (a wounded warrior) painted a canvas to represent her view of Hero WODs and help raise money for a local art program. She said, 'The flag represents the United States. The heart shows the love we have for our brothers and sisters in arms and it's yellow to signify their deployment. The weight brings it all together to represent the Hero WODs in CrossFit.' Cari is a true inspiration to us here because 3 years ago she had a 13% change to survive a brain aneurysm and now she is CrossFitting." -- CrossFit Fayetteville (AR)

"Fight Gone Bad: Why Bother" from Andy Petranek of CrossFit LA.

"Darn You, Annie Sakamoto!" from CrossFit Proper (CA).

"The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge, while an ordinary man takes everything as a blessing or as a curse." -- Don Juan

Wednesday 110824

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What's the story? Outlaw CrossFit (VA).

"Do What You Love" from CrossFit South Bay (CA).

Again Faster hits the Inc 500 List.

"Disrupt Yourself" from the Harvard Business Review.

"Cowards do not count in battle; they are there, but not in it." -- Euripedes

Tuesday 110823

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CrossFit Northern Ireland.

"Life Is Not a Drive-Thru" from CrossFit Fire (IL).

"Transparency vs. Anonymity" from Holy Kaw.

"Six Twitter Changes You Should Know About" from Ragan's PR Daily.

"Quit counting fans, followers and blog subscribers like bottle caps. Think, instead, about what you're hoping to achieve with and through the community that actually cares about what you're doing." -- Amber Naslund

Monday 110822

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CrossFit Catalyst (Canada).

"More Than a Gym" from CrossFit Medina (OH).

"The Three Secret Keys to Success" from CrossFit Hustle (KY).

"The Neuroscience of Change -- Or How to Reset Your Brain" from Open Forum.

"You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you." -- Mary Tyler Moore

Sunday 110821

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Jeremy Mullins of CrossFit Thunder pulls a truck at the 2011 CrossFit Affiliate Summer Gathering at Big Sky, Montana.

"What Runs Through Your Mind?" from Shoreline CrossFit (CT).

"Groupon Doomed By Too Much of a Good Thing" from the Harvard Business Review.

"Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better." -- Bill Bradley

Saturday 110820

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Kitsap CrossFit at the 2011 CrossFit Affiliate Summer Gathering in Big Sky, Montana.

"Get Rid of Your Ego" from Life Out of the Box.

"From a Coach's Perspective" from Compete Every Day.

"I will prepare and some day my chance will come." -- Abraham Lincoln

Friday 110819

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CrossFit Fast Factory (MN).

"Rest Days!" from Cynergy CrossFit (MA).

"The Four Agreements With a CrossFit Twist" from CrossFit Mission Gorge (CA).

"Why Instagram Works" from Gigaom.

"The time at our disposal each day is elastic; the passions we feel dilate it, those that inspire us shrink it, and habit fills it." -- Marcel Proust

Thursday 110818

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JD of CrossFit 757 (VA) on Champlain Mountain (ME).

"CrossFit: One Year Later" from The Five Tribe.

"What I Have Learned After One Year of CrossFit" from CrossFit Strong (TX).

"The Truck Driver You Flipped Off? Let Me Tell You His Story" from the Star Tribune.

"The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it." -- Francis Bacon

Wednesday 110817

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CrossFit Rampage (TN).

"Frat Dog" from Southern Maryland CrossFit (MD).

"Out of the Coma, Back to the Office" from Inc.

"101 Revolutionary Ways to Be Healthy" from Revolutionary Act.

"It is a low benefit to give me something; it is a high benefit to enable me to do somewhat of myself." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tuesday 110816

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World's Fittest Baby?

"The Mental Aspect of the 2011 CrossFit Games" from Fletcher Fitness.

"Cherry Picking, Ducking, and Avoiding WODs" from CPM Fitness.

"How to Join the Influencer Club" from Small Biz Trends.

"'Cause in here, we go for the gusto. We push through the fatigue and pain and sweat and keep moving until time is called. Then we show up and do it again the next day. And the next. Because we've found the people who think like we do and the work that we love. And we're the crazy ones?" -- Brian Watts (CrossFit New Haven)

Monday 110815

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CrossFit Advantage steps into the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Affiliate Name: CrossFit Advantage.

Affiliate Owner: Cody Looney.

Affiliate Since: December 2008.

Location: Mukilteo, Washington.

Square Footage: 8,000 SF.

Number of Members? 130.

Number of Trainers? 8 male/5 female.

Describe your gym culture in one word: AWESOME.

Sunday 110814

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Ancient City CrossFit (FL).

"Training Vs. Competition" from CrossFit Silver Spring (MD).

Helping Ted Hoyt at CrossFit Mission Gorge (CA).

"Facebook Is Offensive. Twitter Is Offensive. You Offend Me" from Design Spike.

"I don't set out to offend or shock, but I also don't do anything to avoid it." -- Sarah Silverman

Saturday 110813

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CrossFit Iota (UT).

"The Barbell Hates Skinny" from CrossFit Lisbeth.

