Fartlek Running ?
What the hell does Fartlek mean? That's what I asked many years ago when I was training for my first marathon and subsequently used this technique of "improvised speed workouts" when I trained for Ironman. In essence, a Fartlek is swedish for "speed play". This method of training puts stress mainly on the aerobic energy system due to the continuous nature of the running session. The difference between this type of training and continuous training is that the intensity or speed of the exercise varies greatly, so the aerobic AND anaerobic systems can be put under stress. Most fartlek sessions last a minimum of 45 minutes and can vary from aerobic walking to anaerobic sprinting. Fartlek training is generally associated with running, but can include almost any kind of exercise - a great way to train for Sprint or short distance triathlons.
GymSkinZ released a "who fartlek'd t-shirt" a few years back which was featured in runners world in their 2007 runners gift guide.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Threesome Anyone?
Threesome Anyone? Triathlon Inspired Design by GymSkinZ.
This multisports design is by far one of my most popular shirts available in the GymSkinZ arsenal of triathlon gear. I've sold many of this design in stickers, hats, mugs, bumperstickers, license plate frames, no name it - pretty well any accessory or product that I carry in my catalog has sold with this design. For a limited time while supplies last, please opt-in to my newsletter at gymskinz.com and you'll be eligible to win the threesome anyone? design and be part of the GymSkinZ VIP club where you will get deeeeep discounts on any upcoming new gear!
cheers
Tav.
www.gymskinz.com
This multisports design is by far one of my most popular shirts available in the GymSkinZ arsenal of triathlon gear. I've sold many of this design in stickers, hats, mugs, bumperstickers, license plate frames, no name it - pretty well any accessory or product that I carry in my catalog has sold with this design. For a limited time while supplies last, please opt-in to my newsletter at gymskinz.com and you'll be eligible to win the threesome anyone? design and be part of the GymSkinZ VIP club where you will get deeeeep discounts on any upcoming new gear!
cheers
Tav.
www.gymskinz.com
Friday, November 07, 2008
Who Fartlek'd ?
Who Fartlek'd ?
Looks like my Who Fartlek'd design that was featured in the Runner's World Christmas Gift Guide has spawned a bunch of imposters who are blatantly copying my Fartlek design and releasing it on other custom t-shirt websites. Of course, this is obviously a free world and despite the fact that ALL my designs are copyrighted by my company - gymskinz apparel inc., it's hard to prevent people from ripping off my designs - What REALLY pisses me off is when people don't even bother changing the font or layout or make any effort whatsoever to alter the design at all - that's sad. I'm certain more running and triathlon related designs have been stolen from me but I guess that's the sad reality.
The original Who Fartlek'd design can be found here: Who Fartlek'd
Feel free to comment.
Looks like my Who Fartlek'd design that was featured in the Runner's World Christmas Gift Guide has spawned a bunch of imposters who are blatantly copying my Fartlek design and releasing it on other custom t-shirt websites. Of course, this is obviously a free world and despite the fact that ALL my designs are copyrighted by my company - gymskinz apparel inc., it's hard to prevent people from ripping off my designs - What REALLY pisses me off is when people don't even bother changing the font or layout or make any effort whatsoever to alter the design at all - that's sad. I'm certain more running and triathlon related designs have been stolen from me but I guess that's the sad reality.
The original Who Fartlek'd design can be found here: Who Fartlek'd
Feel free to comment.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
GymSkinZ v3!
GymSkinZ Triathlon Sportswear
The new third version of the GymSkinZ website is now up! After 2 years of making its mark in the triathlon world, a new website has been launched focusing on the technical fiber / compression fit sportswear lines.
Many new designs are in the queue as well as other sportswear styles for endurance multisports. Check out the site today!
www.gymskinz.com
The new third version of the GymSkinZ website is now up! After 2 years of making its mark in the triathlon world, a new website has been launched focusing on the technical fiber / compression fit sportswear lines.
Many new designs are in the queue as well as other sportswear styles for endurance multisports. Check out the site today!
www.gymskinz.com
Monday, December 10, 2007
Triathlon Clothes
Triathlon Clothes
Check out the fall selection of hilarious triathlon clothes at GymSkinZ.com!
Lots of things are coming down the pipe in preparation for 2008. Christmas is just around the corner so check out all sort of unique gifts for the triathlete on your christmas list!
cheers
gymskinz.com
Monday, October 22, 2007
Triathlon Training Blog
Triathlon Training Blog
Even though GymSkinZ may initially *appear* all about "stupid t-shirts" and
all around frivolous fun, I will actually pass on some USEFUL information
every now and then relating to triathlon and fitness... yes, crazy I know...
In this installment, check out this 4 minute video featured on the Discovery
Channel on The BG Triathlon World Cup and The Peak Centre for Human
Performance - the folks that got my a$$ to the finish line at Ironman Canada; not once, but TWICE!
Thanks to the help of Mike and Anita at Peak, I even managed to finish half
an hour quicker this year with a lot less training and junk-mileage (and sleep, but don't tell Anita that)
Check it out:
http://broadband.discoverychannel.ca/discovery/?id=3477&vid=17618
Me getting worked over on the Computrainer at Peak...
...Next week - Training with a Heart Rate Monitor - waste of time, or the best thing since sliced bread? and more juicy training info for the off season!
Sunday, October 21, 2007
GymSkinZ Triathlon Blog
GymSkinZ Triathlon Blog
Come one, come all, the new GymSkinZ Blog is now functioning at http://www.gymskinz.com/blog
New Triathlon Apparel is being designed as we speak in the gymskinz catalog and be sure to sign up for the GymSkinZ NewsLetter for further updates on everything that is happening!
Triathlon Stickers
Triathlon Stickers
Triathlon Stickers now have their own section at GymskinZ! Check em out! And don't forget to check out the constantly expanding catalog - this month featuring NerdSkinZ for Nerdz!
Team GymSkinZ Racing - Powered by Peak Centre for Human Performance
Hey There
Even though GymSkinZ Triathlon Apparel may initially *appear* all about "stupid t-shirts" and all around frivolous fun, I will actually pass on some USEFUL information every now and then relating to triathlon and fitness... yes, crazy I know...
In this installment, check out this 4 minute video featured on the Discovery
Channel on The BG Triathlon World Cup and The Peak Centre for Human
Performance - the folks that got my a$$ to the finish line at Ironman Canada; not once, but TWICE!
Thanks to the help of Mike and Anita at Peak, I even managed to finish half
an hour quicker this year with a lot less training and junk-mileage (and sleep, but don't tell Anita that)
Check it out:
http://broadband.discoverychannel.ca/discovery/?id=3477&vid=17618
Me getting worked over on the Computrainer at Peak...
...Next week - Training with a Heart Rate Monitor - waste of time, or the best thing since sliced bread? and more juicy training info for the off season!
Even though GymSkinZ Triathlon Apparel may initially *appear* all about "stupid t-shirts" and all around frivolous fun, I will actually pass on some USEFUL information every now and then relating to triathlon and fitness... yes, crazy I know...
In this installment, check out this 4 minute video featured on the Discovery
Channel on The BG Triathlon World Cup and The Peak Centre for Human
Performance - the folks that got my a$$ to the finish line at Ironman Canada; not once, but TWICE!
Thanks to the help of Mike and Anita at Peak, I even managed to finish half
an hour quicker this year with a lot less training and junk-mileage (and sleep, but don't tell Anita that)
Check it out:
http://broadband.discoverychannel.ca/discovery/?id=3477&vid=17618
Me getting worked over on the Computrainer at Peak...
...Next week - Training with a Heart Rate Monitor - waste of time, or the best thing since sliced bread? and more juicy training info for the off season!
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Triathlon Stickers
Triathlon Stickers
For a great assortment of triathlon stickers, you gotta check these tri related designs out. GymSkinZ not only has these stickers, but a ton of other tri designs on t-shirts, and a bunch of household items like mugs, caps, tote-bags etc etc.
Check 'em out today!
Saturday, April 07, 2007
GymSkinZ Pre-Season Training Report
GymSkinZ GymSkinZ Triathlon Apparel
So I finally got off my ass and hit the road today out in Langley with Hoz, Ron, Greg, and Tara's Dad - Ross. It was pretty close to a hammerfest and trying to get up that one hill on LeFebre damn near killed me!
