FIT SOLUTIONS BOOT CAMP 2012
We can officially announce that FS Boot Camp will resume proceedings after the festive season on Monday January 9. We will kick off initially with the two morning groups and only the one afternoon group (Cobras) but this will be largely dictated by numbers. This is a slightly earlier start than in previous years but 2012 is going to be a very busy year and we want to get going early.
For bookings for Block 1 2012 contact Dan at dstrickland@fitsolutions.net.au
BEARS MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY FROM 5.30AM
DRAGONS TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY FROM 5.30AM
COBRAS TUESDAY AND THURSDAY FROM 5.30PM
THERE ARE 40 PLACES AVAILABLE FOR EACH BOOT CAMP. ANY ENQUIRIES REGARDING ANY OF THE GROUPS SHOULD GO TO DAN AT dstrickland@fitsolutions.net.au.
FOR ANY ENQUIRIES ON OUR SERVICES INCLUDING CROSSFIT, BOOT CAMP OR PT EMAIL INFO@FITSOLUTIONS.NET.AU.
2012 FIT SOLUTIONS MEMBERSHIP
Fit Solutions offers our clients the option of becoming a member. The benefits of membership include discounted training, free entry into the Townsville Running Festival 10km Run and the TP Human Capital Corporate Triathlon. Annual membership fee is $99, this includes a FS/CFTSV shirt or singlet. Having membership also gives you exclusive access to our EziDebit Payment options and the ability to have a package tailor made to suit your individual training needs.
For any enquires relating to Membership or to sign up... please Email Aimee at astrickland@fitsolutions.net.au or speak to your trainer.
This week we are having a combined Saturday session with the Bears and the Dragons. I thought we might start a new little tradition of a head to head challenge between the groups on the last Saturday of each Boot Camp. We are going to kick it off with a venue we haven't seen much of in a long time - Mt Stuart. Bears you will have to get your act together and get up nice and early on a Saturday morning instead of a Friday morning. Anyone with a problem with training Saturday instead of Friday for this week, feel free to come and speak to me. We will look to get started a little earlier as this is a real grinding session that will take close to 2 hours. Start time will be 5am and all going to plan we will be back at the cars by 7am. Any Cobras interested in coming for the adventure you are more than welcome and you will be drafted into either the Bears or Dragons for the morning. Cost though, is $15 for the session unless you are on an unlimited DD package. Let me know if you are coming too!!
Locations for Week 4 as follows:
BEARS
Monday 30 January - 5.30am @ Riverway. Park in front of AFL training field.
Wednesday 1 February - 5.30am @ Heatley Park. Park on Fulham road behind Long Tan Pool.
Saturday 4 February - 5.00am @ Mt Stuart. Head out on Stuart Drive until you get to the Mt Stuart turn off where you will turn right and then drive until you get to the dirt car park about 2km up.
DRAGONS
Tuesday 31 January - 5.30am @ Riverway. Park in front of AFL training field.
Thursday 2 February - 5.30am @ Heatley Park. Park on Fulham road behind Long Tan Pool.
Saturday 4 February - 5.00am @ Mt Stuart. Head out on Stuart Drive until you get to the Mt Stuart turn off where you will turn right and then drive until you get to the dirt car park about 2km up.
COBRAS
Tuesday 31 January - 5.30pm @ Sherrif Park, Love Lane, Mundingburra.
Thursday 2 February - 5.30pm @ Apex Park. Drive along Riverway Drive until you get up near the Upper Ross Hotel. The park is across the road on the River side. There is limited parking in the park so park at the top on the side of the road or in the pub car park.Rasmussen McDonalds.
The question has been asked several times this last week whether we will be training on Australia Day. Please... Of course we will be, this train stops for nothing. Not even Cyclone Yasi could shift this immovable force called FS Boot Camp.
