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The Holiday Season is upon us. Many of us will be traveling over the holidays. Shoot, in our gym many of us travel on a regular basis. I’d like to give a primer and encouragement for you to Drop-In to another CrossFit gym when you travel. Following are some ideas to ensure that you are a good Drop-In. Side note: If you’ve been consistent at CFPA for at least 3 months, you are prepared to look out for yourself and do most CrossFit workouts.

  1. Start your search at map.crossfit.com – Search for all the gyms near where you are going. You’ll certainly find one or two close to where you are.
  2. Check to see if they have a drop-in policy – Some gyms have a lot of visitors and have a step-by-step page of instructions on how they prefer to have visitors come in and join them. If they do, follow it. Don’t be weird and assume you are special and different and can just drop-in unannounced.
  3. They don’t have anything posted – Write their front desk/owner/head trainer an email and ask if you can stop by. Tell them you are from out of town and that you train at CrossFit Palo Alto. Give them a timeline about how long you’ve been doing CrossFit, even if it is just a few months. As a coach, it is always better to have an accurate understanding of a visitor’s knowledge and ability.
  4. Show up ten minutes early – Show up early enough to stash your stuff, meet the coach, fill out the waiver and pay for the class…. all before class starts. Once class starts, the coach will be needing to focus her/his attention on their regular clients (as well as you).
  5. Be a good client – Be attentive, respectful, and be open minded. Sure they warm-up differently, that’s ok. The cues are different and the coach is telling you opposite of what you’ve been working on? Be patient, they’ve only seen you for five minutes, not since you first walked in the gym on day one like at home. Go into it knowing you will add something new to your toolbag and perhaps have something fun to show your coaches back at home.
  6. Write a review –  If you enjoyed your visit and the gym, let people know! Show the box some love on Instagram, check-in or like them on Facebook, follow them on Twitter. If you really want to show some support, take a few minutes and write them a review on Google or Yelp. That type of response will help other people find that gym!

Visit new cultures. Learn their language. The best part of the CrossFit Movement is not our sameness, but our differences. Finally, come back and tell me about your experience. Take a picture with the gym, the class or the coach. Send it to me and we can use it to encourage others to do the same.

What’s Going On?

Annual Thanksgiving Week Closure No formal classes during the week of Thanksgiving.

3rd Annual Turkey Ruck Arastradero Preserve Friday, November 29, 2024 9am Contact: Coaches Ali and Andrew for questions [email protected]

CFPA Holiday Party at the gym Saturday, December 7, 2024 5pm (White Elephant Exchange)

Overheard in Class:

“Don’t be that guy.”

Timfluencing

The Case Against Sugar by: Gary Taubes

From the author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening expose that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick.

Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And sugar is at the root of these, and other, critical society-wide, health-related problems. With his signature command of both science and straight talk, Gary Taubes delves into Americans’ history with sugar: its uses as a preservative, as an additive in cigarettes, the contemporary overuse of high-fructose corn syrup. He explains what research has shown about our addiction to sweets. He clarifies the arguments against sugar, corrects misconceptions about the relationship between sugar and weight loss; and provides the perspective necessary to make informed decisions about sugar as individuals and as a society.

Tim’s Takeaway: I don’t have one yet, because I haven’t listened to this yet. But, it’s on my list for the Thanksgiving break!

Thank you for your support.

I look forward to what we will do together.