A Colossal mess

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“No, no. I do not have an addiction to suffering. I have an addiction to what the product of suffering is.” — Mat Fraser

When You Don’t Fit in with Your CrossFit Gym’s “New Vision”.

The story.

Late Monday night, a local Utah news station broke news that Colossal CrossFit in Lehi, UT had sent an email to a handful of members kicking them out.

In the letter, owner Nicholas Cole wrote:

“Thank you for being a part of Colossal CrossFit. At this time, we have decided to make large changes to our facility, what it represents, who we hope to help in their fitness and an overall change in vision.

In light of many things that we wish to change and better, we felt your future at our facility would not fit in with our new vision and what we want to achieve.”

After receiving numerous poor reviews and comments, the Colossal CrossFit Facebook page was unpublished, but they’re still getting lit up pretty hard on Google reviews.

Ummmm, ok. So why?

We’re scratching our heads a little too, so we reached out to the owner to see if we could find out more.

He responded, but unfortunately said that he wouldn’t be able to get a full detailed statement before we published, but we’ll be sure to publish when we do.

A Colossal mess.

Two members who were kicked out, however — Dani Warren and Katherine Ashby — spoke to a local news station and said they had been members for more than a year and always paid their dues.

Ashby also wrote a Facebook post to her CrossFit friends explaining her absence: “Dear Friends, I am very sorry to tell you that I have been asked to find another gym and no longer attend Colossal CrossFit. I am also sorry to hear that other friends have been “politely kicked out” as well. I have loved all of the ladies that I had the pleasure of working out with. You have truly been a blessing in my life. I will miss you and hope we can find ways to hangout outside the gym.”

The owner did respond to one of their emails and said: “Unfortunately, it’s going to be hard to understand you just don’t fit with the vision.” 

We’ll keep you updated.

Burpees for Babies.

Catch me up.

When Fiternal CrossFit in Stevens Point, WI heard that member Korryn Dean’s toddler was sick, they did what all good CrossFit gyms do; they planned a fundraiser.

Last weekend, they hosted “Burpees for Broxton,” a community-wide fundraiser for a toddler battling PHACE Syndrome. PHACE is an acronym that refers to a group of abnormal medical findings. When these occur together, doctors can diagnosis PHACE syndrome.

But burpees?

Cute babies are about the only thing that would drive someone to do burpees for fun. And burpees they did. The goal was to raise $10,000 but the community came to play and are well on their way to surpass that amount.

“Doing this for a family so deserving while a little boy benefits from all of us coming together is really what this is all about,” said owner Chelsey Jernberg.

That’s great!

It’s totally great. And baby Broxton’s mom thinks so too.

“It’s just amazing to see this community and how they have been our strength through everything,” Added Broxton mother, Korryn Dean. “The love and support and making sure that we don’t have financial things that we have to worry about as we go through this journey are amazing.”

Things To…

WATCH: This is How Legends are Made

In this video from CompTrain, Katrin Davidsdottir, Cole Sager, and Brooke Wells show that greatness is for the ones that choose it. 

GREATNESS IS EARNED. 

HEAR: Making a Comeback

Brooke Ence joins the School of Greatness podcast with Lewis Howes, to talk about the spinal injury last year that took her off the competition floor. And how after making a massive recovery in a short time, Ence has learned to get back into the competition world and thank her body for what it can still do.

TUNE IN. 

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• CROSSFIT LAGRANGE CLEANS UP COMMUNITY — On Saturday, the CrossFit LaGrange community joined two other local companies and picked up enough trash to fill a large dumpster. “Private companies that live and work here on Whitesville Road…should take ownership of our own corridor,” one trash collecting business owner said. The city publicly thanked CrossFit LaGrange and planned a second clean up day this Saturday.
• CROSSFIT IS ADAPTABLE FOR EVERYONE — Doug Ledger from Alpha One Training in Phoenix, AZ proves that CrossFit really is for everyone. Once a month he gets a group of special needs athletes outside, sweatin in the sun. 
• JUNE 6 IS GLOBAL RUNNING DAY — And we all know CrossFitters will take any reason to run for fun. Even if you dont want to run, at least think of the children. The Million Kid Run, part of Global Running Day, aims to get the youngins excited about fitness.

CHALK UP IN 2 MINUTES (a highlight reel around social media of CrossFit pros and average joes)

Angi Sanders finally conquers the box jump at Fit Factory Strength and Conditioning in San Marcos, TX after weeks of patience and work • Whoever completes the most hand release push-ups in 90 seconds will win a 100 pound WreckBag • Chase Knight, coach at CrossFit FIF in Kansas City, MO, coaches a visually blind client through a deadlift PR of 175 pounds and he does it in his National Guard uniform • Elyse Ferguson of CrossFit Wild in West Palm Beach, FL nails a 175 pound snatch after working a nine hour shift at the Atlantic Regionals • Dylan Mason of InVictus Sports Performance in Mt. Airy, NC uses CrossFit to prepare for his professional MMA debut on June 22 •

…and if you’re gonna be scared of box jumps, try and be as cute as this dog.