We have smacked week 2 out of the way and we head to 'hump' week. It's downhill after this week. I have to give big pats on the back to all 3 groups who at some stage trained in some true Boot Camp conditions. Great turn outs though, it was very pleasing to see.
Week 3 all groups:
BEARS
Monday 23/1/12 - 5.30am @ The Rock Pool, The Strand.
Wednesday 25/1/12 - 5.30am @ Aitkenvale Park, Petunia Street, Aitkenvale.
Friday 27/1/12 - 5.30am @ TBA
DRAGONS
Tuesday 24/1/12 - 5.30am @ The Rock Pool, The Strand.
Thursday 26/1/12 - 5.30am @ Aitkenvale Park, Petunia Street, Aitkenvale.
Saturday 28/1/12 - 5.30am @ TBA
COBRAS
Tuesday 24/1/12 - 5.30am @ Soroptomist Park, Heatleys Parade, Belgian Gardens.
Thursday 26/1/12 - 5.30am @ Joe Kirwan Park, Charles St, Kirwan.
This Thursday as we all know it is Australia Day and what better way to show your patriotism then to head out on a nice little jog around Riverway.
The event is run by the Townsville Road Runners who do a great job of organising these mornings. Registration is at 6.45am at Tony Ireland Stadium with the run to get underway at 7.30am. The course is 4.4km which is a nice little short one to begin the running season. Cost is a gold coin donation with all proceeds being donated to the Heart Foundation.
I will be there albeit maybe a little late coming straight from Thursday morning Boot Camp and it would be great to have as many of the FIT Solutions/CrossFit Townsville family there as well to make our presence felt like we normally do at these events. Wear a FIT Solutions shirt!!!
We have opened the Boot Camp season in fine style with Week 1 already out of the way. Great roll up for the nutrition chat at the box Friday night. We had around 60 people turn up to listen to what Brett had to say and I am sure everyone there would of gotten something out of it. We had quite a few commit to starting their Whole 30 challenge on Monday coming. We are going to name our nutrition groups in honour of NRL teams and what better way to start than with our very own Cowboys. So if you are one of the crew beginning their crusade to better eating Monday you are Cowboys group. Good luck guys and we look forward to reading about your experiences in the FIT Solutions Nutrition blog.
On to week 2 of BC and locations for this week.
BEARS
Monday 16 Jan 5.30am @ Queens Park. Park on Bourke Street between the Sports Reserve and the touch fields.
Wednesday 18 Jan 5.30am @ Greenwood Park. Thuringowa Drive, Kirwan.
Friday 20 Jan 5.30am @ Long Tan Pool, Heatley or 'H' town as it known. Yes we will be swimming!
DRAGONS
Tuesday 17 Jan 5.30am @ Queens Park. Park on Bourke Street between the Sports Reserve and the touch fields.
Thursday 19 Jan 5.30am @ Greenwood Park. Thuringowa Drive, Kirwan
Satuday 21 Jan 5.30am @ Long Tan Pool, Lindemann Av, Heatley.
COBRAS
Tuesday 17 Jan 5.30am @ Strand Park. Meet at the Basketball court end of the park.
Thursday 19 Jan 5.30am @ Western Lions Park. Corner of Charles St and Fulham Rd.
As discussed we are putting on an info evening at the CrossFit Townsville Box at Cannon Park this Friday night. We are going to kick things off around 6.45pm. It is going to be pretty informal with Brett hosting proceedings and giving people some great information on the Whole 30. We now have a nutrition page on our website whereby all our future nutritional information will be posted (check the nutrition tab at the top of our main page). You will find meal ideas and have a chance to interact with others to share experiences. We plan on starting our first Whole 30 wave on Monday with the idea being if you miss this one we will kick off another one not long after.
Hopefully we see a few there on Friday night!
Ahh, it's good to be back isn't it!!
Week 1 is underway with all groups testing.
Locations for rest of the week as follows.
BEARS
Wednesday 11 January 5.30am @ Strand Park. Meet at the basketball court end.
