The CrossFit Cube

Went the other night to check out The Cube and what they had to offer in the way of Cross Fit. Got to the location at their warehouse in Kendall by Tamiami. The warehouse has a counter in the front and I wanted to talk to someone about joining and what classes are available.
I waited up at the counter for about 10 minutes and no one ever came up to help me or ask me any questions. I saw there were some people laying down on the mats in the front that appeared to have just finished a workout still no one came to help me.
No service means bad service to me. Unfortunate because I really wanted to join.

The instruction here is top notch and the owner, Andy, is a specialist with mobility and preventing injuries and helping those with previous injuries! I’ve attended two different morning classes & two different evening glasses when dropping in here, and every instructor I’ve had here, including Dri, from tonight has been phenomenal!
This box takes more time than most of them to break down movements into individual components and stretches out the muscle groups carefully that will be used during the workout.
They have a top-​notch facility, audio system rocks, and the air flows through easily throughout their box. If you’re anywhere in the Kendall area this is the box that I would recommend over all others. If you’ve never been here, you must at least check it out!

I’ve been a bad, BAD girl, baby. Just downright naughty… and so FILTHY.
Should I feel ashamed? Embarrassed that I get a perverse thrill from the bruises on my knees? The blood-​tinged scrapes that line my legs and arms? The dirt and mud flecked on my skin from writhing on those rubber-​matted floors?
Or maybe its the heady rush I get dangling from a 20 ft rope, fully intertwined in its thick, course braids?
No…the thrill comes partly from the feeling of sweat coursing through every nook and crevice my drenched body has to offer, shirt clinging manically in different stages of upheaval as I attempt to flip myself upside down ONE MORE TIME… but not for YOU. No.
Because I swear I’m going to nail those handstand pushups before Coach Andy makes it to my corner of the Box and proceeds to harass me until i stop my b*tching and JUST F’N DO IT.
Which, incidentally, is how he finally got me to get over my über-​mental fear of 20″ box jumps. Damn HIM. (But to his credit, I’m now scaling 24″-ers).
And that’s CrossFit. It’s not for the weak-​minded, the easily intimidated or the high maintenance hoity-​toities.
A CrossFit workout is an intense 10 – 20 minute bout of endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, coordination, agility, speed, balance, and accuracy. You are as fit as you are competent in each of these ten skills.
If you’re scared of chipping your nails… GO HOME.
If you’re afraid that you might actually break a sweat… GO HOME.
If callouses aren’t your thing… GO HOME.
And for the love of burpees, if you’re one of those people who checks their iPhone during a workout or wears «designer» gym clothes with bows and animal prints and such… seriously…GO HOME.
My box doesn’t take any b.s. We work hard together as a FAMILY. And I mean it when I use the word «family.» We encourage, push, clap, cry, scream and cheer each other onto personal achievements. I know Bibi is working towards her muscle-ups…Kason is trying his hardest to nail down handstand walking… Amy is constantly pushing her power clean goals to the limit while mastering the art of the kip… Will is forever trying to better his running endurance…
I know my Cube-​mates — and that’s a helluva testament to the culture Lachi, Dri and Andy have built over at the CrossFit Cube. Everyone waves ‘hi’ or kisses each other on the cheek as per Latin-standards…and at the end of day, we give each other sweat-​stained hugs (or the less sweaty «fist bump») of congratulations on a job well done.
Even though the workouts rarely span anything more than 20 minutes, I find myself at the Cube for hours at a time… even in the sickeningly intense Miami heat.
Why? Because it’s my home away from home. And I can’t wait to get back in there and continue tearing myself up.
So yeah… I guess I AM a dirty girl. What can I say?

After participating in CrossFit at CrossFit Gables for the past 13 months the SO and I set a sectional record with our 15-​mile box jump (which the Cube helped her get for the 1^st time in a year). After spending Saturday morning WODing and sucking back rum with coco water, Wet Willie’s frozen cocktails and some funky punch straight from a tootsie pop party-​pump (say that three times fast) on south beach we couldn’t be happier that we did.
The Cube’s members really embrace the family atmosphere that is integral to the success of any box. I won’t make any promises to remember all of their names, because they were just to many, but I think I met just about everyone from the Cube that made it out and more than ½ of them took the time to introduce themselves to my and my RX wife.
Their box is spacious and largely homemade by the owners. Fun Fact: Their pull-​up bars are made from Grandpa’s old storage shed — talk about garage gyms. My only complaint, which is null and void since they are so much closer to home, is that they don’t have any shower (s) facilities. I don’t know how much use I would get out of it given their proximity to home but it would be nice to have.
The members and owners make a box and the Cube has what it takes. Come drop in for a *FREE* WOD on a Saturday morning and the wife and I will be sure to say hello.