Podcasts about intramural open

The Intramural Open is a key retention tactic at Brian Foley's gym, Activate in Ireland. In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Brian shares how the event makes his clients three times more likely to stay another year, driving significant indirect revenue. The Open also directly boosts his gym's revenue in late winter through pre-competition skill work and retail sales. Brian breaks down strategies for creating an unforgettable event that builds community without burning out your staff—such as celebrating members throughout the Intramural Open and delegating responsibilities among coaches and team captains.His top tips for a successful Intramural Open? Make it fun and inclusive and follow the steps in Chris Cooper's 2025 Intramural Open guide.The guide lays out exactly how to run the event, generate revenue and improve retention. New for 2025: Coop's even programmed workouts so you can plan way ahead. Get your free copy via the link below. LinksIntramural Open GuideGym Owners UnitedBook a Call  02:03 - The Intramural Open and revenue07:24 - Goal-setting sessions09:24 - Leaving an impression15:02 - Avoiding stress17:18 - Top tips for a successful Intramural Open

What if one event could help you build community, retain clients and boost your gym's revenue?In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Chris Cooper explains how to make the 2025 Intramural Open a profitable and meaningful event your members will never forget.From choosing team captains to creating teams to scoring , Chris outlines exactly how to turn the Intramural Open into a win for everyone. He also explains how the event can become a huge revenue generator through entry fees, prep courses and merchandise sales. Even better, he lays out a plan to put clients on podiums so they're fired up to train with you for another 12 months.If you're ready to celebrate your clients and grow your gym in 2025, this episode is for you! LinksIntramural Open GuideGym Owners UnitedBook a Call  00:27 - Where the intramural idea comes from05:21 - The 2025 Intramural Open guide13:30 - Set-up activities17:21 - The workouts27:41 - Plan to share the load

The squad sits down the the intramural captains to discuss their teams for the upcoming CrossFit Games Open. Get excited about the Open with listening to their thoughts about the teams, FNL, and the start of the upcoming season! 

The open starts Feb 29th

Competition season is approaching—and it can be a stressful time for gym owners, who often take on extra work without seeing a reward.To help, Two-Brain has a step-by-step, plug-and-play guide you can use to reduce stress, boost retention, make money and ramp up the fun during the Open.In this episode of “Run a Profitable Gym,” Chris Cooper tells the origin story of the Intramural Open and how it's been continuously improved over the last 13 years. The event has now been used in thousands of fitness businesses around the world, and it's been proven to drive revenue and retention in gyms. The "2024 Intramural Open Guide" is packed with revenue generators, and Coop shares one with you today: He's got a simple but effective tactic that will have a significant effect on key business metrics before the Open even begins.To get the full "2024 Intramural Open Guide," visit Gymownersunited.com and ask Coop for it by DM. LinksGym Owners UnitedBook a Call0:39 - CrossFit Open 2:08 - The Open is fun but it isn't everything4:15 - Intramural Open8:11 - Revenue-generating tactic10:41 - Copy my plan

James the producer is back, Teddy is missing in action, and several special guests join us for a one-of-a-kind episode where Captains draft the athletes who will make up their team's roster for the 2023 edition of the Intramural Open Teams at Blues City Athletics.

On Episode 214 I sit down with Lukas Augenstein. Lukas is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots who I have gotten to know better over the last year or so since he joined the gym. Lukas is a chef who works at an outdoor education facility in the mountains and has also worked in restaurants all around the world. Lukas was also named a captain for the 2023 CrossFit Roots Intramural Open. When he's not cooking or doing CrossFit he always has to be moving because he has a hard time sitting still. That will become obvious to everyone listening fairly quickly during this episode. Thank you all for listening and I hope that you enjoy this episode as much as I did!

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On Episode 213 I sit down with Megan Wei. Megan is a friend of mine from CrossFit Roots who also works in Strategy and Analytics for CrossFit HQ. On this episode, we talk about Megan growing up in New Jersey, gymnastics, pole vaulting, distance running, and how all of that eventually led her to CrossFit. We also talk about her journey from Investment Banking to Nike to where she is today at CrossFit HQ. This was a very fun conversation and one that I hope you all enjoy as much as I did! Thank you all for listening!!

