Crossfit Cleveland, OH
RAW Fitness, LLC

Sean working on Muscle-ups

2008-05-09T13:08:00.004-04:00

Sean has been working hard on kipping muscle-ups for the past few months - do you think he will ever get one? Take a look at this video.....

CrossFit HORSE

2008-05-08T15:02:00.000-04:00

Jason, Katie, Sean and Brian played the first game of CrossFit H.O.R.S.E. last week. I had to edit the video to under 10 minutes to upload it on Youtube, so here are the highlights from the game. I'll have the full video available on disk in a few days. Let me know if you want a copy.

Staci and Bill with Coach Greg Glassman

2008-04-04T11:53:00.003-04:00

Staci and Bill with CrossFit founder Coach Greg Glassman at last week's Level I Trainer Certification in Virginia Beach. Staci completed the certification process to become the 4th CrossFit Certified Trainer at CrossFit Cleveland. Congrats Staci. I'll have videos of the weekend's activities posted next week.

Basic Self Defense Seminar March 22nd

2008-03-19T13:18:00.001-04:00

*** Space is limited, please email or call me to reserve your spot ASAP. Advanced sign-up is requested.

We are having a Basic Self Defense Seminar at our gym this coming Saturday, March 22nd from 11:00am-12:30pm. It is open to men and women of any age and fitness level.

Paul, Nancy and I will demonstrate and teach basic self defense techniques that can be used in real life situations. We'll cover basic blocks and strikes, escapes and defenses from grabs, holds and punches plus a few tricks you'll have to show up to see. If we're lucky, Paul will share some insights from his 16 years experience as a police officer and four years as a United States Marine.

The cost for this seminar is $10 for our members and $15 for non-members. Our Unlimited and Platinum members can attend at no charge. Space is limited, please email or call me to reserve your spot today.

Nancy is a red-black belt in Hapkido and currently training to earn her 1st degree black belt later this year. Paul is a certified Krav Maga instructor and training with Nancy to earn his black belt in Hapkido this year also. Yours truly is a 2nd degree black belt in Hapkido.

If you like what you learn, you can check out Master Chris Price's 4-Week Introductory Self Defense Course held at CrossFit Cleveland. We have a flyer in the gym with more information.

High Intensity Fitness Workouts - Crossfit

2008-01-28T22:40:00.001-05:00

We teach you how to work out using functional exercises performed at high intensity, or better said "at unsustainable levels". You will work multiple muscle groups at CrossFit Cleveland. Isolated movements provide little or no improvement in your ability to perform day to day tasks. We work your whole body, building your strength and stamina.

Building strength endurance. Increasing phyisical work capacity. Winning a gravel shoveling contest. Kicking your teenager's butt in any competition. We can help you, check us out.

Jason's first Muscle-up

2008-01-09T11:59:00.000-05:00

Jason's name is now on the Muscle-Up board at CrossFit Cleveland. Paul and Jason are the first two people to make the list. A muscle-up is like the biggest pullup you've ever done immediately followed by the deepest ring dip you can think of. Congrats Jason, and welcome back!

A record crowd for last week's Basic Training Class

2008-01-02T13:09:00.000-05:00

20 people turned out for our free 9:30am Basic Training class on Saturday. You can see the photos on our CrossFit Cleveland Flikr site <> Our membership is growing steadily, check out our Rates page for membership package information.

Here's Katie R. doing a handstand. Her dad still needs the wall!

Stop in and join the fun!

2007-12-19T14:22:00.000-05:00

Here is what it looked like last week! We've got more photos on our CrossFit Cleveland Flikr site < click here >

Our new pullup bars are up!

2007-12-12T22:17:00.000-05:00

George finished the installation of our pullup bars last weekend, all 70 feet of them. Check out the new pictures on our Pictures and Videos page or go directly to CrossFit Cleveland on Flikr

We're open 6 days a week starting today

2007-12-03T18:48:00.000-05:00

Starting today, we are open six days a week at our new location at 17140 Madison Avenue, Lakewood, OH. We are 2 minutes north off the I-90/McKinley Road exit at the corner of Madison and McKinley. Click here for a map to CrossFit Cleveland

Hours of Operation

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 5:30am-7:00am
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings from 5:30pm-7:00pm
Saturday mornings 8:00am-11:00am
Saturday 9:30AM - Free CrossFit Basic Training Class

Group workouts begin every half hour (5:30, 6:00, 6:30) but you can start your workout anytime. Don't worry if you are running a little late, we'll start you off when you are ready. As long as you arrive before 7:00 (or 11:00 on Saturdays), you'll be able to complete your workout. A CrossFit Cleveland Trainer will coach you through your warmup and posted Workout of the Day (WOD)

Membership Rates

You can pay for individual workouts or join as a member and pay on monthly basis as listed below. We do not have any contracts or long term commitments, you can quit anytime.

