The couch thread

[D'Aquisto]

So much win in these interviews!

Only thing I didn’t expect was the stress from the growth of CrossFit. I decided to go with CF because the program exuded honor, integrity and always doing the right thing.

http://www.nickivioletti.com/2011/07/in ... te-part-1/

[raptor]

Aha, finally I'm getting Crossfit. It prepares you for when the IT industry hits the rocks and geeks have to work in construction. Genius.



Courtesy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/crossfitvienna

[Protobuilder]

So much win in these interviews!

Only thing I didn’t expect was the stress from the growth of CrossFit. I decided to go with CF because the program exuded honor, integrity and always doing the right thing.

http://www.nickivioletti.com/2011/07/in ... te-part-1/

A friend of mine in a small Oregon community commented to me on the phone that there have been 2 or 3 well funded (in his estimation to the tune of $100K each) CF affiliates open in his town that have survived less than a year.

There are also numerous examples of urban areas with upwards of 15 affiliates within a 15 mile radius with new gyms opening sometimes 800 yards from an existing gym.

If this is not bullshit, either the person doing the franchising and handling the brand has no idea what they are doing or they don't care beyond cashing the initial check.

[WildGorillaMan]

What about your business frustrates you the most?

Wife:

When clients cancel over a $10 savings from the new CF down the street.

Hubby:

What frustrates me the most is probably the disloyalty and entitled nature of so many people. Finding things like broken equipment hidden in the corner, folks not paying the honor box for their tape and the constant stream of folks trying to beat us up on our price and not respecting our time. That is a constant battle. Especially now that CF is so well known now and there are probably 10 affiliates within a 3 mile radius. I find that a good number of our new clients are folks that are shopping CF gyms and trying to leverage one against the other. We don’t budge. The new guys do

PRO TIP: You can sell on either price or value. Once you go down the price road, you lose.

[Holland Oates]

Fuck the elitist cunts. They encourage the attention whoring primadonna ideal so they get no sympathy.

It's like the whole "everyone is a winner" mentality outside of grade school sports. It's creating self entitled shitheads. That's all @fit is to these soccer moms and desk jockeys. A fucking consolation prize so they'll feel special.

My hate fire was restoked after noticing how fucked up a 10# bumper was from stupid @fit fucks dropping the damn bar with 65# on the damned thing.

[raptor]

PRO TIP: You can sell on either price or value. Once you go down the price road, you lose.

I don't get your logic as applied to CF because there is no value in CF.

[WildGorillaMan]

PRO TIP: You can sell on either price or value. Once you go down the price road, you lose.

I don't get your logic as applied to CF because there is no value in CF.

That's neither here nor there. Perception is reality. If you're selling, you're selling the perception of value.

[raptor]

Hmm, point taken. I think at the core they're selling satisfaction of psychological needs (like reinforcing a wrong self image of toughness, wishful thinking, ... etc.) and what ppl get for their money is purely psychological (and social). Hence they get away with outrageous fees that some iron and chalk place never would. Because sober no one with a double digit IQ can possibly think this fashion of training gets him or her anywhere. The tomfoolery that is CF(HQ) often obsucres that they are quite efficient as a cult actually. Besides all the laughs they deliver this sincerely concerns me.


Speaking of things. Europeans now also get the chance to forge elite fitness, elite athletes and cure granddaddy with the same cookie cutter program. No previous experience necessary, just a thousand € to throw around:

[TerryB]

The cream rises to the top!

Stop crying about your franchises (oops! I mean, "affiliates") going under you stupid bitches! Alter your hormonal milieu!

[RudyK]

http://m.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid ... 6875077676


Is this the male version of the gang bang for time?

[j-cubed]

Is there a valid point to this, or is it just more stupid?



http://crossfittransformation.com/?p=7549

[WildGorillaMan]

Is there a valid point to this, or is it just more stupid?



http://crossfittransformation.com/?p=7549

The oral sex punchlines write themselves here.

[Hymen Asshole]

Is there a valid point to this, or is it just more stupid?



http://crossfittransformation.com/?p=7549

You need to ask?

[Shafpocalypse Now]

You could be like the local non-affiliate who cried to his clients "I paid $125 a month to train at Hyperfit USA and was glad to do it. You can pay $85 a month to train here (small space, limited equipment) or leave!"

[FUKC]

http://m.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid ... 6875077676


Is this the male version of the gang bang for time?

I hope they took the baby off his chest first!

[Shafpocalypse Now]

The local non-affiliate guy is now going to demonstrate the "even more useless except for Fran Time" butterfly kip to his people.

[tough old man]

Is there a valid point to this, or is it just more stupid?

Franz Sniderman (sp) If I had his wife I'd want strong jaw muscles too.

[Justin_P]

Is there a valid point to this, or is it just more stupid?



http://crossfittransformation.com/?p=7549

New tounge piercing?

[Shafpocalypse Now]

Franz Sniderman (sp) If I had his wife I'd want strong jaw muscles too.

She's got a hell of a right hand?

[Crust Bucket]

What frustrates me the most is probably the disloyalty

Fuck you buddy who are you Paulie walnuts?

[Testiclaw]

[lasalle]

The cream rises to the top!

Stop crying about your franchises (oops! I mean, "affiliates") going under you stupid bitches! Alter your hormonal milieu!

This is obviously. Do it right, and you'll be flying strictly chartered jets.






http://allisonnyc.blogspot.com/2011/07/ ... s-nyc.html

There was never that much money when I was training this stuff. I must have been doing something wrong...

[jgmack]

At the Crossfit forum people would be asking about the bricks and where could they buy some just like the ones in the pic.

[Gin Master]

The cream rises to the top!

Stop crying about your franchises (oops! I mean, "affiliates") going under you stupid bitches! Alter your hormonal milieu!

This is obviously. Do it right, and you'll be flying strictly chartered jets.






http://allisonnyc.blogspot.com/2011/07/ ... s-nyc.html

There was never that much money when I was training this stuff. I must have been doing something wrong...

Not really. Nowdays she takes to Facebook talking about quality control, trainer vs. "great coach," and other assorted bullshit. Apparently having big tits and a willingness to suck miles of dick gives you first class passage and a sense of entitlement. I don't think there's much you could have done.

[kreator]

I was just browsing the idiot boards and found this gem.

Background: this guy is posting in response to that OHS-with-baby-strapped-to-chest picture from last week.

Yeah, what does that mom think by putting her kid in on the back of a bicycle, that thing can topple over. And seriously, putting a baby in the middle of a 1.5 ton vehicle going 70 mph? Blatant disregard for human life.

Or perhaps, just perhaps, we have parents that are aware of their own strengths and weaknesses to credibly judge what is and is not dangerous. Be that riding a bike, walking with a child in the hands, driving to work, cooking dinner, swimming in the pool, doing over head squats, etc. Let's not forget the number of videos that show children walking and interacting around the workout area (highlighted sectional video comes to mind)

Actually, let me ask where's the world wide outrage over the mom giving her 1 year old a baby bottle full of Dr. Pepper.

http://www.board.crossfit.com/showpost. ... stcount=24