Last night I gave an intro to 8 people. They all did very well at the intro WOD, and nobody even predicted they would do 15 rounds! The rest of it went pretty well (some of the attendees may even be reading this), which mostly means that I didn’t get TOO distracted while I yammered on and on about how great CrossFit is, and it also means that nobody left during my (extended) speech.
As anyone who’s gone through one of my intros knows, I tend to talk a fair amount about whatever comes to mind that I think will help people understand what this thing called CrossFit is all about. I have never had a script for the bulk of my talk (nor will I ever create one), though there are a few things that I make sure to say in every intro. One of those things (which I believe is the most important) is when I volunteer all of the CFMC members up to answer any questions they might have that they may not want to ask the guy who owns the place. In other words, they may want a straight answer from a normal person rather than a card-carrying CrossFit Zealot.
Of course, they never get a chance to ask any of you anything because, well, I never shut up. So by the time I finally let them leave, the gym is long since empty.
So today’s post is your opportunity to tell prospective members what you would say if they came up to you after a WOD and asked you about the gym. How would you describe this place? What would you tell them about your experiences? How about what CrossFit has done for you in general? What have you accomplished since you’ve been here? Why did you become a member in the first place? Why are you still a member? These are the things (I imagine) people would like to know.
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