Individual Group Workouts

$15 per workout - pay as you go

$100 for 10 workouts - Punch Card

Memberships:

$60 per month - Two (2) workouts per week

$90 per month - Unlimited workouts and/or workout on your own

$125 per month - Platinum Founder's Club Member, attend unlimited classes, private locker, plus a guest pass to bring a friend along every time you workout (Limit same guest twice a month) Only four of these memberships are left.

A spouse can join at 50% off your monthly rate. Full-time students, active military and law enforcement personnel receive a $10 per month discount. Additional family discounts are available, please inquire if you are interested.

All workouts will be managed by a CrossFit Cleveland trainer. Unlimited members may attend any group workout or use the facility on their own during open hours.

Early Supporter Bonus good until 11/30/07

2007-11-14T16:06:00.000-05:00

We have a bonus for everyone who starts with us in December.

You'll receive a bonus if you sign up with us before 11/30/07. If you select one of the month to month plans listed below, you'll get one month FREE. If you choose a 10-class punch card, you'll get two additional classes free. Click on the Online Paments link in the upper right section of this page. All payments are processed by Paypal, we do not see any of your credit card info. This bonus will end December 1st. Thanks for your support.

Update on our new CrossFit Cleveland, OH facility

2007-11-07T16:06:00.000-05:00

Work is progressing inside our new location. We picked up over 4,000 pounds of rubber flooring today. Paul and I get to unload the truck after work, that's our WOD today! Once the paint on the floor cures we'll be installing the new mats.

In case you have not heard, CrossFit Cleveland's new location is at 17140 Madison Avenue in Lakewood. We're on the north east corner of Mckinley and Madison, two minutes off the McKinley/I-90 exit. Stay tuned for details on opening day.

This place will look nothing like your typical health club or rec center. In fact, we'll have 60 feet of pullup bars right off the bat! It will be for people who are looking for a better, more effective way to exercise. Our focus is on training and coaching to give you optimum results in 30 minutes or less. Young and older, fit or lazy - if you show up, we'll teach you how to get and stay in better shape.

We'll have early morning and after-work group CrossFit workouts during the week and on saturday mornings, for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Our schedule will expand as our group demands. We plan to add Boot Camp, Kick Boxing, Ground Grappling and self defense classes beginning in January.

Membership Rates

We have special rates for people who commit to join before 11/30/07. You can pay for individual workouts or join as a member and pay on monthly basis as listed below. We do not have any contracts or long term commitments, you can quit anytime. Please let us know which will work for you. We'll reserve you a spot now and you can pay whenever you actually start.

Individual Group Workouts

$15 per workout - pay as you go

$100 for 10 workouts - Punch Card

Memberships:

$60 per month - Two (2) workouts per week

$90 per month - Unlimited workouts and/or workout on your own

$125 per month - Platinum Founder's Club Member, attend unlimited classes, keycard access to workout whenever, private locker, plus a guest pass to bring a friend along every time you workout (Limit same guest twice a month) Only eight of these memberships are left.

A spouse can join at 50% off your monthly rate. Full-time students, active military and law enforcement personnel receive a $10 per month discount. Additional family discounts are available, please inquire if you are interested.

All workouts will be managed by a CrossFit Cleveland trainer. Unlimited members may attend any group workout or use the facility on their own during open hours.

Yes, we'll continue the free basic workouts at 9:30am on Saturdays after we open.

Help - we can't get rid of these people!!

2007-09-06T10:44:00.000-04:00

They keep coming back week after week to join us for our free CrossFit workouts in the Metroparks. We meet at 9:30AM every Saturday under the I-90 Bridge in the Metroparks, click here for a map Check our Videos and Pictures to see what we do.

Going Strong!

2007-08-23T13:02:00.000-04:00

We had a great group of fitness buffs show up last weekend. .

It was good to see Mike R. return after a month long absense. Jason rocked with a super performance doing the pushup ladders workout. He took on my RAW Fitness challenge to add 5 pullups at each odd interval of the ladders. This circuit may become one of our CrossFit Cleveland Benchmark workouts!

I'll have pictures and videos up soon.

Check our schedule page for details about this weekend's workout in the MetroParks. We hope to see you Saturday.

We're back in action Saturday 08/18/07

2007-08-16T11:49:00.000-04:00

We're back at it again this weekend. Bring a friend or two with you, it's still free. We'll be starting at 9:30am this Saturday 8/18 at our normal location in the Metroparks. Check the Schedule page for more info or click here for a map.