Friday 13 January 5.30am @ the corner of Wills and Stanley Streets in the City.
DRAGONS
Thursday 12 January 5.30am @ the corner of Wills and Stanley Streets in the City.
Saturday 14 January 5.30am @ Strand Park. Meet at the basketball court end.
COBRAS
Thursday 12 January 5.30pm @ the corner of Wills and Stanley Streets in the City.
Good to see people have embraced the "Find your Funk". It's good food for thought to have something to keep you moving in the right direction. Keep posting people and those that have posted it's time to bring it!
Boot Camp season is back on! Make sure you are at your groups testing time 15 mins prior so we can get everyone measured up and enable us to get a start on the physical assessment component.
Bears are first up Monday 9th January at 5.30am
Dragons Tuesday 10th January at 5.30am.
Cobras Tuesday 10th January at 5.30pm.
This year is the Chinese year of the Dragon - a sign maybe??
The Bears are still yet to taste victory when it counts but were again consistent.
Beware the ever improving Cobras who shocked the world with their performances at the 2011 BC Games.
It will be interesting to see what changes are made in the line ups of the Boot Camp teams for 2012 as we move into the 6th year of FIT Solutions Boot Camp.
Next week (Monday 9th January) sees the FIT Solutions program back in full swing. Boot Camp 1.12 starts with the Bears, Dragons and Cobras kicking off. Monday and Wednesday night circuit returns at its 6pm timeslot from FIT SOL HQ and Saturday morning 8am sessions will continue from the gym also. This is a session we would love to see more numbers at and a session a lot don't know we even offer.
Weights group is moving to Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 5.30am which may see some Dragons become Bears for a little while and make the sessions available to some of the Bears who have been talking themselves up in the gym for sometime now (Hardy).
The entire Boot Camp schedule for 2012 has been completed and will be to the left of the blog on the Calendar icon. There are a few things worth noting including an 8 week Tri-Boot Camp this year and a couple of 4 week blocks instead of 5 weeks. However in doing this we have managed to squeeze in more Boot Camp than we ever have before. We will be running 8 blocks of Boot Camp (6 x 5 wks + 2 x 4 wks), a Tri Boot Camp and 3 week ends of the elite FSC Camp (FIT Solutions commando). Throw in an even better Boot Camp Games III and we are set for a huge year!
If there are any questions regarding the program don't hesitate to contact me.
Happy New Year!!
As we say good bye to 2011 and welcome in 2012 it is always a good time to reflect on what you achieved in the past 12 months. Did you live up to your expectations?? Did you even have a plan for what you hoped to accomplish?? Most of us have goals we set ourselves at the beginning of the year but they have a funny way of getting lost as we bury ourselves in the grind of everyday life.
Why have a goal list?? Well I call my goal list (and I make a list of 10 every year - 4 personal, 3 professional and 3 family) my refidex or road map. When I start to lose sight of where I am going I pull the list out of my undies drawer and remember what the plan is. It re-focuses me, re-energises me and sets me back on my way. After all how can you get to your destination if you don't know where you are going?
Now when I say a goal list I'm talking about going after something meaty. I don't buy "wanting to go to the gym more this year" as a legit goal. Sure if you went to the gym 3 times last week and you normally only go once then you have ticked a box but I want people to chase something more tangible. Run a half marathon, do a Triathlon, compete at the CrossFit open or be at this years Boot Camp games. Find something to inspire you. I call it finding your Funk.
Best of all, the product of these goals are things like "getting to the gym more" or dropping a few unwanted kilos. Your goal becomes the focus and there are some wonderful by-products that sneak up on you.
This year I am going to run the Townsville half marathon, do a leg in the Maggie Island swim and compete at the CrossFit Open. Now I am accountable too because I have just told everyone.
What are you going to do??
