Sept. 4 – Team WOD
Monday September 4 at 10am will be the Labour Day team workout.
Sept. 5-9 – Testing Week
You don’t need to study for this one. This is a chance to see where your current fitness level is.
Sept. 11-16 – Friends and Family Week
Friends and family of members train free this week
Sept. 16 – Team WOD & BBQ
To celebrate Friends and Family Week, we will host a Team Workout and end it off with a BBQ after
-Harvey
This is where we recap the the picture or video that got the most views, likes, or comments of the week. “Ashley’s Deadlift” was the highlight of the week.
Lacross Balls
We now have some lacross balls for sale. Go grab yourself a ball and dig into those muscles at home. They are available for $5 each.
Team WOD
Jose’s family came from out of town to join our team workout on Saturday.
Canada Games
The Canada Games has started and I will be volunteering. I’ll be at the soccer venue next week.
-Harvey
This is where we recap the the picture or video that got the most views, likes, or comments of the week. “Matt’s Ab routine” was the highlight of the week.
Hike
In the spirit of trying new things, Coach Suavek and I tried to conquer the Hunt Lake Trail. We laced up our new trail shoes and attempted this down and back trail. The suggested time was 6 hours but we completed it well within that time.
Climbing into the cave
Congratulations
Congrats to Coach Rich and Jose in getting engaged. To celebrate, JD brought in some beverages and snacks for everyone.
Pouring the drinks
Cheers!
-Harvey
This is where we recap the the picture or video that got the most views, likes, or comments of the week. “Matt Overhead Squat” was the highlight of the week.
Marathon
Congrats to Matt and Marydelle for running in the Manitoba Marathon. Matt raced the full marathon and Marydelle was part of the team relay.
Birthday WOD
Thanks to everyone who came out to do my birthday workout on Saturday. It was a nice surprise to see Brad and Grant come out. Coach Rich did a good job designing this one. The workout was hard and fun.
Canada Day WOD
Canada Day falls on Saturday this year. We will have our regular class at 9am on Saturday. The holiday workout will be on Monday July 3 at 10am and the regular classes will be cancelled that day.
-Harvey
This is where we recap the the picture or video that got the most views, likes, or comments of the week. “Motivational Coach” was the highlight of the week.
Assault Bike
Have you tried the Assault Bike yet? Those of you who were on it last week know how brutal even just one minute with the bike feels!
Everyday Fitness
Coach Suavek had a date with the mountains of Washington. Training at Shinobi allows him to enjoy activities like this in life.
-Harvey
This is where we recap the the picture or video that got the most views, likes, or comments of the week. “arly morning dark shirt and shorts battle ” was the highlight of the week.
Marathon
Congrats to MD and Matt for their finish at the Fargo Marathon.
Team WOD
Join us this Victoria Day at 10am for a special team workout! We will be celebrating the start of summer.
-Harvey
This is where we recap the the picture or video that got the most views, likes, or comments of the week. “Meet the Millers” was the highlight of the week.
Coach Suavek Birthday Workout
For Suavek’s birthday workout last Saturday, he used some of his math skills and turned his numeric date of birth into a sweat inducing workout. Burpees had to be on there!
Goals
The last update we mentioned Floyd was close to reaching one of his goals in terms of losing weight. This week he made weight and he treated himself to a new pair of workout shoes. Congrats Floyd, keep up the good work!
Lacing up the new shoes
-Harvey
This is where we recap the the picture or video that got the most views, likes, or comments of the week. “Kettlebell Snatch” was the highlight of the week.
Nomination
We were proud to be nominated in two categories in the Metro Winnipeg Community Choice Awards. Best Personal Trainer and Best Fitness Club. Thanks for the nomination!
JD
JD is heading out to Africa for some volunteer work. We will see her brand new tan when she gets back in a month!
Goals
Goals are important to keep us on track. The things we do are hard and intermediate rewards can be motivating. Floyd is on track for his intermediate goal and once he hits it, he is going to award himself with a brand new pair of workout shoes. Good luck Floyd!
Floyd in deep thought about those new shoes
Renovations
You may have seen some of the renovations going on at Shinobi. There will be some more changes on the way. Stay tuned!
-Harvey
This is where we recap the the picture or video that got the most views, likes, or comments of the week. “Kettlebell Mashup” was the highlight of the week.
Friendly Competition
Fitness is mostly an individual journey. Sometimes it can be a grind and you have to find that internal motivation to go on. However, this week I wanted to point out the power of friendly competition in terms of reaching higher results.
A few weeks ago I set a personal record with 37 continuous pullups. I haven’t done even been close to that number in years but on a spurt of the moment I wanted to test where I was at. I was more than thrilled that I got so many. Fast forward to this past week and Chris saw my score posted on the board and he attempted to do a max set as well. He beat me by one with 38. Was I upset? Not at all. I was pleased that he set a personal record as well. I’m sure he wouldn’t have tried that many if he didn’t see my score first. Plus, that just gives me more motivation to train and try harder.
Also, this week Suavek and I were recording us doing some double unders on video. I wasn’t planning on doing a max set, just a friendly game to see who could last longer. If I beat him, I was planning to stop one rep later, but in the middle of it at about 100 reps, I felt good and decided to push on. My previous best was 204 and when I got to around 150 I still felt really fresh and just kept at it. I went on and beat my previous score by quite a bit.
That is the power of friendly competition. It provides motivation and allows you to propel you to new levels. That is also why the majority of our classes are group classes. The energy of a group atmosphere provides that extra push. If you want to find out more about how we train, click here to contact us for your free assessment.
-Harvey
This is where we recap the the picture or video that got the most views, likes, or comments of the week. “17.5” was the highlight of the week.
Super Saturday
We had a strong showing on Saturday and members got to choose between the regular workout or to do the competition workout. We had a special interview streamed live with the 17.5 competitors. That’s it for the Opens this year.
Jose warming up
Jorden thruster
Harvey – resting more than wodding
Chris getting through double unders
Suavek jumping high
Behind the scenes
This is where we recap the the picture or video that got the most views, likes, or comments of the week. “Shinobi Guys” was the highlight of the week.