Fit Beyond Expectation
“Good coaches borrow. Great coaches steal.”
– Adolph Rupp
Deep Squats (Thoughts)
In the spirit of the quote above, I am stealing and adapting the following from Craig Howard at Diablo CrossFit and his weekly email.
In a recent Andrew Hiller video, Andrew asked the question: “What is CrossFit’s mission?” His point was that CrossFit’s mission isn’t really known. But, when I heard him, I immediately thought about the words painted on our wall at Diablo: “to make people fit beyond expectation.” (Or CFPA banner “Be Better)
And, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that’s not just Diablo’s mission—it’s really our method. The deeper mission of CrossFit is bigger than fitness. CrossFit brings people together and makes them better humans. Yes, it makes people stronger, healthier, and more capable. But that’s not the end goal—it’s the vehicle. A stronger, healthier, more disciplined person is usually a better parent, a better spouse, a better provider, a better leader, a better friend, and a better caretaker. Fitness doesn’t just change bodies; it changes how people show up in life.
That’s what great affiliates do. We don’t just run classes and count reps. We create a place where people are challenged, supported, held accountable, and connected to something bigger than themselves. The barbell builds strength, but the community builds character. Over time, people discover they can do hard things, keep promises to themselves, and become more resilient than they thought possible. That’s why CrossFit matters. It doesn’t just make people fitter—it makes people better.
And at Diablo, our promise is that if you stay with us, we’ll do both. We’ll make you fit beyond expectation—and in the process, help you become a better human than when you walked in.
At CrossFit Palo Alto, we can add this to our “Try Harder” and “Be Better” to be “Fit Beyond Expectation.”
Let me know what you think.
See you in class.
Tim
What’s Going On
Memorial Day Murph
Monday, May 25, 2026 at 9am
25% Discount for CrossFit Games Tickets
July 24-26 at SAP Center
We have 29 tickets available across 3 ranges.
These are for ALL ACCESS to ALL 3 Days.
Contact [email protected]
Here’s what’s left:
P1 (Finish Line) – 6 tickets – $600
P2 (Middle) – 7 tickets – $480
P3 (Start Line) – 16 tickets – $360
Overheard in Class:
“That handle doesn’t pull itself!”
Timfluencing
Retired professor Charles (Ted Danson) feels life has nothing new in store for him. A year after his wife’s passing, he’s become stuck in his routine and grown distant from his daughter. But when he spies a classified ad from a private investigator, he’s inspired to roll the dice on a new adventure, going undercover to solve the mystery of a stolen family heirloom.
Tim’s Takeaway: Yet another series that is just a fun watch. Kristen brought this into our rotation as a break in the Landman, Yellowstone, Lincoln Lawyer seriousness. Though, I will warn you that there are plenty of sad parts as the realities of aging people in a retirement community are not avoided.
Thank you for your support.
I look forward to what we will do together.