For me that means getting to the pool a whole lot more which for anyone that has seen me swim will be absolutely essential. I could of just said that "I would like to get to the pool more this year" and started off all guns blazing going 4 times in the first week then 3 then 2 then maybe a week off and before you know it is too cold to swim again but instead I have said "screw it" I am going to swim a leg as part of a relay team. The product of my goal will be getting to the pool more.
Find your Funk and chase it hard in 2012!
If anyone wants to sit down and talk more about setting some goals, all our trainers would only be too happy to help you write your map for the year.
Merry Christmas all you wonderful FIT Solutions folk. We hope you enjoyed your day with family eating and drinking till your hearts content.
A reminder there will be no circuits at FIT Solutions until Monday 9th January when we come back on deck fully. In between now and then "The Box" will be open as normal bar the public holidays where we are only running a 9.30am class and a 5.00pm class. For the full details of the schedule click on our CrossFit link.
Enjoy the rest of your holidays and we look forward to seeing you soon!
It's on again! For the last few years now, the last Friday morning before Christmas Katie turns up the heat and puts on a bottler of a session. It is compulsory Christmas attire or you will pay the price. We always get a great turnout for this session so come down and put some credit points in the bank before you gorge yourself over the Christmas weekend.
Start time is 5.30am and dont forget your Christmas outfit!!
This year is all but gone with us moving into the week before Christmas. A few reminders for people about what we are doing in regards to our timetable after this week.
1. This is the final week of Monday and Wednesday 6pm circuits. We will resume again on Monday 9th January. Those people looking to continue with something should enquire about doing a CrossFit intro and then ripping into a few sessions in the interim.
2. Friday morning with Katie will have its last hitout this week. Wadeo has asked me to let everyone know that she will be running her traditional "Santa Session". Bring your A games and dress in your best Xmas attire is compulsory (penalties for those not in Xmas kit). We are going to have an extended break from this session due to numbers but will keep you posted.
3. Monday and Wednesday morning weights group is in its last week also. We are going to make a bit of a change up with this session in the New Year so stay tuned for further details.
4. We ended up not running our Commando week last week. I have been all over the shop in the last few weeks holidaying like a movie star so we never ended up getting a crew together. It seemed to be the wrong time of year for most as well so after a good chat with Rob we will run one in the first break after Boot Camp 1 for those keen on taking it up a notch.
5. Speaking of Boot Camp - dont forget we are only running 3 groups in the first block of next year. The Lions will be put on ice for a little while the other 3 groups will begin their campaigns on the week beginning January 9. Already a number of the Lions have jumped over to the Cobras for this block so make sure you flick me an email if you want to sign up (that's all groups).
6. All our CrossFit classes will run as normal except on the public holidays of Dec 26-27 where we will only be running a 9.30am and a 5pm at both the Kirwan and City venues.
If there are any other queries feel free to contact myself or Rob.
Have a great week!!
What a day Saturday was!! We had 5 teams, over 150 people and 6 events and after some unbelievable action it was the Toads who came out as winners. Well done guys you thorougly deserved it and proved too good for the Boot Campers on the day.
Enough couldn't be said of the efforts that teams went to, to make the day something special and an event that everyone will have marked down on their calendar for 2012.
Rob and I thank all the competitors and our spectacular team of coaches who continually aim up for these things.
For the record the placings ended up:
1st Toads
2nd Bears
3rd Cobras
4th Dragons
5th Lions
Great fun and stay tuned for the video Claudia is working on with all the action of the day!
I put it out there a little while ago but as promised our famous Commando Week is back. For those that don't know anything about the Commando Week two years ago there we took 12 people through two tortorous sessions a day for a week. It basically amounted to two thirds of a normal 5 week Boot Camp in the space of 5 days. For those that had a crack, it was an awesome test of endurance, strength and stamina across all modalities and they could testify to just how tough it was.
