Guns Out Crossfit

12/05/2023

Here is a great article talking about one of the biggest misconceptions of CrossFit for females... "I can't do CrossFit because it will make be too bulky"! Can you get "bulky"?? Yes if that's your goal, you train hard enough & long enough but overall fitness and longevity of our members is what local CrossFit Affiliates, like Guns Out, strive to accomplish. Here's a clip from the article or you can read the full article in the comments below. IF YOU"RE INTERESTED IN CROSSFIT DM US FOR A FREE TRIAL WEEK!

"The CrossFit methodology is rooted in science. We say someone is fit not based on how they look, but based on performance that is measurable, observable, and repeatable.

“There are 10 recognized general physical skills,” writes CrossFit Founder Greg Glassman. “They are cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy. You are as fit as you are competent in each of these 10 skills.”

Standards of beauty (which, historically, is how society has gauged femininity) on the other hand, are based on societal constructs — and not even very long-standing ones.

“Thin” as the standard for the feminine ideal only really came about in the 19th century."

11/28/2023

We live in an instant gratification type of world now where everyone wants what they want right this minute. Everyone wants the results but most don’t want to put the work in or trust the process day after day, month after month, year after year! That’s the beauty of having a CrossFit community & coaches to help hold us all accountable!

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05/20/2023

Let’s goooo!! Big shout out to our very own Jason Walker & the Walker brothers who are competing together in the Alabama Senior Olympics tomorrow in Opelika!! Between the three of them they’re competing in more than 10 events! Best of luck fellas!!

05/15/2023

The morning crew (Minus Eric, Brian & Suji who headed out before Puc time) came in ready to work and get this Murph Prep Monday knocked out!

04/28/2023

Our loss is Birmingham’s gain!! Wishing Saydee the best, biggest & brightest future as she heads to Bham starting her residency at UAB to become a prosthetist! Best wishes & we’ll miss ya Saydee!

02/20/2023

CrossFit is so much more than hard workouts….

02/15/2023

CrossFit: A Sport For Life
What a great article! There's a huge misconception that CrossFit is for all these ripped, jacked elite athletes... and while we have those athletes that is not the case in the everyday CrossFIt box. If any of you have met me you know that is clearly false and I am at best a mediocre full figured CrossFitter!! hahaha CrossFit is for everyone regardless of age, fitness level, weight lifting experience! Then you have one of the fastest growing groups in CrossFit which is the "Adaptive Athletes" which includes those with physical or neurological disorders, amputees, wheelchair users and other long-term and short-term injuries. Here's just a short clip from the article...

"Everyone does CrossFit for different reasons. They want to get in better shape. They want to be able to pick up their grandkids when they’re 80. They want to be crowned the Fittest on Earth. The ex*****on varies only by degree, not kind — Toomey can do weighted push-ups and squat with a heavy barbell; 91-year-old Joanne can do push-ups from an elevated bar and squat to a bench. But what doesn’t vary is the spirit of competition — an ethos that values courage and effort.

Humans are competitive by nature. Life is the “survival of the fittest,” favoring those who best adapt. And as CrossFit’s founder, Greg Glassman, once said, people "will die for points.”

CrossFit's results are measurable, observable, and repeatable, so athletes can record their workout scores, develop a baseline for their work capacity, and track which direction their fitness is going. We make note of our times, weights, and reps, so when a workout or lift is retested, we can see how much fitter we've become over time."

CrossFit isn’t just the Sport of Fitness. It’s your sport for life.

02/05/2023

My memberships are low but growing, I am losing money, most think I will fail & several root for it! Maybe I will, but I bet one damn thing… I’ll go out swinging!!!
For once in the 3 + years since we took over Guns Out I’m actually enjoying this box & don’t feel like an outsider. I’m loving what I do and it’s all because of the members I have that are pulling the magic out of me!!! My members and a handful of drop-ins have totally reignited my 🔥 & love for !!! I’m so grateful for the struggles I’ve had so I can truly appreciate the success that is coming ! I can’t wait to see what the future holds for Guns Out CrossFit!! All you have to do to support me & CrossFit is come workout with us for a week for Free!!


