Triathlon Blog

Lots of heavy lifting going on here at gymskinz (aka my house) with all the new revisions and mods to the site.   Pardon the falling debris!

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Look out for way more Triathlon Apparel and Accessories at my site!

catch up with ya’all soon!
Tav

GymSkinZ is Growing up!

Our main line of products are obviously Triathlon T-Shirts, Wicking Performance Apparel and Compression Fit Fitness Clothing.  Check out our eBay auction where GymSkinZ offers Triathlon T-shirts and Performance Fitness Clothing like UnderArmour Style Tops, Wicking Base Layer Clothing, Triathlon Training Plans and Running Slogan T Shirts!

GYMSKINZ CUSTOM PERFORMANCE WICKING BASE LAYER TOPS ARE IN!!

Our designs are guaranteed to spark some stimulating conversation or at least make someone laugh, or even inspire someone during your next race, training session, or just out on the town! Training doesn't HAVE to be so gruelling, have some fun out there and meet new people while you're doing it! In addition to the funny adult T shirts gallery in the main catalog, check out the technical fiber section featuring UnderArmour style and wicking base layer clothing. Click the following link to check out the current batch of funny, offensive, or even inspiring running slogan t-shirt designs.

Many more designs will be added into the new and improved categorized catalog, but please check out the existing designs and let us know what you think! All designs are also available in Stickers, Calendar prints, Greeting Cards, Coasters, License Plate Frames and MANY other new items too!

**INTRODUCING THE GYMSKINZ TRIATHLON DESIGN COMMUNITY! TONS of other Triathlon Related Designs on a variety of cool products!

Remember to pick up your free beginner triathlon training program sample, or Olympic & Half-Ironman triathlon training plans and training logs by subscribing to the newsletter!

Thanx again everyone for supporting gymskinz triathlon gear

'Tis the week before Christmas,
and Tav's on a mission

I'm wearing my shirt
that says "Lost in Transition".

It's been a long month,
or should I say a year,

GymSkinZ success has been great,
and I'm glad I'm still here

I have piles of my shirts
scattered all over the floor,

There's so many dang boxes,
I can barely open my door.

This year has FLOWN by
and I'm happy to say

that the way things are going
GymSkinZ is here to stay.

Emails flood my inbox
each and every day

I've been trying to answer them all
somehow... someway.

Training has slipped
and I'm starting to get fat

But Ironman isn't for 8 months,
so I'm totally OK with that.

Swimming? what's that?
is that done in a pool?

TONS of time for that NEXT year,
you can call me a fool.

My bike is in neglected,
it's covered in dust

I won't take my bike outside
cuz hell, it might rust.

How about running?
should I spend time on my feet?

why the heck should I bother
when I can stay inside in the heat.

With Christmas upon us
there's not enough time in the day

I am but only one man
so what can I say?

I'm taking this time to chill,
and look back on the year

Next year's gonna be big,
that is unbelievably clear.

Between work, between life
between travel and training,

to the mere mortal
most would consider it draining.

Yes, it IS NUTTY!
but I'm sticking it out

I'm not gonna whine
I'm not gonna pout

There's more shirt designs on the list
they'll be out *hopefully* by next week.

Although things are so busy
I barely have time to take a leak.

The reason I do this?
it's simple - it's FUN

Just wait for just-tri.com
it'll be SO cool when it's done.

So many things to do
with so little time

Like wracking my brain
to make the next damn sentence rhyme..

Anyway, it's late and I'm tired
what's that small spec of light?

holy gawd, it's the sun,
I think it's time to say nighty night.


Happy Holidays everyone, Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and a successful and prosperous 2007!

cheers
Tavis
GymSkinZ Apparel Inc.

1. Politically Correct Happy Holidays!

Regardless of, but not limited to race, gender, sexual orientation, diet and hygiene habits, please accept, with no obligations, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally-conscious and friendly, socially-responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.

May you have a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make Canada great (not to imply that Canada/Britain are necessarily greater than any other country nor are they the only countries in the western hemisphere) and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform, triathlon/marathon personal best or sexual orientation of the wishee.

