Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
01-27-2015, 11:02 AM
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
01-27-2015, 11:01 AM
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Views: 3,092
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
01-27-2015, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,959
Re: Level 3 (CCFT) Test
Quick info about me: I am CFL1, CFL2, CF Kettlebell, & CF Gymnastics cert'd, along with being an ACSM Certified PT. I meet the training hours for the CFL3 (almost for the L4, actually) and am...
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Forum: Community
11-13-2014, 12:37 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,501
Re: Certs Beyond CF
I have my ACSM Personal Trainer cert. It was a good course, and I'd recommend it. http://certification.acsm.org/acsm-certified-personal-trainer
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
11-13-2014, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 12,209
Re: Shirts?
We 2nd custom ink. They have sizing charts on the website, and we haven't had anyone complain of shrinking shirts.
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
10-21-2014, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,743
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
07-14-2014, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,549
Re: Groupon Information
Diana made a great point that I want to reiterate:
" 3) consider what it might mean to have people coming to your gym whose primary motivation is that it was cheap. Be prepared to lose a lot of...
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
07-14-2014, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,547
Re: Awesome location without heating
We're down in MD, a little South West of Baltimore City proper. The winters this past year ended up being ridiculously cold for this area, and people felt it. Even with heat and a good WOD, it was a...
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
05-01-2014, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,370
Re: Experience with Website Marketing Firms
Whatever you do, avoid a company called DataSphere. They talk big about putting ads and videos up on Fox news sites, but they underperform at every turn. Just my two cents. :-)
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
05-01-2014, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,065
Re: Out of the Red/Member sign up
We opened with a small core group of members (seriously like 6 people) and we were in the red for about 3 months. We had planned for this, and had money set aside to cover all the costs as we built...
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
03-27-2014, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,052
Re: Affiliation Question
When we affiliated last year the contract from HQ stated that you could not have your official business name be something with "CrossFit" in it. In most cases, that means you cannot have your...
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
03-27-2014, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,345
Re: Leaf Blower for Cleaning
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This is brilliant. I was just lamenting the fact that I have to go in and sweep tonight, because of my resident chalk monkeys. Thanks for the solution to this particular woe!
Now for the...
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
01-31-2014, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,772
Re: Leasing and HVAC
Our lease includes provisions that we have to maintain an HVAC Service Agreement with an outside vendor that will do inspections twice per year and handle service calls. It ensures the landlord that...
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
01-31-2014, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,432
Re: Yelp
Yelp started calling us after we got our first good review, and they quoted something very similar. They were very persistent, letting us know how much more traffic we would get and throwing out...
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
01-31-2014, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,457
Re: Locking in mats
We have a lifting area of 30 stall mats (720 sq ft) set into a 5 mat X 6 mat grid. Our warehouse floor is very old, very smooth concrete. We do get some movement here and there, but normally I can...
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
10-30-2013, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,334
Re: Box size examples
Hi Kyle,
Our facility is 2,700 sq ft, which includes 900 sq ft of office space (changing rooms, front desk, bathrooms, storage) and 1,900 sq ft of open training space.
We've had up to 13...
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Forum: In Search of CrossFitters
10-20-2013, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,002
Re: CrossFit Catonsville now open - Baltimore, MD
Hey Chad! Thanks for checking out our site. I figure that if they're going to be kind enough to, say, stop my place from burning down, I might as well give them discounts so they can train with us...
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Forum: Equipment
10-14-2013, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,945
Re: Funding a Franchise or Equipment
Hi Nichole,
We just opened on October 1st, so I went through this recently. My wife and I searched out many options for financing including small business loans/personal loans.
We went to 13...
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Forum: In Search of CrossFitters
10-14-2013, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,002
CrossFit Catonsville now open - Baltimore, MD
(Note: I wasn't sure where I could put this, so if it needs to be moved just let me know!)
Hi all!
My name is Chris Aitken; owner and head trainer of CrossFit Catonsville located just outside...
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
09-18-2013, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,796
Re: page is done, what now?
We're in the same boat as you, Tricia.
We waited 7 weeks to hear back on the essay/application (after being told it would take 3-4 weeks, then ~5 weeks, then just "soon!"), had to pick a new name...
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
09-04-2013, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,860
Re: Current Turnover For Affiliation?
Congrats Dey and Joseph!
Joseph, we were approved on 8/26 and had to choose a new name as well. We haven't heard back yet, but I'm hoping it's really down to any hour now! We had the holiday and...
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
09-03-2013, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,611
Re: Corporate Membership Plans?
Howdy-ho Andrew.
This is an interesting idea, and one I've heard kicked around before but I've never known a box owner to go for it. I know from my time in cubicle land that most of the corporate...
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
09-03-2013, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,508
Re: New box - go with 1500 sq feet or 2750?
Steve and Brendan make good points. We had to think through the same question when we leased our space two weeks ago. We found a great space managed by a family connection, and had to choose between...
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Forum: Equipment
09-03-2013, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,631
Re: Outdoor Canopy Crossfit Home Gym
Some equipment can survive outdoors and some can't, but that also depends very heavily on the weather where you want to do this. Where in Cali are you looking to set this up?
Also, it was already...
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Forum: Running a CrossFit Facility
08-29-2013, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,860
Re: Current Turnover For Affiliation?
Just wanted to offer that we submitted on 7/10 and got approved on 8/26 (little less than 7 weeks) but we had to resubmit the name (done same day). Still waiting to hear back on that part. So excited...
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