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The Impulse Intramural Open, and Value Add Kind of People Updates CONGRATULATIONS! PROGRAMMING NOTESWrapping up our Strict Press/Push Press cycle and kicking off two new cycles, and I’m fired up about both of them. First, you know it, you love it, we’re launching a strict pull-up cycle — we’re building pull-up strength with Murph lockedContinue reading “April 2026”

The Impulse Intramural Open, Comparison, Ozymandias and Sisyphus Upcoming Events Coffee, Ketones, and Random Gorilla Thoughts…. Comparison is the thief of Joy…. yet we do it anyways. Humans man, we tend to human.. ALOT. It can be frustrating as a Coach to hear athletes compare their chapter 2 with someone elses chapter 10 and sayContinue reading “March 2026”

The Impulse Intramural Open, Legend of 18.2 “The Redo” Upcoming Events “The Redo” and why I Do the Open – The Story of One Burpee  So no-shit there I was. 18.2, first time around—one burpee short of earning a clean score in Part B. One. Damn. Burpee. Workout was a 1–10 ladder of double dumbbellContinue reading “February 2026”

What’s Coaches Goals for you in 2026? (Spoiler, I have them for you) News and Upcoming Events As we roll into the holidays and wrap up another year of work inside the House of Gainz, here are a few quick updates you should know. Random Gorilla Thoughts… What Is Your Coach’s Goal for You inContinue reading “January 2026”

Updates and some Random Gorilla thoughts (If you care to read that far) News and Upcoming Events As we roll into the holidays and wrap up another year of work inside the House of Gainz, here are a few quick updates you should know. Random Gorilla Thoughts… Are you still reading? Good — you haveContinue reading “December Newsletter 2025”

November at CFI: Caffeine, Ketones, and Random Gorilla Thoughts Upcoming Events Random Gorilla Thoughts… You will see a little different approach to the Newsletter from here on out. You’ll still hear about what strength cycles we’ve got on deck, but I want to share something bigger—let’s call it a dose of philosophy and a dashContinue reading “November Newsletter 2025”

October at CFI: Utility, Bench Press, & Big Events Upcoming Events Programming Notes As we wrap up our Deadlift and strict Pull-up cycle next week, we’re rolling right into bench press. Here’s the thing: I’ve never met anyone with a monster bench press who didn’t also have a lot of pull-ups in their arsenal. Why?Continue reading “October Newsletter 2025”

 From the Desk of the Gorilla:  Being CoachableI hear Coach Kauffman—one of my high school coaches—in my head quite often. He’d go on a tirade about being “coachable.” I didn’t even know what it meant at the time. He’d bark, “Dammit son, are you coachable? I put you in a position to make a play, that’sContinue reading “September 2025 Newsletter”

From the Desk of the Gorilla:   Alright fam, lots happening right now at the HOG, so listen up.  3 claps and a Rick Flair, WOOOO! First, I wanna talk about what coaching and coach development actually looks like at CFI. Phase 1: It starts with a metric ton of 1-on-1 instruction, lectures, and homework inContinue reading “July 2025 Newsletter”

From the Desk of the Gorilla:   49ers, Fitness, and Why the Best Train Here Ever stop and wonder how this many incredible people ended up in the same place? I do. All the damn time. It’s wild when you think about it—how so many strong, smart, driven humans all landed here at CrossFit Impulse toContinue reading “CFI Newsletter May 2025”