"Don't Fear The WOD" from CrossFit Bartlett (TN).

"Are You Instructing, or Impacting?" from Practice CrossFit (OH).

"The people who want to impact others the most are never looking to make the world a more comfortable place. They are looking to make the world a better place. Comfort does not equal better." -- Josh Bunch

Friday 110812

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Amy at CrossFit Rockwall (TX), doing a ring dip a few weeks ago. She gave birth this week.

"My Friends Won't CrossFit" from CrossFit Red (CO).

"Chalk It Up" from Harbor City CrossFit (FL).

"To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone." - Reba McEntire

Thursday 110811

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CrossFit Brussels enters the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Affiliate Name: CrossFit Brussels.

Affiliate Owner: Vincent Stautemas-Geoffrey Vilers-Yoann Vanbeek

Affiliate Since: 01 April 2010.

Location: Brussels in Belgium.

Square Footage: 8200 square feet.

Number of Members? 280 members and still expanding.

Number of Trainers? 7 men. No women at the moment but we will have 2 women coaches in September.

Describe your gym culture in one word: Devotion (to the clients).

Wednesday 110810

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CrossFit Strongtown (CT).

"Neurodynamics, AKA Meat and Wire" from CrossFit South Bay (CA).

"For Better Grades, Try Gym Class" from the New York Times.

"Burning Runner: An Inside Look Into CrossFit Culture" from Competitor.

"Get over it." -- Kathy Glassman

Tuesday 110809

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CrossFit Threshold (FL).

"Steve Jobs: Get Rid of the Crappy Stuff" from Forbes.

Affiliate Question : Look around your gym. Is there something you should get rid of?

"Dear CrossFitter: Be Kinder to Yourself" from Life As a Plate.

"One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself." -- Lucille Ball

Monday 110808

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CrossFit Milford (CT).

"Engage Your Competition" from CrossFit Hustle (KY).

"Tips and Tricks for Starting (or Restarting) Low-Carb, Pt I" from Dr. Michael Eades.

"How to Land the Perfect Space" from Open Forum.

"Shut your eyes and see." -- James Joyce

Sunday 110807

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CrossFit 480 enters the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Affiliate Name: CrossFit 480.

Affiliate Owner: Derek Kneadler and Brian Gubernick.

Location: Scottsdale, AZ.

Affiliate Since: Apr 2011.

Number of Members: 48.

Number of Trainers: 2.

Sq Footage: 3,100.

Describe your gym culture in one word: Accountability.

Saturday 110806

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Graham CrossFit (WA) at their second annual Cowbell Games Fundraiser.

"A Daymaker" from CrossFit Elevate (TX).

"The Unselfish Gene" from the Harvard Business Review.

"No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you." -- Wilma Rudolph

Friday 110805

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The judges wait for athletes to emerge from the ocean in Santa Monica at the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games.

BIG thanks to the volunteers who helped run the Games this year! Who are these folks? Everyone from affiliate owners of places like CrossFit Flagstaff, Sport of Fitness CrossFit, Practice CrossFit, CrossFit San Elijo (and more in the photo above) to garage CrossFitters and other folks. Thank you!

"Reeducating the Future" from Shoreline CrossFit (CT).

"What I Learned From a Mouse with Big Ears" from Open Forum.

"People, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed." -- Audrey Hepburn

Thursday 110804

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CrossFit Mukilteo (WA).

"Setting the Example with a Smile" from Compete Every Day.

"The Body Debate: Can a Woman Be Too Buff?" from Bliss Tree.

Affiliate Question: Does it ever get tiring -- this feeling that we are different than the mainstream? Or is it exhilarating?

"To keep from decaying, to be a winner, the athlete must accept pain--not only accept it, but look for it, live with it, learn not to fear it." -- Dr. George Sheehan

Wednesday 110803

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CrossFit Aspire enters the CrossFit Affiliate Snapshot.

Affiliate Name: CrossFit Aspire.

Affiliate Owners: Justin & Alycia McGinley.

Affiliate Since: June, 2010 (garage gym). Opened a box in January 2011.

Location: Cherry Hill, NJ

Square Footage: 2,000 SF.

Number of Members? 65 and growing.

Number of Trainers? 2 full-time trainers (1 male, 1 female), and 2 part-time trainers (1 male, 1 female).

Describe your gym culture in one word: Welcoming.

Tuesday 110802

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Brick CrossFit (CA) in the finals of the CrossFit Affiliate Cup at the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games.

A simple way to get started: "Give It Up" from Triangle CrossFit (NC).

Breaking it down simply for you: "A Brief History of the CrossFit Games" from Breaking Muscle.

"The Games this year were of a completely different order of magnitude then the previous ones . . . Whatever you need to do to attend the Games next year, 2012, get on it now." -- Sam Radetsky, CrossFit West Santa Cruz.

Monday 110801

The August Painstorm (courtesy of CrossFit Northeast England):

5 rounds of:

Row 500m
100 feet walking lunges with 1/2 body weight
Run 400m
100 feet traveling burpees