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Tag the first person who came to mind when you read that ⬆️

The MAGIC and the MADNESS are two sides of the same coin.

Both are INTENSE EMOTIONS you must contend with as you meet people every day.

But unlike flipping a coin where the outcomes aren’t certain, you can control your relationships with others.

When you learn how to DISTANCE YOURSELF from the people who bring madness to your life, you open up more POSSIBILITIES to let in those with the magic you want and need to enter into your life. In turn, they will pull the magic out of you.

Is this easy?

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

But it’s necessary if you’re serious about protecting your spirit, and your emotional and physical health.

SEARCH for the MAGIC. Look for people who bring the LIGHT to you.

And give them your magic in return.

SLAY the MADNESS and guard against those who would disrespect you by negatively intruding on your one and only precious life.

Dealing with both of these is not a coin toss.

These are intentional acts that you fully control.

Look for the MAGIC IN OTHERS.

And they will help you FIND THE MAGIC IN YOU.

02/03/2023

Annie Holmes, a 93 year olds CrossFitter! How amazing is this!?

02/01/2023

Truth!! Come get uncomfortable with us!!

Read it again🤘🏽

02/01/2023

Same pic… different birthday!! Happy Birthday ! I appreciate the way you check in on folks, especially me, when you know we may be in a low spot, appreciate your hard work & all the laughs you help provide in the box! Hope you have a great birthday buddy!!

02/01/2023

When you try to take a birthday pick for with a bunch of guys and we have no clue how to pose!

Cool story about Jonathon…. He was riding down the road on the way to the gym he was a trainer at when he saw a FB post about Guns Out Opening. That was on 9/28/13 and decide to go check out the new box! He went to get a WOD in, He pushed pushed pretty hard & said he damn near threw-up, swearing he’d never come back…. Then came back the very same day for a cookout that afternoon and signed up for the fundamentals class!! Almost 10 years later and he’s still a very valued & appreciated member of Guns Out! He’s honestly the proof of the science behind CrossFit’s methodology!
Happy Birthday buddy… Love Ya, Mean It!

11/12/2022

“Chad” (1) + Guns Out (6) = 1000 box steps ups (0)
Thank you so much to all that have served and to their families that sacrificed all in the name of freedom & our country!! Y’all are the reason the USA 🇺🇸 🇺🇸is the best nation in the world!

10/14/2022

Wow!!!

10/10/2022

Birmingham AL... Home of the CrossFit Games for 2024-2027!!! Apparently they want to add some brutal heat & humidity to challenging the athletes! lol

This is only the 3rd time in CrossFit history that The Games has been moved so this is pretty awesome. We'll only be a short ride away from going to watch The Games for 4 years!

https://morningchalkup.com/2022/10/07/video-first-take-crossfit-games-2024-moving-to-birmingham-alabama-the-bottom-line/?nl=1

For the third time in its history, the CrossFit Games are on the move. This time, to Birmingham, Alabama. Morning Chalk Up's Lauren Kalil caught up with Dex Hopkins and Brent Fikowski to discuss the…

08/30/2022

Come join us for a week, FOR FREE, to see what Guns Out CrossFit & the community is all about!! DM us for more info!

08/24/2022

When we tell you the health benefits of CrossFit and how it is for any & everyone not just elite athletes, we mean it! Read this amazing story about Scott Hanley and fighting Parkinson's Disease through CrossFit to become 95% symptom free! Then come join us for a free week to experience it all for yourself!

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Unwilling to resign himself to an early move-in date at the nursing home, Hanley scoured the web for strategies to combat the symptoms of PD. Two stuck out as the most effective: learning a new skill, such as playing a musical instrument or taking up knitting, and exercise.

So it only made sense to Hanley to combine them.

