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"The sense of achievement in finishing by far overwhelmed the previous 31 minutes of pain"

Alex Woods 3rd in the Men's Open

Coming soon .....

Keep posted for details of The Dale Destroyer.

Stuart Leng's race report can be seen here

The latest pictures of the Indoor Ironman 2008 can be seen at

www.sportme.org.

Availiable images  (max 2) can be sent to full members of worldgymchallenge.com on request.

The first of the race reports on yesterdays Indoor Ironman is able to view here.

The report is not so much a reflection on yesterday's event - more will follow, but a look at the industries and WGC's view towards X Training and it's future.

                                                          Chris Lord "Lordy"                                      Sarah Deed

The final times for the Indoor Ironman/Ironwoman can be seen here

Due to a change in the course and the level of the bike being set to 15 the new course records stand at:

Male : Chris Lord                  28:26

Female : Sarah Deed            34:38

Well done to both of these outstanding gymathletes who have set the bench mark time in having the fastest times on the planet for this course!

Details of the Indoor Ironman/Ironwoman will be up as soon as possible

The tables for last years Indoor Ironman can be seen here

If you wish to be included in this years tables you need to be either :

• A new member using the three months free trial membership.
• Part of a subscribing gym.
• A full member and part of the Cyber Gym.

These results show the rest of the world just how good you guys are - please support Worldgymchallenge.com in promoting X Training.

The course record stands at

Male:     26:35 min's by Hywel Davies

Female: 32:40 min's by Kirsty Read

The final Race Line Up can be seen here

Good luck to all those inspiring gymathletes who take part in this very unique gym challenge - you are inspiration to those that can only marvel at the times you achieve. WGC is proud to represent you.

This may be interest to some of you.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121392004594090355.html?mod=yhoofront

X Trainer of the Year ? You decide !

The first nomination by Xtrainers for X Trainer of the Year has been accepted. Amber Anderson who trains out of David Lloyd in Basildon has been regularly competing at Open level since she started the sport three years ago. Amber was encouraged into the sport by her husband Nelson and close friends Nik Kandola and Jason King some of the fittest gymathletes in the UK right now. Amber trains as hard a she can when in her local gym with close friend Mikki Skinglsy - but to get the real expert advice travels to Calso Gym in Bromley and is trained by last years female Grand Prix winner Becky Nicholas,as David Lloyd Basildon, seem to lack knowledge and commitment in the very specialised field of X Training.

WGC agrees whole heartedly with this nomination and says to all the X Trainers who train at David Lloyd, Basildon, you are an inspiration to the sport and with people like Amber who represent the true spirit of X Training the sport will definitely progress on to greater things.

Amber Anderson - Nominee for X Trainer of the Year

Indoor Ironman /Woman 2008

The race line up for the toughest, hardest and most gruelling gym challenge in the world is here.

Click here to see the real Gym Gladiators

If you do not agree that this is the hardest gym challenge in the world please contact

info@worldgymchallenge.com

with a verified time of one second faster then the course record.

Click here to see last year's results

X Trainer Of The Year Award 2008

Check out who is on the shortlist for X Trainer of the year .

If you would like to nominate someone , please contact

info@worldgymchallenge.com

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 Do you want to see this sport grow?

This sport belongs to the people who do it - have your say !

Click here to voice your opinion on any matter about the worldgymchallenge or gymxtc

Just register on the Blog Page and have your say !

The limited edition personalised Indoor Ironman/woman Stash Tee shirt and vest can now be ordered . This is a unique oppurtunity to remember the toughest X Training event of the season.

Click on the following link to order you Stash Tee Shirt or Vest for the Indoor Ironman here

Good luck to all of those X Trainers who are taking part this year.

The countdown is on to enter the toughest X Training Challenge of the year

UK's Indoor Ironman 2008

June 10th is the last and final date for applications to be considered.

Have you got what it takes?

Who inspires me? Who is one of the UK's most accomplished athletes? Who is the most dedicated athlete in the UK today?

Worldgymchallenge would like to see Paddy Doyle be nominated for Sports Personality of the Year and if you want to know why ? The simple answer is World Record Endurance attempt 168!

Paddy's new record was set in Birmingham on 13th May 2008 more

No other country in the world has such an accomplished athlete as Paddy Doyle and WGC says to Paddy "Well done, you are an inspiration to those around you, who know what pain and suffering you endure for each record you set and UK should be proud of every single record you have achieved"

The closing date for the Indoor Ironman/Ironwoman is the 10th June.

Last years event was a complete sell out - Please make sure your entry is received by the 10th June to enable you to compete against the the fittest gymathletes in the UK right now.

