I'm wondering if there are any Crossfitters out there in Chiang Mai that would like to set up a workout group. Not getting my hopes up.

I'm up for Crossfit in Chiang Mai. I'm WAY out of shape so we'll have to start out with some baby WOD's...

Do you have a place in mind? What about equipment?

-Brad

Are you the guys that like to dress up in women's clothes?

a few of the fighters at Lanna Muay (Kiatbusaba) were doing some crossfit-type workouts a while ago. There is also some gym equipment (olybar, etc) at 700 year stadium, to the left of the pool entrance. I'd start with those two places. Maybe the college has a club?

I would be definitely interested in this. Has anything been set-up since this initial post?

We're working on setting up a CrossFit gym here. A friend of ours is a CrossFit affiliate (CrossFit Malibu) and he may be coming out in the next few months to get something going.

I'll keep you posted.

Also, any idea where to by a set of rings in CM?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrossFit

CrossFit athletes run, row, skip, climb rope and carry odd objects. They frequently move large loads quickly over long distances, using powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting techniques. CrossFit athletes also use dumbbells, gymnastics rings, pull-up bars, kettlebells, and many bodyweight exercises. [6] CrossFit is used in nearly 1,700 gyms worldwide and by many fire departments, law enforcement agencies and military organizations including the Canadian Forces, the United States Marine Corps, and the Royal Danish Life Guards

CrossFit has been "variously portrayed as a fitness company, a grassroots health movement, a nascent sport, a fad, a publishing business and sometimes, disparagingly, a cult."[15][16] Classes at affiliated gyms typically include a warm-up, a skill development segment, and a high-intensity workout that lasts around ten to twenty minutes. Affiliates create a new workout each day called the "Workout of the Day" or "WOD"[17]. Affiliates often use scoring and ranking systems to transform workouts into sport. Some CrossFit athletes use the free workouts and instructional videos available at the CrossFit, Inc. website, in lieu of attending an affiliate

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I'm really glad to hear someone is thinking about starting a Crossfit gym out here. I started Crossfitting years ago after I saw this video about the actor training for the movie "300":

Turns out the training they were doing was Crossfit (Though Gym Jones no longer associates themselves with Crossfit if I'm correct). I started researching and ended up joining a Crossfit gym in the US. I was Crossfitting regularly in 2007 and I was in the best shape of my life, without a doubt. Sadly, since coming to Chiang Mai, I've lost most of that fitness. I've always wished there were more Crossfitters in Chiang Mai, because after you've done it, the ridiculous "Body-building" style workouts that most people do just seem like a joke.

Cross fit is interesting & many have latched on to it in some form or another.

Even the P90X types use the term muscle confusion as a way to extend gains.

Of course as you do the same work outs you become more efficient so you gain less. Muscle confusion or cross fit addresses that.

I thought crossfit was something weird, until I looked it up:

CrossFit is a strength and conditioning fitness methodology that promotes broad and general overall physical fitness. CrossFit combines weightlifting, sprinting, and gymnastics.^[1] CrossFit says that proficiency is required in each of ten fitness domains: cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, agility, balance, coordination, and accuracy. It defines fitness as increased work capacity across all these domains and says its program achieves this by provoking neurologic and hormonal adaptations across all metabolic pathways.^{[2][3][4] [5]}

CrossFit athletes run, row, jump rope, climb rope and carry odd objects. They frequently move large loads quickly over long distances, using powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting techniques. CrossFit athletes also use dumbbells, gymnastics rings, pull-up bars, kettlebells, and many bodyweight exercises.^[6] CrossFit is used in nearly 1,700 gyms worldwide and by many fire departments, law enforcement agencies and military organizations including the Canadian Forces, the United States Marine Corps, and the Royal Danish Life Guards

I'm also interested... does this still have momentum?

I did some air squats, thrusters and barbell lunges yesterday and I can hardly walk ! good stuff

Here's an update on CrossFit Chiang Mai.

We've got an instructor coming out in about 3 weeks, and should get our CrossFit affiliation up and running mid August.

I've got a container of equipment getting shipped over here (from Rogue Fitness and Again Faster) and that will be here in mid-September.

If anyone knows of a good local store to get barbells and bumper plates, let me know (I'm going to check the place out across from Yuparat on Saturday). We need to get a couple of barbells and some plates before the shipment gets here.

I'll keep you posted.

Just to keep you posted on the equipment, we've ordered rings, barbells and bumper plates, kettle bells, dumbbells, Concept 2 rowers, Rage balls (medicine balls), squat racks, plyoboxes, ab mats and a GHD.

We're going to make our own pull up bars and parrallettes, and other misc. gear (sand bags, etc.).

So keep following the mainpage WODs, and we'll let you know when we open. We're doing this mostly for our own teams of instructors and students, but will be open to the public if there is interest. No idea about prices yet, but we're working on that -- it will be reasonable. The goal is to have a committed community working hard, not to make a lot of money. As long as we cover our running costs, I'm happy.

-Mark

Edited July 23, 201015 yr by markinthailand

Awesome, I'm so glad to see this getting started in CM. If you need any help send me a PM, I'm happy to pitch in some elbow grease!

Hoping you guys make it open to the public. I'm sure I could round up some more people would be interested as well.

Hoping you guys make it open to the public. I'm sure I could round up some more people would be interested as well.

Cool bananas, just learnt about it here, interested to join in as well!

CrossFit Chiang Mai is now an official CrossFit affiliate.

The first CF affiliate in Thailand, and one of only a few in all of SE Asia.

Go to cfcnx.com for more!

We are NOT YET open to the public, as our gear is not all here, and the gym is still under construction. But the concrete pad is down, and the roof is up.

And we are crushing our students and staff with WODs most every day. :-)

Drop us an email (through cfcnx.com) if you want to drop by and say hello.

We're working on planning when we open to the public -- probably in January. But if you're really keen, we can maybe work something out...

-Mark

Edited September 21, 201015 yr by markinthailand

CrossFit Chiang Mai is now an official CrossFit affiliate.

The first CF affiliate in Thailand, and one of only a few in all of SE Asia.

Go to cfcnx.com for more!

We are NOT YET open to the public, as our gear is not all here, and the gym is still under construction. But the concrete pad is down, and the roof is up.

And we are crushing our students and staff with WODs most every day. :-)

Drop us an email (through cfcnx.com) if you want to drop by and say hello.

We're working on planning when we open to the public -- probably in January. But if you're really keen, we can maybe work something out...

-Mark

Sorry to sound thick but what is WODS ?

Who are your staff and students out of interest ?

Sorry to sound thick but what is WODS ?

You can read up on crossfit workouts and terminology at www.crossfit.com. Their FAQ section is very thorough.