This year there are are only 11 places and it will be by application only. I am looking to put together a group of not only super fit individuals but also mentally tough people. This may seem a little "elitist" and to be honest that's because it is! This won't be for everyone and it's not supposed to be. It is for those individuals that want to go another step again in their regime for an intensive week of no holds barred training. Make no mistake this is a step up from Boot camp so if you find Boot camp a stuggle then this shouldn't be on your radar.
SO WHO SHOULD APPLY??
Well there are couple of things you will need to have before you apply:
1. A competent knowledge of CrossFit movements and CrossFit style workouts - ability to clean, thruster, deadlift, press, swing, sumo, etc. This will be important as we will use this method frequently.
2. Strict Pullups - there will be no scaling of workouts with pullups with bands sorry.
3. A 9 something double block is not totally essential but will be beneficial. At the very least you should be getting around in the low 10's.
4. A bike or use of a bike - a racer will be best and that will include a helmet.
5. Goggles, fins, kick board.
WHEN IS IT??
We are going to run Commando II from Thursday 15 December through to Monday 19 December (thats right over the weekend).
Sessions will be early morning (5.00am ish) and late afternoon (5.00pm ish).
COST??
The cost will be $150.
All applications should go to Stricko at dstrickland@fitsolutions.net.au. If you apply and aren't accepted don't take it personally as I am happy to tell you why.
Now.. Any takers??
All groups have been re-tested and for the first time ever we had boys from each group go under 9mins for the 2.4km which is a pretty awesome achievement. Mick, Andrew, Francis and Matty could be the ones to watch tomorrow with Matty running an 8.14 which is the third fastest ever FS double block. Even more impressive is that nearly everyone across all 4 groups broke a PR in their re-assessment so I don't think we could be any better prepared.
Now for some info on tomorrows events.
1. Gates will be open from 1.30pm. Park on Bourke St and enter the Sports Reserve through the main gate on Bourke St.
2. There will be 6 events in total with the first event set to kick off at 2.15pm. The captains -
Bears - King Komur
Dragons - Sally VJ
Cobras - Nic Q
Lions - The love shack Jas Sciacca
Toads - BC
will need to pick a registration form up from me and put the names of their team members on it then hand it back to admin by 2.00pm. Event 1 brief at 2.10pm.
3. It is going to be hot so be prepared. Make sure you have plenty of sunscreen and lots and lots of water. There is fair bit of shade so have your team set up camp somewhere near the track but also have a second spot down near field 2 where we will have a couple of events also. You will be able to use the grandstand if you wish.
4. Toilets will be open behind the grandstand and down near Field 2.
5. I expect we should be wrapped up by around 4pm. In true Boot camp style we will not be stuffing around between events so come ready to listen to instructions and then work your asses off.
This is going to be a great day with around 140 people from FS/CFTSV coming together to show off what our training is all about. I can't wait to see what happens!!
We are set for a big day tomorrow with the bootcamp games in the afternoon followed by the Christmas Party at Kingpin. The plan for the Christmas party is this. We have exclusive use of 6 bowling lanes (the ones closest to the gaming area) from 7pm until 9pm. At 9pm we will be moving from the area around the lanes into the function room to the right of this area. This is where we will kick on until "last sips" at 12am. Other than the bowling we will have gaming cards for everyone loaded with 30 minutes use in the arcade games. We were unable to secure large bookings for the laser skirmish, but have limited places available for a few of the sessions through the night. FS and CFTSV staff will be having a rumble at 6.45pm (so if you arrive and can't see any of us... that's because we are at war... and will show our faces around 7.15pm). If you are there early there may be 1 or 2 spots free in this timeslot (BC gets scared of the dark, so might sit laser skirmish out!). We then have 3 further timeslots for 10 people to play laser tag. These will be at 7.15pm, 7.45pm and 10.30pm. There will be a list with one of our party hosts, if you want to play, please find the list and get your name in a timeslot quickly!!! If you want to play in the 7.15pm session, the first 10 people to post to comments are in... and need to be ready to kit up by 7pm. It has been another good year for all of us at Fit Solutions and we look forward to sharing a drink with our valued clients and friends! Cheers and Merry Christmas.