“I’m going to start doing exercise,” he thought to himself, “but I’m gonna do exercise that’s intense and cognitively challenging to me.”

So he trained in his backyard, following YouTube videos and high-intensity interval-training and boxing apps. The goal was to stimulate his mind by avoiding routine, and by early 2021, he’d seen some improvement in his PD symptoms.

“I was pretty convinced at that point that the sum of one plus two was indeed greater than three,” he said, referring to the exponential benefit of combining physical and mental intensity.

Around that time, Hanley came across an article about a 60-something-year-old man who’d improved his health through CrossFit. So when lockdown restrictions were lifted in Belfast in March 2021 to allow outdoor group training, Hanley joined CrossFit Belfast."

https://www.crossfit.com/essentials/parkinsons-disease-and-the-holy-grail

08/22/2022

Why do you CrossFit?? Here's a great 2 minute video of people explaining why they do CrossFIt and how it's changed their life! If you want to take control of your life and your health then reach out to us today! We've got a great community of people like you that just want to feel better, do better & just live a better life here to support you on your journey as we are on ours too. Come try it out this week for FREE! That's right, if you make the move to walk through the doors & try CrossFit the first week is on us! https://youtu.be/pLtVSzqGawg

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08/22/2022

Are you military? Are you new to Montgomery and looking for a new box to call home while you’re here? Or have you wanted to try CrossFit but just never have? Well here’s your chance to come join us for a FREE WEEK to see if Guns Out CrossFit is the place for you! Whether you’ve done CrossFit for a while or you’re a beginner we can make any workout work for any level! It’s a pretty simple deal… DM us or call us at 334-451-2375 and tell us you want to try a week then come in and get to work!!

08/17/2022

Have you been thinking about trying CrossFit but you're intimidated by it, think you'll get hurt or that you need to get into shape first?? Come try a week for FREE with us so we can prove all of those stereotypes wrong! DM us for details!

What is CrossFit? Well by definition it is "Constantly varied functional movement at high intensity" — While this six-word definition of CrossFit says it all, we all know there's so much more to it.
CrossFit has been Forging Elite Fitness™ since 2001 and can be used to accomplish any goal, from improved health to better performance. The program works for everyone — people who have never worked out and those who have trained for years share equally in the benefits of CrossFit.
Here's a great video showing you what it is all about!

"Constantly varied functional movement at high intensity" — It says it all, but it's so much more.CrossFit has been Forging Elite Fitness™ since 2001 and can...

07/17/2022

The one & only "Prime Time" DEION Sanders telling it like it is! Sad reality is most people love to watch someone giving it their all so they can root for them to fail. Those people aren't here for you & won't cheer you on because they've never had the courage to try! They're just sitting there on the couch eating Twinkies hoping you stop going to the gym, hoping you fall off so you can sit next to them and enjoy those damn Twinkies & watch Netflix! And don't get me wrong... them damn Twinkies are good but they ain't worth it!! lol Thing is though if you're out there trying, you're out there working, you stay consistent over the years, you refuse to quit no matter what life throws at you & you're doing your damnedest to do right by people then it doesn't matter how many hatters you have... you will succeed! So celebrate yourself, pat yourself on the back every now & show yourself some love because you deserve it!

https://fb.watch/eh_e2q4S7h/

07/07/2022

Great share by Jason Walker this morning!

05/28/2022

Great morning knocking out “Murph” & kicking off Memorial Day weekend with these awesome people! Swipe left to see how taking pics usually goes….

05/25/2022

New Summer Class Special!! $300 for the entire summer of 8:30am classes on Mon/Tues/Thurs!! This class is for everyone regardless of your level of fitness or age so DM us for more details!!

05/24/2022

New Summer Class Special!! $300 for the entire summer of 8:30am classes on Mon/Tues/Thurs!! This class is for everyone regardless of your level of fitness so DM us for more details!!

03/12/2022

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03/12/2022

These CrossFit Adaptive Athletes are amazing & inspiring!