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Rx Team Adds A Viking… Welcome Thor

Feb 17 2012 Published by under About Us, Pics, RX Athletes

I swear we don’t have a weird addiction to giving away a bunch of free stuff! We’re very excited about the phenomenal team of athletes who have decided to come on board and help us rep the Rx brand. Last, but certainly not least, aboard the Rx train is the man most of you know as Thor… Simon Damborg. Here is a little bit about Thor:

Simon “Thor” Damborg has had a long and arduous journey in becoming a competitive CrossFit athlete. Growing up, Simon enjoyed competing in several sports, the spectrum of which varied dramatically over the years. He excelled in volleyball and cross country as a child, which he attributes to his then extremely slender (see: “lanky”) physique. An avid high school rugby player, Simon felt his 6’2” 165lb frame needed some fortification in the gym to be more competitive. He spent his first year at the University of Victoria off the rugby field and in the weight room putting on muscle. Three years and 80lbs later, Simon didn’t have time to get back into rugby as he barely ever left the gym. At 245lbs, he’d certainly accomplished his goal to gain weight and strength.

During his final year at UVic, Simon was introduced to CrossFit, its training methods and ideology. Before ever setting foot in a box, he spent a year and a half doing his best to follow .com in YMCA’s and GloboGyms, learning technique through YouTube videos and shrugging off perplexed looks from spectators on stairmasters. In 2009, Simon joined his first official affiliate. He was immediately hooked by the camaraderie and competitive atmosphere that the CrossFit community provided, and he began participating in every CrossFit competition he could find.

Now resting at around 200lbs, and more commonly referred to as “Thor” than Simon, he has beaten the PR’s of all his former selves: with more speed and endurance than the 165# 18 year old, and more strength and power than the 245# behemoth. Thor continues to ardently compete in CrossFit and has discovered his true passion for helping others find their own “balanced body” as a CrossFit and strength and conditioning Coach in Vancouver, BC.

We’ll be sure to let everyone in on the secret to putting on 80 pounds in 3 years as soon as Thor gives it up! Figuring out that formula should make us our first million. Please join us in welcoming Thor to the Rx team… This team is a Force (I’m stealing one of Steve’s tweets!) and we’re really excited to see Mark, Pete, Steve, Dai, Curt, Nate, Robbie and Thor tear it up at Regional’s!! Make sure you also check out Thor on Facebook and Twitter. The next exciting step for us will be joining forces with some strong CrossFit women to rep the ladies gear!

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An Exciting Two Days

Feb 17 2012 Published by under About Us, Apparel, Custom Branding, Events, Website

There’s a lot happening around here over the next two days and we’re excited about the progress. Today is the last day to get orders in for Custom Branded shorts, to ensure that they arrive prior to Regional’s. There will be a lot of sharp teams out there this year sporting their new Rx gear including CrossFit Fraser Valley, CrossFit Whistler, Rocky Point Crossfit, CrossFit North Vancouver and CrossFit Vancouver. It’s not too late to put in a last minute order if you’d like your box to be included. All we need are your logos so we can put an e-proof together for you.

Quick side note for those of you who have been asking… we’re hard at work on our women’s shorts with the goal of having them available at Regional’s. We’ll also have new women’s T’s, Hoodies and ONE BIG APOLOGY for not having them sooner!

The other upcoming milestone for us is this Saturday’s photo shoot! Ok, it’s not going to be a big Hollywood production but what it will allow us to do is finally get our FULL WEBSITE up and running! We’ve had it nearly done for a while now but got so caught up in our Custom Branding business that we didn’t have time to grab the pictures we need to complete the site. We’re very excited to get the site done so everyone can get the full Rx experience online and enjoy a fully functioning store. Thank you for being patient with us as we try to put together the best experience possible for all of you!

Keep an eye out on our Facebook and Twitter page for sneak peaks from the photo shoot.

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Exciting weekend coming up… The 2011 Taranis Winter Challenge!!

Nov 02 2011 Published by under About Us, Apparel, Events, RX Athletes, Uncategorized

We’re getting very excited for the rapidly approaching 2011 Taranis Winter Challenge. Running this Friday – Sunday, this is one of the most anticipated competitions of the year for most BC Crossfitters and we’re pumped to have some of our athletes competing! Both Mark Cassibo (last year’s winner of the event) and Steve Howell (7th place last year) are competing and will be doing so in the new Rx Hybrid shorts that just arrived in time for the competition. Excited doesn’t even begin to express how we’re feeling as we gear up to watch them perform and test out the new shorts! Two more new shirts will also be added to our line up in time for the weekend (a Dri-Release work out shirt and one other that we’ll let Steve debut).

