Category Archives: Clients

What’s it like to be the owner of a CrossFit gym? Interview with an Affiliate part 3

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Nicki | 27 Comments

  Here is the third installment in a 5 part series of interviews with current CrossFit Affiliate owners.  If you missed the first two be sure to check out my introduction and Part 1 as well as Part 2.  Enjoy! … Continue reading →

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The Economics of Performance, Health and Longevity

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Nicki | 11 Comments

Guest Post by my hubby:  Robb Wolf Most folks that know me will not be surprised if I say “Hi, My name is Robb, I’m a geek.” My name is in fact Robb, and yes, I am a geek. Most … Continue reading →

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What’s it like to be the owner of a CrossFit gym? Interview with an Affiliate part 2

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Nicki | 5 Comments

Here is the second installment in a 5 part series of interviews with current CrossFit affiliate owners.  If you missed my preable to the series and Interview number 1 you can find that here. Interview with an Affiliate part 2 … Continue reading →

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What’s it like to be the owner of a CrossFit gym? Interview with an Affiliate Part 1

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Nicki | 16 Comments

As CrossFit has grown, so has the number of folks securing “CrossFit Anytown” domain names and rushing to open their doors.  I have had a few frustrating consultations with folks who have been training CF (as in themselves doing the … Continue reading →

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Are You Tracking Client Visits?

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Nicki | 2 Comments

I recently decided to explore the world of yoga and signed up for a month of unlimited classes at a local studio.  With numerous software programs tailored to small fitness businesses, including yoga studios, I was surprised when after paying … Continue reading →

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Are you offering too many classes?

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Nicki | Leave a comment

I talk to a lot of CrossFit affiliates in their first year of business who are offering upwards of 20 classes per week, yet don’t have the enrollment to merit that number of classes, many of them with only 1 … Continue reading →

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To Sublease or Not to Sublease

Posted on July 5, 2010 by admin | 9 Comments

Andrew posted a comment a few weeks back asking for my thoughts regarding subleasing space in his soon to open affiliate to some guys who are interested in paying a portion of the rent in exchange for using the space … Continue reading →

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For the love! Please don’t bastardize the On Ramp!

Posted on March 18, 2010 by admin | 11 Comments

We here at NorCal Strength and Conditioning published our On Ramp curriculum and disseminated it free to the CrossFit community for one reason alone:  To help affiliates effectively introduce CrossFit to the beginning client in a way that not only … Continue reading →

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Lou Mars Documentary: teaser #2

Posted on March 17, 2010 by admin | 1 Comment

Here’s another teaser to the documentary on our client Lou Mars and his attempt at the Guinness book drumming marathon record, an event we hosted at NorCal SC in January!  Brian has been working diligently on this and it looks … Continue reading →

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Lou Mars Documentary brewing…

Posted on February 14, 2010 by admin | 1 Comment

Check out this short little clip of the upcoming documentary of the Guinness Book Drumming marathon event that we put on at NorCalSC last month.  Many thanks to Brian Peterson for his excellent work on this film! Lou began training … Continue reading →

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