CrossFit Christmas
We’re Making a Music Video (And We Need YOU!)
Guest written blog from Daniel James
For those of you who don't know, I've been a member at CrossFit Indestri for the past three and a half years. Outside of the gym, I'm a local business owner and sometimes a songwriter. I've released a few Christmas songs over the years… you may have been subjected to them during the holidays when Jen and Steph play them over and over (and over) again. 😉
For the past couple of years, Jen has been poking me to write a CrossFit Christmas song, to which my response was always a very enthusiastic "Absolutely not."
Well, apparently I changed my mind.
After last Christmas, an idea started brewing, and while I was on vacation in Florida this past May, I finally sat down and wrote it. And now, it's time to bring CrossFit Christmas to life with a music video!
The song is a high energy celebration of functional fitness, community, and all the things that make CrossFit so special.
One of the reasons I love CrossFit so much is how it's helped me discover what I'm capable of. It's pushed me beyond my limits, helped me find strength I didn't know existed, and challenged me in ways I never expected. But as much as I love the workouts (well, most of them), my favourite part has always been the people.
I think anyone who walks through the doors at CrossFit Indestri knows there's something pretty special about this place. From our incredible coaches and the standards we hold ourselves to, to the friendships, encouragement, and general vibe of the building, we've got a community that I know means a lot to so many of us.
And that's exactly what I wanted this song to celebrate.
So when it came time to figure out how to make a music video, I realized there was really only one way to do it properly: get our amazing CrossFit Indestri community involved!
[IF YOU ARE A CURRENT MEMBER OF CROSSFIT INDESTRI AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE IN IT, SIGN UP TO BE IN THE CROSSFIT CHRISTMAS MUSIC VIDEO!]
(https://crossfit-xmas-shoot.vercel.app)
Christmas Comes Early — Saturday, November 21st
Jen and Steph have graciously agreed to put together a special Christmas Comes Early WOD on Saturday, November 21st, and we're going to use the occasion to film part of the music video! So if you plan to attend class on Saturday, November 21st, you are agreeing to be featured in this video.
After class, I'm hoping a whole bunch of you will stick around to help us shoot some additional scenes, show off some skills, and learn a little WODography (yes, that's workout choreography, and yes, we're making it a thing). This is what the link to sign up is for. The after class filming. If you’re attending class you need to register in zenplanner, and Jen is opening registration for that class now.
I want this video to showcase two things that make CrossFit Indestri so great: the quality of movement we're known for, and just how much damn fun we have together.
We're looking for people who can handstand walk, do double unders, bar muscle ups, pull ups, and more. We'll also be filming deadlifts, cleans, Assault Bikes, C2 bikes, SkiErgs, and all sorts of other CrossFit goodness.
And please don't think you need to be some kind of CrossFit superstar to participate! Whether you've been doing CrossFit for ten years or ten minutes, I'd love to have you involved.
This is going to be casual, fun, festive, and full of energy. No acting experience required, no pressure to perform, and absolutely no need to take yourself too seriously. We're simply getting together to celebrate the holidays, the fitness we love, and the community that makes it all worthwhile.
🎬 Want to Be Part of It?
Click the link below to learn more and sign up to participate. The more of our community we can get involved, the better!
[SIGN UP TO BE IN THE CROSSFit CHRISTMAS MUSIC VIDEO!]
(https://crossfit-xmas-shoot.vercel.app)
CrossFit Christmas will be released on CrossFit Indestri's social channels.
I can't wait to share this with all of you. It's going to be a ho-ho-whole lot of fun!
Daniel 🎅💪
Friday, November 13th, 2026
Focus:
Hang Power Cleans
2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2
Find a workout weight
WOD:
20 min EMOM
2 Hang Power Cleans
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