Welcome to the jungle !
ByFrom here
To here in just 8 months
D pound
I’d just like to thank you guys on behalf of Davy , Gary and myself on your support and hard work during the first 7 months or so. I really think we have found a amazing place for us to train and become fit and well.Also it will make a great place to hang out and meet people who like to train until they puke and mess up there pants !O yeah
Michael(le chein)
lets have a few comments on your feelings on leaving our old place , a mark of respect if you like!
Workout of the day:
Back squat
5 5 5
(last set should be 80%of you 3rm)
Met Con:
Complete as many rounds as possible in seven minutes of:
140/90 Deadlift, 7 reps
20 meter Sprint
14 One legged squats
21 Double-unders
20 meter Sprint
This one was takin form the 2010 crossfit games
16 Comments
July 28th, 2010 at 9:10 am
looks great Pricey, i’ll miss having all the furniture next door though, won’t be able to have a quick kip on one of the beds when I was supposed to be rowing…
July 28th, 2010 at 9:37 am
Fair play lads, great work.
Will there be a similar spot round the back for the odd yak?
July 28th, 2010 at 9:52 am
Cant wait to see the new place, it looks great fellas. I wont miss the sweat box upstairs during the winter!
July 28th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Just completed first WOD in the new gym… Its the real deal. Well done lads, and best of luck with it.
As regards the move from location sandyford to blackrock…. I think the french saying “Le Roi est mort. Vive le Roi!” sums it up well…..
“the king is dead… long live the King!”
July 28th, 2010 at 10:44 am
New place looks absolutely slick!
I wasn’t in the old one for long but it was a good introduction, Da Jungle is Serious though!
July 28th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Fair play Dog, the new place is perfect. So much potential to do stuff in there. Just did my first workout there this morning and loving it. Might become my second home.
Lots of memories left behind. I wont miss running uphill to the ‘to let’ sign!!! On to bigger and better things!!!
Drew
July 28th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Emotional Michael …..but won’t miss the groce smell off that take away place when we running past…nauseaus!
July 28th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
Well done Pricey. place looks fooking class!! might pop down and say hello and do another fight gone bad!!! Keep it up bro.. living the dream!!!!
July 28th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
In the words of the the Big Dog himself ….” BOOM! “
July 29th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Pricey – The place looks awesome. Kicks the arse off Fitzwilliam Square! Sign me up.
Claffo
July 29th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Brilliant lads fair play!
I don’t miss the fear of the roof caving in on my head when Dougie is doing pullups beside me!
Did “Fran” today in Crossfit central London and feeling the pain now…..thought this stuff gets easier?!!
July 30th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Thanks for all the well wishes guys and for getting us to where we are now.
We are all delighted with the new place. A bit more work to be done to get it to where we want but its all happening as we speak.
This sh1t is about to freaky!!!
ps. Im putting together a number of playlists so if any of you have any suggestions or CD’s/Playlists which you think would work well please bring them in with you and ill take a copy of them. Thanks!
July 30th, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Great work lads!!!
Can wait to check it out when I’m home next!!
Keep it up and get some video’s up!!
Pete
August 1st, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Thanks pete and everyone else , its been a long owl process getting here but well worth now that we have some like this to coach and train our clients.Give me a shout some time this week mate want to chat with eh.
August 3rd, 2010 at 2:42 pm
On crutches for a week or two, looking forward to getting back to it. Place is cracking, well done lads.
Have we decided on a name for the place yet?
August 3rd, 2010 at 5:26 pm
What happened the peg byrno ?
so far looking like “D POUND”