Anyway, despite the burning legs, it was nice to finally get BACK outside to ride instead of parking my butt on the computrainer like we've been doing for the last 4 months! We have a duathlon to do in about 6 weeks and judging by how painful the run was after the ride, I think I'll be in for a very rude awakening if I don't get my act together in the next couple weeks!
Hope everyone is having a great start to their 2007 race season. Keep in touch and stay tuned for the podcast about this ride!
cheers
Tav.
GymSkinZ GymSkinZ Triathlon Apparel and Multisports Accessories
So I finally got off my ass and hit the road today out in Langley with Hoz, Ron, Greg, and Tara's Dad - Ross. It was pretty close to a hammerfest and trying to get up that one hill on LeFebre damn near killed me!
Anyway, despite the burning legs, it was nice to finally get BACK outside to ride instead of parking my butt on the computrainer like we've been doing for the last 4 months! We have a duathlon to do in about 6 weeks and judging by how painful the run was after the ride, I think I'll be in for a very rude awakening if I don't get my act together in the next couple weeks!
Hope everyone is having a great start to their 2007 race season. Keep in touch and stay tuned for the podcast about this ride!
cheers
Tav.
GymSkinZ GymSkinZ Triathlon Apparel and Multisports Accessories
Thursday, March 15, 2007
GymSkinZ ver 2.0 website is alive!
triathlon gear
It's finally up! The GymSkinZ 2.0 website is alive and featuring wickedly hilarious triathlon apparel. There is also a resource section purely for triathlon that will be a one stop shop for all things triathlon. Check it out today!!
GymSkinZ Inc. is simply a one man operation, run by me - Tavis - just a recreational weekend warrior triathlete trying to make it in this big world of online retail, and get faster in this thing called triathlon. I offer high-quality triathlon inspired mens', womens' & youths' cotton t-shirts for just kicking around, as well as high-performance technical fiber apparel for when you're sweatin' bullets.
By wearing GymSkinZ gear, you're essentially telling the world that you're active, maybe a little competitive AND have a great sense of humour! Although you could very well flatline while doing an ultra-marathon or your next triathlon, nobody I know of has ever died of laughter - and laughing beats bonking ANYDAY! A portion of the proceeds of my online sales go to the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LiveStrong) for Cancer Research!
Get out there and have some fun will ya?! And help me spread the word about GymSkinZ Triathlon Apparel - where being active is all about fun, but watching your buddy fall off their bike at a stop-light is even more fun!
Also, don't forget to checkout my Podcast and mySpace blog for hillarious stories about my experiences in the world of triathlon and multisports! It features triathlon tips, hillarious commentary, special offers & giveaways, and pretty much everything else that's going on if it hasn't been mentioned here
Triathlon Apparel, Triathlon
Gear, Womens Triathlon Gear, Kids Triathlon
Shirts, Create Your Own
Custom T Shirts
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
GymSkinZ Triathlon Gear is GROWING UP!
GymSkinZ "High / Low / and No Performance" Triathlon T-shirts and Fitness Clothing! Featuring UnderArmour Style Tops, Wicking Base Layer Clothing, Free Triathlon Training Plans and Running Slogan T Shirts!
Our designs are guaranteed to spark some stimulating conversation or at least make someone laugh, or even inspire someone during your next race, training session, or just out on the town! Training doesn't HAVE to be so gruelling, have some fun out there and meet new people while you're doing it!
In addition to the funny adult T shirts gallery in the main catalog, check out the technical fiber section featuring UnderArmour style and wicking base layer clothing.
Click the following link to check out the current batch of funny, offensive, or even inspiring running slogan t-shirt designs. Many more designs will be added into the new and improved categorized catalog, but please check out the existing designs and let us know what you think! All designs are also available in Stickers, Calendar prints, Greeting Cards, Coasters, License Plate Frames and MANY other new items too!
**INTRODUCING THE GYMSKINZ TRIATHLON DESIGN COMMUNITY! TONS of other Triathlon Related Designs on a variety of cool products! Check them out here!
Remember to pick up your free beginner triathlon training program sample, or Olympic & Half-Ironman triathlon training plans and training logs by sending an email to freebie@gymskinz.com
GYMSKINZ CUSTOM PERFORMANCE WICKING BASE LAYER TOPS ARE IN!! (Finally!)
Our designs are guaranteed to spark some stimulating conversation or at least make someone laugh, or even inspire someone during your next race, training session, or just out on the town! Training doesn't HAVE to be so gruelling, have some fun out there and meet new people while you're doing it!
In addition to the funny adult T shirts gallery in the main catalog, check out the technical fiber section featuring UnderArmour style and wicking base layer clothing.
Click the following link to check out the current batch of funny, offensive, or even inspiring running slogan t-shirt designs. Many more designs will be added into the new and improved categorized catalog, but please check out the existing designs and let us know what you think! All designs are also available in Stickers, Calendar prints, Greeting Cards, Coasters, License Plate Frames and MANY other new items too!
**INTRODUCING THE GYMSKINZ TRIATHLON DESIGN COMMUNITY! TONS of other Triathlon Related Designs on a variety of cool products! Check them out here!
Remember to pick up your free beginner triathlon training program sample, or Olympic & Half-Ironman triathlon training plans and training logs by sending an email to freebie@gymskinz.com
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
GymSkinZ December Newsletter!
1. Politically Correct Happy Holidays!
Regardless of, but not limited to race, gender, sexual orientation, diet and hygiene habits, please accept, with no obligations, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally-conscious and friendly, socially-responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. May you have a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make Canada great (not to imply that Canada/Britain are necessarily greater than any other country nor are they the only countries in the western hemisphere) and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform, triathlon/marathon personal best or sexual orientation of the wishee. By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wishor to actually implement any of the wishes for him/herself or others, and is void where prohibited by law; it is revocable at the sole direction of the wishor. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wishor. Signed, sealed and delivered by the wishor, this nineteenth day of December, 2006 Tavis Yeung & GymSkinZ Inc. Happy Holidays!
Link: http://www.gymskinz.com
2. GymSkinZ Corporate Update!
Welcome to my “’Tis the Week before Christmas, and I'm so behind that I'm basically ahead for NEXT year's Christmas" Newsletter! I love saying “corporate update” considering the colossal entity that is GymSkinZ Apparel Corp. is actually just ME - but I digress…
At any rate, if you are receiving this, it means the lights are STILL ON here at GymSkinZ, and there's sufficient heat in my apartment to keep my digits functioning as I rattle off this newsletter - about 3 weeks AFTER I originally intended.
In any case, it has been a whirlwind month since the last installment of my GymSkinZ newsletter – the schedule has been fraught with chaos, bedlam, and general undue stress, but alas – 2006 is drawing to a close and I have to say it was a pretty darn good one. I look forward to starting 2007 riding the momentum of a successful 10 months of GymSkinZ being in business and am excited about the expanded product line of technical fiber apparel due for release throughout January. Thanks to a partnership with Jet Sportswear here in Vancouver, we’ll be releasing new and improved technical fiber t’s, long sleeve, sleeveless, compression fit tops as well as shorts! – All of which will be available in both mens’ and ladies’ styles.
Suffice to say the last few months have been rather hectic while keeping up with existing sales as well as product development, but I strongly believe that I’ve turned the corner and 2007 is going to be a very exciting year! If there are ANY OF YOU out there who is still waiting a response from me regarding product sizing info or any inquiry whatsoever, please drop me another note! I’m SWIMMING in emails!
A crew of us were just down in Sacramento California racing (or trying to race) the 24th annual California Marathon. Congratulations to Hozumi, Linda, Rachelle, Harj, Nav, Heather, Mike, Gerry, Colin, & Harry for their astounding performances – and Ron for his unwavering support and cheerleading skills as he was unfortunately sidelined with an injury – but carried the torch for my podcast ;) I also am pleased to report that I have once again proven that you can do a sub 4 hour marathon on pretty much zero training with just 2 long runs, and no sleep the week prior… However please do NOT take this as advice for your next marathon… ahem.
… And rounding off this section, GymSkinZ is proud to have outfitted over a thousand athletes around the world (!). Having said that, congrats to Daniel Arnett (pictured on left), Matt Hanson, and Stephanie and everyone else that went down to the land of Aus to race at the long course World Championships last month! Also big congratulations to everyone that participated in the Holiday 5K race in Burlington New Jersey last weekend which benefited the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – GymSkinZ was a proud sponsor of that race and honored to be part of such a worthy cause. Many more races I intend on getting involved with, so spread the word to any and all those race directors, run club leaders, and tri-club presidents you know! Currently working with the LA Triathlon Club (Hey Stella, Jen, Dara, Liz, Brian, etc etc) as well as the Phoenix Tri Club (Hey Judy!) to outfit them with my fun gear – so big shout out to them!
