Cheers to everyone who got along to the gym last week - and a huge double thanks to everyone who found time to read the approximately 300 blog posts I published last week. I have to admit, when I was up at 3:45am Thursday writing a post about post-workout nutrition based on my observations of the Spartan crew on Wednesday, even I was starting to question my sanity! My dogs (my dogs - ha - they are Vanessa's dogs!) were very happy though as it meant that they could jump up off their bed and into bed with her even earlier than usual!
If you missed any of the blogs and want to find them, well, there are located at this little temporary blog location: https://round1fitness.blogspot.com/. I am hoping that NEXT WEEK we will be back to normal, publishing the blog on the website (which is where it should be) BUT, well, the way things have been going...
There is a little bit of stuff going on in the gym at the moment - I have already spoken about our revised Body Work methodology which has already been implemented AND hinted about our new plan for Thursday boxing which we will trial for FOUR (4) weeks starting this week...
So here is what we are going to do:
1/. Put together a class plan that is 'relatively' straight forward.
Now this is intended to mean "exercises that most everyone is familiar with" rather than an "easy" class. Perhaps I will leave my commentary on what an easy class is for another day...suffice to say I think how hard the class is has more to do with the person DOING it rather than the person RUNNING it.
2/. At 6am (and again at 4pm) we will press 'START' on the clock.
The idea is that as soon as you arrive at the gym, you complete your daily warm-up and 'report' to the trainer who will allocate you to a group. You wont be 'LEFT' to your own devices - the trainers will still be there, assisting with exercises, correcting, encouraging, move you around the gym...BUT you train for as LITTLE or as LONG as you like. The class doesn't END...
3/. At 8am (for the morning session - it will be 7pm for the evening crew) we will press 'STOP' on the clock and the session is DONE!
This doesn't mean you have to go home of course - the gym will be open and our 'OPEN GYM' time will start (actually, at 7PM the weekly Thursday 'No Rules' conditioning session will kick off) - it just means that the instructor led Boxing for Fitness session will be done.
This doesn't mean you have to go home of course - the gym will be open and our 'OPEN GYM' time will start (actually, at 7PM the weekly Thursday 'No Rules' conditioning session will kick off) - it just means that the instructor led Boxing for Fitness session will be done.
Why are we doing this? And why on a Thursday?
I'll take the 2nd part first - why Thursday? Pretty simply, Thursday is 'that day' where our attendance really fluctuates from 'amazing' to 'average' depending on the week. So - this is an attempt to try and create a more flexible gym environment for people on a day which seems to kick around everyone's schedule 'the most'. I mean, I know 'every' night there are extended trading hours for shops - but we all know that this is Perth so 'every' night means some shops are open late...but EVERYTHING is open each Thursday...so Thursday night is often allocated as the time for shopping as well as fighting through the jigsaw puzzle of working late, freeway traffic, kids sporting commitments et al. It also seems to be the day people 'most often' need to be in the office early...I guess because they want to be out early on Friday so need to get ahead of the game!
And why? There isn't really a more simple reason than 'BECAUSE'. Because I want to try it. I actually don't think you can beat a situation where a trainer outlines the workout, steps you through it then challenges you to hit the set standards - which is what our group sessions are supposed to be. Well, it is what our group sessions ARE. But providing bit more flexibility for people to get in and out - maybe they only have 20 mins, maybe an hour, maybe longer?? - basically trying to give everyone a way to get 'some sort' of a workout in even on what seems to be the busiest day of the week! Now, of course in principle you can leave early every day...but this 'ROLLING THUNDER' session hopefully gives everyone 'permission' to arrive as soon as THEY can, leave when THEY need to' and just get it done no matter how many non-gym obligations you are fighting through.
So that's the first part of the news stuff - maybe it's interesting to you, maybe not. But things are changing every Thursday for the next few weeks (at least) with the 'Rolling Thunder' (Alex named it - blame him or, better still, email me your suggestion to 'michael@round1fitness.com.au') concept!
Before I sign off, here's a 'just by the way' moment. If anyone ever doubt the translation of some of our medicine ball movements to 'real world' development of strength and athleticism, check out this video of Ndamukong Suh - recently signed quarterback killer for the LA Rams - training just like us!
Anyway, with the exception of this one, teasing photograph which may or may not be a glimpse into the soon to come Round 1 expansion, well, that's it from me:
See you in the gym,
Michael.
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