The Intramural Open is a fun, annual, multi-week competition to run in your gym. Chris Cooper created it more than a decade ago as a way to boost morale, improve retention and generate revenue.In this episode, Chris walks you through the updated 2023 Intramural Open guide. He'll tell you what the event is all about and how to run it. He's got a timeline, a scoring system, a host of coaching tips and a "survival guide" for organizers.Most important of all, Chris will tell you exactly how to use this signature event to make money for your business, whether you run the Intramural Open on its own or in conjunction with the CrossFit Games Open.The Intramural Open isn't just about building up your members. It's about building up your business.LinksClick to get the 2023 Intramural Open guideGym Owners UnitedBook a Call1:24 - History of the Intramural Open, where it came from, how to get the guide4:23 - The 2023 timeline12:30 - Setup and pre-event activities16:02 - Running the competition and coaching19:09 - KEY MOMENT: How to generate revenue22:00 - How to put clients on podiums, plus survival tips

Episode 77: The 2023 CFO Intramural Open In this episode, Ben gets us excited for the 2023 Intramural Open. We are stoked for this year's CrossFit Open and all of the fun and challenge the open brings us. Ben details the following: What is the CrossFit Open? How CFO handles the open and the fun of the intramural open? All the details of the intramural open Who should do the intramural open? Why do we do the intramural open? How much fun we can expect to have with the Open The special new twist to this year's open We hope this podcast gets you excited to sign-up for the intramural open, because we are about to have a lot of fun and challenge coming in this year's open. If you have further questions about the open and intramurals, then reach out to one of your favorite coaches for help. Have a listen and as always give us some feedback and ask us questions!

It's that time of year—your Facebook feed is full of athletes hoping to make the leap to elite, and once again you find yourself thinking: "The CrossFit Games are cool—but do they matter for my business?" The answer is yes—and no.Here, Coop addresses that question and provides three strategies that will help if you want to use the competitive CrossFit season to help grow your gym.Links: Intramural Open GuideGym Owners UnitedTimeline:1:50 – Who the Open is for, and how it can benefit your business.4:27 – How Regionals (or Semifinals) can get your staff fired up. 6:46 – What can the Games actually do for your clients? 9:21 – Gym business models that benefit from the CrossFit Games. 11:39 – It's the stories that matter.13:53 – Using the Intramural Open to boost retention. 15:21 – Going to Regionals/Semifinals to maximize inspiration. 16:12 – The CrossFit Games as a networking and learning opportunity. 

All the boys are back in town! This weeks starts out with some shop talk as the guys discuss some upcoming UFC fights, a true crime documentary Andrew and Dusty have been watching, and some other great tangents! Then they jump into some April Fool's Day facts and Mabry goes over some of the most infamous April Fool's pranks! Stay tuned to the end to find out how the finally of CrossFit Invigorate's Intramural Open went and which three of the guys has to get tattoos for losing....Thanks for listening and #KeepReachingThanks to our sponsors:CrossFit Invigorate Edge Fitness PerformanceOldwood Custom Cabinets Southern Insurance Professionals 

Episode 34: 2022 CFO Intramural Open In this episode, Robyn and Ben talk about all the details of the 2022 CFO Intramural Open and all the fun you will have doing the intramural open. They detail the following: What is the Intramural Open? Why you should sign up for Intramural Open? When is the Intramural Open? How to sign up and enjoy all the fun? We hope this podcast motivates you to signup for the Intramural Open. Listen, learn, and let us know if you are going to sign up for the fun. Send us your feedback and questions for our next episode!

We're back! After a bit of a hiatus, One Percent Better with Coach T and Whitney is back! Today we're talking everything about the upcoming Intramural Open at CFF! Many of our members participated in this great event last year, and we're excited to welcome MANY new members into the excitement this year! Because it's been a year since the last grand event, it's time to recap and review what it's all about! We talk about what the Open actually is, what the Intramural Open is, why we run it the way we do, and what you can expect and look forward to! We discuss our Team Draft, spirit weeks, scoring systems, and of course - the trophy! This is such a great time of year and we're so excited to welcome it in again. So have a listen, get hyped up, and keep an eye out for the release of the rest of our details surrounding the event! As always, follow our socials: FB: Facebook.com/CrossFitFUNCTION IG: @cffunction Twitter: @GotFUNCTION

Today we talk about the Crossfit and Intramural Open winners, we discuss heart rate variability and why its useful for training and a bit about protein intake.  True Nutrition Bulk Protein Custom Protein Powders Find us at Innate Radio Check out Dr. Jacob Torres Look for us Innate Radio on Twitter https://twitter.com/innateradio Facebook: Innate Radio FB Page https://www.facebook.com/innatefitnesssb/ Innate Fitness on Instagram As always, remember to support the pod by Clicking here-->Innate Radio Patreon and don't forget to rate and share.

