My 2 Friends and I

Movember keeps trucking along, we have reached our goal of $1000 and are now up to nearly $1200. Keep the donations coming. Thank you for all the support, my 2 friends and I appreciate it.

Friends and Movember

Had a friend from Canada drop in on maxxfit this week. Garth "cookie" Cooke and his lovely partner Erica paid us a visit for a workout. It was hard but they got through it. Thanks for the visit guys, we will see you when we visit Canada soon.

Thank you to all of the fabulous people who have donated to movember, over $1100 raised thus far. You asked for it you get it, a picture with a smile....

Movember Day 21

It has now been 21 days since I started to grow my mustache for the movemebr cause which heps raise funds for men's health.

My goal is $1000 and thus far the total is $535. We need the get the ball rolling again to meet the target.

Please follow the link provided and donate if you are able.

http://mobro.co/maxxfit

Thank you for you support.

 GROUP FITNESS
Below is a list of the sessions on offer at maxxfit this week Nov 21-27.

Maxx Performance:

Monday & Wednesday @ 6pm, 1442 malvern Rd

Tuesday & Thursday @ 6am, Goodlife Glen Iris

Wednesday @ 6am, 1442 Malvern Rd

Saturday @ 6:30am, The Tan in the Kings Domain on Alexandra Ave

Maxx Strength

Monday & Friday @ 5:30am, 1442 Malvern Rd

8 week challengers

Well done to our 8 week challenge participants who backed up from last nights session with a grueling 60min slog with Kathryn this morning. We know you will be exceeding your goals in the next 4 weeks..

City 2 Sea

Congratulations to Paola & Kathryn on both of them running a personal best in yesterdays City 2 Sea fun run. 1 hr 23 min, well done ladies keep working hard...

Movember day 9

The total so far is $270 and my goal is $1000, comon maxxfiters dig deep and donate for a good cause.

Click here and follow the links to make a donation.

Dates and things to know

It is the first week into November and the stash is going well. If you would like to donate please click here and follow the donate prompts.

Don't forget about the maxxfit Melbourne xmas party on December 3rd at wine@129, 129 Auburn Rd. If you are planning to attend please RSVP soon.

maxxfit has numerous group fitness sessions to choose from visit our website for all the latest information.

Movember

Day 4 and I have some stubble growing on my upper lip.
The reason for doing this movember thing is because I am passionate about men's health and fitness. If you would like to make a donation please click here and follow the donation prompts.

Derby Day

We had a great day at the races yesterday, the weather held off and we enjoyed the sunshine in the grandstand. Had a few wins with the syndicate so we came out in the black.

City2Sea fun run

Kathryn and Paola have decided to run the City2Sea fun run on November 13th which raises funds for men's health in conjunction with movember.
If you are interested in joining them in our maxxfit team please let us know so we can organise the event.

Kathryn will be training for this event unlike the run for kids where she just rocked up on the day and suffered for a week afterwards..... And blamed Paola for making her run.

See how happy running makes you feel

Workout and measurement update

Since I have been back training I have lost 2kg's.

Today I weighed 78.7kgs and my body fat is 18.7%. My goal is to maintain 78kg and drop to 12%BF and have a VO2 max of 60+ (VO2 max = fitness level), currently I am sitting at 53 VO2. I have given myself until December 17th to accomplish these goals.

Holidays and weight gain

Back in the old days when I took a holiday with lots of eating and drinking I never gained any weight. Those days are over. When I arrived back from NZ and jumped on the scales to my surprise I weighed 2 kilos more than before I left. Now that I am back into the swing of things it is time to go hard 6 days a week.
Mon, Wed, Fri: Weights
Tues, Thur, Sat: Running or some kind of cardio.
No drinking alcohol from Sun-Thur and a strict healthy fresh diet.
It has been a week since I started and I have lost 1.5 kilos.
Will be posting the workout sessions and nutrition in the days and weeks to come.
Moral of the story; play hard and enjoy yourself but expect to work hard to get back to where you want to be.

