Planning Approval

Hi Guys

It has been a little while since my last post but we have had a few setbacks that needed to be sorted before we could move on. These now thankfully have been put behind us.

We recieved planning approval on the 19th November and can now focus fully on opening. With a build time of 4-6 weeks we are aiming to be open early in the New Year.

As you are aware we are currently offering 1/2 price membership's for anyone who joins on the lead up to opening. As we have laid the foundations for the gym getting up and running I am going to slightly change this offer!!!

Anyone who JOINS on the run up to opening will get the 1/2 price membership. As a bonus for being the building blocks with which we aim to build this club we will GUARANTEE the £25/month for the lifetime of your membership with us!!!

Yours Truly

Gareth

EXTENSION OF THE SPECIAL OFFER!!!!!

Hi Everyone,

We have extended the special offer as the opening has been delayed until december now. If you are interested in taking up the offer please fill in the joining paperwork and send it to me ASAP along with the £25 pound reservation fee so I can get the starter packs sorted.

Please either post the forms or scan, sign and email them to me. If you would like to enclose a cheque thats fine or transfer the money via internet transfer. If you want the latter please let me know and I will send you the details.

(All monies will be guarenteed and returned should the gym not open)

Kind regards

Gareth

Final Challenge 16th Sept - 23 Sept

Here is the final weeks challenge. I thought I would on a cheeky note (top male and top female time will win first 3 months free membership):

Filthy Fifty

• 50 Box Jumps
• 50 Jumping Pull ups
• 50 KB Swings
• 50 Lunges
• 50 K2E’s
• 50 Push Press
• 50 Back Extensions
• 50 Wall Ball Squats
• 50 Burpees
• 50 Double Unders

We are approaching the deadline for the SPECIAL OFFER. I will be contacting all the interested people with the information for the next step very soon.

Good luck

Gareth

Week 8 Challenger: 10 Sept - 16 Sept

Hi Everyone,

This is the penultimate challenge for the 3 Month FREE membership.

DIANE

21-15-9

225lbs (100kg) Deadlift (Women 155lbs -70kg)
Handstand Push Ups

Post your results to comments!!!

Week 8 Challenge: 3 Sept - 9 Sept

Hello. I would like to start this weeks challenge by thanking everyone who replied to my questionaire this past week. I appreciate your input and assure you it will help enormously to getting the gym open.

This weeks challenge is:

5K Run

Post your times in the comments section and lets see who will get the 3 months free membership this week.

Good luck!!!

Andover Live!!!

On August 15th 2009 A few members of the Alternative Fitness team got together to do a little promotion work with the opening creeping up ever closer.















In the pictures we have (top picture) - Cath Haines, Nick Marvin, (bottom picture) Darren Stiles all sporting the new trainers uniform. Gemma Hitchins is behind the camera and I myself will make an appearence on here at some point in the near future.

Gareth

Week 7 Challenge: Aug 27 - Sept 2

CFT (CrossFit Total)

1 x Back Squat
1 x Shoulder Press
1 x Deadlift

You should try to get your 1 Rep max in each lift and the weights to get your Total score.

Goodluck

P.S We had the planning application reviewed today so fingers crossed we are on target for opening mid October. I will keep you posted.

Gareth

Week 6 Challenge: Aug 20 - Aug 26

FRAN

Here is the most famous workout of the CrossFit community:

21-15-9

95lb Thrusters men - 65lb Thrusters Women
Pull Ups

Anything south of 3 mins is awesome!

(Top male time and female time receive first 3 months free membership)

Good Luck

Week 5 Challenge 13th -20th August

BADGER

Complete three rounds for time of:
95 pound Squat clean, 30 reps
30 Pull-ups
Run 800 meters

Remember to post your results on here to qualify for the 3 months FREE membership.

Congratulations to Jon Riley for a very impressive LYNNE score and winning last weeks challenge!!

Good luck

Gareth

Week 4 Challenge - 6 Aug - 12 Aug

LYNNE

5 rds of:

BODYWEIGHT BENCH PRESS - (Rep to failure each rd)
PULL UPS - (Rep to failure each rd)

Count your reps for the score. Don't forget to post your name/sex/age/weight

Here is a nice simple challenge for this week. Simply put your equivalent weight on a bench press station, line up the pull up bar and go for it. Do each exercise one after the other and rest for as long as it takes to recover after the Pull ups.

Finally I would just like to congratulate ADAM WILES on winning the 3 months free membership for last weeks challenge. WELL DONE!!

Gareth

Week 3 Challenge - 30 July to 5th August

You have all seen the film, here is the fabled

300 WOD

25 Pull Ups
50 Deadlifts @ 135 lbs
50 Push Ups
50 Box Jumps 24inches
50 Floor Wipers
50 Clean & Presses 1 KB
25 Pull Ups

Post your times here on the website Blog or on the Facebook group and win that 3 months free membership.

Congratulations to Ben, the first signed up member!!!

Week 2 Challenge 23 July - 30 July!!

Here is the second weeks challenge:

CINDY

Complete as many rounds in twenty minutes as you can of:

5 x Pull Ups

10 x Push Ups

15 x Squats

REMEMBER - Best male and female score will win the first 3 Months membership FREE!!!

Week 1 16 July - 22 July Challenge

Here is the first ALTERNATIVE-FITNESS WOD:

TABATA SOMETHING ELSE -Tabata is an interval training cycle of 20 seconds max effort followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated without pause for a total of 8 rds then move onto the next exercise.

32 consecutive tabata intervals (20 Secs on 10 secs rest) of:

• 8 x Pull ups
• 8 x Push Ups
• 8 x Sit ups
• 8 x Squats

Each rep = 1 Point.

Post your totals and see how you did.

Best results get the 3 Month FREE Membership Offer!!!

Upcoming Challenges!!

With the Gym Opening moving ever nearer life is getting pretty hectic. I just wanted to thank all the guys and gals who have expressed an interest in joining ALTERNATIVE FITNESS.

As an incentive and to give you guys something to sink your teeth into I will be publishing a WOD every week upto the grand opening.

Should you choose to give it a bash here are a few things to consider:

1. Have a witness present to verify your times or make a video and send it in
   
2. Make sure you record your Times
3. Subsribe to this Blog and leave a comment
4. alternatively post it on our FACEBOOK group

The top times for Male and females for each workout will get 3 months free membership. (to take advantage of this offer you must be a member - See joining page)

Get in contact with me through gareth@alternative-fitness.co.uk and I will send you a record sheet to get you started.

Thanks again
Gareth

Going Live!!!

The website is now live and up and running. I have started a FACEBOOK group today too. Check out the site! We are currently offering Half Price membership for the 1st year for anybody who registers to join before 30/9/2009. Let the revolution begin!!

Coming Soon!!!!

Preliminary date for opening is 1st October 2009!