This week we wrap up the Intramural Open by chatting to our winning captain, the brilliant Aoife Bennett!

Today we talk about the Crossfit and Intramural Open, discuss what we are training for in the future and then get into the topic of free will. Hope you enjoy the show! Smallest to Biggest Sam Harris Find us at Innate Radio Check out Dr. Jacob Torres Look for us Innate Radio on Twitter https://twitter.com/innateradio Facebook: Innate Radio FB Page https://www.facebook.com/innatefitnesssb/ Innate Fitness on Instagram As always, remember to support the pod by Clicking here-->Innate Radio Patreon and don't forget to rate and share.

Eric, Peter, and Red Welts team captain, Travis, talk about the final week of the 2021 CrossFit Open. The workout was a tough one and challenged everyone and put some of our members in contention to move on to the next level. Also, we go over the points and announce a winner of the 2021 Intramural Open!

We react to this week open workout announcements and talk Intramural Open...

The open is coming next week! This is a such a fun time of year. In this episode we talk about what the open is, who it is for, and how we are creating a community event at Yankee with it. Tune in for all the details! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

An explanation of our latest gym event and we discuss morning routines....

Today we are doing a special podcast where we will exclusively announce the 5th Innate Intramural Open teams, give our first impressions, breakdowns and give some tips for recovery to perform the best each week!  Check out our Patreon if you want to get in on the Innate Radio Coaching Experience.  Innate Radio Check out Dr. Jacob Torres Look for us Innate Radio on Twitter https://twitter.com/innateradio Facebook: Innate Radio FB Page https://www.facebook.com/innatefitnesssb/ Innate Fitness on Instagram As always, remember to support the pod by Clicking here-->Innate Radio Patreon and don't forget to rate and share.

Join MEg and Meagan while they talk about the CrossFit Open, Beacon's Intramural Open, and some of their memories from past opens!!

Today we talk about our favorite topics including breathing, the Crossfit and Intramural Open, gym happenings and more great fitness talk.  Ben Patrick Athletic Truth Group Check out our Patreon if you want to get in on the Innate Radio Coaching Experience.  Innate Radio Check out Dr. Jacob Torres Look for us Innate Radio on Twitter https://twitter.com/innateradio Facebook: Innate Radio FB Page https://www.facebook.com/innatefitnesssb/ Innate Fitness on Instagram As always, remember to support the pod by Clicking here-->Innate Radio Patreon and don't forget to rate and share.

The season of the Open is upon us! You may have seen that we will be organizing an Intramural Open within the gym and our members. The idea is simple: participate on a team to earn points and the team with the most points win. However, the Intramural Open is more about working with members of the community and having fun!https://crossfitreform.com/

This week, Miranda & I sit down to talk about the 2021 District H Intramural Open that we are running alongside this year's CrossFit Open. We talk about what the Open is, the format for our in-house competition, and reasons why members should participate. Come join us from March 12 - March 26th as we celebrate our health & fitness, cheer on our fellow members, and have a friendly competition with our best friends. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/districth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/districth/support

On this week's episode we are talking all things CrossFit open! We are in week 2 as we speak and we hope to give you a better insight as to what the heck it even is! Olivia and Amy chat about what signing up for the open entails, and give their advice on why you should do it. If you're in the CrossFit space you have probably noticed changes in how the sport is moving. All good things. One of the unique ways CrossFit is shifting is in how several gyms are now doing what's called the Intramural Open.Why is this being done and what are the benefits? Lastly, we talk about the future of CrossFit. All to say, you will probably be signing up for the open this year or the next after you give this a listen! Stay nasty and good luck on week two! --Amy & Olivia   Love it? Like it? We'd be so grateful if you would leave us a review! It helps people find us ad eventually...fall IN love with us. Come on, tell the world what you think about us :)

Your favorite coaches talk about how to approach the CrossFit Open and how to appropriately set goals and manage your expectations.

This year we introduce the Intramural Open! Our in house team competition for all CrossFit Open participants. Let the shenanigans begin!

