Our Morning Team Friday class was quite exciting! The workout had a set time, and each team had to work for as many reps possible within the allowed time. Teams of two had to do each of the following for 5:00 each, and count their total reps: push ups, situps, wall ball, rowing and squats. Believe it or not, Mariah and Kris beat EVERYONE at the push ups! You go girls! This just goes to show that determination is a powerful thing! Despite the 160 pushups our defending champs did in 5:00, Matt and Sparky won the belt. Since Mariah is pregnant, do we count her reps as two each instead of one?

The online store has now been updated to reflect our new punch cards. Our schedule has also been updated to reflect the new afternoon times.

[Read more →]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Amazingly, our 8:30AM class set a new attendance record - we had 16 people there! I jumped into the workout making a grand total of 17 people that did Fran on Thanksgiving together. Fran is 3 rounds of Thrusters and pull ups. Each round you decrease the reps, 21-15-9. The prescribed weight for men is 95lbs, and 65lbs for women.

I am so proud of each and every one of you. Everyone really pushed themselves...you pushed yourself harder than I thought possible. You all cheered for each other and wouldn't let anyone quit. On this day of thanks, I have to say that I am thankful for my CrossFitters. You are courageous, fun, strong, and engaging. You motivate each other to be better athletes, and you motivate Bill and I to be better coaches. Bill and I couldn't ask for a better group of CrossFitters to have at our Fort. I mean that with my whole heart.

[Read more →]

Who wants a strength day!? Wednesday we did seven single rep attempts of deadlift. The PR train was rolling through our gym again! Just about every CrossFitter set a new PR! Just to name a few, Stacy brought her PR up to 100kg, Brittany did 80kg, Nicole did 85kg, and Matt did 140kg! Nice work everyone! Tucker's LOVELY wife Susan came in for her first time and just ROCKED the deadlift! In my next life I want to come back as strong as Susan.

Ok, so enough talk about working out. There is some SUPER exciting news. Mariah let me know that she is pregnant! HOORAY! We have our first pregnant CrossFitter! Mariah was kind enough to agree to letting us document her progress throughout her pregnancy. Just so you know, if you have been CrossFitting for a while, it's perfectly ok to continue working out. Now, if you want to START CrossFit and you're pregnant, we'll have to wait until after you deliver.

Look who's visiting us again!? Myles!

[Read more →]

We will be having an 8:30 AM class on Thanksgiving day, and also on Black Friday. If you need to get all pumped up before heading out to eat turkey or shop, stop by!

Sigh...well there he goes people. Bill just left his full time job for the very last time about 8 minutes ago. We need everyone's help to make CrossFit Fire a success. Please start finding friends and family and bringing them to CrossFit. I betcha every one of you will be talking about CrossFit at some point at the table tomorrow with your family.

"Hey Kelli, you're looking mighty strong....what have you been doing?" CROSSFIT 
"Wow Chris! Your abs are like chiseled marble! Where can I get abs like that!?" CROSSFIT
"Geez, I'm so bored with my workout routine. Where can I go to work out that is fun?" CROSSFIT 
"I ate so much today that it'll take me 7 hours at the gym to work it off." CROSSFIT

You get the picture. We want everyone to start talking about the gym. We love it. We have a feeling you guys love it too. Bill is creating a schedule, and we'd like to keep him as busy as possible!

[Read more →]

SURPRISE! Yesterday was Fight Gone Bad day. This is one of those workouts that people hate and love at the same time. Zach told us that he got butterflies in his stomach right before we started. This workout is 3 rounds for time of: 1 minute each of rowing, wallball shots, sumo deadlift high pull, box jumps and push press. The goal is to get as many points as possible. Points are counted in reps for everything except the rower - this is measured in calories.

We have seen some pretty good scores come through our gym on FGB day, but Zach R set a new record last night. He scored an amazing 307! The PR train was rolling through the Fort yesterday because every single person set a new PR yesterday! Nice work! It was Rudy's first time doing the workout. I betcha if you looked up the word "intensity" in the dictionary, you'll find this picture:

[Read more →]

Hooray for Mondays! We had three new people join our 6PM class yesterday. The 6PM class yesterday was the largest class we've had in our gym so far! Zach and Matt joined us from U of I; they're home for the holiday, and they thought they'd check out our box. Zach = an animal. He finished Jackie as prescribed in 9:04. WHOA! We were also joined by Janet's best friend Michelle. WELCOME!

The workout last night was Jackie: 1,000 meter row, 50 thrusters and 30 pull ups. There is something about rowing that makes me nauseous every time. It would appear that nobody else was bothered by the rowing though. You guys kicked the crap out of this workout! It was great to see everyone putting forth maximum effort! Season, sorry I walked right under your thrusters....that's what I get for not paying attention.

Tomorrow is Bill's last official day at his full time job. What does this mean for you? It means more class times! Please take a look at the class times posted on the board and let us know what you think. Without your feedback it'll just be a stab in the dark. We want to make this program work for you guys!

Very soon we will be eliminating the option for 3 days/week and 2 days/week packages. We'll be switching over to a punch card option. (they were just ordered today) The punch cards will cost $125, and you'll get 12 punches. This is the same price and the same number of sessions as our 3 day/week package. The punch cards will give you guys greater flexibility when it comes to your schedule. Going on vacation? No sweat. Need to come an extra day this week because you ate too much turkey? You got it. Hopefully everyone can get maximum happiness out of these new changes.

[Read more →]

Hooray for Mondays! We had three new people join our 6PM class yesterday. The 6PM class yesterday was the largest class we've had in our gym so far! Zach and Matt joined us from U of I; they're home for the holiday, and they thought they'd check out our box. Zach = an animal. He finished Jackie as prescribed in 9:04. WHOA! We were also joined by Janet's best friend Michelle. WELCOME!

The workout last night was Jackie: 1,000 meter row, 50 thrusters and 30 pull ups. There is something about rowing that makes me nauseous every time. It would appear that nobody else was bothered by the rowing though. You guys kicked the crap out of this workout! It was great to see everyone putting forth maximum effort! Season, sorry I walked right under your thrusters....that's what I get for not paying attention.

Tomorrow is Bill's last official day at his full time job. What does this mean for you? It means more class times! Please take a look at the class times posted on the board and let us know what you think. Without your feedback it'll just be a stab in the dark. We want to make this program work for you guys!

Very soon we will be eliminating the option for 3 days/week and 2 days/week packages. We'll be switching over to a punch card option. (they were just ordered today) The punch cards will cost $125, and you'll get 12 punches. This is the same price and the same number of sessions as our 3 day/week package. The punch cards will give you guys greater flexibility when it comes to your schedule. Going on vacation? No sweat. Need to come an extra day this week because you ate too much turkey? You got it. Hopefully everyone can get maximum happiness out of these new changes.

[Read more →]