On Saturday, 17 Diablo members and coaches traveled to San Jose to the SAP Center (Shark Tank), home of the 2026 CrossFit Games, to tour the venue, get a workout in and hear from Don Faul, CEO, Dave Castro, Games Director, and Adrian Bozman, Competition Director. They also got to hang out with the Fittest Man on Earth, Jayson Hopper, and former Fittest on Earth Athletes, James Sprague and Justin Medieros, and contender Dallin Pepper. It was an absolute blast. This competition year is going to be epic!
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
— Michael Jordan
WHAT DOES IS TAKE?
There is a clear line between wanting results and producing them. Wanting is passive. Wishing is comfortable. Making it happen requires a decision—definitive, sometimes inconvenient, and sustained over time. Once the mind is set, behavior follows. Standards rise. Effort becomes deliberate instead of optional. This is true in fitness, business, and community building.
I don’t like to set goals too often because, for me, goals create tension – stress – that often yields action toward the goal. But, for obvious reasons – health, business, family – I periodically set goals to keep me focused on relevant, meaningful behavior. And, I elevate the significance of goals in my mind, similar to what most people do when a Doctor says: “if you don’t change your habits, you’re going to need hospitalization or worse…”
Thus, Diablo’s success as a CrossFit affiliate is not coincidence and it’s not luck. And, being near the top globally in CrossFit Open registrations didn’t “just happen.” We didn’t wait for CrossFit to make it happen for us. Instead, we decided that going big on the first day mattered. We committed to it early, aligned our team around it, and executed— day after day. We talked about it, planned for it, promoted it, and created an environment where participation was the expectation, not the exception.
That same principle applies to every goal worth pursuing, especially your fitness and health. Progress follows commitment, not intention. Results follow action, not hope. We got this.
#itsup2us
NO CLASSES ON THU, FEB 26th IN HONOR OF OUR 20th YEAR OF AFFILIATION WITH CROSSFIT!
Instead we’ll be traveling to Moffett Field for the 26.1 Announcement & returning for a movie premiere at Diablo!!
- Thu Feb 26th, 12PM (9A – 2P): CrossFit Open Workout Announcement at Moffett Field in Mtn View!! – RSVPs went out to our community last week. Please email [email protected] if you were NOT able to register. We’ll try to get you in.
- Thu Feb 26th, 6PM: A Very Special Event at Diablo CrossFit:
> Premiere of “FITTEST ON EARTH 2025” – The CrossFit Games Documentary
Every year, CrossFit releases a Documentary on the CrossFit Games from the previous year. The documentary includes never-before seen footage from the Games, athlete stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to become the Fittest on Earth.
RSVP for the FITTEST ON EARTH DOCUMENTARY on the Diablo App!
PROGRAMMING ** THIS WEEK **
- Mon: PP & ROW – E5MOM x 5: Buy-In – 15PP (#75/115). Then, AMRAP 12/20c Row, 30s Rest; Rest 1m Between Rounds.
- Tue: Back Squat. Metcon: KBs & BJO – Amrap 5m: 12 Russian KB & 8 Box Jump Overs.
- Wed: Partner Metcon (UgoIgo) – Amrap 25m 3 Wall Walks, 10 Toes2Bar, 9/12 Air Bike
- Thu: Power Snatch Cycling. Metcon: Press & DL – 5rnds for time: 9 Press, 15 DL #75/115)
- Fri: Pull-up-Run-T2B-DUs – 3RFT: 10 Strict Pull ups, 400m Run, 20T2B, 60 DUs rest 3m
- Sat: Bike-Clean&Jerk – 2RFT: 40/50c Bike, 15 Hang Squat Clean & Jerks (#95/135)
- Sun: Row-MU – E3MOMx5 (2m Rest): 300/350m Row, Max Ring MUs
CRAIG’S LIST: Podcast Time!
- YT: Build Muscle & Strength & Forge Your Life Path | Dorian Yates – with Huberman – LOVED THIS ONE. Dorian Yates is one of my fitness heroes, a “blue-collar”, 6-Time Mr. Olympia and one of the most dominant bodybuilders in the world. Her recommends low-volume, high intensity lifting for muscle growth. He talks training (he knows a LOT) and steroids, cannabis and even psychedelics for mental health.
- YT: The Wellness Industry Is Gigantic — and Mostly Wrong | Freakonomics Radio – Dr. Zeke Emanuel, MD & Medical Ethicist talks about the incredibly fast growing wellness industry – what works and what doesn’t. Really enjoyed this discussion – since I’m all-in on wellness.
Make it an awesome week!
