This weekend blew me away! Not only did the presenters (Robb Wolf, Nicki Violetti, Greg Everett, Aimee Anaya, James Fitzgerald, Michael Rutherford, Jeremy Thiel and Carey Kepler) prove that they are at the forefront of their respective field but they also did a great job at motivating the attendees to pursue excellence.
The Black Box Summit is about seeking out great information and making it available to everyone. You can count on subsequent Summits being packed full of amazing information as well as being a platform to bring affiliates together for their greater good. We are about making experts available in every facet of health and Fitness with the sole purpose of supporting you.
Check out SicFit.com for the actual content. Again, i cannot say how inspired i am about this weekend. If you were there, let me know what you liked and disliked. If you weren’t, tell me what you would like to hear or see at future events.
Too bad Robb Wolf is now gone from crossfit staff. *Sob* That angers me.
I just read Robb Wolf’s blog. What is your take? I have had so many things deleted on crossfit.com so I know first hand that criticism isn’t allowed. What inspired you about this weekend? Were you inspired to de-affliliate? Because that was some pretty disgusting behavior.
daniel,
no need to worry robb is just done with hq, not providing really fucking good information.
pw,
I support and back up everything robb stated. It was totally un professional by castro and as such I asked him to leave so there wouldn’t be any further disruption.
I’m not sure what I will do personally. The summit will continue to provide the community with really fucking good info. Count on that.
I vote you remove yourself from Crossfit. I know I don’t count, but. I see it like this: You, Robb, Greg, Welbourne, etc possess more information than the entire HQ staff. I say take what you’ve learned and run with it. Set up a competing co-op, make it truely open source, offer some kind of certification that is worthwhile, (testing, quality control). If I ever decided to open a training facility I know I would never pay that 2k to use crossfits name. Its a shame because 3 years ago I would have said I’d pay much more than that. Let HQ boohoo about you doing cleans and pull ups to a stop watch. They didn’t invent that.
Dutch, did dave and Tony have to pay to attend this event?
I was there. You and Jeremy stepped up and took the chance of hosting a congregation of some huge egos. I was already impressed just at the undertaking. The training methods shared, the business practices shared, the coaching strategies shared was invaluable. Your panel was genius and inspiring. You and Jeremy were Zen and steely and did not allow the nonsense to overshadow what was on offer. People should be talking about Carey Kepler’s story and James Fitzgerald’s wisdom and Nicki and Robb’s stand out strength and conditioning facility and Rutherford’s Black Box template. The weekend was excellent and should happen again and again. It was unfortunate that the energy of the presenters was drained somewhat by the crap because we all took time away from our businesses to soak up everything they could offer. I’d like to see hundreds of comments and blog posts about OPT and Carey Kepler and how they can change the world, not hundreds of comments about the sh**. Anyway-you put on a great weekend. Thanks to you and Jeremy.
I don’t believe in reinventing the wheel so … yes … what Jennifer said so beautifully! It truly was an experience to be remembered and thanks to you Dutch and everyone else for being a part of bringing it to us.
Ditto That!
Thank You Jen!
It was a pleasure meeting you and i am glad the real story is getting out.
By the real story i mean how fucking amazing this weekend was.
Agreed. The weekend was phenomenal. The negatives were grossly overshadowed by the positives and I hope the Summit continues to grow and be shared with others.
All things aside regarding the conflict of the event, which is merely a distraction from the value of the training, the presenters, Dutch and Jeremy gave us more information in three days than digestible. There is no doubt that all the lives of those who presented have been impacted by CrossFit and the Glassmans, and it is was duly noted by them. With any organization that the body of knowledge is constantly changing, and several different opinions being formed, there will be conflict. Unfortunately, I have never seen anything different. But, I was there and there was nothing that I heard presented that degraded the value of what I know as CrossFit. Moreover, I felt like the information presented will be a great impact to our businesses, and is merely the next maturation in how we can use CrossFit and the newest most effective methodologies to achieve what we all want for our athletes, elite fitness!
I was not there, but as to the question I would like to see if I was there or for future events…. I would like to see or hear personal stories/examples of what failed or what was a success in helping box owners successfully manage the business end of the box. I would like information on transitioning from a trainer into a gym owner, successfully. Also I would like information on opening a gym along side or in with a sports therapy facility, with SF CrossFit or other boxes owned by Therapists. What works, what doesn’t?
Ditto word for word what Kyle S. said….
Angela, I was there and I came out with many stories and experiences from box owners that will help me manage my business. This is why I think the event was a success despite the conflict. However, I will say that the quality of content and presentation varied quite a bit from presenter to presenter. I almost felt bad for anyone having to speak right before or after James. I don’t think that any of the speakers’ presentations took away from CrossFit or the community that Coach Glassman created, and I also don’t think that any of it warranted that kind of backlash from HQ. It makes me sad, because I love CrossFit and know that the sense of belonging to a larger community is important to what we do, and shouldn’t be underestimated.
Tania,
Thanks! I love CF as a community. I’m not so sure about CF as an orginizaiton anymore. We are not yet gym owners, but plan to one day. But I love the community and how most eveyone is willing to help each other out. We’re watching our gym owners, and other gyms in the area and taking note of what we like/don’t like. But it’s nice to be able to hear others experiences as well. Tania I hope what you gleaned from the BBS gives your box a gret boost!
I watched the videos on SicFit.com last night after reading the serious buzz on RobbWolff.com and keep coming back to the advice … constantly learn/improve/share in all the subjects and people will find you. Keep it up, Dutch! You are a shepherd/Coach of Coaches and we’re grateful!
There is an obvious need for the BlackBox Summitt. I’m just mad and myself I missed this one
I’ve never worked anywhere where someone could get away with an outburst like Castro’s. I’m not sure how I feel about HQ now.