Affiliation

Kristopher Germain, a new affiliate owner, and Olympic-lifting expert/CrossFit athlete Sage Burgener joined Justin on Episode 92 of CrossFit Radio, webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.

1:42 New affiliate owner Kristopher Germain joined us for the second installment in a series where we follow his progress as he starts a new affiliate. Kris updated us on what’s transpired with his affiliate over the last four weeks… Continue Reading

Jonny and Helen (Helzy) Smyth are the co-owners of Elite 400/CrossFit Northern Ireland, and they opened their box the day after returning from a Level 1 Cert in Manchester, England. At the cert, they asked Coach Greg Glassman to select the very first workout for the new affiliate, and he chose Fight Gone Bad. Nicole Carroll chose Fran for Day 2.

After an aggressive start in the middle of 2008, CrossFit Northern Ireland hosted… Continue Reading

Passionate CrossFitters have questions about the growth of the movement. Alec Hanson believes existing affiliates need to spend less time worrying and more time pursuing excellence and virtuosity.

The following open letter was posted Oct. 7, 2009, on the CrossFit Discussion Board as part of a thread titled “Huge Decline in Quality.” It is reformatted and reprinted here with the author’s permission.

An Open Letter Regarding CrossFit

My… Continue Reading

Alec Hanson, owner of CrossFit Costa Mesa, and Steve Richards, firefighter and owner of CrossFit 2260, both appeared on Episode 89 of CrossFit Radio, webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.

1:32 Affiliate owner Alec Hanson commented on a recent debate on the CrossFit Discussion Board in which some people said too many trainers with Level 1 certification only are opening affiliates and flooding the market with boxes. Hanson spoke about how… Continue Reading

Maj. Dave Maxwell of the U.S. Army and Kristopher Germain, a new affiliate owner, both appeared on Episode 88 of CrossFit Radio, webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.

2:00 Maj. Maxwell talked about a new U.S Army initiative that goes hand in hand with CrossFit and Operation Phoenix, as well as the box that’s being created at Fort Leavenworth with the help of the Glassmans, the army… Continue Reading

Hollis Molly of CrossFit Santa Cruz describes how the recent Santa Cruz affiliate competition came about a year and a half after the original CrossFit Santa Cruz moved to CrossFit Camp Pendleton.

The initiation of Operation Phoenix in March 2008 marked the end of the legendary CrossFit HQ, Greg and Lauren Glassman’s gym in Santa Cruz. With all the gear donated to the Marines and the lease up, it seemed as… Continue Reading

CrossFit Central is a great success story, with membership over 500 and revenue approaching $100,000 per month. Jeremy Thiel explains how he was able to use passion, commitment and great service to create a profitable business—and a community.

I founded CrossFit Central along with my sister, Carey Kepler, back in 2006. We were the 150th affiliate, and we were starting from scratch—no clients, no box and no… Continue Reading

CrossFit South Brooklyn started in a park and ended up in a bathhouse.

In this video shot at a Level 1 Cert held Aug. 8-9, 2009, in New York, CrossFit South Brooklyn owner David Osorio explains how he started training in a park but was forced indoors when the weather turned a few months later. He eventually found space in The Brooklyn Lyceum, a century-old building that used to be a bathhouse.

Offering advice to affiliate owners or… Continue Reading