The crew after giving thanks to Micheal Murphy. 1mile run ,100 pullups, 200 pushups, 300 squats ,1 mile run. Bosco headed home the big dogs in 35 and change with a previous best of 48. Legit time, legit movements all being monitored(hounded ) by Suzannah. Much love to family and friends of all CFP athletes

Black Box Summit Fallout.

Three  months ago on a hot sunny morning at 4.45 am I woke as per normal in the raw and waltzed over to the computer. I was training Catalyst Athletics at the time and saw on their site that there was to be a affiliate owners Excellance Summit in Austin, Texas with nine superstars of the sport running the gig and  only 40 attendees . I didn’t think twice and  signed up on the spot, stark naked at 4.47am. One text to MelMull and she was on the plane with me.

For CFP to grow as a box , for my program to succeed , for my growth as a coach and trainer I had to be there. I had to be in the mix. I needed to learn off the best in the game and for weeks amped for the event.

As an overview,  the weekend was a phenomenal experience with every speaker bringing their own perspective of how they run their respective boxes from programming, power of the mind, nutrition, ladies classes and training the  CF games athlete. Particularly the talk from James Fitzerald was so powerful that I had tears welling in my eyes , my belly was aching, I was full of emotion and I stood and applauded him after his talk . It was the most enlightening experience of my life … and I left the joint pumped full of gas.

Over the whole weekend there was never a bad word said amongst the presenters or attendees about HQ. The 9 presenters were specialists in their field and had strong opinions about what they were talking . Robb is Paleo and he is quality. Greg is THE man in  OLY. Aimee is world class athlete and CrossFit coach. Carey Keplar 3rd place this years games,co-owner of Central and runs very successfull womans class(super woman).   Jeremy Theil co-owner Central and entrepenuer(classic personality), Coach Rut world class coach and designer of MEBB, Dutch   is  a world class athlete in many sports, Nikki Violetti very powerful woman behind arguably the very best CF box in the country and OPT just on another stratosphere. 

These experts were presenting specialist information to enhance the growth of CF and to increase the training excellance on a broader scale.

What has since occurred has been festering for a while. From where I sit the top honchos in each specialist division of CF are being shafted up the jacksie(arse). Rip pulled out because he got no respect from HQ. Brian Mckenzie and CF Endurance have been killing since hitting the scene producing quality athletes , a killer program and building a formidable niche market. How do you think he  felt when Nicholas Romanov(the pose guy) starts doing seminars with HQ ’s blessing and popping up on mainsite?  How do ya think BMack felt? What about Barry Sears doing seminars and getting airtime on CF main page? How do ya think Robb felt?  Not too bloody good I can tell ya!

Fair enough you say. Isn”t it fair game and important that CFHQ gets out all the relevant info about all things fitness and lets the viewer disemminate the good from the bad?

Sure but….

Where I come from you have respect for ya mates, and stick with ‘em through thick and thin. People who have worked with/for you,ya treat like gold because thats how you would like to be treated yourself.

It seems to me that the support cast have been treated like dogshit. 

There has been some crap written about Greg and Robb in particular but I want to open up my personal experience with the ”FAB 4′

Greg,Aimee,Nikki and Robb.

I could write a whole essay about how amazing these human beings are ! They have been nothing but supportive of CFP and Janet and I . I only met them over 1 year ago and I feel I have known them all my life. Janet and I recently attended Greg and Aimee’s wedding in CA and we feel blessed to have crossed their path. Here are a few points about my time knowing them.

• Aimee was my coach for 6 months leading into the qualifier this year and she is an amazing teacher. I would send video of my OLY lifts and she would critique me in return. She designed and programmed my every move and I grew as an athlete for it . BS 385 now 420 ,FS 285 now 330, C+J 205 now 245,Grace 3.11 now 2.05 . She is a world class coach and athlete (former USA national champ in OLY and heading for worlds in ‘10) and just a beautiful woman who glows in every way.
• Greg was always in the background in my training but if I needed some advice has always been there. The guy is SMART and is a legit MOFO crossfitter even if he has gone a different path. I had the pleasure of getting technical 1 on 1 tuition with him on the Kip in his box which has been invaluable. I went straight to Greg when I landed the Strength asnd Conditioning gig at Sacred Heart Lacrosse this year. Why? Because he is the best in the game and a champion no bullshit fella. PERIOD!
• Robb has been my mentor for my own nutrition lectures with CF Endurance and my talks are  punctuated with his methods. Janet absolutely adores Robb after helping her through some adrenal issues and he is held in the highest regard in this household. Why? Because he knows his shit, backs it up and doesn’t talk bullshit.
• Nikki is Robbs better half and I he wouldn’t function without her support. Nikki is the nuts and bolts behind the brilliant NorCal Strength and Conditioning facility. Nikki gave me the On Ramp Curriculum 6 MONTHS BEFORE!! publishing it. I offered to pay her but she wanted nothing of it. Why? Because she doesn’t want anyone to make the same mistakes as they have and wants the QUALITY of training to be great for ther sport of CrossFit. Is that selfish??

 FAARRRRKKKIINN HELL NO!!

The above 4 didn’t have to help me at all . They didn’t have to spend time for free guiding my pursuit of excellance . They could have been selfish and been in their own cocoon andf looked after themselves.  Well the don’t and never have. I am not the only person in this great position to learn for 4 freaking legends in the CF game that have been with the gig literally since day dot. I see it every time I am around these guys how open and friendly they are to helping others succeed! Why? Because they love the sport of CrossFit(Black Box Summit) and they are very ,very  solid human beings.

Aimee, Nikki, Greg ,Robb thankyou for entering my life and helping me grow professionally and personally .

You are great mates and we love ya !

CFP GROWTH

  At CFP  we may not be doing everything right but, if we  are  producing, getting better, faster ,stronger and feeling bloody good ,I will stick to the plan.   

• On Ramp
• Scaling based off 1rm
• Skill level classes jan/feb                                                       

You, the CFP athlete dictates what our program will be and I will continue to strive for excellance and help you achieve your individual goals and as OPT says,

”just get ‘em fit as shit”

BK