Diablo CrossFit V4.0 is just 500 meters away.
Estimated release date: March 2027.
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
DIABLO V4.0
Our recent celebration of Diablo’s 20 years of affiliation with CrossFit led me to contemplate, “what’s next for Diablo?” And, it also prompted several friends of ours to ask us, “what’s YOUR plans?”… as in, “are you gonna retire soon?” Yvonne is a little more blunt than I am when we talk about our plans when she says: “what the f-ck else are we gonna do?” But, she’s right – Diablo CrossFit is our family, an incredibly cool community, a successful small business and, a powerful health & fitness transformation center. Diablo CrossFit is our “purpose” – a key component to longevity. Thus, our plans are to keep this awesome thing going for at least another 20-30 years or longer.
However, the biggest threat to the future of Diablo CrossFit (or any CrossFit affiliate for that matter) is rapidly rising costs of real estate. As a blunt example, our current building (and surrounding complex) was recently acquired by an investment company for a premium which impacted our lease cost to reflect the pending increase in property tax. And, when our current lease expires, our renewal rate will be adjusted upward substantially to “match current comps in the area.”
As it is often said in sports, “the best defense is to play offense.” So, on July 2nd, Yvonne and I decided to play offense and signed a purchase agreement for the 16,000sf building that was the former home of Encore Gymnastics – almost exactly 500 meters from our current location – at the corner of Bancroft & Hookston and adjacent to the Iron Horse Trail. And, if everything goes as planned, we will be moving in to our new facility in the first quarter of 2027.
While we are incredibly exited for “Diablo 4.0”, there are many hurdles we must get over before we can move in, including (and not limited to) financing approvals, building & zoning permits, extensive renovations and the actual (dreaded) physical move. So, we are also restraining our excitement until we have permits and a deed in hand.
Of course, we’ll keep our community updated as we make our way through the process and bureaucracy. And, we couldn’t do this without the support and love from our team and our awesome community. Thank you.
We’ll do our best to make DIablo 4.0 the best version yet.
#itsup2us
2026 CrossFit Games Athlete Moritz Fiebig and his coach Michael Allen arrived at Diablo last week in preparation for the CrossFit Games. Not wanting to impose on our community, they’ve been training during off-hours and and adding in off-site work. In between sessions they’ve been hanging out with our community, trading stories, sharing training tips, and getting to know everyone. Diablo secured swimming pool access, great hills to climb, and our community provided bikes for cyclocross training.
So, Moritz and Mike wanted to give back by coaching some classes – and we offered up two big classes on Independence Day!
Our members loved it – they’re both affiliate owners, top-level coaches, and passionate CrossFitters.
This is CrossFit.
CROSSFIT GAMES COUNTDOWN EXCITEMENT!
- 2026 CFG Athlete Moritz Fiebig Arrived at Diablo! … Watch the “Road to the Games 26.05: The French Throwdown” to see how Mo’ qualified for the Games.
- GET PUMPED UP! Check Out All of “The Road To The Games” Series on YouTube! This series will give you ALL the insight to the qualifying athletes and the SemiFinal competition events that preceded the Games.
- CrossFit Oslo Kriger (1st place 2025) will be training AT Diablo from July 16th – July 23rd. Kristin Holte (8x CFG), Oda Lundekvam, Tola Morakinyo (7x CFG), and BK Gudmundsson (11x CFG!) will be at Diablo making their final preparations for the CrossFit Games in San Jose!
- CrossFit Games Indy Athlete: Matilde Garnes (3x CFG) will also be training at Diablo the week prior to the Games!! She’ll likely be traveling with Team Oslo, but will be training separately.
- Out-Of-Town CrossFit Games Visitor Drop-Ins: Along with the Games athletes, Diablo is expected to have a large number of Drop-Ins visiting our gym to get the Diablo experience. We’ll have some dedicated class times and drop-in deals to make the experience a LOT of fun.
- Coach & Owners Conference (July 22 & 23rd): Several of Diablo’s Coaches & staff will be attending the conference – sharing experiences and advancing their education – which may affect our class schedule. So far it looks like we’ll have everything covered but be sure to check the Diablo schedule app for any changes the week of the Games.
Lastly: DO YOU NEED TICKETS TO THE GAMES? Email us at [email protected]! We have several members who are selling individual day tickets at a great price – seated in the Diablo CrossFit section (201) with a great view of all the action.
WANT TO GET YOUR CROSSFIT LEVEL 1?
Start by reading the Level 1 Training Guide!
The CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Course is CrossFit’s foundational coaching certification, providing a comprehensive introduction to the principles of CrossFit, movement mechanics, effective coaching, programming methodology, and class management. At this 2-day course, CrossFit certified trainers provide CrossFit class-like coaching and instruction on the foundational movements while helping participants understand the methodology that makes CrossFit effective. The L1 is also the first step in the CrossFit coaching and affiliate ownership pathway.
The L1 Training Guide is an incredible tool for understanding the foundations of CrossFit and the principals of fitness. If you read it and think you want to take the next step, check out the L1 Course schedule in our area.
PROGRAMMING THIS WEEK:
- Mon: Row-WW-DL – FT: 500/450m Row, 6WW, 12DL, 500/450m Row, 4WW, 9DL, 500/450m , 2WW, 6DL, 500/450m Row
- Tue: Strength: C&J. Metcon: Amrap 8min (Unbroken) – 5 Hang SClean, 5 PP, 5 Thrusters (75/115#)
- Wed: Kipping Pull Up. Metcon: Air Bike & Burpee Bet – Amrap 8m: AirBike Cals + 5 Burpees at the top of each minute (optional scoring bonus)
- Thu: Strength: Snatch. Metcon: Amrap 6m – 8 Push Ups, 8 V-Ups
- Fri: Metcon: Diablo Bench Mark: “The Shed”
- Sat: Amrap 18m (Novice, Rx & Advanced versions) – 5 BMU, 10 PClean, 12 Pistols (75/115#)
- Sun: DB Bench Press-Carry Up-Sit Up-DUs – E5MOMx3: 12 DB BP, 24 Situps, 48 DUs
YVONNE’S LIST: Stuff She’s Watching, Reading, Using or Listening to…
I’m all out of suggestions this week – but Yvonne reads WAY more books than I do. Here’s her top 3 picks (this wasn’t easy apparently):
- The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
- The Lies They Told by Ellen Marie Wiseman
- All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
