Ben:
Sure thing. We run like 10 sessions a week. We run them in the morning and we run them at night. We even run sessions on the weekend. We run them all over town. we’re fully qualified personal trainers that supervise and coach you through the every workout. We’ll get you leaner, stronger and more confident than you’ve ever been. All our committed clients achieve spectacular results and have completely changed their lives… When would you like to come?

What happens next is absolutely incredible and for two reasons. 1. The person who initiated the conversation will actually start to talk themselves out of making any commitment, generally with a myriad of excuses as to why they wouldn’t be able to make any of the sessions and 2. The fact that this is not a rare occurrence but quite a regular one…

We’ve had guys and girls who were there, back at the very beginning. Back when we were working out in my garage in Palmerston. Guys and girls with massive potential and also who at the time were more physically capable than others go ahead and quit because it was too hard, too expensive or required too much commitment.

It’s kind of funny, now that all our Adapt regulars are absolutely killing it -- thy’re leaning up, getting stronger, growing in confidence and taking control of their lives… that the very same people that quit back in the early days are only now beginning to see what might have been possible if they’d actually stuck it out…

It’s all to easy to make excuses not to make a commitment to something that’s physically and mentally tough. As a matter of fact you could come up with 10 excuses in as many seconds… “It’s too far to drive… I’d have to get up @ 5am… I look like shit first thing in the morning… It’s too cold… It’s too hot… I don’t like metal… I don’t like country music (but seriously: we don’t actually play country music)… etc. etc….”

What we do is hard. It takes dedication, commitment, passion and motivation. You better believe it’s going to suck. But here’s what’s really cool: we understand that suck. Sean and I do the same workouts you do. We get to experience the same food cravings you do (Well at least I do -- sometimes I wonder about Sean: he’s a machine when it comes to nutrition…) Not only do we understand what you’re going through but we’re right there by your side encouraging you every step of they way. We’ll chase you up if you’ve missed sessions and beyond that we actually care how you do in life… We’ll challenge you about your nutrition and we’ll inquire about your work/life balance. We may not have all the answers but we’ll certainly ask you the tough questions to open your mind and challenge your existing concepts, and we’ll do it because we actually give a shit.   I totally understand how busy life can get -- I’m married with two kids. I have two other jobs and Sean and I run Adapt in our ‘spare’ time…

Another great benefit to teaming up with Adapt is the fact that you’re hanging out with a group of guys and girls that are heading in the right direction…. Guys and girls who are prepared to stand by you and encourage you when you’re going through a shitty WOD or a shitty time in your life. We’re real people who don’t have it all sorted  -- no not by a long shot but we have a pretty good idea of what it takes to get fit, eat right and have fun and do life…

So if you’ve been thinking about trying us out or getting back on this ‘fitness horse’ you’re more than welcome. It’s easy to think of 100 excuses why you can’t but it’s much harder to step up, make a commitment and take control of your life. Of course it’s going to be tough but understand that we’ll be right there in the trenches beside you every step of the way and that in the long run it’s going to be oh so worth it!

- Ben

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Via Zach Evan-Esh @ Underground strength

Hope you’re weekends going well even tho it’s totally miserable outside…

Becca and I are off to Queensland on Sunday morning leaving you guys in the more than capable hands of Sean. Because we’ll be away I won’t be able to run Wednesday’s lunchtime session @Lennox Gardens but other than that it’s a pretty much business as usual

• Sunday: rest day
• Monday: 6am @belconnen, 8pm girls @belconnen
• Tuesday: 6am southside session @chapman, 8pm boys @belconnen
• Wednesday: 6am@belconnen, 6pm @belconnen
• Thursday: rest day (or go to adults gymnastics…)
• Friday: 6am @belconnen
• Saturday: 8.30am @ Lennox Gardens, 3pm @belconnen

If you have any questions and/or comments please give Sean a buzz on 0431323960

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Ben

I will take ownership. I will take ownership of my thoughts, words and actions. I will take ownership of my diet. I will take ownership of my lack of flexibility. I will take ownership for not training strength. I will take ownership for the decline in my METCON. I will take ownership for my commitments and responsibilities. I will take ownership for myself and my wolf pack. I will take ownership of my integrity. I will take ownership of my financial situation. I will take ownership of my goals and dreams. I will take ownership of my relationships to my family, friends and loved ones. I will take ownership of my ownership.

I commit to pushing my potential. I commit to achieving that potential. I commit to being my best every single day and giving my all in each and every situation. I commit to taking opportunities presented and converting them into successes. I commit to creating something from nothing. I commit to turning dreams and goals into realities. I commit to this life, this world and the rest of eternity.

From the Gospel according to Michael Winchester

Guys from Tuesday night’s Fight Gone Bad throw down…

What is fight gone bad?

3 rounds of:

• Wall-ball, 20 pound ball, 10 ft target (for reps)
• Sumo deadlift high-pull, 75 pounds (for reps)
• Box Jump, 20″ box (for reps)
• Push-press, 75 pounds (for reps)
• Row (for calories)
• You move from each of five stations after a minute.The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. On call of “rotate”, the athletes must move to next station immediately for best score. One point is given for each rep, except on the rower where each calorie is one point.

We need a minimum of 10 people to make this work. Because we only have one rower we will run 5 people at a time (with 5 others counting reps and keeping score) Please get back to me and let me know if you can make it – It’s gonna be awesome! Still not sure what we’re talking about – check out the video below…

Hey guys,

Instead of our usual 3pm @ Belconnen we’re gonna be teaming up with Rosko and B32 CrossFit in Fyshwick to hit a couple of epic individual and team workouts. The proposed start time is 2pm (for the individual workout) and 3pm (for the team workout) Workout details are as follows…

Individual

AMRAP in 25min:

• 5 BW Deadlift
• 5 Pull Ups Men 20kg /Girls 10kg
• 5 Thrusters Men 60kg / Girls 40kg
• 5 KB Swings Men 32kg / Girls 24kg
• 5 Burpees

Team workout.

• Team of four persons.
• One team member on each exercise, each team member must complete each of the exercises in this order.
• One person must be on the rower all times.
• The workout is complete once all reps and the 2500m row are completed.
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• 25 Burpees
• 25 Pull Ups Men(Chest to Bar)
• 25 Thrusters Men 60kg / Girls 40kg
• 2500m Row

Rosko’s been keen as beans to host our Saturday arvo workout for a while now and you can be sure he’ll have all the gear out there to make the trip worthwhile. So please come and support the Canberra community. It’ll be a ton of fun (just like gymnastics – only with barbells and stopwatches, etc…) so come join me, Becca and rest of the crew for a totally awesome saturday afternoon of epicness!

Where is B32?

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-Ben

Over the last few months I have been trying to focus in on the things that make me happy and cutting out all the shit that doesn’t. That has meant a bit of a job shift, reconnecting with the people in my life that I for lack of a better term have “cut out” and just spending more time on stuff that is important to me. The result is right now I’m loving life. I have more energy, I’m enjoying things a lot more and I just feel better than ever.

I had found working my ass off for a whole bunch of people that didn’t really give a shit about what I held important, didn’t work for me. The family back home that I had left behind, I wanted in my life. The partying ways of a normal 21 year old, weren’t for me. I decided living the much cleaner, simpler life was also what I wanted. So what did I do?? CHANGE – probably the 3rd worst C word in the English language(the 1st being commitment ).

I guess my question to you is, what is important? If someone said to you, and you could live your life any way you wanted, how would you? And why aren’t you doing that right now? There are no excuses to this answer just the harsh reality that if you’re not doing things the way you want then change.

“There are excuses or results, you can’t have both”

Peace out
Sean