I want to thank EVERYONE for their great support, patronage and patience over the last 10 months (!) and I wish all of you an amazing 2007!
Link: http://www.gymskinz.com/news.html
3. GymSkinZ Partners!
As if I wasn't busy enough with my own products, GymSkinZ has also started cross promoting some related products that are complimentary to the "GymSkinZ Philosophy" of good health, fitness and good fun. Check out the following companies and products that I'm honored to be associated with: The LEBERT EQUALIZER – Total Body Strengthener by Marc Lebert
· Simplify your exercise routine, and conquer your fitness goals with the LEBERT EQUALIZER Total Body Strengthener™.
· The Equalizer is a simple, portable, yet multi-purpose and versatile piece of strength training equipment that works arms, chest, back and core muscles like no other can, using your own body weight as resistance.
The KILLER-AB WORKOUT PROGRAM – by Jake BerlinDOWNLOAD FIRST TWO CHAPTERS OF PROGRAM FOR FREE!
· 7 Powerful (but simple) abdominal exercises you can perform anywhere -- even in the comfort of your own home!
· How to get a flatter, firmer stomach using a simple, proven ab exercise system!
· How to optimize your ab workout so you can develop a strong, flat sexy stomach fast!
GymSoap.Com - Embrace good hygiene and use gymsoap!
· It destroys harmful germs, bacteria and fungus
· fights lord knows what else that is lurking in the gym you train at or on the equipment you use!!
Order from GymSoap Today and mention you heard about it from GymSkinz!
FRS Plus - AntiOxidant Energy Formula - Increase your energy levels by getting rid of toxins!
· Boosts energy and mental focus for more productive workouts
· Antioxidant protection reduces muscle fatigue & soreness for faster recovery
· Enhance performance safely & legally
Click HERE and get a FREE 7 day trial of FRS Plus today!
4. Quality Control!
I am still using the services of Cafepress to produce most of my designs so most of you are receiving your items direct from them. I don't actually get to see or touch the product before you get it, so please let me know if you have any shipping or sizing issues or anything else about your purchasing experience. All purchases are backed by a 30day 100% money-back guarantee so if you need a different size or the shirt wasn't what you expected and you'd like to exchange it for another style, I (and cafepress) will be glad to resolve the problem! TECHNICAL FIBER products as well as a few select cotton items are screen printed locally using plastisol inks (not heat transfer or digital direct transfer), so you (and I) don't have to worry about how it will look when you get it - if it passes Tav's Inspection, it's 100% good to go ;) Also stay tuned for further announcements about my eBay store where you’ll find tons of specially priced GymSkinZ items! GymSkinZ eBay Store!
Link: http://www.cafepress.com/gymskinz
5. Just-Tri.Com!
Things are still in the works for the pending launch of Just-Tri.Com! In concert with my sportswear business, I will be launching a brand new free website devoted to this wonderful world of endurance sports. A LOT of my current business as well as some great new friendships have been forged via this phenomenon known as "mySpace". As great as it is, the 123,000,000 members on the site are a little fragmented so just-tri.com is aiming to weed out the riff-raff so to speak, and create a more focused virtual community catering to endurance multi-sporters where you can hang out, collaborate, and share your training and race experiences with other like minded people - for FREE. There will be a few other VERY cool components to the site which will be announced soon, but the mere fact you are getting this newsletter means YOU will be part of this exciting new multisports online community whether you like it or not... just kidding! It's totally optional, but I would love it for you to join and mingle with fellow GymSkinZ customers and fans. You'll get to follow my road to Ironman Canada 2007 as well as a few of my other great training partners and best friends, fitness tips and coaching by The Peak Center for Human Performance, general "Triathlon Lifestyle commentary" by various contributing writers and friends of GymSkinZ. What makes Just-Tri different than other existing online "sports community sites" out there? You'll just have to join and find out for yourself!!
In the meantime, feel free to tune into my "You Don't Have To Win, You Just Have To TRI" PodCast. Unbelievably, I've now had over 36,000 downloads to my various cast episodes - I can't believe that many people out there want to hear me complain about how out of shape I am ;) My cast has been just recently updated with our Sacramento Marathon excursion – featuring Ron Scott and be sure to stay tuned for audio from our post-sacramento gong-show down in Vegas!
Tune in and stay in the loop with all things GymSkinZ!
Link: http://feeds.feedburner.com/YouDontHaveToWinYouJustHaveToTRI
6. New Designs !
TONS of new designs are still in the works! (How many times have you heard that?) I literally have almost 100 more designs coming out (ONE HUNDRED) between gymskinz, nerdskinz, and kidskinz… NUTTY! With a larger selection of apparel, the same hilarious GymSkinZ designs will be available on a wider variety of products. Just drop by the news section on my site often, or browse the catalog for any new updates! Now I’m in the thick of my “off season” there will be a few designs in honour of me "getting lazy while sitting on the couch", as well as the release of my NerdSkinZ line which have absolutely nothing to do with sports, but are still just as hilarious ;)
Link: http://www.gymskinz.com/news.html
I will NEVER stop thanking YOU ALL for your tremendous support and your help in spreading the word about GymSkinZ during my startup year! It is very much appreciated!
Happy Holidays to you, your family and your friends, and I wish all of you nothing but sunny days, flat courses, and a really strong tailwind at your back for 2007!
cheers!Tav.CEO – Chief Entertainment Officerhttp://www.gymskinz.com
Regardless of, but not limited to race, gender, sexual orientation, diet and hygiene habits, please accept, with no obligations, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally-conscious and friendly, socially-responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. May you have a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make Canada great (not to imply that Canada/Britain are necessarily greater than any other country nor are they the only countries in the western hemisphere) and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform, triathlon/marathon personal best or sexual orientation of the wishee. By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wishor to actually implement any of the wishes for him/herself or others, and is void where prohibited by law; it is revocable at the sole direction of the wishor. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wishor. Signed, sealed and delivered by the wishor, this nineteenth day of December, 2006 Tavis Yeung & GymSkinZ Inc. Happy Holidays!
Link: http://www.gymskinz.com
2. GymSkinZ Corporate Update!
Welcome to my “’Tis the Week before Christmas, and I'm so behind that I'm basically ahead for NEXT year's Christmas" Newsletter! I love saying “corporate update” considering the colossal entity that is GymSkinZ Apparel Corp. is actually just ME - but I digress…
At any rate, if you are receiving this, it means the lights are STILL ON here at GymSkinZ, and there's sufficient heat in my apartment to keep my digits functioning as I rattle off this newsletter - about 3 weeks AFTER I originally intended.
In any case, it has been a whirlwind month since the last installment of my GymSkinZ newsletter – the schedule has been fraught with chaos, bedlam, and general undue stress, but alas – 2006 is drawing to a close and I have to say it was a pretty darn good one. I look forward to starting 2007 riding the momentum of a successful 10 months of GymSkinZ being in business and am excited about the expanded product line of technical fiber apparel due for release throughout January. Thanks to a partnership with Jet Sportswear here in Vancouver, we’ll be releasing new and improved technical fiber t’s, long sleeve, sleeveless, compression fit tops as well as shorts! – All of which will be available in both mens’ and ladies’ styles.
Suffice to say the last few months have been rather hectic while keeping up with existing sales as well as product development, but I strongly believe that I’ve turned the corner and 2007 is going to be a very exciting year! If there are ANY OF YOU out there who is still waiting a response from me regarding product sizing info or any inquiry whatsoever, please drop me another note! I’m SWIMMING in emails!
A crew of us were just down in Sacramento California racing (or trying to race) the 24th annual California Marathon. Congratulations to Hozumi, Linda, Rachelle, Harj, Nav, Heather, Mike, Gerry, Colin, & Harry for their astounding performances – and Ron for his unwavering support and cheerleading skills as he was unfortunately sidelined with an injury – but carried the torch for my podcast ;) I also am pleased to report that I have once again proven that you can do a sub 4 hour marathon on pretty much zero training with just 2 long runs, and no sleep the week prior… However please do NOT take this as advice for your next marathon… ahem.
