After the BLAST

WOW!!!

Thank you ALL of you for SMASHING 3 days :)

Straight from London and Ana Forrest with the SUNSHINE KAKAN :)

Grrrrrr!

Landed 3am in my bed Thursday night - woke up 6am ready for the NIKE weekend to HIT!

How can I sum it up into words?!
Not sure if I can but I do have the THEME word for the Weekend - HAPPINESS!




I Make Myself HAPPY seemed to be on every bodies lips - and I just LOVE it!

So many people, crowded classes, HARD kick ass classes - and still people were smiling, helping each other out instead of bitching or complaining!

I am truly IMPRESSED! You all inspire me!

FRIDAY
An evening of Smooth MOJO FLOW at METROPOLIS! I like that studio so so much! If I lived in Sthlm that's where I'd be training. Great functional gym and sweet studio overlooking the city!




SATURDAY
Cowabunga!
Started with the MULTINTENSO class - supporting David on stage, wow I love YOGA, and I love it the MultiIntenso way!

Pic - Cecilia Duberg

Got my LUNGS all warmed up after that in D'Silvas Garuda class before I had to run and change for my own - YOGA TRANCE DANCE!

I admit that I kept thinking - Why the f... did I agree on doing this class on the BIG stage. It's quiet a different class and I wasn't sure that the participants would be up for it...

Pic - Träningsglädje :)

Was I wrong or what?!
NEVER underestimate your fellow human beings! People opened their hearts, bodies and minds! I am forever grateful, thank you!
And thank you Miss PRANA Cecilia G for the play on stage with me :)

After the Yoga Trance Dance I was first filled with energy and kept going with Cecilas Organic Bodywork class. She left us in a sweet sweet relaxation - something I really needed and never really snapt out of for the rest of that evening!

The combo of the anxiety over my own class, would it work?! Are people willing?! Am I a crazy person?! and the lack of sleep rushed over my like a 4 year old... Me and A took a cab back to the hotel where I ate a whole chicken and then feel asleep.
Recharged for the Presenters DINNER in Gamla Stan :) MUMS

SUNDAY
Woke up feeling excited and nervous (again hahaha that's new for me :) preparing for my NIKE FREE! Nrevous becuase I knew it would kick my ASS...

And it did!
It turns out it kicked my ASS wearing TROSOR (I thought they were tiny shorts?!)

MAN - people have got a lot of energy in them! The NIKE FREE class was a POWERsession and today I feel it more than ever :)
Knowing if I rest I will feel it more I went straight to Davids Yoga class where I could rest my ass and hold my arms up in the air for 11min instead :) Hahaha the yin and yang of life!

Some shaking with MO to PETTER on the big stage before it was time to hit the stage one last time - BALLISTIC Style! A feminine, fun, organic BALL class to wrap up the weekend!
5min to get my stuff, run to the bus and cathc the train - Jihaaa Ballistic it is ;)

Train home after some sweet thai food and LOVE next to me :)

Pic - Magnus G

MONDAY
I had a session with my PT - can you believe it?! I hardly could!!! But it went better than I thought!
After that i landed in my sofa and stayed there :)

Today is back in business with my clients!
Well not totally back into the routines - I think someone is planning to surprise me tonight... hihihihhihihih

I LOVE U guys! Truly!
Thank you for the war words, the warm smiles, the happy bodies this weekend! I am grateful!

SHOUT OUT AND LOVE BOMBS TO:

THE NIKE TEAM
The NIKE Crew working
The Participants
The PowerWomen in the House (u know who you are)
The International Presenters
My partner in Crime - MO
My LOVE - A
The Boss, The Blonde, The Babe - LINA!!!!

Now OSLO - R u ready?!

LOVE Jo

Nike DT runners CPH SATS

What GREAT energy in Denmark!


I started out teaching in Swedish but it turned out that i talked to fast and unclear so after a while I had to switch to English. Isn't that funny, I mean when I'm in Norway I never understand what they say but they seem to understand me so I thought it was the same here....




I love teaching workshops like this - I get to learn so much from my participants!






And the energy was SYKED!!!! A lot thanks to the MASSIVE music, remixed by GURRE my yogi DJ love!

We finished in time but somehow I ended up rushing to catch my train back home.
Getting into the taxi, I llike in a movie shouts drive FAST to the train station. The to CALM driver asks where I am going, (Me thinking: What stupid question is that... just drive!!!!!) Ohh.. Gothenburg.
He says: It's better to go to the airport.
Me: What?! NO!!!!!!!!
He: Yes - it is better!
Me: (argghhhh stupid.....€"%#%&%") I have a train ticket not a flight ticket -stupid!!!
He: It's faster
Me: I don't care - I have to take the train
He: But it is faster to take the train from the airport - that station is closer + the train arrives there later!
Me: Oh - well just drive...


