I talk a lot about the importance of our efforts to diversify the communities we serve with our health and fitness work. Today I’m going to read you an op-ed piece from Jason Burns, the owner of Meddle Fitness (a CrossFit affiliate on the south side of Chicago), which seeks to serve a more diverse…… Continue reading Diversity in the Gym
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Our Last Episode About CrossFit
Good morning everyone. I want to apologize for being silent yesterday. I was frustrated and, honestly, just speechless. I needed the 24 hours to process my thoughts and let those frustrations quell before I opened my mouth and spoke again. So here are my thoughts, and full disclosure, at the top of the show, this…… Continue reading Our Last Episode About CrossFit
This is not ‘cancel culture’, this is fighting systematic injustice
I’m going to keep it short and sweet today because my intent is to try to communicate to Cody Anderson why his statement about bullying and cancel culture is wrong. While he did say he does not agree with or support the things Greg Glassman has said, he has criticized our movement for perpetuating “cancel…… Continue reading This is not ‘cancel culture’, this is fighting systematic injustice
The Weekend’s Aftermath: A Unified Community
If you sat me down with a pen and some paper and told me to write down the craziest 72 hours I could imagine in the world of elite fitness sports that would result in over 250 gyms de-affiliating from CrossFit, I could not have come up with, in a hundred tries, on hallucinogens, what…… Continue reading The Weekend’s Aftermath: A Unified Community
Why Our Community is Better Off Without CrossFit
Good afternoon to some, good morning to others. Welcome to a very important episode of Elite Sports Insider. I do want to say that, while the topic is solemn and we find ourselves at this point because of so many horrible things happening in the United States, I will do what I can to make…… Continue reading Why Our Community is Better Off Without CrossFit