Thanks to the organizers of this year’s event, Real Xtreme Rx will also be contributing to the top men’s and women’s prizes as well as running a draw over the weekend. Feel free to enter for your chance to win some great prizes, which will include one of the first pairs of Rx Hybrid shorts available! We’ll also have 10% off coupons for everyone who wants one… good for 10% off of a pair of Shorts from the website as soon as they’re available to purchase.

Looking forward to cheering on all of the athletes and enjoying what is sure to be a great competition. Don’t forget to show some love to some of the sweet Movember staches that are sure to be in attendance as well!

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SHIRTS AND HOODIES ARE GETTING CLOSE!!

Sep 29 2011 Published by under About Us, Apparel, Pics

Thanks to everybody that has been checking out our blog, facebook and twitter pages the last few weeks. It’s always awesome to see the interest grow as we lead up to getting underway. We made some more progress this week as we have moved the shirts and hoodies over to the printers. In a few hours we’ll be off to check out a few of the first prints as they get underway. The shorts are being wrapped up and will be jumping on a boat soon to make their way to crossfit boxes everywhere.

We’ve been continuing to work on new products as well… with input from athletes and friends, some great ideas are coming together. Not the least of which is a Cadillac of a gym bag!  WE KNOW you’ve got some great ideas on gear that you’d like to see, so don’t hesitate to fire us an email at Info@RealXtremeRx.com and let us know what you’ve been dreaming about!  It’s you all, the day to day crossfitters grinding it out in your box, that are the best people to help us make decisions on new products and we value your input.

Custom Branding is also nearly ready to go. You’re gonna love the word of mouth this gear will generate when your clients are wearing your very own branded apparel both in AND out of your box!  Send your inquires to Sales@RealXtremeRx.com.

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The Who What When Where Why…

Sep 15 2011 Published by under About Us

READ THIS… IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!*

Have you ever been on the hunt for something you really want, only to come to dead ends everywhere you turn? You know what you want, don’t think it is that uncommon, but can’t find it anywhere?

That’s how this company was born in early 2011… two guys searching for a pair of shorts that would be suitable for functional fitness.

We’d do some web searches, visit some popular sites and order ‘em up right? Apparently not.

There were some key features that we were looking for and during months of searching, all we continued to come across were a few sold out products and a LOT of products that fell short. They had a feature or two that we were interested in, but not all of them. If we were going to spend the money to transition from a basic pair of board shorts or gym shorts, we wanted to get all the features we were looking for.

If you’ve ever gone through a search like that, you can easily understand our frustration. In our case, the frustration we felt gave birth to an idea. We felt like the struggle we went through is one that might not be that uncommon. There’s no way we could be the only people having this kind of trouble looking for a good pair of shorts! After a lot of investigation, research and back and forth communication with many different manufacturers, we were able to develop a product that offered all of the features we were looking for.

We’re athletes, so our first priority was to put the athlete first. That meant that comfort and durability would be paramount; Paramount, but not everything. After all, if comfort was the only thing, we’d all be working out in banana hammocks! We’re happy to say that our shorts cover you right up, keep you comfortable, and look great.

Our work was validated quickly. We chose a few people to “let the cat out of the bag” to, and the ones we showed our early products to fell in love… FAST. We had athletes wanting to come on board and business owners who wanted us to custom brand our products for their training members right out of the gate. We hadn’t even placed our final product order or gone live with our site and already we had clients!

Try a pair out for yourself and we think you’ll agree! Grab some shorts and take a look at our other amazing products. We’re always looking to improve upon what we offer and are always introducing new products. If you have any comments, let us know. We’d be happy to hear from you.

We’re people with feelings too, so make sure you LIKE US ON FACEBOOK and FOLLOW US ON TWITTER. We are making every effort to keep them updated with lots of cool pictures, videos and follow up on our RX ATHLETES and their performance! You can keep up to date with all things RX on our BLOG as well.

Here’s to turning frustration into triumph!

*Ok, it won’t save your life… but reading it hasn’t killed anyone yet!

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