Congratulations to the All Blacks

I can feel the pressure of a nation come off the shoulders of the players and management staff of the All Blacks as I write this post.
Well done New Zealand, best World Cup ever, without a doubt. Planning for England 2015 now....

MELBOURNE MAXX PERFORMANCE, 8 WEEK CHALLENGE & XMAS PARTY

Don't forget about the Maxx Performance Session this Saturday October 22. We will meet at the Tan just up from the Swan St bridge at 6:30am.

The maxxfit 8 Week Challenge will begin on October 24th and run to December 17th.

We will train 3x per week on Monday & Wednesday @ 6:00pm and Saturday @ 6:30am. The cost will be $250 up front which entitles you to the 3 sessions a week for the 8 weeks.

Testing will be done before, during and after the challenge to make you accountable.

This 8 Week Challenge is not only going to help improve your overall strength and fitness we are also going to focus on nutrition principles and exercise techniques. We aim to help educate all the participants about wellbeing, health and fitness.

You will be challenged in the sessions, however we want to work with you to achieve your goals not scream, rant or break you down like a solider.

If you are interested in this challenge and would like more information please feel free to contact me anytime. Hope to hear from you soon.

The silly season is fast approaching and we have scheduled our maxxfit xmas party for Saturday December 3rd. The event will be held at Wine@129 which is located at 129 Auburn Rd Hawthorn East. If you are planning to attend, please RSVP as we need to supply numbers for the catering.

The Gnome's Been Everywhere Man

 

I've been to Invercargill

 I've been to Dunedin

 I've been to Wellington

 I've been to Taupo

 I've been to the Cloud (Auckland)

 I've been to North Harbour Stadium (Albany)

 But can't remember much

 I've been to Napier

 I drank way to many red bull and vodka's

 I was miss quoted in my interview stating the All Blacks would lose to Canada

 I've been to Wellington Regional Stadium

 I've caught the ferry to Picton

I've been to Christchurch.

You never know where I will pop up next, watch this space..........

Back to normal at maxxfit

Well I survived NZ and my liver is still functioning. Had a great time and feel energised to get back into the swing of things.
We have a few interesting new concepts happening starting this month, beginning with an 8 week challenge. This challenge will begin on October 24th, running through to December 17th. We will train 3x per week on Monday & Wednesday @ 6:00pm and Saturday @ 6:30am. The cost will be $250 which entitles you to the 3 sessions a week for the 8 weeks.
If you are interested in this challenge please feel free to contact me anytime.

We Won

1st, 3rd and 4th grade teams made the grand final on the weekend with all three teams winning.
Congratulations to all the players, coaches and support staff who made a contribution to the Melbourne Rugby Club this year. It has been a pleasure working with all of you and I am looking forward to an even more successful season next year.

2011 RWC

It is 12 days until I depart to the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Getting really excited to catch up with some friends from Canada and to watch great rugby.
The games I am attending are:

14/09 Scotland v Georgia, Invercargill
17/09 S.A. v Fiji, Wellington
18/09 Canada v France, Napier
22/09 S.A. v Namibia, North Harbour
25/09 Fiji v Samoa, Auckland
27/09 Canada v Japan, Napier
01/10 France v Tonga, Wellington
02/10 Canada v All Blacks

MAXXCAMP 03/09/11

Just a reminder that maxxcamp this Saturday September 3rd will be at Caufield Park. Meeting at the Lacrosse club parking lot at 6:30am.
Hope to see you there and remember to bring a friend.
Click here to see the map of where we will be.

Melbourne Rugby Club

One down, one to go....
Melbourne and Power House will contest the Dewar Shield Grand Final on Saturday 3 September. Melbourne powered past Moorabbin 71-21 to become hot favourites to win the Dewar Shield Premiership for the third year in a row. In the other knockout Semi final Power House narrowly defeated a determined Southern Districts by 24-23.

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Finished

The feature exposed brick wall is now completed. However, we will be cleaning red dust out of our house for another 20 years....