We have deaffiliated from CrossFit and will no longer identify with the CrossFit brand. We are Birdtown Strength.
Our community stands for inclusion and equality. We have engrained ourselves in LGBTQ+ rights and education – and we need to take that same energy into the anti-racist, Black Lives Matter movement. We know the proactive stance we’ve taken with any LGBTQ+ scenarios, and acknowledge through oversight or privilege, there are probably things we have missed to support the black community. We have work to do and we will push for progress and equality each day.
It began with proactively communicating our stance and this deaffiliation with our members earlier this week. And continued with a Staff meeting covering topics from our social responsibility to how to identify and handle microaggressions. We will work together to participate in, or create, events that directly support Black Lives Matter and other amazing organizations that support anti-racism and equality going forward.
Owners, Tricia and Jillian, each found CrossFit in 2009; in CrossFit, we found a community and a home. Our experience with CrossFit has been life-changing. We are grateful for our experience and the community that local CrossFit gyms have fostered. We still find value in the methodology and effectiveness of the program.
“What are you gonna do with all that fitness?”
We are staying true to ourselves, taking control of our destiny and standing in our truth.
Birdtown is Strength
We will continue to build stronger humans. We will continue to WOD and ask for mechanics, consistency and then, and only then, intensity. We will program Hero WODs and The Girls. The workouts and movements don’t change. Our position in the CLE fitness and performance community doesn’t change. We / you can continue to compete in CF competitions as Birdtown athletes. Our coaches certifications are individually held and are still very valid – not to mention, their education and experience cannot be taken from them.
Strong Community
Our community has built this gym and has lifted us up over the past 8 years. Our athletes, and our local community, come together daily to motivate each other to be healthier, faster, and stronger – but we’re more than that – we are a community of like-minded individuals and are so proud to be a part of Birdtown.
Strong Body
You disprove your own capabilities each and every day by accomplishing more and pushing through to finish a work out – asking your body to do more and be more.
Strong Minds
We are witness to mental toughness in our athletes daily. You inspire us with your commitment to excellence – your tenacity on a heavy day, your fight during a 1RM. We hope to bring new athletes into this gym so they too can find their strength.
Strong Heart
We see your heart in everything that you do. Your willingness and support of your fellow Birdtown athletes, whether it be Happy Birthday wishes, moving furniture, bike to ballpark, helping out at the gym and taking care of each other. We also feel your intensity and commitment to a Hero WOD – pushing through with a passion that truly honors the fallen. Your integrity is a force.
STRONG bodies, minds, and hearts make us Birdtown. As of today, our community makes us BIRDTOWN STRENGTH.
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