Hahahaahaha

So I chilled at the airport before taking the train back to GBG :)

What if we slowed down and tried to see the other people and THEIR perspective a little more often....

LOVE Jo

- Jo flowing om The IPhone :)

Up and rollin'

MO:

THANK YOU every single one of you, who came to our open house to mingle, chat and plan for future classes at MyrbergBjörn!!!

Photograph: Linda Jonsson

...and wow, thank you for bearing gifts, such as flowers, candles, chocolate, home made müseli, and other sweetness!

We should be doing this more often. ;)

Our waiting area outside the studio

Photograph: Linda Jonsson

The changing room

Gorgeous photographs shot by Alana.

The cash registrar wouldn´t fit, because of all the wonderful gifts.

An improptu Glögg-table with MORE gorgeous flowers in the studio.

Romania

MO:

...the two most gorgeous girls were these hotties!!! Åsa & Beckis from Gotham City gracing a huge wall in the spinning studio (!) with their beauty!

More history...

The Legend: Tonkins Anderson.

Richmond & Dimitri

Parts of the crew with Julio & Salvatore

Veronica - gorgeous girl, gorgeous personality.

PER "Have you heard THIS song?!"Markussen, dear friend and NIKE colleague

Travel companion, longstanding friend and fab PT, Matthew Griffiths and Andrea.

Romanian food - yum!

More Romanian food!

WHEN will we see this at a Swedish Convention??? A fresh juice bar!!!

- Blinged from my iPhone

Starting to come together

MO:

On December 6 we´ll be opening on Engelbrektsgatan 34C...

The good, the bad and the crazy

MO:

What a DAY!

It´s been good (work) and bad (traffic jams and SLOW moving traffic all over) and crazy (not enough hours in a day) - all at the same time.

Is it just me, or does everyone seem to have a super-busy time right now?

I LOVE my PT-clients! They are such fab, hardworking people. I can´t wait to welcome them at MyrbergBjörn instead of having them driving all over the city.

It´s starting to come together. The planning of the studio that is.

Next week we´re off to the printers to make invitations, schedules, price lists + the December schedule and stuff.

You´ll be able to come and play 6-23 December for 595SEK ONLY

(or 100SEK/class).

The full December Schedule will soon be revealed.

We want you to check us out in full force before you make the decision to join us come January 2011... :)

Mark Sunday 12 December in your calendars now,

there´ll be an Open house 12.00-16.00 with GLÖGG and PEPPARKAKOR for anyone who wants to stop by, say hello and have a look around.

I'm with TRAINING STUDIO!

MO:
Oh.My.Freakin´.GOD: I´m with TRAINING STUDIO!

YOGA/PT/FUNCTIONAL TRAINING

OPENING ON DECEMBER 1

ENGELBREKTSGATAN 34 C, BY THE AVENUE

MORE INFO TO COME

The theme of the Day

Welcome!

1 floor up on Engelbrektsgatan 34 C

It´s all her "fault".

C.M.

More information to come...

Kill me slowly

MO:
Sometimes I wonder if I´m sane.
Like this morning, I woke Robin up at 8am to be at the gym at 8.45 for a true "GRISpass"...
Thank you again, Björn, for bringing all your gear and pushing us through a fantastic, awfully WONDERFUL, bloody, damn HARD circuit session!

My body will certainly feel it for the next 48h and I´ll treasure every moment of it...so totally NOT sane...

JO showing the ropes

FULL focus

SuperSTRONG Stina (wo)man - handling a Bulgarian

SNYGGE-Marie and a sandbag

Björn snatching that Bulgarian

Christine - not only flexible, but also POWERFUL

GO JOOOOOO!
(She´s so hot!)

For the last round I gave the heavy sandbag a try. And yes. It was heavy.

Thanks also to Tobbe & Meher for joining, and Martin B for the photos.

What friends are for...

MO:
WHAT a start of the DAY!

After having weird difficulties falling asleep last night, I got up at 1am to evaluate yoga DVDs until 3.15am...Finally fell asleep around 4am....

The alarm went off at 7.00 and believe it or not, I managed to have a SMASHING beginning of the day, much thanks to superstar JO!

30 minutes of: Squats - deadlifts - rows - and overhead squats, followed by heavier squats and deadlifts.

1h of yoga,

and THEN a hilariously hard session consisting of Bulgarian Bags/Rope and bungy-running.

Big heads up to Björn Gebenius from FORM Visby, who brought ALL his play things the whole way from Gotland! Now, that´s what I call dedication!

Looking forward to sweat it out for real this Friday with Björn, Christine and JoJo.

Friends are for support, training, sweating, shopping, planning,

brainstorming, drinking coffee, giggling, gossiping

and of course: hugging!

(amongst other things)

Met up with another tiger for coffee straight after the workout.

