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CFF 11/18-11/23/24
Happy Sunday everyone! We kicked off this past week with some heavy lifting, re-testing our 1 Rep Max on the Back Squat and Push Press. It
CFF 11/11-11/16/24
Happy Sunday everyone, and a heartfelt thank you to all our veterans! We hope you all take a moment tomorrow to reflect on the sacrifices
CFF 11/05-11/09/24
Happy Sunday everyone! We hope you all had a blast celebrating Halloween, cheering on your favorite teams during the GA-FL game, enjoying this cooler weather🍂
CFF 10/28-11/02/24
Happy Sunday everyone, what a fun weekend it’s been for us! Our annual Island Time Throwdown competition on Saturday was a success, thanks to the
CFF 10/21-10/26/24
Happy Sunday, everyone! We hope you all enjoyed the beautiful, cooler weather this weekend! Yesterday, some of us had the incredible opportunity to support Cherish
CFF 10/14-10/19/24
Happy Sunday, we hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend and took the time to recharge for another exciting week ahead. This past week,
CFF 10/07-10/12/24
Happy weekend, everyone! As we gear up for another week, we want to keep you informed about what’s happening at the gym and some important
CFF 09/30-10/05/24
Happy Sunday everyone! September flew by and we’re excited for what October has in store for us🤩. Let’s continue to cheer on our amazing members—Kirby,
CFF 09/23-09/28/24
Happy Sunday everyone!! Island Time Throwdown just around the corner, remember that this week is your last chance to be entered in a drawing for
CFF 09/16-9/21/24
Happy Sunday everyone, what a fantastic week we had at the gym! We got after an awesome hero workout for 9/11 and even caught a
CFF 09/09-09/14/24
Happy Sunday, we hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! 🇺🇸9/11 Tribute Workout – “Stand Tall”On September 11th, we will host our special tribute workout, “Stand
CFF 09/02-09/07/24
Happy Sunday everyone, we hope you’re all soaking up the long weekend and enjoying the beautiful weather. As we head into Labor Day, we want
CFF 08/26-08/31/24
Happy Sunday everyone! We are headed into the last week of August, how has this year flown by so quickly ?!! As we wrap up
CFF 08/19-08/24/24
Happy Sunday, we hope everyone had a great weekend and got some recovery in after a week of heavy lifting💪. Congratulations to everyone on a
CFF 08/12-08/17/24
Happy Sunday everyone! As we dive into another week of excitement and challenge, we want to start by expressing our deep gratitude for each and
CFF 09/05-9/10/24
Happy Sunday gym fam, we hope everyone had a great weekend! We had an amazing turnout and time at the CFF beach hangout yesterday☀️. This
CFF 07/29-08/03/24
Happy Sunday, we hope everyone had a great weekend! We’ve got a fantastic week lined up, full of events and workouts that you won’t want
CFF 07/22-07/27/24
Happy Sunday, we hope you’re all enjoying your weekend and gearing up for another awesome week ahead where we’re diving into the third week of
CFF 07/15-07/20/24
Happy Sunday everyone, we hope everyone had a great weekend! Who’s still recovering from “Filthy Fifty” ?? As we reach the halfway point of July,
CFF 07/08-7/13/24
Happy Sunday everyone, we hope everyone had a fantastic holiday weekend filled with fun, family and friends🎆. We had an absolutely amazing turnout for our
07/01-07/06/24
Happy Sunday everyone, shout out to everyone who came to the gym this morning to help out with some cleaning and refreshing🧼🧹. We are extremely
CFF 06/24-06/29/24
Happy Sunday everyone, we hope everyone had a great weekend! As we wrap up the final week of June, there’s still plenty of excitement and
CFF 06/16-06/22/24
Happy Sunday and Happy Father’s Day to all of our CFF strong dads!! We are just half way through the month of June, there’s a
