re: CrossFit HQ/Glassman getting hammered

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So is there someone to fill the void of CrossFit? Do these gyms just go independent and stay independent or is there something like iron tribe, soflete ready to jump in CrossFits place?

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I'd think there'd be someone like Rogue take over the organization of elite competitions. Gyms would be either independent or have a much less involved board type deal.

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I'm just intrigued by the whole CrossFit affiliate dynamic, it had no value to gyms other than the name. So you had to pay CrossFit HQ to just use a name and they gave you nothing else in return.

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Well that's just a franchise model. The name carries a lot of weight, you know exactly what you are getting when you step into a crossfit gym. If its "X Strength and Conditioning" or whatever it could be any jabroni

A lot of people don't like crossfit and I have a problem with a good amount of things they do, but just about anyone that even has a plantet fitness membership knows what it is.

Greg needs to sell ownership to CrossFit affiliates and let the individual gyms own shares of “CrossFit” so the sport isn’t run into the ground. Probably the only way to save the brand at this point and bring the former affiliates back into the fold. Seems like everyone has been tired of his leadership for years and CrossFit needs new blood to grow the sport. If not he’s just gonna run it right into the ground while a rebranded sport takes its place when the former affiliates create the same thing elsewhere with the help of rogue, Nike, nobull, and other financial backers.

Over the long run individual, established gyms will be fine without the CrossFit name and branding. In fact it might even be a good thing for gyms that have great trainers and good programming.

It could be apocalyptic for "professional" athletes and the games. For those folks the brand created value, community, merchandising and publicity, which lead to financial gain. Without the CrossFit brand to drive interest, it will be harder for those folks to distinguish themselves from just self-promoter, product endorser fitness people, especially the ones that wrapped themselves up in CrossFit as job/lifestyle/family, etc.

One posted said he viewed the future of the "CrossFit Sport" as a multi-league, international, possible Olympic event. Without the brand which elevated Crossfit, it could just become another fun, niche entertainment/athletic event, ala, galaxy/granite/intense obstacle/TV Titan event/fitness/whatever competitions. Without the brand these competitions have as much a chances as being elevated to Olympic level as Tough Mudder events.

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About a year ago, I attended an event (nothing to do with Health & Fitness) that included a public speaker who mentioned Nike is making a concerted effort to move into more of the Health & Fitness area. He added that soon many people will be going to work out at their 'Nike' gym.

With how much power and size that Nike has, maybe they will fill part of this CF void.

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my niece does competitive club volleyball in Houston. we went one weekend to watch her tournament and it was at a competing league's gym. It was a Nike club (hers was UA i think) and Nike had it's logo everywhere in there. not just on the home club's clothes and equipment, but a giant nike swoosh on the inside wall of the club along with a nike logo on every conceivable bit of branding the club had. combine that with the fact that them, adidas, or UA are signing contracts with High School athletic departments at this time and it's an interesting dynamic.

What's the word around you baws gyms that do crossfit?

How you going to fire the guy who owns and runs it

Also during all this Jessica Griffith and Travis Williams got kicked off Misfit

She was dropping the N bomb in a group chat

And to make it worse Chandler called her out on it she said it’s not a big deal bc she’s a southern bell or some shite

I don't know the ins and outs of the business. Do they have a board of or anything or is it just Glassman over everyone else

So it'd be him stepping down and.. from what I know about the guy, he probably isn't doing that.