Now more tidying and Gosh, emptying the last wardrobes for shoes, handbags and clothes going on SALE on Saturday...

Enjoy the day, darlings!

Pssst...It´s a secret...

MO:

Except from JOJOs amazing new space, there will be another exciting new venture opening up come September. One that will be able to offer ALL the things I´ve been missing in a training environment in Gothenburg so far...

BUT, it´s a bit of a secret for another few weeks, so don´t go telling anyone...

What you ARE allowed to tell and even shout out loud, is word about the new Incycle Newsletter.

Especially if you are into RUNNING, SPINNING or KETTLEBELL-training.

You want a newsletter? Click here or email monika@incycle.se

The black bag is packed-again

MO:

...and I´ve managed to be just a little bit more organized in my packing than usual...

I´m leaving for Stockholm early tomorrow morning.

Thursday will be spent with 2 great women. First a looong lunch with one and then afternoon fika with the other.

Me and date no 2 will then carry on to this place. Can´t wait!

I know Rickard and Erik from before - and I have to say that they must be two of the most influential guys on the Stockholm training scene during 2010.

I´m looking forward to their WOD ("Workout of the day" in Crossfit lingo) tomorrow night with 50% anticipation and equal amount of dread!

Thursday night I´m spending with this gorgeous man, who decided to leave the West Coast for the East Coast a while ago. I´m not sure I´ve forgiven him for that yet, but I am very much looking forward to seeing him.

Friday and Saturday are NIKE days. We always have our yearly kick-off with the Team in June.

It´ll be lovely to see everyone and get an update, since we are all quite busy and normally only meet a couple of times a year and mostly in passing...

Stay tuned for photos and a full report! :)

Ps. Two extracts from tonight´s dinner conversation - just to prove my head has gone a bit mad from all the strength training in the last few months:

Me: If mum and dad weren´t going away for midsummer´s, we could have gone to London for a Bulgarian Bag course!...and they´re doing the HIRTS trainer, the gladiator wall and the battling ropes too!!!

P: Ehrr.. Yes, we could´ve. Sort of...

Moments later (at least I´m not that easily deterred),

Me:...and you know what? We´re getting a rope-machine at the gym!

P: A rope machine?

Me: Yes! ...which you can pull from this angle, and this angle, and...

P:...Ooooookey....

Core Crazy

MO:

You think you got a strong core?
Here´s some inspiration to take you to the next level.
Thanks Fredrik for the link.

May 1

MO:

Today I get inspired by this.

Don´t you dare saying something

MO:

This photograph is for Fredrik & Martin:


- Blingblinged from my iPhone

What doesn´t kill you....makes you sore

MO:

Love it. love it, love it!

Even if I slept extremely bad last night, maximum 4h, for the second night in a row (Robin is teething and he´s had a temperature for the last 48h) and therefore felt like roadkill when I woke up:

I did a new PR on 1RM power clean (from hang) today: 45kg!

Which is 82% of my body weight.

Ohhhh, it felt Goooood.

5 weeks to go.

I´m seeing Martin, my genius PT, twice a week for the next 3 weeks.

It´s time to up my game.

Working my weakest link...

8 weeks ago I had very poor muscle development in this area and no contact whatsoever.

Still a bit unbalanced, but looks and feels so much better now, 2 months later.

In Love with Lifting

MO:

PHEW!

Had a great session with Martin today.

Some people have been surprised when I tell them I have a personal trainer. "You? You don´t need a PT, do you???"

My opinion: You want to be the best at your game? Then you can never, ever stand still. You need to be in constant motion and always develop, always learn new tricks. Always be curious. That´s what will keep you on top, whether your profession is fitness/accounting/fishing or web design.

Sister was babysitting, so I could keep full focus on what I was doing. It was great AND I was frustrated. It was one of those sessions when I really got it highlighted to me (again) what my weaknesses are.

(My lower trapz+rhomboids, for example...)

It´s slowly getting better, though, and I´m finally starting to build some muscle mass in the area between my shoulderblades that used to be DEAD before.

It´s a shame most women are afraid to lift heavy weights. If they weren´t, so many of them would:

1. Reach their training goals faster.

2. Feel even more motivated to train - and train HARDER.

3. Look absolutely fantastic. I´m not thinking esteticaly here, I´m thinking about the empowerment it gives you to know that you are STRONG -you walk differently, stand differently and are not afraid to demand more SPACE.

I´ve fallen in ♥ with Olympic weightlifting.

So there.

.

Ouch!

MO:

My left hand got worse after today´s training session.

More filing (sandpaper nail file) and more Aloe Vera tonight.

I should probably have a day off lifting tomorrow and bring out my new kick-ass, gorgeous NIKE Lunarelite+ running shoes for a first gentle break-in instead...

- Blingblinged from my iPhone