A. Bench Press 10-10-10-10
*Use the heaviest weight possible for each set.
B. Gymnastic Practice
*Parallette progressions.
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At Coastal CrossFit, we know starting—or getting back into—fitness can feel overwhelming. That’s why we’re here to guide you every step of the way, whether you’re new to training, coming back after a break, or an experienced athlete. Why Coastal CrossFit is different: Classes That Fit You:Join our group classes and train with amazing people who support your journey. Every session is designed to challenge you safely while celebrating your progress along the way. Not ready for a class? Try our 1:1 programs: Take the first step today!No matter your experience, Coastal CrossFit is your place to get stronger, healthier, and more confident. Book your free session now and join a community that has your back every step of the way. Learn more About Coastal CrossFit
About Coastal CrossFit
🏋️♀️ About Coastal CrossFit Welcome to Coastal CrossFit — where fitness meets community, hard work meets laughter, and results come from doing the simple things well. Founded by Chris and Marie Saliba in 2009, Coastal CrossFit has been proudly serving the Sunshine Coast for over 16 years. As the region’s longest-running affiliates (original owners) we’ve stayed true to an old-school CrossFit vibe — authentic coaching, no fluff, and a community built on effort, humility, and consistency. We’re old school proud.What originally drew us to CrossFit is still what keeps us going today — real fitness, real people, and a community that cares.Our family lives and breathes fitness for life, and that passion flows through everything we do. 💪 Our Philosophy At Coastal, we believe in real fitness for real people.No gimmicks. No shortcuts. Just smart, functional training delivered with care and intention. We coach — properly.We provide 1:1 scaling and guidance for every athlete in every class. There’s no generic, one-size-fits-all approach here. We tailor each session to your goals, abilities, and experience. It doesn’t matter where you start — we’re all on our own journey, and we travel that path together.At Coastal, there’s no ego — just hard work and support. 🧠 Our Programming We write our own programming — always have, always will.Why? Because we know our athletes — their abilities, injuries, goals, and challenges. We also know our space, our equipment, and the local weather, and we use that knowledge to create smart, effective programming that truly fits our community. We program for the general population, with a focus on health, longevity, and overall wellbeing. Our goal is to help people move better, feel stronger, and live healthier — inside and outside the gym. Every workout has purpose. Every movement has intent.Our programming evolves with our people — not the latest trends. 👥 Our Community We’re more than a gym — we’re a family. Many of our members have been with us from day one, and we’re proud to have athletes who have stayed with us for years, growing stronger together. Our members come from all walks of life, training side by side and supporting each other through every rep and every season of life. Your ability, size, or background doesn’t matter. Once you walk through our doors, you’re supported and encouraged by the most amazing crew. We’ll challenge, support, and lift you up — helping you become the best version of yourself. The vibe? Old-school CrossFit — the kind where the whiteboard still matters. It’s where we record scores, share effort, celebrate wins, and keep each other accountable. Barbells clanging, music pumping, everyone cheering for the last person to finish — that’s Coastal. Here, effort is celebrated, progress is personal, and everyone is welcome. 🧑🏫 Our Coaches Led by Marie and Chris, our coaching team brings years of experience across CrossFit, Olympic weightlifting, and movement coaching.We focus on doing the basics exceptionally well — with an emphasis on movement quality, consistency, and longevity. Our coaches are a true part of our community. They train alongside our members, know each person’s strengths and challenges, and genuinely care. They lead by example — showing up, putting in the work, and supporting others to do the same. Expect hands-on coaching, honest feedback, and an approach that’s personal, practical, and focused on helping you move well and feel strong. Meet our coaches 🏠 Our Space Located at 1/12 Technology Drive, Warana, on the Parrearra Canal, our gym is built for purpose. You won’t find mirrors or fancy machines here — just quality equipment, open space, and an atmosphere built on hard work and genuine connection. We’re proudly fitted out with Maverick Strength & Conditioning Equipment — gear that grew from humble beginnings right here at Coastal CrossFit. It’s strong, functional, and made to handle real training. We are blessed with the most scenic run tracks around the canal and we’re just a short stroll from Warana Beach. We also have a Recovery Room for our members, featuring Endurance Recovery Boots and an Infrared Sauna — because we know recovery is just as important as effort in the gym. Our space is functional, friendly, and full of the kind of energy you can’t fake — a place where effort matters more than appearance, and community comes first. 🚀 Our Mission To help everyday people live stronger, healthier, more confident lives through functional fitness and community connection. We’re here to help you: No matter your age, background, or fitness level — you belong here.This is Coastal CrossFit: old-school values, real coaching, hands-on support, and a community that’s got your back. 👉 Ready to start? Come in for a free trial, meet the crew, and see what makes Coastal different. Written whiteboards, no ego — just hard work, support, and a community that feels like home.
