Workout of the Day:
It’s not often that the San Diego weather causes us to change our workouts, but today it has. Our 6 a.m. crew did Helen, and then the clouds opened up. The rest of our group sessions will be playing with “Fran” today . . . but don’t worry, you all will get a chance at Helen soon.

“Fran”
Rounds of 21, 15 and 9 reps for time of:
95/65 lb. Thrusters
Pull-Ups
–or– 
“Helen”
Three rounds for time of:
400 Meter Run
21 Kettlebell Swings (24/16 kg)
12 Pull-Ups 

FilFest '09 - Awesome group, but who's the idiot on the phone?

LoveFest ‘09
Written by C.J. Martin

I just returned from the 2009 CrossFit Affiliate Gathering – which was dubbed FilFest. LoveFest, however, might have been a more fitting name. Yes, there was a pool party with too many men wearing only underwear in a small hot tub, but that’s not the kind of LoveFest I am talking about. I am talking about the palpable positive energy and joy of being a part of the CrossFit community that permeated the weekend. Hugs and laughter were abundant, ideas were shared freely and all were reminded that the fitness revolution is as much about genuinely caring for your community as it is about a methodology. 

The personalities in the CrossFit community are as diverse as one could imagine. The business models employed by affiliates are almost equally diverse. Some affiliates operate out of garages and others from mega-facilities; they require long-term contracts and others pay by the day; they coach groups only and individuals only; they have set coaching schedules and operate as drop-in facilities.  But there are two fundamental similarities among all successful CrossFit affiliates – they believe in CrossFit and love the members of their community. They create environments that draw people in. They strive to be the best coaches they can be so that they don’t let their members down. In Coach Glassman’s parlance, they aim for excellence at every turn and trust that the money will follow down the road. We are believers at CrossFit Invictus – it’s why we opened the box – and it was refreshing to be surrounded by so many others who share a love for this pursuit of excellence.

Oh yeah, and if you have heard of keynote speaker Kyle Maynard and he is not one of your heroes, you might be the anti-Christ.  (His parents better be on that list too as examples of individuals who constantly chose the right thing over the easy thing.)