… And rounding off this section, GymSkinZ is proud to have outfitted over a thousand athletes around the world (!). Having said that, congrats to Daniel Arnett (pictured on left), Matt Hanson, and Stephanie and everyone else that went down to the land of Aus to race at the long course World Championships last month! Also big congratulations to everyone that participated in the Holiday 5K race in Burlington New Jersey last weekend which benefited the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – GymSkinZ was a proud sponsor of that race and honored to be part of such a worthy cause. Many more races I intend on getting involved with, so spread the word to any and all those race directors, run club leaders, and tri-club presidents you know! Currently working with the LA Triathlon Club (Hey Stella, Jen, Dara, Liz, Brian, etc etc) as well as the Phoenix Tri Club (Hey Judy!) to outfit them with my fun gear – so big shout out to them!
I want to thank EVERYONE for their great support, patronage and patience over the last 10 months (!) and I wish all of you an amazing 2007!
Link: http://www.gymskinz.com/news.html
3. GymSkinZ Partners!
As if I wasn't busy enough with my own products, GymSkinZ has also started cross promoting some related products that are complimentary to the "GymSkinZ Philosophy" of good health, fitness and good fun. Check out the following companies and products that I'm honored to be associated with: The LEBERT EQUALIZER – Total Body Strengthener by Marc Lebert
· Simplify your exercise routine, and conquer your fitness goals with the LEBERT EQUALIZER Total Body Strengthener™.
· The Equalizer is a simple, portable, yet multi-purpose and versatile piece of strength training equipment that works arms, chest, back and core muscles like no other can, using your own body weight as resistance.
The KILLER-AB WORKOUT PROGRAM – by Jake BerlinDOWNLOAD FIRST TWO CHAPTERS OF PROGRAM FOR FREE!
· 7 Powerful (but simple) abdominal exercises you can perform anywhere -- even in the comfort of your own home!
· How to get a flatter, firmer stomach using a simple, proven ab exercise system!
· How to optimize your ab workout so you can develop a strong, flat sexy stomach fast!
GymSoap.Com - Embrace good hygiene and use gymsoap!
· It destroys harmful germs, bacteria and fungus
· fights lord knows what else that is lurking in the gym you train at or on the equipment you use!!
Order from GymSoap Today and mention you heard about it from GymSkinz!
FRS Plus - AntiOxidant Energy Formula - Increase your energy levels by getting rid of toxins!
· Boosts energy and mental focus for more productive workouts
· Antioxidant protection reduces muscle fatigue & soreness for faster recovery
· Enhance performance safely & legally
Click HERE and get a FREE 7 day trial of FRS Plus today!
4. Quality Control!
I am still using the services of Cafepress to produce most of my designs so most of you are receiving your items direct from them. I don't actually get to see or touch the product before you get it, so please let me know if you have any shipping or sizing issues or anything else about your purchasing experience. All purchases are backed by a 30day 100% money-back guarantee so if you need a different size or the shirt wasn't what you expected and you'd like to exchange it for another style, I (and cafepress) will be glad to resolve the problem! TECHNICAL FIBER products as well as a few select cotton items are screen printed locally using plastisol inks (not heat transfer or digital direct transfer), so you (and I) don't have to worry about how it will look when you get it - if it passes Tav's Inspection, it's 100% good to go ;) Also stay tuned for further announcements about my eBay store where you’ll find tons of specially priced GymSkinZ items! GymSkinZ eBay Store!
Link: http://www.cafepress.com/gymskinz
5. Just-Tri.Com!
Things are still in the works for the pending launch of Just-Tri.Com! In concert with my sportswear business, I will be launching a brand new free website devoted to this wonderful world of endurance sports. A LOT of my current business as well as some great new friendships have been forged via this phenomenon known as "mySpace". As great as it is, the 123,000,000 members on the site are a little fragmented so just-tri.com is aiming to weed out the riff-raff so to speak, and create a more focused virtual community catering to endurance multi-sporters where you can hang out, collaborate, and share your training and race experiences with other like minded people - for FREE. There will be a few other VERY cool components to the site which will be announced soon, but the mere fact you are getting this newsletter means YOU will be part of this exciting new multisports online community whether you like it or not... just kidding! It's totally optional, but I would love it for you to join and mingle with fellow GymSkinZ customers and fans. You'll get to follow my road to Ironman Canada 2007 as well as a few of my other great training partners and best friends, fitness tips and coaching by The Peak Center for Human Performance, general "Triathlon Lifestyle commentary" by various contributing writers and friends of GymSkinZ. What makes Just-Tri different than other existing online "sports community sites" out there? You'll just have to join and find out for yourself!!
In the meantime, feel free to tune into my "You Don't Have To Win, You Just Have To TRI" PodCast. Unbelievably, I've now had over 36,000 downloads to my various cast episodes - I can't believe that many people out there want to hear me complain about how out of shape I am ;) My cast has been just recently updated with our Sacramento Marathon excursion – featuring Ron Scott and be sure to stay tuned for audio from our post-sacramento gong-show down in Vegas!
Tune in and stay in the loop with all things GymSkinZ!
Link: http://feeds.feedburner.com/YouDontHaveToWinYouJustHaveToTRI
6. New Designs !
TONS of new designs are still in the works! (How many times have you heard that?) I literally have almost 100 more designs coming out (ONE HUNDRED) between gymskinz, nerdskinz, and kidskinz… NUTTY! With a larger selection of apparel, the same hilarious GymSkinZ designs will be available on a wider variety of products. Just drop by the news section on my site often, or browse the catalog for any new updates! Now I’m in the thick of my “off season” there will be a few designs in honour of me "getting lazy while sitting on the couch", as well as the release of my NerdSkinZ line which have absolutely nothing to do with sports, but are still just as hilarious ;)
Link: http://www.gymskinz.com/news.html
I will NEVER stop thanking YOU ALL for your tremendous support and your help in spreading the word about GymSkinZ during my startup year! It is very much appreciated!
Happy Holidays to you, your family and your friends, and I wish all of you nothing but sunny days, flat courses, and a really strong tailwind at your back for 2007!
cheers!Tav.CEO – Chief Entertainment Officerhttp://www.gymskinz.com
'Tis the week before Christmas - GymSkinZ Update
GymSkinZ triathlon update
'Tis the week before Christmas,
and Tav's on a mission
I'm wearing my shirt
that says "Lost in Transition".
It's been a long month,
or should I say a year,
GymSkinZ success has been great,
and I'm glad I'm still here
I have piles of my shirts
scattered all over the floor,
There's so many dang boxes,
I can barely open my door.
This year has FLOWN by
and I'm happy to say
that the way things are going
GymSkinZ is here to stay.
Emails flood my inbox
each and every day
I've been trying to answer them all
somehow... someway.
Training has slipped
and I'm starting to get fat
But Ironman isn't for 8 months,
so I'm totally OK with that.
Swimming? what's that?
is that done in a pool?
TONS of time for that NEXT year,
you can call me a fool.
My bike is in neglected,
it's covered in dust
I won't take my bike outside
cuz hell, it might rust.
How about running?
should I spend time on my feet?
why the heck should I bother
when I can stay inside in the heat.
With Christmas upon us
there's not enough time in the day
I am but only one man
so what can I say?
I'm taking this time to chill,
and look back on the year
Next year's gonna be big,
that is unbelievably clear.
Between work, between life
between travel and training,
to the mere mortal
most would consider it draining.
As hectic and CRAZY as it may be
I'm going to stick it out
I'm not gonna whine
I'm not gonna pout
There's more shirt designs on the list
they'll be out *hopefully* by next week.
Although things are so busy
I barely have time to take a leak.
The reason I do this?
it's simple - it's FUN
Just wait for just-tri.com
it'll be SO cool when it's done.
So many things to do
with so little time
Like wracking my brain
to make the next damn sentence rhyme..
Anyway, it's late and I'm tired
what's that small spec of light?
holy gawd, it's the sun,
I think it's time to say nighty night.
Happy Holidays everyone, Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and a successful and prosperous 2007! Check out my Blog for the GymSkinZ December Newsletter...
cheers
Tavis
www.gymskinz.com
'Tis the week before Christmas,
and Tav's on a mission
I'm wearing my shirt
that says "Lost in Transition".
It's been a long month,
or should I say a year,
GymSkinZ success has been great,
and I'm glad I'm still here
I have piles of my shirts
scattered all over the floor,
There's so many dang boxes,
I can barely open my door.