CFF 06/10-6/15/24
Happy Sunday gym fam, we hope everyone had a great weekend! Congratulations Kirby on placing 1st, not only in your weight class, but in the
CFF 06/03-06/08/24
Happy Sunday gym fam!! We hope everyone had a great weekend. Congratulations to all of our amazing athletes for competing at the Atlantic Coast Classic
CFF 05/27-06/01/24
Happy Sunday gym fam, we hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend☀️. Tomorrow, as we gather to take on Murph, let us do so
CFF 05/20-05/25/24
Happy Sunday gym fam, we hope everyone had a great weekend! ☀️Summer’s here and so is the Florida heat! Let’s remember to stay hydrated during
CFF 05/06-05/11/24
Happy Sunday gym fam☀️. We hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoyed the beautiful weather! 🦐Shrimp Fest Parade was a success!! Thank you to
CFF 4/29-5/04/24
Happy Sunday gym fam, we hope everyone has been having a great weekend! 🦐☀️Shrimp Fest parade will be this Thursday, 5/02! We will be meeting at
CFF 04/22-4/27/24
Happy Sunday gym fam, we hope everyone had a great weekend! Congratulations to all of the athletes that have been working hard to get all
CFF 04/08-04/13/24
Happy Sunday gym fam, we hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed the warm weather today🌞🏓. The 2024 Shrimp Festival Parade will be on
CFF 04/01-04/06/24
Happy Easter Sunday gym fam, we hope everyone has been having a great day🌞🐰. Pickleball Sunday is back👊, next Sunday from 1-3pm! We hope to
CFF 03/25-03/30/24
Happy Sunday gym fam, our first pickle ball day was a success🏓🛼. Thanks to everyone who was able to come out & play, we will
CFF 03/18-03/23/24
Happy Sunday gym fam & Happy St. Patrick’s Day🍀. We hope everyone has been having a great weekend! We have a lot to be excited
The CrossFit Open is Less Than Two Weeks Away
The CrossFit Open starts Friday, October 11th. The Open is an annual online competition hosted by CrossFit as the first stage of the CrossFit Games.
9 AM Class Only on Monday, Closed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
There will be one 9 am class only on Monday in observance of Labor Day. The gym will be closed the rest of the day.
A Friendly Reminder About Open Gym Policies
As you guys know, we have open gym on Saturdays at 8 am and coaches periodically post open gym times in the members’ Facebook group.
Help us Welcome Coach Tricia to the Staff
We’re excited to officially announce that our coaching staff is expanding. Welcome to the team Tricia Roth! Tricia has been a member of CFF for
Back to School Means Back on Track, Plus New Programs for Ladies and Teens
With school starting this week for most of our area kids, now is the perfect time to get back on track with your fitness. If
Join us Friday Evening for the Stronger Together Event and Workout
Don’t forget to join us Friday evening for the Stronger Together event and workout celebrating Cathy Chapman. If you plan on completing the workout, please
Strong Together Celebrating Cathy, New Podcast Episode, Pool WOD this Saturday, and Congrats Coach K
We’re excited to announce plans for our Strong Together event celebrating Cathy Chapman on Friday, August 2nd from 5-7 pm. As many of you know,
Yoga at 7 am on Tuesday and No More 3:30 Class for now
Congratulations to Kortneye and Nick on the birth of their son Klay this past Tuesday! If you’d like, you can sign up to help out
Fourth of July Schedule and Changes to the 3:30 PM Class
We hope you all have a fun and safe Fourth of July week! In observance of the holiday on Thursday, we’ll have 8 am open
This Week’s Workouts: June 24-29
No announcements or blog post this week. Just a screenshot of some awesome workouts! Enjoy…
Summer Shirt Preorder Open Until Friday, Kid’s Shirts and Men’s Tanks Available!
