Archive for November, 2009
Not opening on December 1, but making progress!
CrossFit 206 is not ready to open in the garage tomorrow as we’d hoped in earlier weeks. Work on the garage continues. As soon as it’s done, we will move in some gear and open the doors to you. At that point I’ll send an email notice to everyone who’s asked to be on the [...]
CrossFit 101 talk by Coach Greg Glassman
Even after years of immersion in CrossFit and several certifications, Coach Greg Glassman’s talk was really inspiring. It took my mind back to the fundamentals: why we’ve continued as CrossFitters and trainers, what we want for not just our clients but for our whole society, why we’re so passionate when we talk about the deadlift, and so on. Here are a few excerpts from my notes.
Want to get started training in the garage gym?
Jim and friends are making great progress on remodeling the garage gym in their spare time. They’ve raised the ceiling and insulated and are starting to drywall next week. We’re excited, but we’re not going to open there until it’s all finished and clean and shiny. We don’t want you breathing sawdust. So when’s opening [...]
Five years passed in the time it takes for a barbell to hit the ground
Today is my last day as an employee at CrossFit Seattle. Dave and Nancy and their whole gym community are, more than any career or hobby I’ve ever had, the people who inspired me to do my best and to be my best self. Their training and inspiration is what led us to open CrossFit [...]
Tom is off to CrossFit Level 1 certification
Tom has been a great student of CrossFit and has had stellar results personally with his fitness and flexibility. This weekend Tom will get one more credential, the Level 1 CrossFit trainer certification. Go Tom! He will be a programming mastermind at CrossFit 206 and develop a role as a trainer as his availability allows.
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Now you can become a fan of CrossFit 206 on Facebook by clicking the Facebook box on the left side of the home page. Would you want to see CF 206 blog entries on that page? Is it easier to read them there? I initially used the RSS feed to push all the blog entries [...]
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