Click here for an entry form and post it without delay - remember the closing date for this event is the 10th June

Who is the fittest Gymathlete in the UK right now? That waits to be seen in the X Training Database.

Who is the fittest in the Vet category ? Well WGC reckons its got a pretty good idea and two names spring to mind Gary Nicholls and Steve Watts.

WGC caught up with Gary Nicholls (left) read more

                                                  Steve Watts                                                      

What's the Men's Fitness Challenge like ?

Men's Fitness Challenge read more

I got in last night and decided to try the Men's Fitness Challenge.

Created it in Create your own Challenge (Blue Column)

Here are the results

Will try and improve on this ! Report to follow ...

Congratulations to Andy Lett (X Trainer of the Year 2007) and Catherine Garner for outstanding performances at Scotland's Superfit.

But most of all huge thanks to John Maisiano of Inverclyde Leisure for again putting on a fantastic day for it's members and those X Trainers who travelled to this event.

To everybody who competed - worldgymchallenge.com says a mighty well done and welcomes Scotland into the realms of   X Training.

Worldgymchallenge welcomes Men's Fitness "Fit Brit Challenge" into the frame of X Training Challenges.

For those that want to take a look at this challenge click here

For those that know about X Training and the fittest gymathletes in the UK right now click here to see last years times for the Indoor Ironman.

And for those that may be thinking about contining these sort of challenges after Mens Fitness Challenge has ended this year - take a look at some of the best gymathletes in the UK right now. Could you challenge them at X Training?

Hywel Davies - Undefeated X Training Champion

Farouk Vawda (left) and Mike Jones have arranged Time Trials for Gymxtc at Gorton - Fitness First - Manchester

The date for this is the 31st of Aug.

Manchester is the heart of X Training with some fasntastic clubs that represent this sport - Rochdale and Gorton.

The entry fee is £15.00 and this will also enable athletes to get onto the National Database with a verified time using Life Fitness Bike and Treadmill and one years membership to WGC.

Good luck to all who take part.

Fitness Xtreme 2008

Judging by the smiles of some of the competitors in this years Fitness Xtreme the event was a huge success.

Have a read of what the organiser Mark Drury had to say about this event - I'm sure you will all agree with him when he say's it was a inspiring day.

Mark Drury's report  more>

The words Inspire, Motivate and Achieve are used quite a lot on this website for good reason - they are as relevant to the client as they are the Personal Trainer.

Lloyd Millichap form Fitness First in Camberley Surrey gives an insight into why he and some of his clients choose to X Train.

Has it something to do with being focused in the gym? - well read on and let Lloyd tell you

Click here to see Lloyds views on Fitness X Treme

The date time and venue has been set

28th June - Fitness First Gorton Manchester - 9am till late afternoon

The download to enter is here

Have you got what it takes?

Those that train hard - X Train.

Those that dream about training hard need not apply!

The recent new series of Gladiators would have you believe that they are the Ultimate in Gym Fitness ? Well we got news for Gladiators - WGC is the ultimate test!

The new breed of X Trainer is emerging and its all a matter of time before this sport and the athletes that take part in it get the recognition they deserve. Why ? because it' s normal people that compete - regular 9 to 5 - and they do it for passion.

The new Breed of X Trainer ....

Why do you find X-Training so exciting?

"It's exciting because one competitor's weakness is another one's strength, and vice versa. That can make races pretty exciting to watch. I also think it's great for encouraging people to be generally fit" ...

Catherine Garner Fitness Extreme 2008 Women's Open Runner Up

Click here to read more about Catherine

Introducing new future champions and increasing awareness of X Training has always been worldgymchallenge main aim.

Members of gyms are the most important people in gyms and here some of them get a taste of what X Training can do for their motivation.

It takes a manager such as Terry Moore also to see the benefits for his members to being a member of worldgymchallenge.com - what a great first event! And thankyou to everyone who took part.

Pictures can be found on www.sportme.org.

Due to the Bank Holiday - the May Time Trial has been cancelled, that means there are now officially two time trials left to qualify for the finals.

If your gym has the the Life Fitness 95 ci Bike - Life Fitness running machine and Concept 2 rower - you are more then welcome to hold time trials at your gym.

contact info@worldgymchallenge.com

More pictures of Fitness Extreme 2008 at www.sportme.org

The first unverified time of the Run Bike Row Challenge for a Premier Athlete is 21:35 (Including transition)

Was performed by Jason King of David Lloyd Basildon.

Well done Jason - Fantastic Time and the Bench Mark for all top X Trainers to chase!

Why is this man on the left so important to X Training ?

Members of Fitness First luton know!

