winter gym sessions?

[Krostini]

I'm keeping an eye on this discussion and may be interested/able to come depending on the outcome
Cheers

[John D]

If this goes ahead on Monday evenings I'm in. I could probably use some work on my "core stability, balance, flexibility and strength."

Stop laughing Barb.

J.

[Lister Farrar]

I'm counting the following interested in the Monday night gym core/flexibility/stability/flexibility program (7-8 or 8:30). Thanks all for posting.

Paula
Marcus
Nancy
Sherri (am only?)
Amy
John D
Kristin

At $60 a week for gym rental and a Camosun fourth year level instructor (that's the level the youth team use), that's $8.57-$10 (if Sherri's out) a week each, a bit more than the pumpkin spice latte benchmark set by Amy. Still, the whole winter would cost less than two physio appointments. Shall we go ahead?

And if we had Bonnie Browett as the instructor, the exercise rehab specialist that Barb Bialokoz recommends, and the kids got last year, it's closer to $18 a week for 6. (Not sure still if she can even do it then.) Or four physio appointments. Or one carbon fibre do-dad, you don't really need. And won't make you half as fast as these classes. Or as comfortable on your bike.

And hows this for a sweetener? (Besides beer after; what good is effort with no pay-back?). Pay for the Monday night series and get the Thursday youth gym sessions for free, as an alternate if you're busy on a Monday. Or even just when you become convinced you want more (until they get too full.) Be prepared for rather fit training partners and some jokes you won't get. (In exchange I would need to offer the youth the option for Mondays as well. But they wont be able to come to beer, so save the jokes they wont get until then.)

[Lister Farrar]

Paula, just re-reading the thread and I see I missed responding on your idea to do the session after a ride. I don't think you would get full benefit doing this after a ride. Its fairly strenuous, especially the first few weeks.

To give you an example, Alison Sydor did a similar workout 3 nights a week in the winter when she was winning world cups and Olympic medals.

Its scale-able to various fitness and energy levels for sure, but much better to be fresh-ish to ensure you do the exercises in good form and injury free.

[John D]

>Alison Sydor did a similar workout 3 nights a week in the winter when she
>was winning world cups and Olympic medals.

Gee thanks. As if I wasn't scared before...and with not even any hope of winning a medal for my efforts.

[Lister Farrar]

>Alison Sydor did a similar workout 3 nights a week in the winter when she
>was winning world cups and Olympic medals.

Gee thanks. As if I wasn't scared before...and with not even any hope of winning a medal for my efforts.

I was afraid of this. 'Too easy' or 'too hard'. Sounds like a b1 ride.

It really is scaleable for fitness, energy and injury recovery. Just not the thing you want to start, tired from a ride. It's also a concept adopted from the coach that organized Alison's sessions, Houshang Amiri. And he still does them, at a school in Brentwood Bay. With juniors. masters and world cup level elites.

[Marcus]

Nancy and I are in. 900 Kms with23,500 metres of climbing in one week requires action, not talk.

Marcus

[Lister Farrar]

Nancy and I are in. 900 Kms with23,500 metres of climbing in one week requires action, not talk.

Marcus

I agree. Marcus has a great approach, pick a goal and start doing things to be ready. How well you do is irrelevant. It's all about picking some goal event or fitness goal, and focussing.

Lots of action to be had in the gym too.

Just need some action in people committing to come and help pay the costs. Feel like chatting people up Marcus?

[Paula]

If you were considering doing the gym sessions, you might want to get your name in quick. I'm not sure if we are going to cap it, but we might need to. We have reached beyond the Tripleshot forum in the past day, and with women from the women's cycling clinic and Farmers from the Farm Team and the folks from the Forum, we have between 14-17 people who are very committed to seriously considering it.

Details need to be confirmed, but we are looking at:
- Monday nights at St. Patrick School (by the Royal Jubilee Hospital) from 7-8.
- We need to confirm numbers, but the cost will work out to between $5-$8 a class.
- Likely 12 classes in total, running for the next two Mondays and then starting again January 5 running until March 9.
- total cost would for 12 classes is $60 to $96. A deal either way.
- onsite childcare for $5 per child.

Stay tuned.

Paula

[BPhelps]

I would be interested in participating.

Blair

[Krostini]

Monday evening is tricky for me, I'm booked all the way to mid January now, sorry, you should probably take my name off that list.

[Paula]

Gym Session starting next Monday (December at St. Patrick's School from 7 - 8ish pm. It will run for 12 weeks, and be off for two weeks over Christmas. If you sign up for all 12 weeks it will be $60 up front, If you want to do drop-in, it will be $10/class (how is that for incentive).

The main instructor will Nick Patenaude who is a personal trainer with Catalyst and working with the Tripleshot Junior riders.

Monday December 15 St. Patrick's isn't available, so we are looking for an alternate location. Stay tuned on that.

If you are interested in signing up for the full 12 weeks, please let me know, either PM or post.
If you are interested in drop-ins, also please let me know. again PM or post.

If you need onsite childcare let me know. it is available for $5 per child. but let me know ahead of time, either PM or post.

[jpauly]

Paula I am definitely in for all the sessions but cannot make the first on so can I pay you Tue or Friday.

[Paula]

Jim. You can pay me at the Christmas party if you like.

[Dave M]

Barb, our friend Sharene & I really enjoyed the gym session. We will be attending the rest of them. I believe over 20 were there.

[Paul C.]

I think this is fantastic that the club is doing this ,plus the Trek store indoor rides sound Intriguing.
I guess I am old school, and possibly old, but in 34 years of run road racing and 4 years of bike road racing, I have done almost no gym sessions, weights or stretching and for some reason I am Ok...for now.

However I will support this and recommend it to my clients that ride, new members and our juniors.