Awesome job to everyone who competed in Rep Your Box this weekend! Our teams keep getting better every year. We’re thankful to have you all
No Mid-Morning Classes on Wednesday so Overhead Fans Can be Installed
Awesome job to all of our ladies who competed in the Beauty is a Beast competition in Tampa on Saturday! Big shoutout to Kirby and
Preparing for Murph on Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a week away, and that means it’s almost time for our traditional Memorial Day workout, “Murph”. Murph is the probably the best
Join us Saturday Morning for Kortneye and Nick’s Baby WOD!
Join us at the 9 am class this Saturday morning for a “Baby WOD” celebrating Kortneye and Nick’s pending new arrival, Klayton Ellis Gill! There
We’re Giving Away a Free Luxury Facial at The Peel Studio
We’re excited to partner with The Peel Studio on the island to give away a free luxury facial to one CFF member this week in
New Podcast, Shrimp Fest Pirate Parade, Murph Details, Youth Summer Camp Info, and More
Happy Monday! A screenshot of this week’s workouts is below, but be sure and read all of the updates and reminders as you scroll to
Celebrate Memorial Day with CFF by Completing the Hero WOD Murph
Celebrate Memorial Day on Monday, May 27 and honor our nation’s fallen by completing the hero workout “Murph”. The Murph workout is a Memorial Day
Which Way to the Beach? The First Beach WOD of 2019 is this Saturday!
It’s time to take our fitness to the beach! Join us this Saturday morning at 9 am at Peters Point Beach Park for our first
April Member Spotlight Podcast with Sarah F is Now Available
The CrossFit Fernandina Podcast is back with another Member Spotlight Episode! This time we’re spotlighting the gym’s first-ever member, Sarah Fishwild. Sarah was the first
Competition Programming Available as Extra Work
In case you missed the announcement a couple weeks ago (and somehow didn’t notice the change in the workouts), we recently switched to NCFIT for
Getting Back to Normal after the CrossFit Open
Awesome job to everyone who participated in the CrossFit Open. It was a long five weeks, but you all did great! Don’t forget to submit
Improving Our Gym Experience with Programming from NCFIT Collective
We are excited to announce that we have partnered with the NCFIT Collective to further enhance our members’ experience! We look forward to offering a
This Week’s Workouts – March 11-16
The combination of switching to Daylight Savings Time and the start of my stepson’s spring soccer season conspired to prevent me from writing a blog
New Shirts! Pre-Order by Friday for a 10 Percent Discount
Awesome job to everyone who completed CrossFit Open workout 19.1! Don’t forget to submit your score on games.crossfit.com or via the CrossFit Games app by
Getting Ready for the First Week of the CrossFit Open
The first workout of the 2019 CrossFit Open is just a few days away! Keep this in mind as you choose how you approach your
Getting Ready for the 2019 CrossFit Open and Friday Night Lights
The 2019 CrossFit Open is less than two weeks away! Coach Chris and I went over more details in this week’s Week at a Glance
New Feature: Weekly Podcast Breaking Down Each Week’s Programming
In case you missed it, we launched the new CrossFit Fernandina Podcast last week with Chris and me hosting the show. We’re back today with
Yoga with Mandy Scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 2 and Sunday, Feb. 10
After a successful event earlier this month, yoga is officially back as a regular program at CrossFit Fernandina! Mandy will be hosting yoga sessions twice
Get Ready for the 2019 CrossFit Open!
The 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Open is a month away with the 19.1 workout announcement scheduled for Thursday, February 21st. The Open is the largest
New Year’s Challenge Starts Monday, Gym Clean-Up Day is Saturday
The New Year’s Challenge starts Monday! There’s still time to register. Click here. Awesome job to everyone who competed at the River City Rumble on
New Year’s Challenge, Yoga, and River City Rumble
The New Year’s Challenge starts a week from tomorrow! You can get more info and register online by clicking here. We’ll have another info meeting
Reset Your Fitness With the 2019 CFF New Year’s Challenge
Reset your commitment to fitness through the 2019 CrossFit Fernandina New Year’s Challenge! This year’s challenge will start on Monday, January 14th and will run
Happy New Year! Don’t Forget New Year’s Hours
Happy New Year! We’ll have regular morning classes on Monday, but no evening classes or teen class. On Tuesday, there will be one 9 am
The Leaderboard Doesn’t Really Matter… Here’s Why.
