CrossFit Citadel

06/03/2026

430 class killing it!

06/02/2026

We are so excited to have so many new athletes! We can't wait for y'all to start crushing your goals!

05/02/2026

https://youtu.be/adNnh5vM_QI?si=RogHMZQ3PvBv4bJW

3 likes. "Try This Tip for Ring Muscle-Ups"

04/22/2026

✨Why do you CrossFit??✨

03/23/2026

Volunteers NEEDED!!! ETX Fittest, held on May 9th, will need some volunteers to help us run this competition smoothly. Link below

https://competitioncorner.net/events/20425/volunteer

02/27/2026

Don't forget to sign up for ETx Fittest 2026 Online Qualifier. Registration will close Tuesday night at 7pm. Crossfit Open allows you to see where you rank globally and ETX Fittest allows you to see where you rank locally. 150miles radius from Tyler Tx. Except Louisiana.

https://competitioncorner.net/events/20133/details

02/27/2026

Open 26.1 with the 5 AM crew!

02/11/2026

Go support West Rusk! Jaidon Parrish

01/27/2026

For all of our family with cabin fever - CrossFit Citadel is open and ready for you. Roads around town are open and clearing up and our parking lot is almost dry. See ya' soon, but be safe if roads around your home have not melted yet!

01/27/2026

Hey Citadel Crew! 👊

Please stay safe and warm today. We will re-open just as soon as the roads are safe.

Week 1 is in the books — and whether you crushed every session, fought through some tough ones, or just showed up when it would’ve been easier not to… give yourself credit. You’re already proving something important: you can start.

Now we head into Week 2.

This is where the newness starts to fade and real life tries to creep back in — work deadlines, tired legs, that voice saying “maybe just today off.” That’s normal. It happens to every single one of us.
But here’s the one thing that separates people who finish strong from people who fizzle out:
Know your WHY.

Not the surface-level “I want to look better” (though that’s a great bonus).
The deeper one. The one that hits you in the chest when you think about it.

Why do you want to feel strong enough to pick up your kids/grandkids without thinking twice?
Why do you want to walk into a room feeling like you belong there — confident, capable, proud?
Why do you refuse to let another year go by feeling sluggish, frustrated, or held back by your own body?
Why does showing up for yourself matter more than the temporary comfort of hitting snooze?

Take 60 seconds today — seriously, right now if you can — reconnect with your why. Write it down. Say it out loud. Stick it on your mirror, your phone lock screen, your barbell. Make it impossible to forget.

Because when the alarm goes off early, when the WOD looks brutal, when your body begs for a break… your “why” is what whispers (or sometimes screams):
“This is bigger than how I feel right now.”

You’ve got everything you need here at CrossFit Citadel — the coaches, the program, the equipment, your good friends to cheer, push, and pull you through.

But the fire? That comes from you.

Let’s protect that fire this week.
Find your why, hold it tight and then come get after it together.
Who’s ready to remind themselves why they’re here? Drop your why as a reply to this email (or even just “I’m in”) in the comments — let’s flood this feed with purpose.