We’re moving to downtown Winnipeg!

We are excited to announce that effective Sept 1st, we will be moving our personal training, small group training, conditioning camp sessions, posing classes, and client consultations to the Assiniboine Athletic Club (AAC) located at 401–83 Garry Street (right behind the historic Hotel Fort Garry).

AAC has 7,000 square feet of training space with the same type of equipment we currently use now as well as a full assortment of commercial strength training and cardio equipment, a swimming pool, an indoor track, and eight continuous flights of stairs (yup, you read that right!) Can you say fun??!!!.

AAC amenities also include a whirlpool, steam room, lockers, showers, towel service, and tanning beds, and they have agreed to offer all FREAK members discounted membership rates. Check it out!

Conditioning Camps will be held at AAC on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m., and Saturdays at 12:00 noon. Our first Conditioning Camp at AAC will be Tuesday, September 6, 2011.

We are thankful for your patronage, and we look forward to continuing to work with you to achieve your fitness, athletic, and competition goals at our new location!

Another Winning Performance for Team FREAK!

On Saturday, July 23, the CBBF Women’s Fitness, Figure & Bikini, and Elite Bodybuilding Championships were held in Saskatoon, SK. Team FREAK had four members compete in various disciplines and they did the FREAK family proud!

Sandy Avelar (see photo) – Bikini Master’s, 5’4” to 5’6” – 1st & Bikini Master’s 1st Overall, IFBB Pro card

Melanie Falvo – Figure, 5’4” to 5’5.5” – 7th

Nicole Jackson – Figure Master’s, up to 5’4” – 3rd

Shelly Paton – Fitness Short – 3rd

These results bring Team FREAK’s six–year running total of Top–3 Placings to 168!

Darren and Christina Mehling are Manitoba’s first and only Physique Coaches who have helped a client achieve IFBB Pro status (British Columbia’s Sandy Avelar). Also, Sandy Avelar is Canada’s FirstMaster’s Bikini IFBB Pro, so there were a lot of firsts in one weekend. This is just the beginning of bigger and better things to come for Team FREAK!

Another FREAKIN’ FIRST!

Super FREAK Lindsey Ingram competed in the sprint distance race at the St. Malo Multisport Weekend (June 25–26, 2011). This race includes a 750m swim, a 20km bike ride, and a 5km run. Lindsey placed first in her age goup (35–39) with a time of 1:22:13, and was happy with the time as she did not have a lot of prep time leading up to the race. Lindsey will be competing next month in Kelowna at the national championships with the goal of qualifying for the World Championship next year in New Zealand. Lindsey thanks Darren and FREAK Fitness for helping her be “Ready for Anything, Anytime!”

Leave Nothing in the Tank!

Thank you for my time at FREAK Fitness. Being trained and educated by you to train better and smarter, and dieting properly to achieve the desired results has brought me to where I am today at almost 42 yrs young! I feel better and more capable now than I did in my early twenties! It’s definitely because of my time as a FREAK! Being coached by you, and training with the rest of the FREAK family, has given me motivation and a greater sense of pride in my health and fitness ability today. Again, I thank you! I still maintain my dieting and continue training as though I hear you yelling and cheering me on to “Leave nothing in the tank! Go beyond 100%!! Be a FREAK!!!” Those words still motivate me! I included a few pictures (as proof) because I am proud of what I now have achieved at this point in my life! If I can do it, anyone can – if they chose to be, and train like a FREAK! I can take credit for my sweat and for completing the gruelling workouts at the gym. But merit must be given to you and the Team at FREAK Fitness for the guidance and proper training technique. Thank You Darren!! Arlo Wiebe Check rest of images in FREAKS page.