By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wishor to actually implement any of the wishes for him/herself or others, and is void where prohibited by law; it is revocable at the sole direction of the wishor.

This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wishor.

Signed, sealed and delivered by the wishor, this nineteenth day of December, 2006

Tavis Yeung & GymSkinZ Inc.

Happy Holidays!

2. GymSkinZ Corporate Update!

Welcome to my “’Tis the Week before Christmas, and I'm so behind that I'm basically ahead for NEXT year's Christmas" Newsletter!  I love saying “corporate update” considering the colossal entity that is GymSkinZ Apparel Corp. is actually just ME - but I digress…

At any rate, if you are receiving this, it means the lights are STILL ON here at GymSkinZ, and there's sufficient heat in my apartment to keep my digits functioning as I rattle off this newsletter - about 3 weeks AFTER I originally intended.

In any case, it has been a whirlwind month since the last installment of my GymSkinZ newsletter – the schedule has been fraught with chaos, bedlam, and general undue stress, but alas – 2006 is drawing to a close and I have to say it was a pretty darn good one.  I look forward to starting 2007 riding the momentum of a successful 10 months of  GymSkinZ being in business and am excited about the expanded product line of technical fiber apparel due for release throughout January.  Thanks to a partnership with Jet Sportswear here in Vancouver, we’ll be releasing new and improved technical fiber t’s, long sleeve, sleeveless, compression fit tops as well as shorts! – All of which will be available in both mens’ and ladies’ styles.

Suffice to say the last few months have been rather hectic while keeping up with existing sales as well as product development, but I strongly believe that I’ve turned the corner and 2007 is going to be a very exciting year!  If there are ANY OF YOU out there who is still waiting a response from me regarding product sizing info or any inquiry whatsoever, please drop me another note!  I’m SWIMMING in emails!

A crew of us were just down in Sacramento California racing (or trying to race) the 24^th annual California Marathon.  Congratulations to Hozumi, Linda, Rachelle, Harj, Nav, Heather, Mike, Gerry, Colin, & Harry for their astounding performances – and Ron for his unwavering support and cheerleading skills as he was unfortunately sidelined with an injury – but carried the torch for my podcast ;)  I also am pleased to report that I have once again proven that you can do a sub 4 hour marathon on pretty much zero training with just 2 long runs, and no sleep the week prior…  However please do NOT take this as advice for your next marathon… ahem.

… And rounding off this section, GymSkinZ is proud to have outfitted over a thousand athletes around the world (!).  Having said that, congrats to Daniel Arnett (pictured on left), Matt Hanson, and Stephanie and everyone else that went down to the land of Aus to race at the long course World Championships last month!  Also big congratulations to everyone that participated in the Holiday 5K race in Burlington New Jersey last weekend which benefited the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – GymSkinZ was a proud sponsor of that race and honored to be part of such a worthy cause.  Many more races I intend on getting involved with, so spread the word to any and all those race directors, run club leaders, and tri-club presidents you know!   Currently working with the LA Triathlon Club (Hey Stella, Jen, Dara, Liz, Brian, etc etc) as well as the Phoenix Tri Club (Hey Judy!) to outfit them with my fun gear – so big shout out to them!

I want to thank EVERYONE for their great support, patronage and patience over the last 10 months (!) and I wish all of you an amazing 2007!

3. GymSkinZ Partners!

As if I wasn't busy enough with my own products, GymSkinZ has also started cross promoting some related products that are complimentary to the "GymSkinZ Philosophy" of good health, fitness and good fun. Check out the following companies and products that I'm honored to be associated with:

The LEBERT EQUALIZER – Total Body Strengthener by Marc Lebert

·         Simplify your exercise routine, and conquer your fitness goals with the LEBERT EQUALIZER Total Body Strengthener™.

·         The Equalizer is a simple, portable, yet multi-purpose and versatile piece of strength training equipment that works arms, chest, back and core muscles like no other can, using your own body weight as resistance.