And find out a brief insight to the people who train and stay motivated throughout the year.

Click here to see the  report

The Worldgymchallenge.com

Run 2km - Bike 5 km - Row 2 km Challenge.

What time could you do ?

To encourage X Training to start at Gym's - Worldgymchallenge.com is breaking the challenge into phases. The first phase is to introduce Mini Indoor Triathlons within the Gym, where by certain sections of the challenge are introduced to members as a race format.

The first gym to take part in this is The Rochester Health Club, Europe's biggest Independent Gym and now X Training Premier Health Club in the UK

On the 12th and 15th May 2 Challenge Days will be on offer to the the members to introduce to them to X Training.

The ball had to start rolling so including transition times - here is the first result of the day - Mine!

If there is a X Trainer out there that would like to submit one of their incredible times, it would be good for the Rochester Health Club to see what you guys can do (use Life Fitness Only) Just enter it in your Enter your timings page and contact info@worldgymchallenge.com

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Sarah Deed - winner of Fitness Extreme 2008 Open Women's event gives a brief interview on X Training.

Click here to read it

The above picture shows the Calso Press Up being introduced to X Training at Fitness Extreme 2008. With body being in correct alignment throughout the movement, the arms locking out at 90 degrees and the chin touching the padded bar, judges were able to count each rep fairly and full range of movement was conducted by each individual.

For the sport to progress and new initiatives to take sport in the right direction - developments such as The Calso Press Up are crucial to making the sport unique and making our case to Sport England stronger for recognition.

It was remarked recently by another organiser that Press Ups in competitions are notoriously hard to judge (whilst the dark age springs to mind). Worldgymchallenge welcomes new initiatives and innovation in this sport to see it develop and looks for solutions to problems rather stagnating in the past.

Developed by Gary Nicholas last year, from Calso Gym in Bromley Kent - The Calso Press Up is in Worldgymchallenge opinion a step in the right direction for advancement. But would like to hear the view of the competitor who took part.

Can you do you your part ?

The Poll on the Blog Page (left blue column) would like to hear from anybody who took part in this event. Just click on the circle you think best describes the introduction of The Calso Press Up.

Whilst you are on the Blog Page - why not join ? It's free and all you have to do is log in on that page with a current email address and make comments - especially feed back on Fitness Extreme.

If you are having problems with logging on just contact info@worldgymchallenge.com

More pictures at www. Sportme.org - Please add comments to the page and join this excellent web site to spread the of X Training word

Please contact info@worldgymchallenge.com if you cannot see your split times on line.

Worldgymchallenge recognises that the most important people to this site are the members - but the most important people to the growth of X Training as a sport are Personal Trainers.

Read here to find out about how one Personal Trainer is adapting to X Training and the benefits it has to his club, his clients and himself.

Click here to read the race report on Fitness Extreme 2008

The most important people at the gym are the members. The most important people of the the worldgymchallenge website are the members.

It's not about sales anymore - its about getting people fitter - about training - about enjoying the gym you are at - about being part of a community where male and female train together - Its about enjoying the challenge of getting fitter and being motivated.

Members want to get fitter - they love to be challenged and they love to train.

A message to all gyms out there. A gym challenge is available to any of your members through the worldgymchallenge.com database and if any of your members are fitter then those who take part in X Training Gym Challenges then please get in contact at info@worldgymchallenge.com because this is the only sport for members of gyms to say I am a member of a gym and I train hard and am motivated. If I am wrong then you are welcome to contact worldgymchallenge.

Take pride in your members, they represented your gym at Fitness Extreme 2008 and they are the Elite of the Gym Industry.

Click here to see who challenged themselves to the max and the final time they achieved.

Click here to see the splits of the day - including individual read out's and fastest of each discipline of the day

(scroll down the page and click on to each category)

Fastest time of the Day - Jason King - David Lloyd Basildon

Well done Jason King - for setting a new course record.

The first timed race of the season began and boy were there some awesome races or what !

Fitness Extreme 2008

Photo's reports and split times will all be on the website during the course of this week. If you wish to see your time displayed in the Events/Results section of this site - you either have to be a full member - or on the the three month free subscribtion.

Contact info@worldgymchallenge.com - if you cannot see your splits

The Elite Team Time Trial - Fitness First Rochdale

Rochdale Fitness First - The Club where X Training is making a real name for itself has made another bench mark in the sport.

Organised by Aidy Cartwright and verified by him - the UK's first Elite On line Male Only Team Time Trial took place. X Trainer of the year Andy Lett and rising X Trainer Jamie Fraser were the first to submit a time. Find out details here

I suggest any club that thinks it can compete against this time get some serious training in ..

