All posts tagged "San Francisco CrossFit"
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Recording with Juliet Starrett
It was 8:30 a.m. as I hopped in the Uber that had pulled up to the front door of my hotel. The driver looked at...
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Chile, Shipping Containers and Porn with Juliet Starrett
Every Box has a story. Usually it’s something similar: “I found CrossFit, got my butt kicked and loved it. So I decided to open a...
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The Relentless Pursuit of Education
On April 10, 2016, Diane Fu flew into the Indianapolis International Airport, and then drove 45 minutes south to host a FuBarbell seminar at CrossFit...
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The Low Running Standards Among CrossFitter
I have yet to succeed in getting CrossFitters to love running. Maybe I’m a little over-caffeinated and burpeed out, but I’ve adjusted my goals. Yeah,...
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Are you A Coach Or a Workout Administrator?
In the decade since Kelly and I opened San Francisco CrossFit and became avid CrossFitters, we’ve had the opportunity to visit many Boxes and to...
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Why Your Mobility is Not Improving
I’m on a mission. Foreign Countries? No problem. Eighteen days. Six flights. Ten-plus hours of driving. No problem. I will sit in my squat for...
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Have No Fear, FuBarbell is Here
Peculiar. That was the word that Diane Fu used to describe CrossFit when she first saw Adrian Bozman performing a WOD. Fu found CrossFit in...
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Coaches Are Employees, Not Contractors
Your Crossfit Coaches are employees, not contractors, and misclassifying them is not worth the risk. Seriously. I have spent the last eight years informally advising...
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How to Improve Your Member Experience
What is important for the member experience at a Box? According to Juliet Starrett, the CEO of San Francisco CrossFit, all you really need is...
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Will Your Coaches Stay or Will They Go?
A table without legs is simply a piece of wood. The legs are essential to its function, kind of like Coaches are essential to the...
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Transform Your Bad Email Habits
Before I became the CEO of San Francisco CrossFit and MobilityWOD.com, I was a practicing attorney at Reed Smith LLP, rated one of the top...
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Giving Guidance to Your Members
My double-under attempts weren’t even attempts. I think the rope had gained a mind of its own, flinging itself in a path around my head,...
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The Wild West of CrossFit
Where else would you find a former collegiate rower, whitewater rafting guide, two time Whitewater U.S. Team World Champion, lawyer and mother of two? You...
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The Power of Response
I remember the first time I reached out to an Affiliate for information on becoming an athlete at their Box. It was very similar to...