Stacy Moon Ate 6 Meals a Day, Lost 20 Pounds, and Earned a 6-Pack with Renaissance Periodization — She ate a lot of the same things: chicken, beef, ground turkey, egg whites, oatmeal, rice, bell peppers, green beans, cauliflower, and cabbage. “All of my meals taste good to me, which makes it easy to keep eating the same things,” Stacy said. She went to CrossFit five or six times a week and also followed the “Female Physique” templates. She worked really hard, every day, and her progress photos show it. 

CrossFit Gastonia Rallies to Support Member Whitney Waldrop — Whitney Waldrop is a familiar face at CrossFit Gastonia, where she worked out and was certified as a Level 1 trainer. But at age 29, Waldrop is battling breast cancer. Her box is rallying to support her. “We’re coming together as one big CrossFit family to honor Whitney with a workout, and also to let her know she is not alone in this fight,” said Michael Heafner, owner and head coach. The event is June 9th.

Ben Bergeron’s CompTrain Qualified 14 Athletes and Two Teams to the CrossFit Games — After three weekends, CompTrain adds a total of 14 athletes and two teams to their roster of Games qualifiers. They join Katrin Davidsdottir, Brooke Wells, Cole Sager, Amanda Barnhart, Ehea Schuerch, and Marquan Jones as well as CrossFit Omnia and Team Butcher’s Lab.

Invictus is Sending Eight Individuals and Four Teams to the CrossFit Games — CrossFit Invictus sent 32 athletes and nine teams to compete at Regionals. Among those athletes, eight individuals and four teams punched their tickets to the 2018 CrossFit Games: Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, Jared Enderton, Kristin Holte, Camilla Salomonsson, Kristi Eramo, Alex Anderson, Lauren Fisher, Rasmus Andersen and Team Woodbridge. Invictus Boston, Invictus X and Invictus team are also going,
which is the first time any affiliate has sent three teams to the CrossFit Games. 

“An 8-Week Longevity-Based Program For Masters Weightlifters” by Shannon Franklin, Breaking Muscle 

I am a weightlifting coach, and my team consists mainly of athletes between the ages of thirty and fifty. Although there are a few outliers, these athletes are the ones who have heeded the call and have developed a passion for weightlifting by training with our team. 

As a fifty-year-old athlete myself, I am well aware of the toll that weightlifting can take, having suffered a fairly severe injury myself about four years ago. Since then, I have spent a lot of time reading, learning, and even experimenting on myself to uncover effective exercises, stretches, and mobilization tools to help my team perform better with less pain, better movement, and no injuries.

Although some general short conditioning would normally be included as part of training for this population this article and program will focus on the auxiliary exercises we incorporate and their purpose in this program. 

6/8 – 6/9: Bricktown Throwdown (Bricktown, OKC)

6/9: Beastette Bash at CrossFit Ananda (Arlington, TX)

6/9: Gulf Coast Games (Mandeville, LA)

6/9: WOD Wars 6 (Humble, TX)

6/9: Big Orange Brawl (Knoxville, TN)

6/9: Heroes of the Platform (Meridian, ID)

6/9: Triple Crown Fitness Event (Greenville, NC)

6/9: 3rd Annual Masters Main Event  (North Ridgeville, OH) 

6/9 – 6/10: The Heartland Games 2018 (Chicago, IL)

6/9 – 6/10: Alaka’i SUPER Summer Slam (Kapolei, HI)

6/9 – 6/10: The Battle of Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

6/10: Contra Costa Throwdown (Concord, CA)

6/13: Granite Games Qualifier (Online)

6/16: Mayhem in Medford (Medford, NJ)

6/16: Battle on the Creek (Johns Creek, GA)

6/16: Full Battle Rattle (Robinson, IL)

6/16: East Coast War (Wilmington, NC)

6/19: Gauntlett VIII – River Rumble (Portsmouth, OH)

6/22 – 6/23: Urban Street Games (Rock Island, IL)

6/22 – 6/24: The Bacon Beatdown (Daytona Beach, FL)

6/23: Garage Girls CrossFit Grit (St. Simons Island, GA)

6/23: 2018 Summer Swolestice (Gresham, OR)

6/23: HAMCO Heat (McLeansboro, IL)

6/23: The Greenville Games (Greenville, SC)

6/23: The Burn Out (New Bern, NC)

6/23: Battle of the Border (Phenix City, AL)

6/23: Battle of a Beauty with a Beast (South Hadley, MA)

6/23: Clash for Cash (Wilkes-Barre, PA)

6/23 – 6/24: Asbury Park Summer Games (Asbury Park, NJ)

6/23 – 6/24: The Dakota Games (Fargo, ND)

6/30: Summer Stampede (Bethlehem, PA)

6/30: Battle of the Ballpark (Seattle, WA)

7/1: Strong As A Bear VI (San Rafael, CA)

7/4: 4th of July Throwdown Team Competition (Cullman, AL)

7/5: Barbellas (Anaheim, CA)

7/6 – 7/8: The Garage Games Junior Champion’s Invitational 2018 (Roswell, GA)

7/7: CrossFit Elgin Beach Brawl 2018 (Port Stanley, ON)

7/14: Mischief Revolution: Battle of the Brewery (Chicago, IL)

7/14: Mountain Town Summer Throwdown (Breckenridge, CO) 

7/14: Espirit De Corps 2018 (Vancouver, WA)

7/15: The Buckeye Games (Akron, OH)