Ever been here? Ever felt like you could have ran your intramural open better? Never ran one before, here you go! Here it is, ALL laid out for you.  Here are some suggestions:  MAKE IT FUN Eliminate points for competition (mostly), yup...we said it!  Let your members drive this thing!  ENJOY

Coach Joshua and Coach Chris announce the winning team of the Intramural Open, discuss strategies for getting back to training with the Open behind us, and introduce our new competition training program.

Joshua and Chris recap 19.1 with an update on the Intramural Open team points standings and look ahead to 19.2.

Craig Howard shares about conducting the Intramural Open and how it has benefited his business. Music: "KYD" by Ryan Little. Link: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Lit…n_Little_-_KYD

Officially sign up for the CrossFit Open here Survey for our in-house Intramural Open

This week’s episode is all about the HPCF Intramural Open!   So what exactly is the Intramural Open? This is our 2nd year, and it is meant to just be fun with friends! It all starts with you registering for our Intramural Open. We will appoint 4 HPCF Ambassador members to go around the gym... Read More

Episode 154 – The Intramural Open with Mike LejeuneThe Intramural Open is a fantastic way to build your community during the CrossFit Open. The focus is on inclusion and celebration instead of competition (though there’s a good bit of that, too.) Every year, we’ve built and improved on the idea thanks to the feedback from those gyms. The Intramural Open was invented by Chris Cooper, founder of Two-Brain Business. You can download our 2019 Intramural Open Guide here for free!You should also read "How To Make The Open Easier" after you've downloaded the guide. On the podcast today, we are joined by Mike Lejeune of CrossFit SciCoh and Echelon. Mike's been running the Intramural Open at his gyms for years, and built Echelon to help him host competitions in his gym. The software makes it easy to host world-class fitness competitions. We talk about hosting competitions in general; the Intramural Open in particular; changes to the Games season (and the effects on your business!) and new opportunities for you as a box owner this year.Don’t Forget! Find out what stage of entrepreneurship you are in by taking the exclusive Two Brain test here: https://twobrainbusiness.com/test/or schedule your free mentoring call by clicking here! Timeline:2:43 – Introduction to the Intramural Open4:19 – What is the Intramural Open?5:57 – How you can get the Intramural Open started at your gym?10:45 – The importance of creating a competitive environment and keeping it fair17:17 – Why RX athletes are not placed on a pedestal for the Intramural Open18:31 – Facebook Live Events to pump up the gym during the Open20:24 – Boosting participation through Friday and weekend events during the Open26:46 – The Sixth-week grand finale to the Intramural Open28:24 – Motivation and prizes for winning the intramural open33:00 – The Re-Open, the midterms for the Open.36:19 – The benefits of using Echelon for Intramural Open planning39:29 – How to sign up to use Echelon and begin planning an eventLinks: https://echeloncomps.com/https://twobrainbusiness.com/intramuralopen2019/ Contact Mike:mike@echeloncomps.com

Coaches Joshua Joiner and Chris Dupree discuss the CrossFit Open beginning Feb. 21st and CFF’s plans for this year’s Intramural Open and Friday Night Lights events.

Bionic Crossfit's first Intramural CrossFit Open. We live recorded the draft of all that have registered before kicking off our 2 week recruiting season. We're joined this week by the captains Maurita, Sydney, and Mike... as well as Matty (but I'm always here).Let the shit talking begin!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bionicbuilt)

Kyle gives us the inside scoop on his game day rituals before his trip to South Africa for the Fittest in Capetown. Kyle gets stoked about a wheelhouse workout and the fellas further discuss the qualification process for this year's CrossFit Games. Lambo talks about the upcoming Intramural Open at Vitality, they gas up Tom Brady, and drop their Super Bowl picks.

The Open has always been a huge community event for us the last 6 years at CrossFit Palm Beach. Last year, we had over 130 athletes sign up for the CrossFit Games Open and participate in our intramural CFPB Open. This year, we are making a few key changes to our in-house Open. One of the biggest changes is we are only counting the first attempt of each Open workout towards the intramural team score, and are encouraging all of our athletes to do “one and done” this year. This will bring even more fun and excitement to our Friday classes and Friday Night Bar Fights event, and improve the class experience on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday when athletes would normally be retesting the workout. This episode covers everything you need to know to run a successful 2019 Open, including sponsors, prizes, skill seminars, and how to leverage the Open for improving retention and signing up new members.

A quick gear review, announcement of our challenge winner, and standings after W eek 1 of the Intramural Open!!