... It was an awesome time.

Good luck to everybody taking part in Fitness Extreme tomorrow.

Don't forget if you wish to see your times published On Line - sign up for your 3 months free membership

(new members only)

Sign Up here   

Zoe Bevan of the' Steven Spielberg Academy of X Training Film Making' will be at Luton to record anybody who wishes to se their efforts recorded on the day. The cost of this will be £12.00 per dvd .

The dvd will availiable within roughly two weeks of the event.

An example of Zoe's work can be seen here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eip1zLpiEPw

The next time you are in a gym pick up a set of 10 kg dumb bells. Then do one hundred step ups - It's pretty tiring.

Now imagine if you will, not putting down those dumbbells for nearly ten hours , and going on to do another 2500 step ups and then walking the entire length of the London Marathon with your dumbbells in each hand - not being able to put them down or rest your arms.

It's almost too impossible to think about let alone actually achieve - but wait ...... could this be done?

Find out who did this, why they did it and what makes one man decide to challenge his body, his mind, his physical and mental fitness to the absolute limit. It is one of the most incredible tales of the London Marathon's history.

What makes a man do the things he sets himself out to do? Click here to find out

Are you taking part in Fitness Extreme?

Your timings will be published on the website only if you are a full subscribing member to WGC.

Does your gym take pride in you? You are the gym Elite .

Nelson Anderson and Jason King from David Lloyd Basildon

X - Trainers - You spend so much time in the gym - isn't it time gyms recognised you for your incredible fitness?

New changes to the site will be phased in over the coming months. ..

The first is visual to the site - all the challenge times are now on view in the database on the member's section

It's quite simple now - is your club running the challenge ? And if they are - are you getting the results? Those gyms with the fittest members on this challenge will have their names and the clubs and on the database - for instance Fitness First Rochdale currently have the fastest times as a club. Who can beat them?

When you register on the site, search for your club in the edit profile section. Then ask the club to to do the challenge. Then let's see which club has the fittest members - and guess what else? Those members can then if they wish compete in Gymxtc and represent their club against the fittest gym members in the UK right now.

And something else? But lets not give away too many secrets - get your gym to contact info@worldgymchallenge.com to find out more changes and just how this site can benefit your club.

It's quite simple ... This site will be free to members of gyms and the gym will offered access to the database for an annual payment of £199.00 plus VAT and in the process the growth of X Training will emerge as the only totally based gym sport.

This database is the gyms way of saying thank you to their members, and says we recognise your incredible fitness levels and we take pride that you belong to our gym.

X TRAINING IS THE NEW SPORT OF GYMS and  soon we will have the members and participation for the sport to be recognised by Sport England.

Pictures of last week's time trials are available to view here

If you wish to purchase pictures by another means of £7.50 each per Jpeg - please contact Rick Mason .

 GOOD LUCK GARY NICHOLAS AND JOHN CURRELL ON YOUR INCREDIBLE FEATS OF ENDURANCE , STRENGTH AND STAMINA TODAY.

Good luck to Gary.

On Sunday - Gary Nicholas and John Currell from Calso Gym, Bromley Kent will be attempting the near impossible for the charity ' Whizz- Kidz'. Gary will be going around the course (26 miles) carrying 10kg d/b in each hand and performing 100 step ups at each mile. This incredible feat will be attempted for the first and probably last time by anybody!

Please support Gary by donating to this very worthwhile cause and support two of the best X Trainers in the country.

Stash Offer - Fitness Extreme 2008

For purchase details - buy on line at www.stashmeup.com E shop - scroll down to worldgymchallenge

(Paul Morton is an example name)

Currently the fastest man on the planet of the worldgymchallenge is ...

'Lordy' Chris Lord.

Read here to find out a bit more about Lordy!

Read Steve Oxlades views on X Training.

A chance to listen to the people who do the sport and what their thoughts are. If the sport is to move on then the most important people who do the sport need to have a voice and input.

Click here to read Steve's views

Coming shortly .... he's the guy every one is talking about - Chris Lord - Lordy's profile - don't miss it.

Chris Lord

Stash Limited Edition 'Fitness Extreme T Shirt and Vest combination is aviailable here to view .

Please contact info@worldgymchallenge.com if you would like to place an order.

Click here to view the T Shirt

Click here to view the Vest

These are limited one off offers for a limited time period only - please place your order quickly to avoid disappointment.

I believe these to be the best T Shirts and vests ever seen at a X Training event - you guys are the gym elite - nobody else will tolerate the pain - wear your vest or T shirt with pride, knowing that you competed in one of the hardest gym challenges in the world today.