This year has FLOWN by
and I'm happy to say
that the way things are going
GymSkinZ is here to stay.
Emails flood my inbox
each and every day
I've been trying to answer them all
somehow... someway.
Training has slipped
and I'm starting to get fat
But Ironman isn't for 8 months,
so I'm totally OK with that.
Swimming? what's that?
is that done in a pool?
TONS of time for that NEXT year,
you can call me a fool.
My bike is in neglected,
it's covered in dust
I won't take my bike outside
cuz hell, it might rust.
How about running?
should I spend time on my feet?
why the heck should I bother
when I can stay inside in the heat.
With Christmas upon us
there's not enough time in the day
I am but only one man
so what can I say?
I'm taking this time to chill,
and look back on the year
Next year's gonna be big,
that is unbelievably clear.
Between work, between life
between travel and training,
to the mere mortal
most would consider it draining.
As hectic and CRAZY as it may be
I'm going to stick it out
I'm not gonna whine
I'm not gonna pout
There's more shirt designs on the list
they'll be out *hopefully* by next week.
Although things are so busy
I barely have time to take a leak.
The reason I do this?
it's simple - it's FUN
Just wait for just-tri.com
it'll be SO cool when it's done.
So many things to do
with so little time
Like wracking my brain
to make the next damn sentence rhyme..
Anyway, it's late and I'm tired
what's that small spec of light?
holy gawd, it's the sun,
I think it's time to say nighty night.
Happy Holidays everyone, Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and a successful and prosperous 2007! Check out my Blog for the GymSkinZ December Newsletter...
cheers
Tavis
www.gymskinz.com
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
GymSkinz goes on the road to Sacramento and Vegas
What a gong show! Full race and Vegas nuttiness report to follow this weekend. Also stay tuned for the next GymSkinZ triathlon apparel newsletter!
Merry Christmas from GymSkinZ Triathlon Apparel!
cheers
Tav.
Merry Christmas from GymSkinZ Triathlon Apparel!
cheers
Tav.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
GymSkinZ November Newsletter!
Thursday, November 16, 2006
GymSkinZ Triathlon Sortswear November Newsletter
Current mood: accomplished
In This Issue:
November Newsletter !
I'm E X P A N D I N G!
Quality Control!
Just-Tri.Com
New GymSkinZ Triathlon Designs!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. November Newsletter !
Welcome to yet another installment of the GymSkinZ Inc. official newsletter! If you're receiving this, it means the lights are still on here at GymSkinZ and you've either sent me your contact info via my website or paid me a visit at my MySpace page - so thank you for dropping by!
Here in Vancouver, I'm gearing up for hibernation mode and high-intensity "OFF-SEASON" relaxation... Well, not really, but the thought of it sure is nice! GymSkinZ will be taking the show on the road in a few weeks as I head down to sunny California (again) to race in the California International Marathon in Sacramento. I use the term "race" very loosely as my business and preparation for the Xmas season has taken priority over this silly thing called "training". Oh well, all in good fun right?! I did however get a *bit* of running in when I was at the Chicago Marathon a few weeks ago which was an amazing weekend and experience. At any rate, I hope you are all enjoying your November and are winding down a very successful 2006 race season - unless you have a few more races before Christmas of course! 2007 is just around the corner and it's absolutely frightening how quick the time has flown by!
I want to thank everyone for their great support and patience over the last 8 months (!) as I continue to build this company called GymSkinZ - I have now surpassed 1000 shirts sold (!!) in over 30 countries (how cool is this, someone in BARBADOS is wearing my stuff)... Anyway, BIG things are in store for 2007 folks, so hold on to your hats!!
Link: http://www.gymskinz.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. I'm E X P A N D I N G!
Almost literally! My arse has been planted on this fitness ball for the last few months after Ironman with a whole lot of "NO TRAINING" so I'm quite certain my derriere has expanded beyond the limits of my Team CSC cycling shorts. However, I am extremely pleased to announce I am joining forces with Jet Sportswear here in Vancouver to launch a larger selection of technical fiber apparel. We'll be releasing mens and ladies styles of various technical fiber tops, nifty running shorts, compression fit apparel, and even youth/kids sized technical gear! Hopefully all in time for Christmas so you can pick something up for that multisports geek on your Xmas shopping list. Stay tuned as I'll be announcing the release of our new products soon!
GymSkinZ & LA Triathlon Club!
I'm also proud to announce my affiliation with the Los Angeles Triathlon club and it's 18 million members... ok, not 18 million, but a whole lot of very cool people who know how to do it right when it comes to having fun with this thing called "triathlon". I had the pleasure of attending their year end party down in LA this past weekend and it was fabulous! Special thanx to Liz Oakes for helping me with my last promo to the club, as well as all the great members who took the time to say hello while I was there. Extra big thanx to Stella, Jen, & Dara of the club who have been instrumental in marketing my gear at the various races and events they attended this season!
I'm also oh-so-happy to be promoting GymSkinZ gear within the Phoenix Triathlon club as well! Thanx to Judy Kamella for her support and help spreading the GymSkinZ gospel. Pretty much any club with fun people is fair game - and GymSkinZ will be aggressively marketing into many different markets around the globe!
Other GymSkinZ Partners!
If that wasn't enough to keep me busy, GymSkinZ has also started cross promoting some related products that are complimentary to the "GymSkinZ Philosphy" of good health and good fun. Check out the following companies and products that I'm pleased to be associated with:
GymSoap.Com - Embrace good hygiene and use gymsoap!
It destroys harmful germs, bacteria and fungus
fights lord knows what else that is lurking in the gym you train at or on the equipment you use!!
Order from GymSoap Today and mention you heard about it from GymSkinz!
FRS Plus - AntiOxidant Energy Formula - Increase your energy levels by getting rid of toxins!
Boosts energy and mental focus for more productive workouts
Antioxidant protection reduces muscle fatigue & soreness for faster recovery
Enhance performance safely & legally
Click HERE and get a FREE 7 day trial of FRS Plus today!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Quality Control!
I am still using the services of Cafepress to produce most of my designs so most of you are receiving your items direct from them. I don't actually get to see or touch the product before you get it, so please let me know if you have any shipping or sizing issues or anything else about your purchasing experience. All purchases are backed by a 30day 100% money-back guarantee so if you need a different size or the shirt wasn't what you expected and you'd like to exchange it for another style, I (and cafepress) will be glad to resolve the problem!
Link: http://www.cafepress.com/gymskinz
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Just-Tri.Com
In concert with my sportswear business, I will be launching a brand new free website devoted to this wonderful world of endurance sports. A LOT of my current business as well as some great new friendships have been forged via this phenomenon known as "mySpace". As great as it is, the 123,000,000 members on the site are a little fragmented so just-tri.com is aiming to weed out the riff-raff so to speak, and create a a more focussed virtual community catering to endurance multi-sporters where you can hang out, collaborate, and share your training and race experiences with other like minded people - for FREE. There will be a few other VERY cool components to the site which will be announced soon, but the mere fact you are getting this newsletter means YOU will be part of this exciting new multisports online community whether you like it or not... just kidding! It's totally optional, but I would love it for you to join and mingle with fellow GymSkinZ customers and fans. You'll get to follow my road to Ironman Canada 2007 as well as a few of my other great training partners and best friends, fitness tips and coaching by The Peak Center for Human Performance, general "Triathlon Lifestyle commentary" by various contributing writers and friends of GymSkinZ. What makes Just-Tri different than other existing online "sports community sites" out there? You'll just have to join and find out for yourself!!
In the meantime, feel free to tune into my "You Don't Have To Win, You Just Have To TRI" PodCast". To date, I've had over 23,000 downloads to my various cast episodes - I can't believe that many people out there want to hear me complain about how out of shape I am ;)
In any case, tune in and stay in the loop!
Link: GymSkinZ PodCast!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. New Designs !
TONS of new GymSkinZ Triathlon Shirt designs are still in the works! With a larger selection of apparel, the same hillarious GymSkinZ designs will be available on a wider variety of products. Just drop by the news section on my site often, or browse the catalog for any new updates! Stay tuned! Now that we're in the "offseason", there will be a few designs in honour of "getting lazy while sitting on the couch", as well as the release of my NerdSkinZ line which have absolutely nothing to do with sports, but are still just as hillarious ;)
Link: http://www.gymskinz.com/news.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGAIN, thank you EVERYONE for your continued support and help to spread the word about GymSkinZ! Remember Christmas is coming so what better way to treat that "Super-Athlete" on your list than with a fun item from GymSkinZ!
