CrossFit Nanaimo Personal Training

02/05/2019

The face your client makes when you tell her how much she just pulled off the floor successfully 💪🏻👍🏻😎 (143 #)

12/26/2016

Time for some member spotlight! I am so proud of what Marshall has accomplished in such a short period of time. There's no stopping him now! What would I do without your witty sarcasm?

"My name is Marshall; I am a serial moaner and would rather stick pins in my eyes than exercise. In my younger years I smoked, worked long hours, and ate and drank too much. In fact, I still drink more than I should. I am now in my senior years and if I knew that I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself.

Life creeps up on you, in my case overweight; high blood pressure no flexibility and debilitating painful arthritis. It was time to get a grip on my life.

My wife, who has been exercising for a number of years, suggested that I should meet with her trainer Dallyn Giroux. As skeptical as I was, I agreed to undertake a controlled exercise program designed to work on my flexibility, posture and combat the onset of arthritis.

Dallyn has brought about a major change in my lifestyle, in the six+ months that I have worked with her I have lost thirty lbs, improved my flexibility, improved my posture, and my doctor has taken me off medication to control blood pressure. Even better -my golf game has improved.

I have come a long way in a short time gently but forcefully guided by Dallyn. I have been pulled often kicking and screaming to perform exercise that six months ago was just not attainable. I owe her a debt of gratitude for my good health which is truly down to her skill as a personal trainer.

So, have I put away the pins? Largely, in recognition that regular exercise is vital for seniors if you want to have mobility for a lifetime, but I know where we keep them."

11/27/2016

Repost from Avis

Good luck to all of our Run Campers who are taking part in the Cinnamon Bun Run today! Stay warm ladies 😉

11/24/2016

CrossFit Nanaimo is excited to announce that we will be holding a NEW Specialty Weightlifting class starting next week, Nov. 28th! This class will be run by our NCCP certified coaches, and will provide progressive programming for Olympic lifts and supplementary exercises. Contact us to reserve your spot!

11/22/2016

Hey everyone , we want you to check out this yummy recipe. It's a fun and easy way to dress up your protein (specifically fish 🐟). If you don't eat dairy just drop the 1 tsp of butter from the recipe, like I did, and it still tastes great.
Leave a comment if you try it and enjoy 👌🏻

Cod filets are rubbed with a flavorful spice mixture before roasting to perfection. Top this roasted chili-lime cod is with a delicious lime-butter sauce!

11/11/2016

“Mental toughness is a measure of individual resilience and confidence that may predict success in sport, education and the workplace. ... "Mental toughness" is frequently used colloquially to refer to any set of positive attributes that helps a person to cope with difficult situations.”

Mental toughness, focus, and intention are imperative for performance. This article emphasizes the importance of psychology in lifting. Better get your game faces on!

http://breakingmuscle.com/sports-psychology/the-power-of-intention

If you see your set before it happens, there is no question of your success.

11/09/2016

Looking for something to supplement your current running program? Come check out our FREE TRIAL CLASS on Thursday, November 10th at 7:30pm!

Get your sweat on in preparation for our NEW Run Camp Program, starting on November 15th!

10/07/2016

FUN FACT: Did you know...
It takes half as long to gain muscle than it does to lose it. This is due to what we like to call "muscle memory". When we begin a training program our muscles increase in size as we gain strength. This increases the number of nuclei within our muscle cells. When we stop training for extended periods of time, we tend to lose some muscle mass and strength. As this occurs, the number of nuclei in our muscle cells remain the same, allowing our bodies to gain strength and muscle mass much more quickly after returning to training! The human body is so very complex. Some of the physiological processes that occur during exercise still blow my mind!

http://www.exercisebiology.com/index.php/site/articles/muscle_memory_solved/

Muscle memory is what? We all know that if you lift weights and stop lifting for a few months (3-6 months), you will lose strength and muscle. However, if you start training back again, you gain the lost muscle or strength within a few weeks - as if the muscle remembers where you left off. This phen...