CrossFit Deep. Dallas TX.
I had a day off in Dallas with a good friend, willing to taxi me to a box of my choice. The selection process was a difficult, I'd only dropping into a Dallas box once, and the experience wasn't great. (I won't mention where this was...) But, when i showed up to CrossFit Deep, I was thrilled with my decision.
Deep is DEEP in various aspects, coaches, experience, athletes, equipment, resources, amenities, and reasons to return. CrossFit Deep is divided into two rooms, one is specific to oly lifting. It's still rather large, equipped with kilo weights, lots of great bars, oly platforms, a rig, and numerous free standing racks. It's other room, is set up more directly for WODs (though both tasks can be done in either room). The WOD room has a very large rig set up. the weights are lbs, there are ergs, barbells, kettlebells, wall balls, and plenty of floor space. Yet, even with all the square footage, Deep somehow maintains a very humble "box" vibe. I loved it. The facility is also equipped with lockers, showers, and offers crossfit kids... what does this box NOT do ?!?!
As I entered the Oly room to begin my Catalyst training, I was greeted by member Russell Aldridge. Russell was also lifting, and still found time to share back stories, chit chat, and offer pointers and advice on my lifts. At one point he even came across the room to show me some hands on 1-on-1 help with my jerk. Developing his passion for CrossFit while in the Navy, Russell has developed into not only a very well rounded athlete, but, a great person. His personal communication skills are great and he never once made me feel incompetent or spoke down to me. A class act. As we shared stories and practices, I notices another athlete enter. A man of about 170lbs, who was front squatting. As i glanced over periodically, i noticed that the weight on his barbell had quickly eclipsed 300lbs and was showing no sign of slowing down. Eric, in mid sentence, says, "I learned everything I know from him." Enter coach Spencer Arnold. Spencer is a oly PHENOM. Offering AO experience and loads of ability/knowledge. Just another amazing asset of CrossFit Deep.
This box truly has it all, a GREAT facility, specialized coaches, in house programming, amazing people and coaches who truly care about their athletes, and ANY one in their box, for that matter. I had a truly great experience and definitely look forward to returning for a WOD in the future. Best wishes to a great box with great people.
http://crossfitdeep.com/