No better way to welcome our new coach Jeff than a classic Yard 20 questions. Jeff is a former competitive hockey, rugby, football, and basketball player. This sports fanatic has a passion for all things Strength & Conditioning. Let’s get to know our new coach a little better! 1) Hometown? Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada 2) How did you first … Read More
20 Questions with Whitecaps FC Midfielder – Ryan Gauld
The best questionnaire on the web is back and better than ever, with a brand new set of 20 Questions to bounce off a special guest. Ryan Gauld, the Scottish midfielder for the Whitecaps FC has spent the past few months of his offseason training at The Yard. We’re fortunate enough to sit down with him and find out a … Read More
20 QUESTIONS WITH COACH THEA
To welcome Thea to the team, we sat down with her and asked her our classic 20 questions. Thea is a former competitive dancer, Olympic Weightlifter, and has a caffeine obsession. Let’s get to know our new coach a bit better. 1) Hometown? Calgary! 2) How did you first hear about Yard? I heard about Yard from my years … Read More
20 QUESTIONS WITH JESSYE BROCKWAY
Yard Athletics has some high-level competitive athletes using our gym as a home base to train and hone their craft. We are very excited that Yard can supply a training facility for these competitive athletes. You may have seen them around the gym. Let’s get to know them with a classic Yard “20 Questions”. First up is Paralympian, … Read More
20 QUESTIONS WITH COACH NICK
Our team has grown significantly over the past year and we are stoked to have Nick as one of our newest coaches. What better way to get to know him than a classic Yard 20 questions blog post! Let’s get to know our newest coach better! 1) Hometown? East Selkirk, Manitoba 2) How did you first hear about Yard? … Read More
20 QUESTIONS WITH CAITLIN
We are back with a new ’20 questions” blog post. This time we are getting to know our athlete Caitlin a little bit better. Read to find out what her favourite exercises at Yard are, 2021 goals and more. 1) Hometown? Montreal 2) Favorite thing about Yard Athletics? There are too many things!! Incredible trainers, epic workouts, the … Read More
20 QUESTIONS WITH COACH MELIS
We are back with another 20 questions post. Let’s get to know our newest coach a little bit better! 1) Hometown? This one is tough to answer since I never lived in one spot for more than a few years at a time. I was born in London, England and grew up in Istanbul, Toronto, and Paducah, Kentucky. 2) … Read More
20 Questions w/ Christina & Talia
by Yard Athletics – March 3rd, 2021 WE’RE BACK. The best question and answer series on the internet… accept literally zero substitutes. Forget about that other, less good Q&A from some “famous fashion magazine” that asks far too many questions and comes off sterile and inauthentic… No we’re not jealous. Today we welcome Christina and Talia, two regulars at Yard … Read More
20 Questions w/ Brandan Price: #YARDHARD Legend
by Yard Athletics – Jan 20th, 2021 We’re back! “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in….” Our famed 20 Questions series lives to see another day. This week we have a very special guest; Vancouver real estate juggernaut Brandan Price. Brandan is a man who never seems to take his foot off the gas, and … Read More
20 Questions w/ Jamiel Moore-Williams: Yard Athletics Personal Trainer
by Yard Athletics – Nov 11th, 2020 It’s our pleasure to finally introduce Jamiel Moore-Williams to the Yard Athletics 20 Questions series! Long overdue but just in time, we wanted to fire our famous 20 Questions at “Jam”, who you might have had the pleasure of training with Wednesday afternoons in the gym. As always, we want to peel back … Read More