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The Athlete Factory
Category: Active Life Fitness & Instruction Fitness & Instruction [Edit]
510 77 Ave SEBay 6
Calgary, AB T2H 1C3
(403) 255-7703
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 6 am - 9 pm
Sat-Sun 8 am - 5 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
2 reviews for The Athlete Factory
2 reviews in English
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Review from Wendy P.
2/9/2012 3 Check-ins Here
5 stars. Really? I was a bit skeptical of what level of service/training I'd receive after my Ultimate Frisbee team signed up for 5 weeks worth of sessions with a trainer. I had my preconceptions about trainers, especially ones that came with a gym attached. It's a good thing I know how to still keep an open mind.
I thought I had found the one and only thing wrong with the place with the tipsy bench in the ladies' locker room. Except they changed that out for a nice cushy padded bench that doesn't fall over. Crap. 5 stars.
There were 8 of us doing weight and cardio training with Robin. We even got to come in for a free session so we could meet him and get to know the gym a little bit before our first official session started. Part of me doesn't quite want to relive all of the drills and exercises we went through, so I won't go into details. But suffice it to say, I was pushed to my limits every time, but never in any way that would cause me injury. Robin or another trainer was with each of us every time, correcting our form, making sure we weren't lifting too much weight, offering tips and advice to help us improve.
Athlete Factory is where you go if you want to see some serious improvement and are committed to doing the work your trainer is recommending for you. Don't waste their time if you're not. And if you do go, group training sessions are a great way to go!
Yelp Kicks Butt Challenge - 1/10Listed in: Sporting Team Friendly
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Review from Vince F.
Calgary, AB
10/9/2011
Just as it sounds... they are the Athlete Factory
You don't have to be an "athlete" to train here but hey... if you're not, don't you think that kind of training would be a benefit to you regardless?
If you ARE an athlete, WHY wouldn't you train here. No one produces more high performance and professional athletes in this city than these guys.
I wish the Athlete Factory existed when I played rugby for Calgary. What a difference it would have made in my performance.
So why these guys? Because, they are or were Athletes and they understand the athlete mindset.
eg: Coach Laura currently plays for the Canadian Senior Women's National Rugby team.
They know their stuff. Period.
The Coaches (Trainers) have coaches... how cool is that? In fact, even the ownership has a coach. Talk about some serious accountability.
Why hire them? Because they love what they do and if you're going to do the work they give you - in and out of the gym - you're guaranteed results!
Loads of free parking, tons of space, and a coach that will hold you accountable to the goals you're planning to achieve.
Thus - the Athlete "Factory".
Specialties
At the Athlete Factory we take the knowledge we have gained from working with renowned professional sports coaches from all over the world and the combined experiences of all our coaches, and we apply these principles to both our sports conditioning and personal training programs.
Our expertise cannot be found in most gyms and we are continually proving our superior understanding of functional movement. Not just movement patterns, but how movement reacts to stress, load, resistance, dynamic movement and fatigue. This movement is not just essential to an athlete, but because athletic movement and daily movement are fundamentally the same it will make a drastic difference to your results whatever your goals.
The Athlete Factory takes an athletic understanding of movement, energy systems and programming and adapts it to any level.
History
Established in 2010
The Athlete Factory was founded by Paul Balsom. In the sports conditioning world Paul Balsom is something of an anomaly. In addition to representing Great Britain in both Decathlon and Bobsleigh, he also played Rugby at a professional level. To compete to this standard in not one but three sports gave Paul unprecedented access to a variety of world class coaches and especially conditioning coaches.
The opportunities were not lost on Paul. Since leaving competition he has dedicated his life not only to producing World and Olympic Champions but to bringing functional, health based personal training to the general public. Paul has coached close to one hundred international and professional athletes in multiple sports. He has rehabbed countless injuries, back problems and helped clients with general health and weight problems.
Now, through the Athlete Factory, we share this with all of you!
Meet the Business Owner: Laura S.
Laura enjoys various sports, but found her true athletic calling when she started playing rugby. She won 2 World Championship titles with the Canadian University 7s Rugby Team & is an integral member of the Canadian National 7s &15s Rugby Teams. She's competed all over the world; 4 different continents & 15 different countries, including the Rugby 7s World Cup in Dubai & 15s World Cup in England.
Laura has been the recipient of countless athletic awards & has captained almost every team she's ever played for. Her love for the sport & helping others has led her to volunteering her time to various teams & she has sat on various committees representing/promoting women in sport. Laura combines her vast knowledge & love for sports, with bags of leadership qualities & enthusiasm for improvement. She strives to ensure the Athlete Factory is an environment which supports & motivates clients & coaches, & gives clients & coaches the confidence to set high goals & the tools to achieve them.
