SCHEDULE CHANGES
I told you the changes would be coming. This one is probably the biggest, so we’re getting it out of the way quickly; like ripping off a band aid.
CrossFit Athens will be transitioning back to a class based schedule starting Monday, January 31. What does this mean? It means no more open style WODs. WODs will be performed during a set time period with a specific coach. The class will start and end as a group. You will have to make an effort to show up at the right time to get it on the time slot you want. We are not going to require anyone to sign up for WODs however.
Please try to show up 5-10 minutes before the class you want to attend starts. This means if you’re coming to the 6;30, try to be here around 6:20. Everyone has their own individual things they like to do for warming up. This will allow you plenty of time for that. Classes will start promptly at their assigned times. If you are more than 10 minutes late and absolutely can’t wait until the next class, there will be motivational consequences to serve as your warm up before jumping into the WOD (take a wild guess).
Does this mean you can’t show up at 6:08 for the 6:30 class. Hell no! Come early and stay late. Work on anything you want to work on. All we ask is that you look at the board and figure out which equipment is being used and reserve it for the class that is going on.
Why are we doing this? A few reasons actually. For you long time members, you’ll remember that we used to do this a couple of years ago when our membership base was much smaller. I wanted to allow for more flexibility with scheduling and the open model worked nicely. Now that we’re not so small, it just doesn’t work very well logistically. There isn’t enough equipment for 3-4 people deadlifting during the ME component and 3-4 people doing thrusters during the Metcon. People warming up are sometimes in the way of people working out. This will be much safer.
Also, I feel that the quality of coaching has decreased somewhat over the past few months. This is entirely my fault, and this is a move towards increasing it. This means that you will be receiving more attention from the Coach, more direct instruction with regards to the WOD and a better overall experience. The Coach will no longer have to worry about people coming in to warm up and explain things when he should be pushing you to go harder, coaching you on your clean, or explaining how to do a new movement. (Oh yeah, before I forget, warm ups will be changing too!)
This will also provide you, the membership base, with more accountability. If you’re a regular to the Tuesday, 4:30 class and don’t show up, you can bet that someone will be calling to check on you.
Below is the tentative schedule, to begin on Monday, January 31. If you have any questions or comments, please share them with us.
Semester Special
Students, don’t forget the semester specials are only good through the end of the month. If you want in on it, act now. For those that tried to pay with a card, you’re all set this week.
