Day One

Our first official day was filled with cleaning up and running sessions as well as brainstorming for future use. Good stuff.

Thanks to everyone that came out and helped us celebrate our opening. We had a great evening and look forward to having another get together in the near future.

The last week begins…..

Runner rug, plants, more and more paint. The details, the details, the details….
We have had several clients through to give the place a run and to work out the kinks before the official opening. The lobby is shaping up quickly with paint on the baseboards and bathroom door. Thanks to Eddie for the help. Saturday I took a short walk to the Biscayne Market and met some nice people involved in massage, organic food and a local newspaper and invited them to the opening. Also Saturday Nikos and Joy (Peter’s parents) came by and again helped out. Their help has been immensely valuable, from the beautiful curtain covering our garage door to the reinforcement of the second level. As I type this LL Court J is trying to hang new lights and getting to the point of massive frustration. Needless to say we are all looking forward to Saturday and seeing this thing fly. Hard work and patience.

Saturday workout…
5 rounds of….

100 jump rope
10 push ups
40 LB KB swing x 10
35 db Split snatch x 5

Sunday workout…..
SET 1
135 lb. bench press x20
ring row x15
push up x15
pull up x8
no rest
repeat x3

SET 2
40 lb kettle bell swing x10 each arm
25 lb ball slam x10
single leg push up x20
jumping jacks x50
no rest
repeat x3

Today we tied up odds and ends, brainstormed and got ready for the last weekend before we officially open. Yesterday we got our huge delux-o-matic mirror painted, got another dry erase board ready and arranged the place into what we think it will look like at the finish line….one more week.

Today…

a few parts of the morning class (shameless plug…WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS AT MORNINGSIDE PARK, GROUP FITNESS CLASSES 9:15AM)

followed by…

Overhead squat warm up, one handed push up drills, jumping jacks.
ez-curl bar 35lb single arm curls x10 2 sets
bench dips x15 2 sets
45 lb. overhead press x10 2 sets

three rounds of:
55lb. dumbbell snatch x6
55lb. dumbbell overhead swing x6
burpees x10

super set of:
cable fly
double arm cable bicep curls
double arm cable shoulder press down
cable lat pull
…on cable crossover
x12 each
3 sets
(vanity super size mirror sets)

BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!

Wednesday night….
10 sqauts @ 135
10 deadlifts @ 135
sprint quarter mile
repeat x5 no rest
with sixth quarter mile sprint
18:46

Sprint 50 meters, jog back, add in leg exercise (squat, lunge, etc.) x4

pushup x25
squat x25
repeat x4 no rest for a total of 100 each
3:57

Paulo dropped off the sign and lettering for the wall that says ‘this is it’. As our spot is rather small many people have asked, “This is it?” Now instead of an answer, we simply have to point to the foot tell letters on the wall. We picked up more flooring from a local distributor that we found. Oof! Cheaper and better than the stuff we got online. Live and learn.

Thursday morning…
30 minutes conditioning drills
1 minute on, 30 seconds off
push ups
burpees
shoulder press
bicep curls
weighted punches
stairs
etc.

Getting down to it.

Thursday
33 Minutes Doormouse cardio/conditioning circuit.
Pullups, push ups, jumps, 95lb squats, stairs, lunges, more lunges, crunches, burpess.
1 minute on, 30 seconds off.

Friday
3 games two on two w/ Bink vs. random park dudes.
Lost the first 16-14, won the second 15-5 against the same opponents. Won the third against different very athletic youngin’s 15-13 with a comeback from 13-8. Pick-n-roll baby.

Today we started putting the flooring in. Tonight we finished. It looks fantastic.
The bench press is gone tomorrow to make way for more floor space and a squat rack/movable bench that will be much more versatile than Barbell Bruno’s super awesome bench press station.

Chipping away

Today I spent two hours chipping paint, glue and random crap off of the floor as we prepare for a layer of concrete epoxy before laying the rubber flooring. We brainstormed for the grand opening, scheduled now for April 26th 4pm-9pm. Come one, come all. Wine, beer, DJ’s and dancing.
We will be holding a raffle for a free 10 pack of training sessions, so c’mon down.
Five games of one on one with Ari. Four wins, one loss.

Floored

Hear ye hear ye.

Rubber flooring has arrived in a big old roll! Time to scrape paint, fill in holes and lay some rubber. The kitchen area got painted and is looking good and clean.

Worked out in the space again, a good circuit of…

135lb. bench x10
60 lb. 1 arm dumbbell deadlift x12 (6 each arm)
15 ft. rope climb (no legs)
bicycle crunches x50
cinder block push ups x10
30 lb. dumbbell overhead press x10
25lb ball slams x10

3 rounds of that with no rest followed by…

30 second rounds of
-cinder block leg ups (tap your toe on the top)
-jumping jacks
-burpees
-grasshoppers and/or mountain climbers
-split jumps
2:30 circuit x4=10 minutes no rest

finished with a 2:30 plank hold and a nice stretch routine.

Tomorrow will be picture day, so be ready to look at lots of photos.

Cindy

My arms hurt as I type this.
Meet Cindy, a nasty lady.
5 pullups
10 push ups
15 squats.
Put 20 minutes on the clock and go through as many times as you can.

I hit 19. The first 10 took me 8 minutes, from there a slow decline including several failed fifth pull ups. I was shooting for twenty. Better luck next time.

More work in the space. The shared space is shaping up with a coat of floor paint on urethane laid down. Kitchen will be painted tomorrow and the floor (the damn floor….) will be here tomorrow if there is any fairness left in the USA.

Vinyl Relations

Put up clear vinyl curtain to contain air and allow light in. We dont get direct sunlight but it can still get hot. That being said the actual curtain can be all clear vinyl (minus the border for attachment and for the skirt) which ours is and still control the temperature well.

To :Mom (JOY- PETE’s MOM)
as we would say in my neighborhood “GOOD LOOKING OUT MOM” Dad is always available with the hammer ready to get constructive. Thanks DAD.
Today we had 4 different families as well as some stragglers in the building. People from 5 to over 70yrs old. There was a GREAT energy in the space as things where moving towards renewal and new beginnings.
We even got in some light exercise in an attempt to explore the space. Ring Push ups ARE NOT easy.
Overall we took one step closer towards the opening.
Still much work to do. There will always be some new direction on a single track towards our destination of success.
To Dan the Man- Keep it up! Your all right.

Peter

Hot damn, the space is getting there. Finishing touches are a pain in the behind, but they must be done. Trim, tape, handles, bands, random weights, more balls, more junk. Must work more.
This weekend is the big push. More paint, more cutting, more perfecting. The flooring is in Florida and should be here in the next few days. Are we excited? More excited about rubber flooring than you could ever imagine.

We are official. LLC paperwork is complete, flooring will be here this week, curtains and benches are on the way. Time to hit it, not babysit it.