It is awesome to see the continued growth of CrossFit in Brisbane, with new CrossFit gyms opening up across the city and more in the pipeline in the very near future. It is exciting to see former CrossFit Brisbane trainers and clients stepping out and starting their own journey as CrossFit Affiliates. We (CFB) are proud of the role that we have had in producing quality CrossFitters, and we wish the new Affiliates all the best with their new ventures.
Congratulations to Doug Armstrong, Darren Meares and Jonnie Larmore (CrossFit Rocks), Brandon Donald and Davin MacPhearson (CrossFit Resolve), Linzey Biester (CrossFit Moshpit), who have all affiliated, and Jarrod Bowe (Sommerville) and Jeff Wagstaff (Sandgate), who both have respective affiliate applications underway.
We have been getting a lot of questions about the new affiliates and in particular their relationship with CrossFit Brisbane. To clarify, CFB has a very close relationship with Doug and the boys at
CrossFit Rocks and we share an identical coaching philosophy and
culture. Over the next month we will work out a reciprocal membership
deal that allows our members to train at either CFB or CrossFit Rocks.
For all intents and purposes, CrossFit Rocks is a Western Suburbs
extension of our facility, and Doug will continue in his coaching role at CFB. You can expect to see our trainers at both locations.
As for the other affiliates, they are all separate businesses and we have no commercial ties to them. The CrossFit model is an "anti-franchise" and we welcome diversity and independence. We also call CrossFit the "Sport of Fitness", and like any sport, there are different clubs to choose from, and each club has it's own approach to developing athletes. This is a good thing and it is what makes us different to commercial gyms, but it also means that just like your local rugby club, we expect CrossFitters to commit to a club and we don't believe it is viable to train with two clubs at the same time.
Competition in the market is a great thing as it will drive CFB to be better, and take our coaching to the next level. We have great things happening over the next months with new coaches on deck, new programs being implemented (gymnastics, kids, weightlifting etc) and kick-ass events on the schedule. There are exciting times ahead and we are working hard to make CFB not only the best CrossFit Gym in Brisbane, but the best in Australasia! 3-2-1-go!
