Back in Action

We've just finished a very busy summer, had a chance to catch our breath and it is now time for us to get back on the blog saddle. We are planning some great new posts and workouts over the next several months.

We tested out some new training protocols with our hockey athletes this summer with great success. We will be bringing some of them to you very soon.

New videos are coming soon too.

We can't wait to start giving you more great training information and killer workouts.

Look for our next post on Monday, October 3.

Jeff

Intergalactic Throwdown

On Saturday February 5 we helped host an event called the Crossfit Intergalactic Throwdown. It was run by Mike Warkentin from Crossfit 204 and was an amazing day. The sense of family throughout the Crossfit community really stands out when they all get together to throw down and it was a great thing to be a part of. We at Focus Fitness want to thank all the competitors for coming down, all the volunteers that helped and of course Mike for picking our facility to host this great event. The energy in the gym was contagious and anyone who walked through the doors that day was sure to be inspired to be the best version of themselves. To see the results and watch video from the event please visit Crossfit 204.

Attacking Your Workouts

I have spent a lot of time reading books written by some of the world's most successful athletes, body builders and trainers. I'm always curious to know what drives people to be great. What their mind set was day in and day out as the ascended to the top of their respective sports. I like to try and find common links that built the foundation for their greatness. Two of my favourite all time are Michael Jordan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Now what can the world's greatest basketball player, (sorry Kobe fans it's the truth accept it), and the world's greatest bodybuilder, (this one is indisputable), have in common. They attacked their workouts. Sure Arnold primarily did it lifting weight and Jordan did it on the practice court, but the principle was the same. They attacked. They trained and practiced with such intensity that their work ethic became legendary. They did not just try and survive the workout they dominated the workout. The workout did not dictate their performance, their performance was at the highest level possible no matter what. Not sure where you stand? Think of it this way. Picture your workout as the biggest, baddest man on the planet, think Mike Tyson in his prime, and you have to last a 5 min. round in the ring just you and him. There are two kinds of people: First, there is the person who is going to run around the ring for 5 min. just trying to hang in there and survive. Don't be that person. The second type of person, the one you want to be, is going to go in there and say f**k it, I might die trying but I'm going knock this mother f**ker out. If you want to achieve greatness on any level you must have this mindset. So next time you go to train.................ATTACK!

Workout of the Day 07/20/10

Here is a beauty of a workout. Give it a try and post times to comments. A good time is around 35 min. so you can use that as a bench mark to push yourself.

MB Get Ups (10lb. MB) x4

In/Out Hops x20-------------------> Sit Ups x100

Burpees x5

Mountain Climbers x20------------> Push Ups x100

Box Jumps (30 inch box) x6

Jumping Jacks x20------------------> Squats (butt to MB) x200

*Pick an exercise grouping to start at and start a timer. Every minute on the minute you must perform the exercise couplet on the left. Think of it as your buy in. Use whatever time you have remaining in the minute to complete as many reps of the exercise in the right hand column as possible. This continues until all the reps of the exercises in the right hand column have been completed. example- start timer, perform 5 burpees and 20 mountain climbers then with the remaining time complete as many push ups as you can. When the timer hits 1 minute perform 5 burpees and 20 mountain climbers again. Then back to the push ups knocking off as many as you can from the 100 total reps. Post questions and times to comments. Go Get It!

Believe In The Goal

On Saturday May 15, 2010 Focus Fitness held its' first annual Fund Raise The Bar charity event for the Believe In The Goal Foundation. It was a huge success raising over 10 thousand dollars in its first year. People collected sponsors to compete and participate in a number of different fitness events: Bike, Run, Row, Team Circuit, Strongman, Women's Circuit, Classic Circuit, and the Hill Of Pain. Coming into the gym on Saturday there was a giant backdrop explaining the story of Todd Davison, his battle with cancer, and how he started his Believe In The Goal Charity. At the bottom of the display were inspirational quotes and I think one really stuck out and represented what the day was all about:

"You can either choose to do nothing, or to do something."

What we had was a group of people who decided to do something that day and the energy and atmosphere in the gym reflected it. It was contagious. You could just feel that something good was going on. There is something about good physical competition that brings out the best in people. People pushing themselves to their physical and mental limits for a good cause is truly something great to be a part of. Thank you to all the participants, volunteers, and sponsors. Next year will only be bigger and better.

click here to watch video of the strongman event

Hey everyone here is a video of our Saturday group going through our Believe In The Goal team circuit. This is the same team circuit that people will be competing in at the Fund Raise The Bar/Believe In The Goal charity event going down here at Focus Fitness on Saturday May 15, 2010. Watch the video and if you're interested contact us, sign up and raise some money for a great cause.

On Saturday April 24, 2010 J.P. Vigier and S.C. Bern captured the Swiss A Hockey Championship for the first time in 12 years. Click on the link to check out the parade and celebration. http://www.scb.ch/index.aspx