On Thursday I did something that I’m 99.9 percent sure I’ve never done before: I set three new PRs in one class. After getting a
See You at the CFF Tacky Christmas Party Friday Evening!
Join us for food, fun, and friendship at our annual CrossFit Fernandina Tacky Christmas Party from 6 to 9(ish) this Friday evening! We will have
Bring a Friend to Vitality This Week & You Could Win a Free Massage
The New Vitality program starts this week! We welcome all of you to bring a guest to any Vitality class this week for free. Any
How to be Thankful – And Not Only on Thanksgiving Day
If you happen to follow me on Facebook on Instagram, you may have seen my post earlier this month about my son Jacen’s habit of
Thanksgiving Week Schedule and December Event Announcements
Happy Thanksgiving Week! Don’t forget that the gym will be closed Thursday and we’ll have one 9 am class only on Friday. We’ll have regular
New Vitality Program Brings More Options and More Classes to CFF
We are excited to announce a new program coming to CrossFit Fernandina in December! Our new Vitality program is designed to provide quality fitness just
Modifying a Workout Doesn’t Mean You Are Inadequate
Note: This week’s blog post is written by Jeremy Jones of Thrivestry. Jeremy is the guy who writes our programming. Follow his blog here. You
Consider Personal Training for Help Reaching Your Goals
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the gymnastics clinic on Saturday. And great job to Kortneye and Tricia on putting it together. We
Welcome Back Coach Traci, Plus Other Important Announcements
We are excited to announce that Traci Ivey is starting back as a coach this week! For our newer folks who don’t know her, Traci
Gymnastics Clinic and Other Upcoming Events
Did everyone enjoy that brief blast of fall weather on Saturday? I know it didn’t last long, but the good news is we’re supposed to
Awesome Job to All Our Grit Games Competitors
I can’t tell you all how proud I am of everyone who competed in the Grit Games at Jax Beach on Saturday! You all did
Announcements and Some Tips for Grit Games Competitors
Announcements Suggestions for Grit Games Competitors Week at a Glance: Oct. 1-6 Monday – October 1, 2018 Context: Practice – Understanding breathing during heavy lifts.
October Events: Barbells for Boobs, Gymnastics Clinic, Halloween WOD, & More!
Happy Fall everyone! We have a lot of events coming up in October, so rather than sharing another blog post, I wanted to list out
Becoming a CrossFit Competitor Part Two: Starting Comp Programming
Note: This week’s blog post is once again written by Jeremy Jones of Thrivestry. Jeremy is the guy who writes our programming. This is Part
The Phases of Becoming a CrossFit Competitor – Part One
Note: This week’s blog post is written by Jeremy Jones of Thrivestry. Jeremy is the guy who writes our programming. Follow his blog here. Jeremy
New Challenge: Switch to ACH Billing for Chance to win One Month Free Membership
Congrats to everyone who completed the marathon row in August, and congrats to Casey on winning the drawing for $100 worth of Progenex! You all
Some Perspective on PRs as We Transition from Snatches to Power Cleans
On Tuesday, we’ll officially wrap up our squat snatch cycle by retesting our one-rep max. The goal, of course, is to set a new PR
Explaining Context and Why You Should Pay Attention to It
Over the past month or so, we’ve tried to place more emphasis on the context of every workout. Coaches should mention each day’s context at
Welcome Coach Kylie to the CrossFit Fernandina Family!
We’re fortunate to have a great team of coaches at CrossFit Fernandina. We’re also fortunate to be able to grow that team with the addition