Take care and catch up with you soon!
cheers!
Tav.
Humble Sausage Maker
http://www.gymskinz.com
GymSkinZ Triathlon Sortswear November Newsletter
Current mood: accomplished
In This Issue:
November Newsletter !
I'm E X P A N D I N G!
Quality Control!
Just-Tri.Com
New GymSkinZ Triathlon Designs!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. November Newsletter !
Welcome to yet another installment of the GymSkinZ Inc. official newsletter! If you're receiving this, it means the lights are still on here at GymSkinZ and you've either sent me your contact info via my website or paid me a visit at my MySpace page - so thank you for dropping by!
Here in Vancouver, I'm gearing up for hibernation mode and high-intensity "OFF-SEASON" relaxation... Well, not really, but the thought of it sure is nice! GymSkinZ will be taking the show on the road in a few weeks as I head down to sunny California (again) to race in the California International Marathon in Sacramento. I use the term "race" very loosely as my business and preparation for the Xmas season has taken priority over this silly thing called "training". Oh well, all in good fun right?! I did however get a *bit* of running in when I was at the Chicago Marathon a few weeks ago which was an amazing weekend and experience. At any rate, I hope you are all enjoying your November and are winding down a very successful 2006 race season - unless you have a few more races before Christmas of course! 2007 is just around the corner and it's absolutely frightening how quick the time has flown by!
I want to thank everyone for their great support and patience over the last 8 months (!) as I continue to build this company called GymSkinZ - I have now surpassed 1000 shirts sold (!!) in over 30 countries (how cool is this, someone in BARBADOS is wearing my stuff)... Anyway, BIG things are in store for 2007 folks, so hold on to your hats!!
Link: http://www.gymskinz.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. I'm E X P A N D I N G!
Almost literally! My arse has been planted on this fitness ball for the last few months after Ironman with a whole lot of "NO TRAINING" so I'm quite certain my derriere has expanded beyond the limits of my Team CSC cycling shorts. However, I am extremely pleased to announce I am joining forces with Jet Sportswear here in Vancouver to launch a larger selection of technical fiber apparel. We'll be releasing mens and ladies styles of various technical fiber tops, nifty running shorts, compression fit apparel, and even youth/kids sized technical gear! Hopefully all in time for Christmas so you can pick something up for that multisports geek on your Xmas shopping list. Stay tuned as I'll be announcing the release of our new products soon!
GymSkinZ & LA Triathlon Club!
I'm also proud to announce my affiliation with the Los Angeles Triathlon club and it's 18 million members... ok, not 18 million, but a whole lot of very cool people who know how to do it right when it comes to having fun with this thing called "triathlon". I had the pleasure of attending their year end party down in LA this past weekend and it was fabulous! Special thanx to Liz Oakes for helping me with my last promo to the club, as well as all the great members who took the time to say hello while I was there. Extra big thanx to Stella, Jen, & Dara of the club who have been instrumental in marketing my gear at the various races and events they attended this season!
I'm also oh-so-happy to be promoting GymSkinZ gear within the Phoenix Triathlon club as well! Thanx to Judy Kamella for her support and help spreading the GymSkinZ gospel. Pretty much any club with fun people is fair game - and GymSkinZ will be aggressively marketing into many different markets around the globe!
Other GymSkinZ Partners!
If that wasn't enough to keep me busy, GymSkinZ has also started cross promoting some related products that are complimentary to the "GymSkinZ Philosphy" of good health and good fun. Check out the following companies and products that I'm pleased to be associated with:
GymSoap.Com - Embrace good hygiene and use gymsoap!
It destroys harmful germs, bacteria and fungus
fights lord knows what else that is lurking in the gym you train at or on the equipment you use!!
Order from GymSoap Today and mention you heard about it from GymSkinz!
FRS Plus - AntiOxidant Energy Formula - Increase your energy levels by getting rid of toxins!
Boosts energy and mental focus for more productive workouts
Antioxidant protection reduces muscle fatigue & soreness for faster recovery
Enhance performance safely & legally
Click HERE and get a FREE 7 day trial of FRS Plus today!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Quality Control!
I am still using the services of Cafepress to produce most of my designs so most of you are receiving your items direct from them. I don't actually get to see or touch the product before you get it, so please let me know if you have any shipping or sizing issues or anything else about your purchasing experience. All purchases are backed by a 30day 100% money-back guarantee so if you need a different size or the shirt wasn't what you expected and you'd like to exchange it for another style, I (and cafepress) will be glad to resolve the problem!
Link: http://www.cafepress.com/gymskinz
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Just-Tri.Com
In concert with my sportswear business, I will be launching a brand new free website devoted to this wonderful world of endurance sports. A LOT of my current business as well as some great new friendships have been forged via this phenomenon known as "mySpace". As great as it is, the 123,000,000 members on the site are a little fragmented so just-tri.com is aiming to weed out the riff-raff so to speak, and create a a more focussed virtual community catering to endurance multi-sporters where you can hang out, collaborate, and share your training and race experiences with other like minded people - for FREE. There will be a few other VERY cool components to the site which will be announced soon, but the mere fact you are getting this newsletter means YOU will be part of this exciting new multisports online community whether you like it or not... just kidding! It's totally optional, but I would love it for you to join and mingle with fellow GymSkinZ customers and fans. You'll get to follow my road to Ironman Canada 2007 as well as a few of my other great training partners and best friends, fitness tips and coaching by The Peak Center for Human Performance, general "Triathlon Lifestyle commentary" by various contributing writers and friends of GymSkinZ. What makes Just-Tri different than other existing online "sports community sites" out there? You'll just have to join and find out for yourself!!
In the meantime, feel free to tune into my "You Don't Have To Win, You Just Have To TRI" PodCast". To date, I've had over 23,000 downloads to my various cast episodes - I can't believe that many people out there want to hear me complain about how out of shape I am ;)
In any case, tune in and stay in the loop!
Link: GymSkinZ PodCast!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. New Designs !
TONS of new GymSkinZ Triathlon Shirt designs are still in the works! With a larger selection of apparel, the same hillarious GymSkinZ designs will be available on a wider variety of products. Just drop by the news section on my site often, or browse the catalog for any new updates! Stay tuned! Now that we're in the "offseason", there will be a few designs in honour of "getting lazy while sitting on the couch", as well as the release of my NerdSkinZ line which have absolutely nothing to do with sports, but are still just as hillarious ;)
Link: http://www.gymskinz.com/news.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGAIN, thank you EVERYONE for your continued support and help to spread the word about GymSkinZ! Remember Christmas is coming so what better way to treat that "Super-Athlete" on your list than with a fun item from GymSkinZ!
Take care and catch up with you soon!
cheers!
Tav.
Humble Sausage Maker
http://www.gymskinz.com
Weekend in LA
Weekend in LA!
Hey folks!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend, and for all you Canadians out there - I trust you are enjoying your day off for Rememberance Day.
I was fortunate enough to be invited to the LA Tri Club's year end (urine) party this past weekend and it was a blast! Got to finally meet some LA Tri mySpacers that I've corresponded with for the last while, and met a ton of other great peeps - the club truly has a great bunch of members, and LOTS of 'em! Big shout out to Stella, Jen, Dara, Liz, Paul, Konrad, Brian, Jenna, Cody, (list goes on and on) and everyone else that I had the pleasure of meeting & hanging with during the gala event. Considering I had run 3.5 hours earlier that afternoon (a BEAUTIFUL day to be running on the beach I might add), I'm surprised I made it to the end of the night without curling up in the corner and taking a nap ;) Congrats to Stella, Jen and Dara (the 3 gals you see on my gymskinz site) for being nominated in various categories for the LA Tri Club's awards - tis an honour to have them as friends and associated with my "silly little t-shirt biz". Speaking of which, I'll be sending out my official GymSkinZ November newsletter in the next couple days with more news and developments about what's been going on, and what you can expect from GymSkinZ next year - exciting stuff and I can't thank ALL of you enough for your continued support and well wishes. Just having you mention my gear to your friends at races or wherever means a lot to me - so thank you thank you!
Stay tuned to my podcast as I'll be posting our commentary of our H2H 100km relay race from a couple weeks ago! fun stuff!
