Alright, it’s about time we get some CrossFit Winnipeg T-shirts made.  The question is: what do we put on them?  Since I’m not the creative type, I’m going to let you guys do the work.  Here are a few to get you started.  Please let us know if you like any of these and post any new ideas you might have.  If you come up with the winning slogan, you get a free t-shirt.

Some ideas from other affiliates and the CrossFit message boards:

Be alive. Be very alive. - Mark Rippetoe

Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general. - Mark Rippetoe

My Workout Can Beat Up Your Workout

If you ask me what I am doing one more time . . . I am going to make you do it with me.

No, you can’t work in.  I’m doing this for time.

I’d rather be stronger than I look

One more rep
I lied
One more rep
I lied
One more rep
I lied
One more rep
I lied
One more rep
I lied…

Work like you don’t need money,
Love like you’ve never been hurt,
dance like no one’s watching,
and workout until you puke.

Or, if you want to go with something a little classier, here are some quotes and proverbs.  Some are a little long, but we can edit as needed.

Whatever you do, do with all your might. – Cicero

No rest is worth anything except the rest that is earned. -Jean Paul

Willing is not enough; we must do. – Goethe

Specialization is for insects. -  Although a CrossFit saying, it is from sci-fi author Robert A. Heinlein.  Heinlein also coined the term TANSTAAFL (there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch)

There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength. Once the mind and body have been awakened to their true potential, its impossible to turn back. - Henry Rollins

Nothing will work unless you do.- John Wooden

It’s the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you’re mad, then dangerous, then there’s a pause and then you can’t find anyone who disagrees with you.—Tony Benn

Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated. – Unknown

Today I will do the things that other people won’t, so tomorrow I can do the things that other people can’t. – Unknown

From the pain comes the dream. – Peter Gabriel

I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. I will act now for now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure. I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person. – Og Mandino

Only the weak attempts to accomplish what he knows he can already achieve. - Stella Juarez

Don’t ask for a light load, but rather ask for a strong back.- Unknown

Facta, non verba
Deeds, not words

Mark June 24th on your calendars!  Ashleigh, our resident waterski expert, is volunteering her time and expertise to take us waterskiing.  We’ll be going to Lake Shirley on Murdock Road the afternoon/evening of Wednesday, June 24th.  We’ll keep you posted on exact cost and times.  We will most likely have a sign up sheet where you can reserve your time slot.  No worries if you’ve never done this before, Ash has plenty of experience teaching everyone from beginners to experts.

The best way to push yourself to hit a personal best in a 5k effort is to compete. This is for all CrossFit Winnipeg athletes who are able to run. We’d love to see a lot of people get together to try this out.

Post your thoughts on these possibilities for getting together for a run + brunch.

Pace Setter 5k Prediction Race
Saturday, July 4th, Start 9:00 a.m.
St. Vital Park, Winnipeg, MB.
In a Prediction Race, no one is allowed to wear a watch and there will be no clock on route or visible at the finish line.

OR

Run with Porter 5k Fun Run/Walk
Sat., August 15, 2009 9:00 a.m. Start
Birds Hill Park/Pine Ridge Trail

OR

We do our own thing sometime in July or August.

Post thoughts to comments.

When you come by to visit or train, park the parking lot at the back of the building and then enter through the big glass doors. There is no signage yet.
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Thanks to everyone who came out to help us move the equipment from United Boxing to the new location.  Unfortunately, the painters are still putting the finishing touches on the paint job so we’ll be working out in a smaller temporary space until the painting and flooring is done, which should be in the next couple of days.  The temporary space is at the front of the building.  You can either park at the front, side or back and we’ll have signs up and people to show you around.

The new gym is almost ready.  We now have four walls, doors and a floor.  Well, actually the rubber flooring is still sitting in a big pile in the middle of the gym, just waiting to be laid out.  The showers and changerooms are being built and the main area will be painted this weekend.  For all our existing members at River City CrossFit, the moving of equipment will take place Wednesday and Thursday.  The first workout in the new gym at CrossFit Winnipeg will be Friday morning, May 1st.  I’ll let you know if the showers will be ready by then.  Can’t wait to see you there!

CrossFit Winnipeg is opening May 1st, 2009 at 420 Des Meurons.  It’s just around the corner and we’re rediculously busy getting the gym ready.  This site is still under construction, so please come back soon for some real content.  In the meantime, contact us to schedule your first workout.

CrossFit Winnipeg will open its doors on May 1, 2009! Stay tuned for more details.