Fitness Extreme 26th May 2006

On Sunday the 6th April ar ROKO Gym in Gillingham Kent.

After a snow bound journey of over four hours from Devon - determined to perform to the max.X Trainer and Royal Marine ' Lordy' broke Andy Lett's long standing record of 13 : 48 by ten seconds.

A well deserved applause followed Lordy's attempt because everybody had witnessed something very special.

Well to done to Lordy and all those that turned up today - each and everyone determined , focused and motivated to perform in the only gym based sport - X Training.

New World Record - Lordy - from the Royal Marines 13: 38

  Check out the current Leader Board here

Gymxtc Time Trials - Fitness Extreme - Superfit - Indoor Ironman - The Dale Destroyer -  Gymxtc Finals - The Gorton Grueller - Best of the Best and the finale of the Season, The Hampshire.

There are Gym Instructors, Personal Trainers and members from Gyms just waiting to take part in these events and to be part of something special all you have to do is sign up and enter  on the Events Calendar page ... It's that easy !

If you are a gym - access to our free database so you record times on line to your members for any of our challenges.

If you are a Personal Trainer - See you Clients compete and get placing's in these challenges - that's real results!

If you are a member of a gym - A sense of achievement - Focus - Motivation and being part of something.

If you are a gym! A sense of pride in your members who compete in these challenges.

Worldgymchallenge.com takes pride in its members achievements - does your gym take pride in you ?

LEAD BY EXAMPLE - Personal Trainers are discovering the benefits of X Training.

LLOYD MILLICHAP AND HIS CLIENTS THAT CHOOSE TO X TRAIN - GET RESULTS THEY CAN MEASURE.

Have you ever taken part in a X Training event? Let's remember it's a Gym Challenge and what's the most important ingredient - The Personal Trainer - why ? Because if the Personal Trainer is keeping his clients motivated and happy, then the management are happy because they hold on to their members - its a great retention tool.

But does it stop there?

No ..... The fun is just beginning. Represent your Gym and take your clients the length of the country and compete in X Training Challenges in other gyms and the best way to do this is by being part of the

2008 X Training Challenge Grand Prix

(Entries have to be in by the 21st April)

Click here for Entry Forms

See if you can compete against others in this great sport for example enter the words X Training in YOU TUBE and check out the Hampshire X Training event or the Camberley Fitness First X Training Challenge.And find out why Lloyd Millichap and his Clients are some of the most motivated people who train at Gyms.

Click on the following link to see some of the action at Hampshire X Training Challenge 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCTtQ_zVYAE

World Gym Challenge. com - 'ROKKO' - Announcement and apology

March 22, 2008

As printed on the Blog Page

In this months edition of Work Out Magazine it has been announced that Sean Blyth is the owner of ROKKO in Gillingham. This is an obvious mistake and one that worldgymchallenge.com wants to set straight.

Sean Blyth is the Managing Director of worldgymchallenge.com and does not own ROKKO. He is a member of ROKO gym in Gillingham where he runs time trials for Gymxtc 2008, using the studio facility.

My apologies to ROKO for any embarassment caused on this misunderstanding.

Sean Blyth

The Blog Page

Over the coming months the Blog Page is going to be publicised a lot more on this site. Why? Because this sport needs your input. And if people are not talking about X Training they will not be doing it!

The Blog Page is there for you to put your constructive views and opinions out there - let the sport grow by word of mouth how good it it is - how beneficial it can be to your training and just what benefits your club will get when they start X Training there.

The latest News Item is on there now - It regards David Lloyd in Basildon and your views are needed to respond to this.

Those clubs that are passionate about Fitness know the benefits of X Training - but then again they need to take pride in those that are exceptional in the sport - Is that you ? Does your Club take pride in the events you enter? Do they support X Training - Are the Personal Trainers there capable of submitting a sub 20 min time to become verifiers?

Lots of questions - needs lot of answers

This is not lets slag off my gym (It will not be published) It's let's wake up the gym to the benefits of X Training and your views are needed.

You the X Trainer represent the growth of this sport.

Worldgymchallenge.com represents your voice - Please use the Blog Page to tell people who may need that added focus to train the benefits of X Training.

You will need to register separately on to the Blog Page (Your current WGC.com password will not work)

Our Sport - Your Voice - The Blog Page

The Blog Page is after your voice! It is your sport and needs your input - keep updated on this page for regular topics that need discussing so that the the sport can move in the right direction - Worldgymchallenge.com is listening to you the people who take part in this sport.

To make a comment you will need to Re - register . The Blog Page runs separately to to the password you have been given for Worldgymchallenge.com

Also take part in the On Line Poll Votes