Also, I'll be releasing even MORE gymskinz designs, as well as a larger selection of technical fiber gear in both mens', ladies' styles as well as for kids! Lastly, keep your eyes and ears peeled for the pending launch of "just-tri.com" in early 2007! If you thought mySpace was cool, wait till you see what I have in development ;)
Tons of stuff happening throughout the remainder of the year and I'm frantically trying to keep on top of everything. Hang on to your hats folks, 2007 is gonna be a wild ride!
Cheers folks and look forward to catching up with ya'all soon!
Tav.
www.gymskinz.com
Hey folks!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend, and for all you Canadians out there - I trust you are enjoying your day off for Rememberance Day.
I was fortunate enough to be invited to the LA Tri Club's year end (urine) party this past weekend and it was a blast! Got to finally meet some LA Tri mySpacers that I've corresponded with for the last while, and met a ton of other great peeps - the club truly has a great bunch of members, and LOTS of 'em! Big shout out to Stella, Jen, Dara, Liz, Paul, Konrad, Brian, Jenna, Cody, (list goes on and on) and everyone else that I had the pleasure of meeting & hanging with during the gala event. Considering I had run 3.5 hours earlier that afternoon (a BEAUTIFUL day to be running on the beach I might add), I'm surprised I made it to the end of the night without curling up in the corner and taking a nap ;) Congrats to Stella, Jen and Dara (the 3 gals you see on my gymskinz site) for being nominated in various categories for the LA Tri Club's awards - tis an honour to have them as friends and associated with my "silly little t-shirt biz". Speaking of which, I'll be sending out my official GymSkinZ November newsletter in the next couple days with more news and developments about what's been going on, and what you can expect from GymSkinZ next year - exciting stuff and I can't thank ALL of you enough for your continued support and well wishes. Just having you mention my gear to your friends at races or wherever means a lot to me - so thank you thank you!
Stay tuned to my podcast as I'll be posting our commentary of our H2H 100km relay race from a couple weeks ago! fun stuff!
Also, I'll be releasing even MORE gymskinz designs, as well as a larger selection of technical fiber gear in both mens', ladies' styles as well as for kids! Lastly, keep your eyes and ears peeled for the pending launch of "just-tri.com" in early 2007! If you thought mySpace was cool, wait till you see what I have in development ;)
Tons of stuff happening throughout the remainder of the year and I'm frantically trying to keep on top of everything. Hang on to your hats folks, 2007 is gonna be a wild ride!
Cheers folks and look forward to catching up with ya'all soon!
Tav.
www.gymskinz.com
The "OFF Season"
Thursday, October 26, 2006
The OFF SEASON
Category: Sports
So it's official – it's Fall. The leaves are falling, it's pitch black in the mornings and pitch black when you leave the office to head home. It's cold, it's windy, and that crap that keeps accumulating on your windows as you stare off into the distance is called RAIN – something that I haven't seen in ages, and I live in Vancouver for Gawd sakes. Swimming? Are you nuts?! Do you know how cold it is in there?! I'm not one for the polar bear swim training program so I'll stick to the hot-tub thank you very much. Biking? Where the hell IS my bike? I think I stuffed it back into the closet somewhere; cast away like some poor summer jacket that won't see the light of day until who knows when. The spokes on my ZIPPS are probably bent into oblivion now with junk piled up against them. And running? Better get used to the idea of putting in a LOT of mindless miles on the dreadmill, cuz the thought of running in constantly wet running shoes (even when rotating between 4 pairs of 'em) just doesn't seem appealing. Yup, it's the off-season - for ME at least.
Ok, so having said that - what the hell is the off-season anyway? When you're a triathlete, Ironman or beginner "sprint specialist" – is there even such a thing?. We aren't like hockey players where we get to hit the links and work on our putting skills, and I'm sure not lucky enough to be living in Phoenix or Miami where I can sit in the sun and sip fruity beverages with those little umbrellas. For many of us, I guess this is the time to work on all those things you couldn't work on when you were triaining 6 days a week and trying to pound out 5 hour rides and 20 mile runs – not *necessarily* in the same day. Some would argue it's time to work on core strength, flexibility, mental focus skills – all the things I haven't done a single bit of in the last 2 months since Ironman – and boy it sure feels FANTASTIC…. Well, in the "lazy-ass / where the hell did all of my fitness go" kind of way. Get on your bike trainer and work on that pedal stroke with those one-legged drills – you know you love em. I haven't ridden my bike more than once since Ironman, and that was only for about 35 minutes at the Peak Center's booth during the Royal Victoria Marathon's race expo while I was their guinea pig to demonstrate the Computrainer. Man my spin-scan sucked…I had so many flat-spots in my pedal stroke, It looked like I was cross-country skiing for crying out loud.
Speaking of the Peak Center, I made the mistake of getting my VO2 max and lactate threshold tests done last night – and not only did I suck the donkey, it made me realize just how much fitness you can lose when you sit on the couch and eat cream-puffs for 6 weeks. Don't try that at home folks, I am a seasoned professional at that. But seriously, when you don't use it, you definitely lose it so I trust all of you have some sort of "plan" to stay on track for an even better performance next year. Work on your flexibility while sitting in front of the TV. Get in the gym and do some core strength workouts – get re-acquainted with that dusty fitness ball that you have stuffed into the corner. If you're really brave, get in the pool and work on your swimming stroke. Get a lactate threshold / V02max test done to establish your baseline so you can train in your proper aerobic zone this winter and BUILD BUILD BUILD that aerobic base for next season. Speed sessions will come and you can "turn the hurt on" when you've got some races to do. No need to do that now unless you've got a race this winter – like the California marathon in December that we're doing. Am I in sub 3:30 shape right now? Probably not but I don't really care – I'm just going to have some fun. Hoz on the other hand is in sub 2:45 shape which is crazy… Comforting to know that he'll be done around 45 mins quicker than me. However I've heard that Slow is apparently the new Fast ;) So I'm all over that.
The off-season is a great time to recharge your batteries. Now that you aren't training 6 days a week (or maybe you still are you crazy nutbars living in California or other sunny parts of the world), you can catch up on all those things you couldn't do during the summer – like take a non-training holiday! I just got back from Chicago and it was one of the best weekends I've ever had – due completely to the efforts of Kathy whom I had the pleasure of hanging out with during the La Salle Bank / Chicago Marathon weekend. We checked out a Bulls game (they lost by 2 points), and then discovered that it is completely impossible to get a cab from the United Center after a sporting event- BIZARRE. We ended up going to some hole in the wall sports bar in the middle of butt-screw nowhere and waited over an hour and a half after calling the cab company – still no cab. The bartender felt sorry for us (actually, they had to go home as the place was closing) so he managed to get one of his workers drive us back into the downtown core… thank gawd. Somehow wandering around the skids of Chicago as a tourist is not a good idea.
Anyway, the marathon was great – I spent most of it running around chasing Kathy and trying to locate Larry – to no avail. However, besides running various bits of the course, managed to run with Kathy for the last 10km right up to the last turn where I peeled off and ended up running another 5km to circumnavigate all the barricades and police to get to the friends and family area. What a gong-show. And I thought Boston was nutty! In any case, so proud of Kathy for shaving about 20 minutes off her previous PB. Awesome – and she looked damn good doing it too ;)
If there's ONE thing you do before the end of the year, it is this – read Mitch Thrower's book – "The Attention Deficit Workplace – Winning Strategies for Success in Today's Fast Paced Business Environment". If you don't know who Mitch Thrower is, just think of the last time you registered for a race via Active.com. Yup, he's the founder of the "ticketmaster for participatory sports". Look him up on Google, you'll find that he's an amazing entrepreneur and 14 time ironman finisher (he also did Ironman Canada this year as well). I'll be down in LA in a couple weeks hanging with my pals Stella, Jen and Dara from the LA Tri Club at the club's year end bash, and I'm going to try and hook up with Mitch to bang some ideas around if he can spare his precious time. I've been emailing back and forth with him in the last couple days so I hope to connect with him at least on the phone while I'm down there – he's like the Bill Gates of multisports and definitely someone I'd like to learn from. Check out his myspace page on here, he's on my first page of friends using the ID of "Gatsby". Mitch, if you're reading this, I take no responsibility for any stalkers that may come your way and wish I could come to your Hallowe'en party ;)
So that's MY off-season so far. Lots of stuff happening with GymSkinZ so that's going to keep me buzzing along for the remainder of the year. Big plans coming down the pipe so I look forward to sharing it with you all when the time comes. Be sure to keep tuning into my podcast as I'll be updating it with the frivolity of our next couple races and trips (the Cali marathon and then Vegas – oh man, gonna be a gong-show for sure).