Introducing Fit Solutions Cheap Tuesday! Daniel has been working hard training a new trainer! Elise has officially started with Fit Solutions and has an open booking sheet for clients. Elise has been with us completing her work experience hours to obtain her Certificate IV in Fitness. She now has completed this qualification and comes with enthusiasm to get people fit and healthy! As an introductory offer, we are offering 1/2 hour PT sessions with Elise on Tuesdays (between 7am and 1.30pm) for $30! Or, purchase 2 x half hour sessions for $55! These sessions are great value, and she is the master's apprentice! If you would like to take advantage of this great deal and meet Elise, give us a call on 4723 1566.
Week 4 is done and dusted and we find ourselves moving to the end of the Boot Camp season for 2011 with the final week of Block 7 upon us. I don't if it is just me but these things seem to be flying by and this last block more more so than ever. But that might have something to do with our sensational little finish on Saturday - The 2nd Annual FIT Solutions Boot Camp games.
Now, over the last 4 weeks the banter has been laid on pretty thick with every team claiming they have the goods. Well, I know what is out there and I think all 4 Boot Camp teams have their claims but I also know all their weaknesses too and each is different. The Dragons are cocky, the Bears are sheepish, the Cobras talk too much and the Lions are few. However, all have brought plenty of game on the paddock for the last 4 weeks and it augurs well for this Saturday. What is even more impressive is just how passionate you guys are about the coming weekend and the organisation for banners, shirts etc. has been amazing and we are all super excited to see how it all comes up. Check out the photo for a sneak peek of what the Dragons are packin!
We are missing one important piece to this Boot Camp games puzzle and it is our CrossFitting cousins the Toads. They are the unknown quantity at the moment and we are not to sure how there numbers are looking but we can be sure they will pack plenty of heat (especially if you talk to BC for 5 mins). There only chink might be the team work factor that all FS boot campers are famous for. It will prove interesting no doubt.
So everyone knows as well the Games will kick off at 2pm at the Sports Reserve and not 3pm as stated on an earlier post. I will post more information later this week.
This week all groups only have the one session, then assessment and then Saturday for Games Day.
Week 5 locations:
BEARS
Monday 28/11/11 - 5.30am @ Brothers Soccer club, Bayswater Road, Mt Louisa
Wednesday 30/11/11 - 5.30am @ FIT Sol for re-assessment.
Saturday 3/12/11 - 2.00pm @ The Sports Reserve, Bourke St, North Ward
DRAGONS
Tuesday 29/11/11 - 5.30am @ Brothers Soccer club, Bayswater Road, Mt Louisa
Thursday 1/12/11 - 5.30am @ FIT Sol for re-assessment
Saturday 3/12/11 - 2.00pm @ The Sports Reserve, Bourke St, North Ward
LIONS
Monday 28/11/11 - 5.30pm @ Western Lions Junior League, Fitzroy St, Heatley
Wednesday 30/11/11 - 5.30pm @ FIT Sol for re-assessment
Saturday 3/12/11 - 2.00pm @ The Sports Reserve, Bourke St, North Ward
COBRAS
Tuesday 29/11/11 - 5.30pm @ Western Lions Junior League, Fitzroy St, Heatley
Thursday 1/12/11 - 5.30pm @ FIT Sol for re-assessment
Saturday 3/12/11 - 2.00pm @ The Sports Reserve, Bourke St, North Ward
Hi Everyone,
Please see the attached file for information relating to Fit Solutions opening hours over the holiday season!
Cheers,
Aimee
The attached file contains the information relating to CFTSV/FS membership. 2012 membership represents better value than ever, with entry to the TP Human Capital Tri Fest and the Running Festival included, as well as a custom made FS/CFTSV jersey, not to mention the discounted training. For an application form, or further information email Aimee astrickland@fitsolutions.net.au
