From the Original CrossFit Affiliate to Metabolic Health | Hollis Molloy | GyMidas #5

Download the free playbook from this episode: https://playbook.midtouchmedia.com/ho... Free Growth Strategy Call for gym owners: https://calendly.com/d/d2mg-yc9-zvy/d... I hate sales funnels and being pitched as much as you do. But if you're curious how we help gym owners beyond what you see on this channel, the link above is where we talk about it. I'm an entrepreneur like you. I hate BS, getting bombarded with emails and "free eBooks" (lol). You won't find any of that here. Anyway, on with the video... Hollis Molloy lived the history of CrossFit from the inside. He arrived at CrossFit Santa Cruz in 2005, became co-owner of the original affiliate, served on the CrossFit Seminar Staff from 2007 to 2025, earned his Level 4 and judged the CrossFit Games for almost ten years. In this episode, Hollis shares what Nicole Carroll, Greg Glassman and the first coaches taught him, what really makes a member stay, why coaching has to go beyond simply executing the movements, and how metabolic health could become the next evolution of CrossFit. In this episode: the origins of CrossFit Santa Cruz the real lessons of Levels 1 to 4 why a great coach truly knows their members how to hire for character, not just for skill why coaches are still underpaid how to make the value of a gym visible how CrossFit and MetFix complement each other the Metabolic Radar and the limits of performance as a measure of health Download the free playbook from this episode: https://playbook.midtouchmedia.com/ho... Find Hollis: Instagram:   / hollismolloy   Metabolic Radar: https://metabolicradar.com/ CrossFit Santa Cruz: https://www.crossfitsantacruz.com/ MetFix:   / metfixbybsi   Chapters: 0:00 Introduction and playbook 3:16 Why Hollis finally accepts the title of coach 7:29 Nicole Carroll and the mentors of CrossFit Santa Cruz 12:47 Glassman's genius: asking better questions 22:24 From the Seminar Staff to the CrossFit Games and MetFix 25:01 From electrician to CrossFit coach 27:07 The key to CrossFit Santa Cruz and passing it on 34:06 Curiosity, humility and back to the fundamentals 39:01 The CrossFit explosion and the Games from the inside 48:05 What Levels 1 to 4 really teach 59:41 Why some coaches keep members for fifteen years 1:03:31 Hiring for character and learning to support people better 1:09:28 Why MetFix extends the work of CrossFit 1:15:29 The Metabolic Radar and the future of coaching 1:21:22 How to pay coaches better 1:31:56 Should the coach and the gym owner be separate? 1:50:55 Understanding why people really come 1:55:45 Why performance is no longer enough 1:59:18 Defining and measuring metabolic health 2:06:08 Fitness as the gateway to nutrition 2:15:43 Marketing, sales and coaching: one continuum 2:17:23 Where to find Hollis and the Metabolic Radar #CrossFit #Coaching #MetabolicHealth