Crossfit Cleveland News - January 9, 2008

Someone asked me recently about why we thought the area needed another fitness facility. He said that there are Gold's, Bally's ,Curves and community Rec Centers all over the place and why would anyone care about a CrossFit gym?

I bit my normally blabby tongue and said something like "you're probably right, but people just keep coming back, bringing their friends and thanking us for helping them workout harder than they ever have before." I guess that happens everywhere.

What I find interesting is that a lot of our current members belong to 'one of the above' and still come train with us. They say they enjoy our group and the personal instruction from certified trainers.

We focus on teaching proper form technique and then coach everyone through their workout. Some people workout with a small group and some prefer to be on their own. We change the workout every day so you don't slip into a boring routine.

One of our members said recently "coming here is like having your own personal trainer available whenever you workout, without having to pay an hourly rate. It's a no-brainer."

Like I wrote last week, you'll either love what we do or hate it, but at least give it a try.


Jason's first Muscle-Up caught on video!

Check out the video of Jason getting his first muscle-up last saturday, it's posted on our website here. You can also get to it directly on YouTube. A muscle-up is like doing the biggest, hardest pullup you've ever done immediately followed by the deepest dip you can image, on gymnastic rings. Congrats Jason, and welcome back!


Heavy Deadlifts today

Today's workout is heavy deadlifts. Come in and we will teach you the proper form to get you started adding dealifts to your training routine. Don't worry if you don't know how, most people don't have proper form until they are taught.
Paul is excellent at instructing proper form and technique on all lifts, especially the deadlift. Nancy, Staci and I aren't bad ourselves! Stop by and we'll have you 'spot on' by the time you leave.

What are Med Ball Toss GHD Situps?

I mentioned these in last week's email and more than a few people asked me what the heck I was talking about. If you're in the gym this week ask me and I'll show you.

KettleBell Basics video clip

This video was posted on the main CrossFit site today. Jeff Martone received his training directly from Pavel T. and is one of CrossFit's expert Kettlebell instructors. You will start to see KBs show up everywhere now that they are becoming popular, mainly due to CrossFit. They even sell them at Target!


New video in the making

Dylon was the first person to volunteer to be part of the new video I'm making. It will include some of our more unusual exercises and routines that set us apart from the training most people get at traditional health clubs. If you care to be included, let me know. Who knows, you might become famous.


This week - Free Basic Class starts at 9:30am SHARP this week.

We're having another free Basic Training group workout this Saturday morning at 9:30am 'on the dot.' The Saturday crowd has been growing so we need to get started right on time to be able to accomodate everyone.
You'll learn the basic exercises that we use in our CrossFit workouts. We'll teach you proper form and technique while we warm up, then we'll give you a workout scaled to your fitness level. We're located at 17140 Madison Avenue in Lakewood. We're on the north east corner of Mckinley and Madison, two minutes off the McKinley/I-90 exit.

If you've been to our free workouts and want something a little more challenging, you may want to check out our other classes available six days a week. We're open from 8:00am - 11:00am Saturday, M-W-F mornings 5:30am-7:00am and T-W-Th evenings 5:30pm-7:00pm. We have additional details on our website, CrossFitCleveland.com

Membership packages

We have several ways you can join and attend group workouts. We don't have any contracts or require any term commitments. Rates are based on the frequency of your workouts, the more often you want to train, the less it costs per workout. See our Rates Page for more details. You can pay online or stop in and pay by cash or check.

Special Introductory Self-Defense Course

Master Chris Price of Four Gates Hapkido is offering an introductory course on the basics of karate and street defense at CrossFit Cleveland starting this month. We have flyers at the facility with more details. Email me if you are interested and I will forward you a copy.

Copy of weekly newsletter on our website

Starting this week, a copy of our weekly email will be available on our website. I've made a newsletter archive page here, or you can find the link on our CrossFit Cleveland home page.

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We hope to see you soon.


Bill Russell
Co-Founder
Crossfit Cleveland - RAW Fitness, LLC
17140 Madison Avenue
Lakewood, OH 44107
440-527-0527