CrossFit Liminal

1,000 classes.

Dr. Andrew Kim has been with us since the garage days — before the gym, before the equipment, before any of this was official. He's been a fixture of the early AM class ever since, which tells you everything about how he operates.

He's a doctor. His mornings often end with him rushing straight from our floor to the hospital, still catching his breath. And he shows up anyway — because he's decided his own health and fitness isn't optional, even when his schedule says there's no time for it.

Andrew's handstand pushups and pull-ups are some of the best in the gym, full stop. That's the kind of strength that takes years of patient, unglamorous work to build — he's put in that work. And lately he's been getting stronger across the board too, adding raw power to skill that was already sharp.

1,000 classes at 5:30 AM, before a full day of taking care of other people. That's commitment most people talk about and few people actually live.

Andrew, we're proud to have you. Here's to the next 1,000.

"Is white rice healthy?"

Depends on the day you're having. If you've been at a desk since 8am and you're eating it at 9pm, that's more carbohydrate than your body has any use for. Twenty minutes before a heavy session? It's about the fastest, cleanest fuel you can put in.

That's the part nobody says out loud. We've spent decades sorting food into two bins — good and bad, clean and dirty — and then feeling guilty when we end up on the wrong side. But food doesn't work that way. Food is a tool. And the only thing that makes a tool right or wrong is what you're trying to build.

An apple is a fantastic snack. It's also a bad choice as your only pre-workout meal if you're about to train hard for an hour.
Almonds are genuinely great for you — and they're also 600 calories eaten standing at the pantry with the bag open. Neither of those is a moral failure. It's just context.

The same food changes value depending on three things:
Your activity. What you did today — or didn't — changes how much fuel you actually need.
The timing. Fast carbs before and after training are useful. Fast carbs at 10pm, on top of a full day of eating, do a different job entirely.
Your goal. Fueling for performance, losing body fat, and building muscle are three different jobs. The same meal serves one well and another poorly.

So stop asking whether a food is healthy. Ask the better question: does this move me toward what I'm actually after?

Sometimes the answer is yes and it's a bowl of white rice. Sometimes the answer is no and it's a salad drowning in ranch. The food didn't change. The context did.

If you've been white-knuckling a list of "bad foods" and it isn't working, that's not a discipline problem. It's a strategy problem — and it's fixable. Our nutrition coaches build around your actual goals, your actual schedule, and food you'll actually eat.

What food have you been told is "bad" that you're not sure you should be avoiding? 👇

You've spent more time researching gyms than you have actually working out this month. That's not a personal failure. Fitness content is a rabbit hole that swallows people whole.

Every method claims to be the method. After a while, the information itself becomes the obstacle.

Here's what we offer instead of information: a plan. A coach. A time to show up.

Our 90 Day Onramp removes every decision from your plate. You don't pick the workout, figure out the weights, or wonder if it's working. That's our job. Yours is to walk through the door.

Four personal training sessions to start. Then group classes with coaches who've already done the thinking so you don't have to.

Stop researching. Start building strength. Link in bio.

1,000 classes.

Erin was the first non-refugee member of CrossFit Liminal — back when we were training out of a garage, before we had a bigger space to call our own. They showed up then, and they've kept showing up ever since.

In that time, Erin has coached. Served on our board. Put in the work to grow their fitness in ways that didn't happen by accident — that happened one class, one rep, one hard day at a time. They've watched this place grow from a garage into what it is now, and they've had a hand in building it.

That's not something you do for the plaques. That's something you do because you're committed — to yourself, to this community, to the people around you who are watching and learning what "showing up" actually looks like over years, not weeks.

Erin, we're proud to call you a member.

Thank you for every one of those 1,000 classes, and for everything you've given this gym along the way.

#1000

A lot of people come to CrossFit Liminal nervous. Not sure they belong. Not sure they can do it.

That feeling doesn't last long.

Our coaches have a way of making people feel capable before they feel ready — scaling movements, correcting form, and creating a room where nobody feels judged for where they're starting.

Two months in, this member went from timid to confident. That's what the right environment does to people.

If you've been on the fence because you're not sure CrossFit is for you — it might just be that you haven't found the right coach yet.

Link in bio to get started.

Most people can name their macros. Almost nobody can tell you their fiber or magnesium intake — and both are running low.

