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Congratulations Mark!

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:18:40 +1200

Forge athlete, Mark Bowstead, placing 3rd at Ironman 70.3 Boulder

Congratulations Mark!!!

Fri, 30 Jan 2015 15:07:41 +1300

Forge athlete, Mark Bowstead, placing 7th at Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Champs in Auckland.

Congratulations Simon!

Thu, 18 Dec 2014 13:44:00 +1300

Forge athlete, Simon Cochrane, placing 6th at Ironman Western Australia and a PB

8hrs 36min

Swim – 50min

Bike – 4hrs 37min

Run – 3hrs 3min

Congratulations Nik Charalampous

Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:54:00 +1300

Great win by Forge sponsored boxing athlete, Nik “The Greek” against Andy Robinson.

Next up NZ Light Heavyweight Title shot on 6th December 2014!

Congratulations Simon Cochrane! 3rd Pro!

Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:05:28 +1200

Forge athlete, Simon Cochrane, placing 3rd Pro at Challenge Pinticton! Total time 8:50

Congratulations Mark Bowstead!!

Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:37:00 +1200

Congratulations to Forge sponsored athlete - Mark Bowstead, who has earned himself a spot in the Hy-Vee World Championship!

Check out his latest results -

June 2014 - Placed 4th - TriRock Philly

May 2014 - Paced 25th - St George 70.3

April 2014 - Placed 5th - New Orleans 70.3

April 2014 - Placed 9th - St Anthony’s 5150 - US Pro Champs

Check out the blog for updates http://www.bowsteadbrothers.com/Marks_Blog/Marks_Blog.html

Great Result at Ironman Cairns!

Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:02:00 +1200

Congratulations to our athlete, Larisa Marsh, placing 7th Pro Women at Ironman Cairns! Very proud! All that hard work is paying off.

More impressive results from our athletes at Ironman NZ

Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:38:47 +1300

Congratulations to -

Simon Cochrane placing 10th pro. Time 9:05:15

Larisa Marsh placing 7th pro in her first ever pro race! Time 9:49:49

Check out Megan's latest Fitness Article

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:13:00 +1300

M2 Women Magazine April/May 2014 issue

TRAIN + PERFORM:

Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:51:00 +1300

Mount Taranaki Summit

Another great day of training to test out our fitness and strength performance. We climbed the 2518m elevation and loved every minute of it! Total time 4:15 hours. (2:45hrs climb, 1:30hrs descend)

Read more or contact us to plan and prepare for your summit climb.

REPEAT:

Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:55:00 +1300

TRAIN: Try these Isometric Exercises for the Core

Tue, 04 Feb 2014 08:57:00 +1300

Anti-Rotational Press

Description –

1. Set up cable to shoulder height with single handle attachment.

2. Quarter Squat stance, rotate hips and knees outwards by ‘spreading’ the floor with your feet, this will incorporate your gluteal muscles.

3. Inside hand closest to cable machine grasps the handle first. Outside hand overtop.

4. In finish position, hands should be in a straight line with sternum, elbows down.

5. Slow movement with no deviation from mid-line of body.

6. Perform x5 repetitions holding the outward position for 5 seconds.

Key points – Think abdominals, not arms

Reverse Back Extension

Description –

1. Lying prone so your pelvis is supported by the pad and your hips are just off the edge.

2. Activate glutes and hamstrings (keeping knees straight and feet together) to slowly extend the hips to a parallel position with the floor. Don’t go past this point.

3. There should be a straight line from the axilla (armpit), through the hip joint to the ankle.

4. Repeat x5 repetitions, hold for 5 seconds in the finish position.

Key points – It’s a great exercise for the entire posterior chain, including the lower back, with the main focus on glutes and hamstrings.

Impressive results from our athletes over the weekend

Mon, 20 Jan 2014 13:24:00 +1300

Auckland 70.3 - Congratulations Jo Lawn, placing 3rd Pro. Total time 4:24

Auckland 70.3 - Congratulations Mark Bowstead, placing 15th Pro. Total Time 3.54

Challenge Wanaka - Congratulations Larisa Marsh, placing 1st. Total Time 4:53.

Auckland 70.3 - Congratulations Gary Briggs-Canavan competing in his very first 70.3. Total Time 5:54

Wishing all our athletes the best of luck at Challenge Wanaka and Ironman 70.3 Auckland this weekend!

Wed, 15 Jan 2014 07:33:00 +1300

Congratulations Mark Bowstead

Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:09:00 +1300

Forge Sponsored Athlete, Mark Bowstead, takes out 2nd place at Tauranga Half Ironman 2014

Check out the race report here http://www.bowsteadbrothers.com/Marks_Blog/Marks_Blog.html

Welcome to Forge

Sat, 11 Jan 2014 15:24:51 +1300

We said farewell to G2 Personal Training in 2013, now operating as…

Support KidsCan

Fri, 29 Nov 2013 06:41:00 +1300

Come down to Queens Wharf on 4th December at 6:30pm and join us in the KidsCan Santa Run. It’s a 2-3km fun run to raise money for NZ kids living in poverty. Bring the whole family! KidsCan is our chosen charitable trust. Click to read more

Head to the Pinnacles and back

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:42:00 +1300

Hidden behind Thames, Coromandel, about 16km along Kauaeranga valley.

Pinnacles Track follows the old pack horse trails from the car-park, over the river and up the valley to the Pinnacles hut. A fit person can get to the hut in under 2 hours. If you aren’t in a hurry, 3½ to 4 hours is plenty of time.

Whilst not dangerous, it isn’t for the faint hearted. It’ll only take 30 minutes to get to the top, but you go up some steep rock faces, and several ladders before negotiating a large boulder, to get to the narrow ledge at the top.

From the top, you can see both sides of the Coromandel – Tairua / Pauanui on one side, The firth of Thames and Hauraki Plains on the other. The view is breathtaking.

Here are a couple of shot we took to show you -

Have you received our latest offer?

Thu, 17 Oct 2013 10:06:00 +1300

Contact us now to book in your x2 complimentary one-one-one or group exercise sessions with Megan Perry - Fitness Author and Managing Director of Forge.

megan@forne.net.nz

Offer expires 31st December 2013

Neanderthals pay attention!

Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:04:00 +1200

For all those desk hugging, rigor mortis setting, knuckle dragging, adrenal dying and marathon running Forge clients out there, this is the stretch for you.

This composite hip flexor, capsule and Sartorius stretch will not only help counteract the ugly and unyielding side of gravity, gaining you a competitive edge when standing in line for your decaf soy chai latte but it could also reduce the chance of stress related lower back, hip or knee pain.

Add this to your daily to do list right away and you’ll stop resembling a slightly more sophisticated version of our primate cousins!