The KILLER-AB WORKOUT PROGRAM – by Jake Berlin

DOWNLOAD FIRST TWO CHAPTERS OF PROGRAM FOR FREE!

·         7 Powerful (but simple) abdominal exercises you can perform anywhere -- even in the comfort of your own home!

·         How to get a flatter, firmer stomach using a simple, proven ab exercise system!

·         How to optimize your ab workout so you can develop a strong, flat sexy stomach fast!

GymSoap.Com - Embrace good hygiene and use gymsoap!  

·  It destroys harmful germs, bacteria and fungus

·  fights lord knows what else that is lurking in the gym you train at or on the equipment you use!!

Order from GymSoap Today and mention you heard about it from GymSkinz!

FRS Plus - AntiOxidant Energy Formula - Increase your energy levels by getting rid of toxins!

·  Boosts energy and mental focus for more productive workouts

·  Antioxidant protection reduces muscle fatigue & soreness for faster recovery

·  Enhance performance safely & legally

Click HERE and get a FREE 7 day trial of FRS Plus today!

4. Quality Control!

I am still using the services of Cafepress to produce most of my designs so most of you are receiving your items direct from them. I don't actually get to see or touch the product before you get it, so please let me know if you have any shipping or sizing issues or anything else about your purchasing experience. All purchases are backed by a 30day 100% money-back guarantee so if you need a different size or the shirt wasn't what you expected and you'd like to exchange it for another style, I (and cafepress) will be glad to resolve the problem! TECHNICAL FIBER products as well as a few select cotton items are screen printed locally using plastisol inks (not heat transfer or digital direct transfer), so you (and I) don't have to worry about how it will look when you get it - if it passes Tav's Inspection, it's 100% good to go ;)  Also stay tuned for further announcements about my eBay store where you’ll find tons of specially priced GymSkinZ items!   GymSkinZ eBay Store!

5. Just-Tri.Com!

Things are still in the works for the pending launch of Just-Tri.Com!  In concert with my sportswear business, I will be launching a brand new free website devoted to this wonderful world of endurance sports. A LOT of my current business as well as some great new friendships have been forged via this phenomenon known as "mySpace". As great as it is, the 123,000,000 members on the site are a little fragmented so just-tri.com is aiming to weed out the riff-raff so to speak, and create a more focused virtual community catering to endurance multi-sporters where you can hang out, collaborate, and share your training and race experiences with other like minded people - for FREE. There will be a few other VERY cool components to the site which will be announced soon, but the mere fact you are getting this newsletter means YOU will be part of this exciting new multisports online community whether you like it or not... just kidding! It's totally optional, but I would love it for you to join and mingle with fellow GymSkinZ customers and fans. You'll get to follow my road to Ironman Canada 2007 as well as a few of my other great training partners and best friends, fitness tips and coaching by The Peak Center for Human Performance, general "Triathlon Lifestyle commentary" by various contributing writers and friends of GymSkinZ. What makes Just-Tri different than other existing online "sports community sites" out there? You'll just have to join and find out for yourself!!

In the meantime, feel free to tune into my "You Don't Have To Win, You Just Have To TRI" PodCast. Unbelievably, I've now had over 36,000 downloads to my various cast episodes - I can't believe that many people out there want to hear me complain about how out of shape I am ;)   My cast has been just recently updated with our Sacramento Marathon excursion – featuring Ron Scott and be sure to stay tuned for audio from our post-sacramento gong-show down in Vegas!

Tune in and stay in the loop with all things GymSkinZ!

http://feeds.feedburner.com/YouDontHaveToWinYouJustHaveToTRI

6. New Designs !

TONS of new designs are still in the works!  (How many times have you heard that?)  I literally have almost 100 more designs coming out (ONE HUNDRED) between gymskinz, nerdskinz, and kidskinz…  NUTTY!   With a larger selection of apparel, the same hilarious GymSkinZ designs will be available on a wider variety of products. Just drop by the news section on my site often, or browse the catalog for any new updates!   Now I’m in the thick of my “off season” there will be a few designs in honour of me "getting lazy while sitting on the couch", as well as the release of my NerdSkinZ line which have absolutely nothing to do with sports, but are still just as hilarious ;)

I will NEVER stop thanking YOU ALL for your tremendous support and your help in spreading the word about GymSkinZ during my startup year!   It is very much appreciated!