Fiber keeps you full, steadies blood sugar, and does more for your gut than any supplement on the shelf.

Magnesium runs hundreds of processes in your body — sleep, recovery, muscle function — and it's one of the most common deficiencies out there, especially if you train hard. Protein you already know matters. Most of us still aren't eating enough of it.

Swipe through for the short list:
🌱 Fiber: black beans, chia seeds, raspberries, oats, avocado, pear
🥦 Magnesium: pumpkin seeds, almonds, spinach, dark chocolate, banana, broccoli
🍗 Protein: chicken, salmon, lean beef, eggs, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt

You don't need to hit every box every day. Pick one from each list and build your plate around it. Swap your afternoon snack for a handful of pumpkin seeds. Add raspberries to your oats. Close your day with Greek yogurt instead of something out of a wrapper.
Small swaps, repeated, are what actually change how you feel.

Want help dialing this in for your goals? Our nutrition coaches can walk you through it. Click the link in bio to set up an intro appointment today.

What's missing from your plate this week?

You run. You hike. You bike. And something's still missing.

Cardio-only fitness has a ceiling. Without strength work, muscle mass decreases as you age, your joints absorb more impact, and eventually "staying active" stops working the way it used to.

Strength training — real, coached, progressive strength training — fills that gap. It makes your running more efficient. It protects your hips and knees. It extends the years you can actually do the things you love.

Liminal isn't a replacement for the activities that matter to you. It's what makes you better at them — and keeps you doing them longer.

Our 90 Day Onramp is a clean entry point even for people who are already active. We'll assess where you are and build from there.

Set up an Intro appointment today. Link in bio.

"I just don't know what to eat."

You've heard protein matters. You've heard it so many times it's background noise. But knowing you should eat more and knowing what that looks like on a plate are two different things — and that gap is where most people stay stuck. Not from laziness. Just because nobody ever showed them the real, on-a-plate version of the number they're chasing.

This isn't about abs. Protein is what keeps you strong as you age — the difference between still carrying your own groceries and keeping up with your kids at 70, or slowly losing that without noticing. Muscle is medicine.

So here's what 100g actually looks like, no guessing:

¾ cup Greek yogurt — 20g
2 eggs — 12g
⅓ cup almonds — 7g
4oz 93/7 ground beef — 23g
4oz chicken — 25g
½ cup cottage cheese — 13g

Spread across a day, that barely feels like effort — just eating slightly differently than last week.

Want this dialed in for your own goals and schedule?

Our Healthy Steps Nutrition coaches build real plans, not generic macros. Ask a coach.

What's your easiest way to hit a protein goal — drop it below.

You walk into most gyms and you're on your own.

Nobody knows your name. Nobody notices if you show up or disappear for three weeks. You copy what the person next to you is doing and hope you're not about to hurt yourself. You leave feeling like you got away with something instead of like you belong.

Because here's the truth: you don't need another workout you can find on the internet for free. You need someone in your corner. Someone who knows where you're starting, what you're scared of, and what you're capable of before you believe it yourself.

That's the job. And we take it seriously enough to write it down.

Here's what you can expect from every coach, every class, every day at CrossFit Liminal:

🔹 Growth Mindset
🔹 Members First
🔹 Contextually Relevant
🔹 Authentic
🔹 Positive Mindset

Because none of this is really about the barbell. It's about being able to carry your own groceries at 85. Keeping up with your kids. Doing hard things without flinching. Being strong for the life you actually want to live.

You don't have to figure it out alone. You just have to walk in the door — the coaching is already waiting for you.

👉 Start with our 90 Day Onramp: four private personal-training sessions to learn the movements at your pace, a guided intro into group classes, and a plan built around your body and your goals. No guesswork. No getting thrown in the deep end. Just a team that's all in on you from day one.

DM us "I'M IN" and let's get started.

The difference between people who get results and people who don't isn't willpower. It's environment.

Put the right person in the wrong environment and they struggle. Put an ordinary person in the right environment and they surprise themselves.

Liminal is built to be that environment. Coaches who know you. Members who notice your absence. A class time that functions as a standing appointment rather than an optional activity.

Consistency stops being a daily battle when showing up is the expected, default, normal thing — not the heroic choice.

Our 90 Day Onramp builds you into that structure from day one. Four personal training sessions to start, then group classes where the environment does a lot of the work for you.

Book an intro appointment through the link in bio.