If you're wondering what we do, check out our website. I've got some photos and videos posted, click here for our Pics & Videos page,

We're on Rain or Shine, we have cover under the I90 bridge. No excuses!

New video posted from the 08/04/07 workout

2007-08-08T14:29:00.000-04:00

I've posted a video of last weekend's workout, check it out here.

Paul and I will NOT be running a workout this weekend due to scheduling conflicts, but we'll be back at it the following Saturday, 08/18/07 , same time and place. Click here for our google map.

It's August already, yikes!!

2007-07-31T11:07:00.000-04:00

Thanks to Paul and Nancy for handing last week's CrossFit workout without us. Staci and I had a blast at Kelley's Island. We'll be back for this weekend's workout, we hope to see everyone there.

Please sign up for our weekly newsletter in the box to the right. We send an invite to each weekend's workout. You'll also receive news about our future facility opening in Westlake, OH.

Here's the map link, see you this Saturday 8/4/07 at 9:30am in the Metroparks.

Come out and join us this Saturday morning

2007-07-26T10:14:00.000-04:00

Paul and Nancy have cooked up a great combo for this weekend's outdoor workout. We'll be starting at 9:30am this Saturday 7/28 at our normal location in the Metroparks. Check our Schedule page for more info or click here for a map.

We had a smaller than normal crowd last week, but I expect a record number to show up this weekend. Thanks to Dylon, we now have music blaring during the workouts. Thanks to me, we don't have videos or pics this time.

A few of our crowd plays volleyball and Hooverball at noon on Sundays at Whisky Island/Kelly Park. Check with Troy, Sean, Katie or Jason for more details.

No excuses, it's all free- be there!

It's harder than it sounds, huh?

2007-07-17T16:31:00.000-04:00

20+ came out last Saturday for our Outdoor CrossFit workout. We did pushups, box step-ups, Overhead Squats and handstand holds, 6-9-12-15-18-21 reps of each. I've got the video posted here.

Happy Birthday to Nancy(14th) and Paul(16th). They got the day off for a trip to the islands. We couldn't have made it anyways!

See you all this Saturday 07/21 at 9:30AM for our next workout! Check the schedule page for more details.

Our group is growing!

2007-07-10T15:41:00.000-04:00

We had another great turnout last Saturday morning. See new videos and pics.

We started a little earlier so we could be done and out of there by 10:30AM. Come join us for another free workout this Saturday 7/14/07. . Click on the Schedule Page for a map link.

9:30AM for this weekend's workout!!

2007-07-05T12:17:00.001-04:00

Please try to be early this Saturday, we'd like to start at 9:30AM. There is a link to a map on the Schedule Page.

Come join us this Saturday 06/30/07 at 10:00AM

2007-06-27T12:49:00.000-04:00

Paul will be picking the workout for this Saturday. Check the Schedule page for more details. I'll have video of last week's group up by Friday.

We have our next workout scheduled for 6/23

2007-06-20T08:44:00.001-04:00

19 people came out last Saturday in the Metroparks. Check out the pictures and video here.
7 of us showed up at Lakewood Park for an hour of Hooverball on Sunday. Katie, Troy and Jason have been getting together on their own, check with them if you want to play. We'll have another scheduled Hooverball event soon. If you sign up for our email invites you'll hear about all our events.

We have another free outdoor workout set for this Saturday, same time and place. Click here for more details and a map link.

Saturday 06/16/07 Outdoor Workout

2007-06-12T11:40:00.001-04:00

We had our biggest crowd ever last Saturday even though we were missing a few regulars. Thanks to everyone for coming out. It was a beautiful day. I've got videos here.

We had a few new people. They were in good shape and got their first dose of CrossFit.

Jim, one of our founding members, brought along his son Mike who was back in town visiting. Mike trains at the Renzo Gracie Academy in New York City. Elizabeth came all the way from Solon with her two sons. Kathryn found us on meetup.com. She says she's bringing friends with her next time.

Returning again this week: Jim, Jane, Nancy, Staci, Troy, Jason, Paul, and Darrell. Bill had camera detail.

Join us again this Saturday 6/16 at 10:00am in the Metroparks, rain or shine. Still no charge! Details here. Our mascot Jessie can't wait to come.

This weekend's Outdoor Workout

2007-06-06T00:40:00.000-04:00

Join us for our next free outdoor workout this Saturday 10:00am in the Metroparks, rain or shine, still no charge! Details here.

We have our first video posted on the Pics Page, or go to YouTube.

We've got a new mascot, Staci and I adopted Jessie last Sunday

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