Happy Holidays to you, your family and your friends, and I wish all of you nothing but sunny days, flat courses, and a really strong tailwind at your back for 2007!

cheers!
Tav.
CEO – Chief Entertainment Officer

In This Issue:

1. November Newsletter !
2. I'm E X P A N D I N G!
3. Quality Control!
4. Just-Tri.Com
5. New GymSkinZ Triathlon Designs!

1. November Newsletter !

Welcome to yet another installment of the GymSkinZ Inc. official newsletter! If you're receiving this, it means the lights are still on here at GymSkinZ and you've either sent me your contact info via my website or paid me a visit at my MySpace page - so thank you for dropping by!

Here in Vancouver, I'm gearing up for hibernation mode and high-intensity "OFF-SEASON" relaxation... Well, not really, but the thought of it sure is nice! GymSkinZ will be taking the show on the road in a few weeks as I head down to sunny California (again) to race in the California International Marathon in Sacramento. I use the term "race" very loosely as my business and preparation for the Xmas season has taken priority over this silly thing called "training". Oh well, all in good fun right?! I did however get a *bit* of running in when I was at the Chicago Marathon a few weeks ago which was an amazing weekend and experience. At any rate, I hope you are all enjoying your November and are winding down a very successful 2006 race season - unless you have a few more races before Christmas of course! 2007 is just around the corner and it's absolutely frightening how quick the time has flown by!

I want to thank everyone for their great support and patience over the last 8 months (!) as I continue to build this company called GymSkinZ - I have now surpassed 1000 shirts sold (!!) in over 30 countries (how cool is this, someone in BARBADOS is wearing my stuff)... Anyway, BIG things are in store for 2007 folks, so hold on to your hats!!

Link: http://www.gymskinz.com

2. I'm   E X P A N D I N G!

Almost literally! My arse has been planted on this fitness ball for the last few months after Ironman with a whole lot of "NO TRAINING" so I'm quite certain my derriere has expanded beyond the limits of my Team CSC cycling shorts. However, I am extremely pleased to announce I am joining forces with Jet Sportswear here in Vancouver to launch a larger selection of technical fiber apparel. We'll be releasing mens and ladies styles of various technical fiber tops, nifty running shorts, compression fit apparel, and even youth/kids sized technical gear! Hopefully all in time for Christmas so you can pick something up for that multisports geek on your Xmas shopping list. Stay tuned as I'll be announcing the release of our new products soon!

GymSkinZ & LA Triathlon Club!

I'm also proud to announce my affiliation with the Los Angeles Triathlon club and it's 18 million members... ok, not 18 million, but a whole lot of very cool people who know how to do it right when it comes to having fun with this thing called "triathlon". I had the pleasure of attending their year end party down in LA this past weekend and it was fabulous! Special thanx to Liz Oakes for helping me with my last promo to the club, as well as all the great members who took the time to say hello while I was there. Extra big thanx to Stella, Jen, & Dara of the club who have been instrumental in marketing my gear at the various races and events they attended this season!

I'm also oh-so-happy to be promoting GymSkinZ gear within the Phoenix Triathlon club as well! Thanx to Judy Kamella for her support and help spreading the GymSkinZ gospel. Pretty much any club with fun people is fair game - and GymSkinZ will be aggressively marketing into many different markets around the globe!

Other GymSkinZ Partners!

If that wasn't enough to keep me busy, GymSkinZ has also started cross promoting some related products that are complimentary to the "GymSkinZ Philosphy" of good health and good fun. Check out the following companies and products that I'm pleased to be associated with:

GymSoap.Com - Embrace good hygiene and use gymsoap!