I’m not looking to recreate the Intramural Open or FNL - that’s been done and done really well. What I want is for you to really evaluate the other revenue benefits of the open, outside of community.

The CrossFit Open starts this week! It's one of the largest opportunities for marketing and sales in 2018 for CrossFit gyms. But it's also one of the periods of greatest overwork: you're possibly adding class times to the schedule, amping up the hype, dealing with competitive stress, ordering equipment (fingers crossed), hosting parties and getting your coaches realigned around the rules every week. And how do you program workouts around Castro's Big Reveals? Jason Brown of BoxProgramming.com is here today to give you some tips to keep your clients energized, excited and injury-free during The Open. We'll also talk about what happens AFTER the Open. Even as the first gym to do the Intramural Open, Catalyst sees a lot of burnout immediately after the CrossFit Open ends. It's the end of winter here, and cabin fever mixes with coach fatigue. Clients are tired of cycling the barbell and doing pullup variations, and they want to just.get.outside! Jason has some good insights into programming novelty and specialty programs after the Open too. Jason Brown will be speaking at our 2018 Summit. This year's Summit is already filling FAST, and we haven't even announced our Keynote yet! The Summit is two days with two separate tracks of presenters: one for coaches, and one for owners. Senior TwoBrain mentors are speaking on high-level topics this year, and we're bringing in some of the top coaches in the industry to speak to YOUR coaches. We do lectures, yes. We do group breakouts, role-playing and goal-setting sessions. Sponsors provide awards for TwoBrain gyms, and the TOP reason most people give for attending is the opportunity to mix with the top gyms in the industry. Want to talk more with Jason? www.BoxProgramming.com jason@boxprogramming.com

During our Senior Mentoring Team Meeting at the TwoBrain Workshop last weekend, I asked, “What’s the biggest opportunity in front of the CrossFit community that no one is seeing yet?” Two years ago, that was adding nutrition programs. We introduced the world to a simple solution in HSN, and other services have cropped up since. That’s been huge for many. Before that, the opportunity was the Intramural Open; before that, it was Bright Spots. We agreed the biggest opportunity for some affiliates is to help other local business owners. This might sound like a left-field idea, but here’s why we love it: CrossFit has created over 15,000 new entrepreneurs. Though it’s very, very easy to start a new CrossFit gym, it’s very hard to keep one open. So we all jump in with both feet, and then SCRAMBLE to get profitable as quickly as possible. Then we hammer as hard as we can to add staff, and then to level up our businesses to true entrepreneurship instead of just owning a job. Heavy loads, long distances, for time. Most CrossFit gyms have to be successful before the end of their first lease. Most new businesses are now stared as “side hustles”–driving an Uber, doing task-based one-off “jobs”, or selling expertise as a VA. We have everything on the line. We’re just desperate enough to try stuff–and fail–fast. And though the network between affiliates is informal, we DO talk. In the middle of all the Kill Cliff/FitAid questions on Facebook, there IS some progression in our thinking. Granted, we started behind most entrepreneurs (we used to think “profit” was bad) but we’ve pulled ahead. And common knowledge in CrossFit is uncommon knowledge elsewhere. So when a CrossFit athlete who owns a machine shop asked for my advice this week, I said, “Oh, that’s simple.” because I solved that problem in my box seven years ago. When a cafe owner asked if she needed a website, I said, “Just a two-pager. But you could REALLY use a subscription model.” And then I told her how to make a great living in the food industry without crazy overhead. And she baked muffins for my kids. I got the idea from other gyms. When a local screen printer asked how to “get his name out there”, I suggested he focus on his current clients a bit more instead of worrying about attracting new clients. This is why I opened the Workshop in Sault Ste. Marie: because entrepreneurship can save my sinking city. But I believe it can save the world. And you, my friend, can do a lot to help YOUR city. Bonus: entrepreneurs make IDEAL clients for CrossFit gyms. You’ll hear more about the implementation of this idea in the next few weeks and months. But here’s a special bonus: while I still had three of the mentors at the Workshop, I dropped a microphone in our midst and put them all on a Hot Seat. I fired questions at them: “How would you get more clients for a hairdresser?” “If you owned a gym and had to make $5000 in ten days, how would you do it?” I gave them each a beer, hit “RECORD”, and let it flow. I’ll publish that episode on our podcast today. We’re calling it the Mentor Hot Seat, and I’ll do one every time I gather with this crew of growing TwoBrian Mentors. Enjoy. I sure did.