Athlete Spotlight- Grant Williams
The Man behind the camera- This edition of Athlete Spotlight we meet Grant Williams- the personality behind the camera. He has become our official photographer for Coastal CrossFit and love or hate it he has captured the best and worst sides of us all with many of our worst moments being highlighted through the Faces of the Open. Grant is a long term member at Coastal but this year his commitment to consistency and technique improvement has seen Grant come along in leaps in bounds in all areas of fitness in this past year. It has been great witnessing his achievements and we look forward to sharing in your successes. We hope you enjoy getting to know Grant…. Can you give us a bit of background about yourself, where you grew up, profession, previous training, hobbies, etc? I’m a born and bred Sunshine Coaster, growing up around Bli Bli before moving towards the beach as soon as I could get my own place. I’ve also lived in Cambridge, UK whilst working as a paramedic over there many years ago. I’ve been a paramedic in Queensland for over 22 years and never really did much besides that apart from a couple of retail jobs which convinced me to get into something where helping people was your primary aim of going to work each day. Just making someone else rich wasn’t sufficient motivation to get me out of bed each day and being a paramedic is still the best career I could have taken on. There’s no better way to spend your days than helping those who really need help. Along the way I’ve been lucky enough to take on a number of roles within the ambulance service including Critical Care Paramedic, Flight Paramedic, Educator and currently Officer-in-Charge. I’m also part owner of a company that retrieves sick people from all over the world back to Australia for travel insurance companies. As if my calendar wasn’t full enough I’m also half way through a Masters in Business Administration at USC. I’m a late starter as far as fitness is concerned. I tried various gyms over the years but I never really had a plan or knew enough to make the most of it. Every time I would stop going after the initial few weeks. My hobbies include photography (I only started that after I started CrossFit) and I’m pretty big on travel. We go overseas as often as possible, usually to Europe because there’s so much to see. Can you tell us how you heard about CrossFit and what made you start and has kept you with us at Coastal CrossFit? Good friends of ours Rob and Kimberly introduced us to Coastal Crossfit after a conversation at a friend’s house one day. Danielle and I decided to try it and after getting the details from Kimberly we got onto Chris and Marie and came in to try it out. I remember meeting some people in those first few sessions who are good friends of ours today. I had zero interest in weightlifting when I started but now I love it. There are a few things that are different about CrossFit that have kept my interest. Firstly you get to know the people you train with and through shared experiences such as challenging WODs you develop a close bond. Secondly the personal attention from Chris and Marie with technique development, continual encouragement and sharing in my small wins. Thirdly I don’t need to think about what I’m going to do each day at the gym – that’s all sorted before I get there. I just need to show up and give it my best every time. Sharing in the achievements of everyone is pretty important no matter how big or small. First pull-up? – let’s celebrate that because most people are at home on the couch. Linked two double-unders? – that’s awesome because most people in society are too scared to try. The support of fellow athlete’s really sets CrossFit apart from most other gyms. Although you have CrossFitted with us since Dec 2014, it wasn’t until this year that you really found your groove for consistency- was there anything that spurred this change and what have been the effects? As much as I understood that consistency was important to make any real gains in my fitness, I struggled to prioritise getting to the gym due to work commitments and no real desire to be competitive. My reason for fitness is not about beating the next guy, it’s always been just about being active and putting in the best effort I could on the day. The real change for me came at the start of 2018 when I just made the decision to prioritise my fitness over my employer’s wants, knowing that the Open was approaching and there were a few things I wanted to be able to do. During the 2018 Open I surprised myself with my first kipping pull-ups, first toes-to-bar and Rx performances in 4 out of 5 weeks. That finally convinced me that I was able to do the things that I’d been scaling for so long. I also made a commitment to myself that if I was on the Coast and the gym was open then I would be there at one of the sessions that day. Just making that decision meant that I missed only a handful of days in the first six months of 2018. There’ll always be times due to illness, injury or family commitments where we find it hard to get along but it’s definitely easier to keep coming to the box if you just keep coming to the box every day. Improvements I saw included the T2B and kipping pull-ups, double-unders and PBs on most lifts. I remember early this year on a run and box jump WOD where Chris G yelled at a group of us, “If you lot stopped p*ssing around on the run you’d get a better time!” – that motivated me to push harder from that point forward. I often reflect on that day to push that little bit harder when the going gets tough. You are known for your photography skills within the box and somehow captured the emotion and atmosphere of what is going on (Open WODs, Hursty and much more). There…