What’s an awesome way to spend your Saturday? Why, getting your downward dog on with several hundred yogis, of course. Lululemon’s “The Big One” event happened on Saturday, inviting hundreds of yogis to roll out their mats on the lawns in front of the Parliament buildings to enjoy a special, hour-long practice led by instructors Mark and Yasmin. The Training Mobs crew drove out from Montreal to join in the fun, which happened to be rather well timed - the yoga finished and the rain started!

“We turned the bleachers at Park Lafontaine into an instrument of sweat and torture. Once we made sure that everyone was drenched in pure, salty joy, we headed to some benches that seemed to have been built especially for PK-X. Everyone picked up all the basic parkour vaults: Simple, Speed, Monkey, and some even nailed the Reverse Vault! We broke the Law that day: The Law of Gravity! Well done guys and hope to see you next weekend!”

Thanks for the post Pat!

“The Splash Bootcamp Fundraiser went down without a hitch, and we couldn’t have asked for better weather for working up a sweat! After a dynamic warm-up in Westmount Park, the team got to work. At first everybody went through the exercises together so they  knew what to expect, then we paired up and sent everybody to a station so we could start the circuit. The plan was fairly simple to accommodate first timers, but the vets were jumping on the upgrades that were available at each station, turning simple lunges into jump lunge and plank walks into push-up walks, everyone was up for the challenge!

“We raised over $350 at the bootcamp with donations still coming in, contributing to the $3500+ raised from other fundraising events. I want to give special thanks to Samanta Pena and her Splash Project team (who raised over $6000) last year for bringing myself and Joel into this project and giving us the opportunity to give back to those in need. Also I couldn’t of had a more enjoyable time working with the group that showed up, their enthusiasm made it such an enjoyable experience.”

Great bootcamp for a great cause Dylan - thanks for leading it!

“Sometimes slow and steady jogs just don’t cut it”. Sometimes we need to break into interval sprints to get the heart pumping. Sometimes those interval sprints need to be uphill and accompanied by lunges, burpees and pushups in order to get peoples’ muscles really working…

For all those going to do the Montreal Oasis marathon in September - “train hard, compete easy”.” 

Thanks for the post, Dave.

“Team warmups always get Mobsters feeling good. This time the group had to perform team squats, holding a deep squat position until everybody completed one rep. It’s not as easy as it sounds when there are 25 people at the mob and you have to all wait your turn before performing the squat! Once the dynamic warmup and stretch were complete, we had to complete 50 reps of six different exercises including lunges, reverse burpees, broad jumps and a bunch of other fun stuff. Oh, and just to make things interesting between each exercise we had to complete a hill sprint!”

Thanks for leading a great mob, Mike!

“Pat and Caro, the amazing owners of CrossFit St-Hubert, in collaboration with Jason, Andrew and Mike hosted a special CrossFit mob. After the warm-up, 5 teams of 5 had 20 minutes to do as many reps as possible of a 400 meter row, wall balls (max reps), kettlebell sumo squat to upright row (max reps) and sit-ups (max reps). This was an intense workout, but when it was over the mobsters took full advantage of watching the coaches suffer during their workout. Then we all refueled with an awesome BBQ!”

Thanks to: Jason, Andrew and Mike for setting up the mob; Caro and Pat for letting us use their studio; and Syl for the BBQ!

“The day after an awesome lower body endurance workout by David Mackey, Peter held his weekly primal workout at Jarry Park adding two giant 53 lbs kettlebells to the repertoire. With ropes, kettlebells and sandbags, we hit our upper bodies hard! After a dynamic warm-up and working on the kettlebell swing technique, the workout began with supersets of weighted push-ups and kettlebell rows. We then pulled 100 lbs on the rope using the arms and upper back with a double kettlebell clean and press in-between catching our breath (or not: depending on whether you train with a gas-mask!) Finally, we battled with the 50 foot rope and used renegade rows to finish off. Warriors, it’s time to rest and prep for the next session. By the way, this workout was scalable and everyone is welcome next time!”

Thanks for leading the workout, Pete!