Hope everyone is enjoying their own version of their "off season" and feel free to drop me a note to let me know what YOU'RE up to!
Thanx for reading this and look forward to catching up with ya'all soon!
Cheers,
Tav!
www.gymskinz.com
The OFF SEASON
Category: Sports
So it's official – it's Fall. The leaves are falling, it's pitch black in the mornings and pitch black when you leave the office to head home. It's cold, it's windy, and that crap that keeps accumulating on your windows as you stare off into the distance is called RAIN – something that I haven't seen in ages, and I live in Vancouver for Gawd sakes. Swimming? Are you nuts?! Do you know how cold it is in there?! I'm not one for the polar bear swim training program so I'll stick to the hot-tub thank you very much. Biking? Where the hell IS my bike? I think I stuffed it back into the closet somewhere; cast away like some poor summer jacket that won't see the light of day until who knows when. The spokes on my ZIPPS are probably bent into oblivion now with junk piled up against them. And running? Better get used to the idea of putting in a LOT of mindless miles on the dreadmill, cuz the thought of running in constantly wet running shoes (even when rotating between 4 pairs of 'em) just doesn't seem appealing. Yup, it's the off-season - for ME at least.
Ok, so having said that - what the hell is the off-season anyway? When you're a triathlete, Ironman or beginner "sprint specialist" – is there even such a thing?. We aren't like hockey players where we get to hit the links and work on our putting skills, and I'm sure not lucky enough to be living in Phoenix or Miami where I can sit in the sun and sip fruity beverages with those little umbrellas. For many of us, I guess this is the time to work on all those things you couldn't work on when you were triaining 6 days a week and trying to pound out 5 hour rides and 20 mile runs – not *necessarily* in the same day. Some would argue it's time to work on core strength, flexibility, mental focus skills – all the things I haven't done a single bit of in the last 2 months since Ironman – and boy it sure feels FANTASTIC…. Well, in the "lazy-ass / where the hell did all of my fitness go" kind of way. Get on your bike trainer and work on that pedal stroke with those one-legged drills – you know you love em. I haven't ridden my bike more than once since Ironman, and that was only for about 35 minutes at the Peak Center's booth during the Royal Victoria Marathon's race expo while I was their guinea pig to demonstrate the Computrainer. Man my spin-scan sucked…I had so many flat-spots in my pedal stroke, It looked like I was cross-country skiing for crying out loud.
Speaking of the Peak Center, I made the mistake of getting my VO2 max and lactate threshold tests done last night – and not only did I suck the donkey, it made me realize just how much fitness you can lose when you sit on the couch and eat cream-puffs for 6 weeks. Don't try that at home folks, I am a seasoned professional at that. But seriously, when you don't use it, you definitely lose it so I trust all of you have some sort of "plan" to stay on track for an even better performance next year. Work on your flexibility while sitting in front of the TV. Get in the gym and do some core strength workouts – get re-acquainted with that dusty fitness ball that you have stuffed into the corner. If you're really brave, get in the pool and work on your swimming stroke. Get a lactate threshold / V02max test done to establish your baseline so you can train in your proper aerobic zone this winter and BUILD BUILD BUILD that aerobic base for next season. Speed sessions will come and you can "turn the hurt on" when you've got some races to do. No need to do that now unless you've got a race this winter – like the California marathon in December that we're doing. Am I in sub 3:30 shape right now? Probably not but I don't really care – I'm just going to have some fun. Hoz on the other hand is in sub 2:45 shape which is crazy… Comforting to know that he'll be done around 45 mins quicker than me. However I've heard that Slow is apparently the new Fast ;) So I'm all over that.
The off-season is a great time to recharge your batteries. Now that you aren't training 6 days a week (or maybe you still are you crazy nutbars living in California or other sunny parts of the world), you can catch up on all those things you couldn't do during the summer – like take a non-training holiday! I just got back from Chicago and it was one of the best weekends I've ever had – due completely to the efforts of Kathy whom I had the pleasure of hanging out with during the La Salle Bank / Chicago Marathon weekend. We checked out a Bulls game (they lost by 2 points), and then discovered that it is completely impossible to get a cab from the United Center after a sporting event- BIZARRE. We ended up going to some hole in the wall sports bar in the middle of butt-screw nowhere and waited over an hour and a half after calling the cab company – still no cab. The bartender felt sorry for us (actually, they had to go home as the place was closing) so he managed to get one of his workers drive us back into the downtown core… thank gawd. Somehow wandering around the skids of Chicago as a tourist is not a good idea.
Anyway, the marathon was great – I spent most of it running around chasing Kathy and trying to locate Larry – to no avail. However, besides running various bits of the course, managed to run with Kathy for the last 10km right up to the last turn where I peeled off and ended up running another 5km to circumnavigate all the barricades and police to get to the friends and family area. What a gong-show. And I thought Boston was nutty! In any case, so proud of Kathy for shaving about 20 minutes off her previous PB. Awesome – and she looked damn good doing it too ;)
If there's ONE thing you do before the end of the year, it is this – read Mitch Thrower's book – "The Attention Deficit Workplace – Winning Strategies for Success in Today's Fast Paced Business Environment". If you don't know who Mitch Thrower is, just think of the last time you registered for a race via Active.com. Yup, he's the founder of the "ticketmaster for participatory sports". Look him up on Google, you'll find that he's an amazing entrepreneur and 14 time ironman finisher (he also did Ironman Canada this year as well). I'll be down in LA in a couple weeks hanging with my pals Stella, Jen and Dara from the LA Tri Club at the club's year end bash, and I'm going to try and hook up with Mitch to bang some ideas around if he can spare his precious time. I've been emailing back and forth with him in the last couple days so I hope to connect with him at least on the phone while I'm down there – he's like the Bill Gates of multisports and definitely someone I'd like to learn from. Check out his myspace page on here, he's on my first page of friends using the ID of "Gatsby". Mitch, if you're reading this, I take no responsibility for any stalkers that may come your way and wish I could come to your Hallowe'en party ;)
So that's MY off-season so far. Lots of stuff happening with GymSkinZ so that's going to keep me buzzing along for the remainder of the year. Big plans coming down the pipe so I look forward to sharing it with you all when the time comes. Be sure to keep tuning into my podcast as I'll be updating it with the frivolity of our next couple races and trips (the Cali marathon and then Vegas – oh man, gonna be a gong-show for sure).
Hope everyone is enjoying their own version of their "off season" and feel free to drop me a note to let me know what YOU'RE up to!
Thanx for reading this and look forward to catching up with ya'all soon!
Cheers,
Tav!
www.gymskinz.com
Oh For Crying Out LOUD
Friday, October 13, 2006
Oh for CRYING OUT LOUD!
I JUST discovered that my podcast feed has been acting completely flaky as of late... To add insult to injury, my Ironman podcast episode from last month was only a PORTION of what I intended to post!
Anyway, I've re-uploaded the whole episode if any of you are so inclined to check out the FULL version of what I originally wanted to post.
My PodCast! & The Revised Ironman Episode:
You Don't Have To Win, You Just Have To TRI PodCast
Tons of stuff going on in the next couple months to finish off the year - Headin to Chicago for the marathon next week, then down to LA in November for the LA Triathlon Club's year end party, then Sacramento for the California marathon and then FINALLY blowing out the year in Vegas! Stay tuned!!!
cheers!
Tav.
Oh for CRYING OUT LOUD!
I JUST discovered that my podcast feed has been acting completely flaky as of late... To add insult to injury, my Ironman podcast episode from last month was only a PORTION of what I intended to post!
Anyway, I've re-uploaded the whole episode if any of you are so inclined to check out the FULL version of what I originally wanted to post.
My PodCast! & The Revised Ironman Episode:
You Don't Have To Win, You Just Have To TRI PodCast
Tons of stuff going on in the next couple months to finish off the year - Headin to Chicago for the marathon next week, then down to LA in November for the LA Triathlon Club's year end party, then Sacramento for the California marathon and then FINALLY blowing out the year in Vegas! Stay tuned!!!
cheers!
Tav.
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