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Eric deadlifting at the EmerFit Games. Photo courtesy of Clinton Sander. Yes, we have Clinton’s photos from the games and there are some cool ones. We will find away to share more of them very soon.

Friday
“Annie”
50-40-30-20-10 reps of

• Double Unders
• Sit Ups

Remember: Holiday Party with Rock Climbing THIS Saturday at 6:00-8:00 at Inner Strength. You can pay at the door if you have yet to RSVP (but RSVPing by noon Friday does make things easier). After climbing we will go to Pappy’s Corner Pub for some more merriment.

In Other News: Resigning Our CrossFit Affiliation
As of next week (12/12/2010) Emergent Fitness will no longer be a CrossFit Affiliate. If you are a member of EmerFit you should have already received our December 2010 Newsletter which outlines some of the reasons for this change. If you are one of our many friends in the broader CrossFit community you will likely receive an email from us about our future plans and reasons for this change. Other interested parties will find some details below.

We are honored to have been a CrossFit affiliate for over 5 years and to have been one of the first 100 affiliates (number 54, I think). However, over time we have seen our methods drift from those advocated by CrossFit.com and the Level 1 certifications. We also have found that the CrossFit brand tends to limit what people think we do at EmerFit. The CrossFit method is a valuable tool when used in the right situation but as the saying goes “when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” There are many ways of training that utilize the same equipment and some of the same methods of as CrossFit but are not officially “CrossFit”. We also find that many people do not understand that CrossFit is not a franchise. Finally, we never felt like some of the issues that lead to some other de-affiliations were ever addressed properly by CrossFit Inc. (yes, we mean the Robb Wolf, Greg Everett, Whole 9, and even Grey Skull incidents.)

Other than some changes to the names of our services and classes this change will result in no immediate change to our business, program, or coaching. If you have been around EmerFit for a while this change is probably not much of a surprise. Any questions regarding this change can be directed to EmerFit Founder and Head Coach Chris Brown via email or using our Contact page. Chris is happy to discuss the ins and outs of this decision. Interested members might also consider attending next week’s “Program Design 101: Planning for 2011” seminar as this topic we be included in the presented materials.

We are very appreciative of our customer’s past and current support of Emergent Fitness. We hope you will trust in our decision to make this change and continue to support us in the future. It is our goal to empower you through safe, effective, and efficient training. As mentioned above, this change in affiliation will result in minimal to no change to our existing programs, services, and operations.

Finally, as usual please keep all comments in response to this post respectful and courteous.