The NOBULL CrossFit Open:Petram Style

The CrossFit Open is back! Each year, CrossFit communities all around the world come together for three weeks to celebrate how we’ve committed to becoming stronger inside and outside of the gym through shared challenges. There is a beautiful magic to the Open that is hard to describe to others. You just have to experience it! If it’s your first Open, we’re excited to share it with you. If you’re returning for another Open, we are so glad you stuck with it and came back! With that in mind, there is a special way we approach this time of year at CrossFit Petram, but rest assured, we don’t deviate from our main motto - Fitness. Friends. Fun.

Fitness:

The Open takes place over the course of three weeks. Each week, CrossFit will release the workout on a Thursday night. This year, the first announcement will take place on Thursday, February 16th. The workouts are typically named by the year and the workout number. Therefore, on February 16, we will find out what 23.1 will be! It may be a brand new workout, one that no CrossFit athlete has done before. It may be a repeat from years prior, because who doesn’t love a good re-test? Either way, we get to do the thing we all come to the gym to do - work hard and get sweaty. P.S. - stop stressing out. It’s just exercise :)

Friends:

It’s no secret that the community we’ve built at CrossFit Petram is strong and encouraging. But…remember that Open magic I referenced above? The Open gives us the opportunity to be front row and center to some of my favorite things - persistence, determination, and sometimes, a “first”! Each week, members will work together to “judge” or score your Open workout, while cheering you on the entire time. The class vibes will be full of good music, loud cheers, and a LOT of high fives and fist bumps (which you know we love)!

Fun:

What would fitness be without some fun and laughter? This year, at Petram, we bring back our weekly Friday Night Lights (FNL)! Teams will be formed for a friendly in-house competition, with the top score taking home the grand prize - THE BANNER. Each FNL will be themed. That’s right, folks. Grab your costumes, break out your crockpots, and get ready to take some wild photos! In addition, our weekly themes will also connect our gym to a larger cause or organization, and will help us collectively come together to give back to our small-town community. Because again, CrossFit isn’t about you. Or me. It’s bigger than all of us, and we can work together to make the world a little brighter.

Are you excited yet?! Next week, I’ll share a recap of what we were able to accomplish during last year’s Open, and drop some hints about where we are going this year. As a coaching staff, we are so excited to help you realize that you can do more than you think you can. As fellow athletes, we are excited to get sweaty with you. As friends, we can’t wait for our favorite party of the year. Let’s get after it, Petram!

As always, I’ll see you at the gym :)

Coach Kady