Programming

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”  Rosa Parks CROSSFIT ROUNDTABLE  On Wed, Thu & Friday, I had the incredible opportunity to meet with the CrossFit leadership team along with 11 other renowned, veteran CF affiliate owners. […]

Bollinger CrossFit sent over an amazing Thank You for the support from our community GoFundMe. “Progress is man’s ability to complicate simplicity.”  Thor Heyerdahl #STONKS  Having spent many years of my career in the stock trading industry, I was surprised to see history repeating itself last week. Manipulation of the markets by large institutional investors,

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. Marie Curie ALL THAT IS GOOD  There’s been quite a bit of negativity in my social media posts..my frustrations are boiling over. Despite our operating challenges and the fear

“Fall in love with the process and the results will follow.” Bradley Whitford OUR FIRST DIABLO UNITED SCHOLARSHIP ATHLETE!  Jesus Saucedo, 17, will be starting at Diablo next week! Coach Rick Nolley and I launched Diablo United to make CrossFit accessible for low-income, minority communities to improve health, create career opportunities, and inspire entrepreneurs. Despite

“Common sense is not so common.” Voltaire A BRIEF REFLECTION ON THE EVENTS OF LAST WEEK I am appalled and terribly saddened by the assault upon our Capital building and the senseless deaths of 5 Americans. I have lots of thoughts on the events of last week, but I didn’t have sufficient time to put

“Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom.” Marilyn Ferguson  ERIKA LINDEN – 2020 TOM JONES AWARD Congratulations to our 2020 Tom Jones Award Winner, Erika Linden! In true 2020 fashion, we had to reschedule our Jones award presentation 2 times because of a severe allergic reaction that left Erika

Farewell 2020 “A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.”  Bruce Lee 2021 MISSION  I am very optimistic about the New Year, especially for Diablo and our community. However, I am saddened by the physical condition and health of Americans that has greatly contributed to

“It’s not about what happened in the past, or what you think might happen in the future. It’s about the ride, for Christ’s sake. There is no point in going through all this crap, if you’re not going to enjoy the ride. And you know what… when you least expect something great might come along.

“Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.” Ralph Waldo Emerson PAY IT FORWARD Last week, Diablo member Omar Gabr launched a GoFundMe to help Diablo CrossFit cover our fines assessed for being open indoors during the most recent shutdown. It quickly shot to more than $20,000 after

“I never hated any of my competitors. I always saw my competitors as people that could teach me things, things that they were doing better.”  John Mackey, Founder, Whole Foods RIDE OR DIE  The City & County code enforcement officers paid another visit last week and doubled our fine again ($1k). And, 5 Bay Area