20 Questions w/ Keiko Voss: #YardHard Faithful

Ilan — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 05:11:59 +0000

By Yard Athletics – Jan 11th, 2019

Look alive people! The best questionnaire on the web is back and better than ever, with a brand new set of 20 Questions to bounce off one of our devoted regulars.

This week we get to know Keiko Voss, friend of Yard Athletics who has been training with us since summer 2018 and “hasn’t looked back” since. Does Keiko like the window or the aisle, Nike or Adidas, and most importantly, which movie can she recite all the way through?

As always, if you’re a devoted regular who wants to take the 20 Question challenge, email us at info@yardathletics.ca and we’ll get you posted.

Enjoy!

Hometown?

North Burnaby

When did you first start coming to Yard Athletics?

Summer ’18.. & I haven’t looked back.

High school celebrity crush?
Ryan Reynolds then & still my celebrity crush now.

Favorite restaurant, favorite dish?

But how do you pick just one? If I’m not having the LOCAL Burger at LOCAL Gastown (it’s dirty & delicious), then there’s a high chance I’m having tacos at Sal y Limon, olives at Como Taperia, Margherita pizza at Via Tevere or chicken wings at Phnom Penh.

Ten hour flight; aisle or window?

Window for the views.

Junk food you will never stop eating?

Potato chips are my vice in life.

Tell us something we don’t know about you.

I can speak Japanese.

Current book you’re reading?

“Relentless” by Tim Grover. He’s a legendary trainer who’s worked with Michael Jordan, Kobe & other athletes, & wrote this to share what it takes to get results not just in sports, but in business & in life. I’m only a few chapters in, but something so simple that’s stuck for me already is, “Success isn’t the same as talent.”

If you weren’t working your current job, what would you be doing?

Either a race car driver (likely the German in me) or a certified french fry reviewer with my own YouTube channel.

Talent you would most like to have?

To be ambidextrous.

Favorite patio in Vancouver?

LOCAL Gastown for the people watching or LOCAL Kitsilano for the proximity to the beach.

Favorite drink to have on that patio?

Gin Refresher or Aperol Spritz.. & obviously not just one, but a few.

Sober January; yay or nay?

Props to the people doing it, but it’s a nay from me, dawg.

Which Yard Athletics trainer is the hardest: Ilan, Sam or Joce?

They’re all the hardest in their own unique ways. Ilan especially fine tunes form & technique; Joce consistently pushes you out of your comfort zone with weights; & Sam knows when you’re ready to level-up a movement to make it even harder.

Movie you can repeat word for word?

Sweet Lincoln’s mullet! Anchorman.

Best beach in Vancouver?

Kits for the day hangs, Spanish Banks for the sunsets.

Something you spend way too much money on?

If wine isn’t a socially acceptable answer, then it’s definitely active activities & workouts.

Best thing about Yard Athletics?

They don’t let you stay status quo there. But while it’s always a challenge, it’s never intimidating. The sessions are tough & humbling, it’s always positive vibes and you leave better for it.

Nike or Adidas?

I used to work at the Nike CHQ & the loyalty still runs strong. “Checks over stripes, that’s what I like.”

Dream vacation?

Eating my way through Italy, Greece, Spain & Croatia.

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20 Questions w/ Ilan Cumberbirch: Founder & Director of Yard Athletics

Ilan — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 19:48:39 +0000

People! The much anticipated 20 Questions with Ilan Cumberbirch is upon us! Ever since we started the 20 Questions series, hundreds, thousands… perhaps even millions of people have been asking “When are we going to interview Ilan???”. That time, #YardHard faithful, is now.

All seeing, all knowing founder and director of Yard Athletics, Ilan Cumberbirch, is in the hot seat, answering searing questions such as Drake vs. Kanye, the worst things about living in Vancouver, and the fitness trends he wishes would hit the road.

Please read, comment, share and follow all Yard Athletics accounts on social media! We love you all! Enjoy…

1. Hometown?

Vancouver BC

2. Favorite workout? (other than Yard Athletics…)

Any sort of speed/sprint training and plyometric work or UBC Alumni Hockey.

3. Clothing company you wish would sponsor you?

lululemon has me pretty much covered with everything I need for training, lifestyle and more. A shoe company would be a nice touch.

4. Drake or Kanye?

Both of them are a little flustered, however, they do make some catchy tunes. I’ll be the first to admit they are riddled throughout my training playlists. I’d have to go with Kanye’s earlier work 2004-2007.

5. Favorite restaurant, favorite dish?

Toughie! Vancouver has such an array of world class cuisine… I do love Nook in Kits; burrata and prosciutto, greens salad, rigatoni, mushroom pizza, enough Aperol Spritz and red wine to make you feel just a little bit fuzzy.

6. Favorite movie?

HEAT, Bull Durham, The Departed

7. Favorite sport growing up?

Hockey, Rugby, Baseball. The latter were probably the most enjoyable. I found a second calling in rugby while at UBC towards the end of my sporting career which was highly enjoyable. It’s difficult to not enjoy hanging in a dugout with your buddies, chewing Spitz and Double Bubble until you have lock jaw, and trying to jack homers at the ball park.

8. Food you refuse to eat?

If you put it in-front of me, there’s an extremely high likelihood that I’ll eat it.

9. Preferred social media platform?

Instagram.

10. Talent you would most like to have?

Time travel or mind reading.

11. Best / worst thing about Vancouver?

2 months of summer/10 months of rain (October has been spectacular though). It seems to impact the general morale of the city as well. Come January-May people can become quite miserable.

12. Heaviest squat?

435lbs, looking to build that up with the help of Coach Jeremy Martin of Loaded Athletics.

13. Best thing about being a personal trainer?

I get to hang out in a gym, in sneakers and athletic wear, listen to music and converse about everything under the sun with amazing individuals all day and know that I am having a positive impact on their life, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally. Its like therapy, for all parties involved.

14. Dream vacation?

I would love to rent a boat, be it a sailboat or a powerboat and cruise around the Mediterranean or Dalmatian Coast. Sun, heat, culture, ocean, food, they have it all.

15. Favorite patio?

If I’m looking for Shawzo it’s Local Kits. If I’m looking for Joce it’s The Wicklow. The Flying Beaver out at South Terminal is a sneaky patio. Realistically anywhere with cold drinks and good company.

16. Favorite drink to have on that patio?

Ice Cold “Silver Bullet” aka a bottle of Coor’s Light

17. Fitness trend you wish would go away?

20 minute HIIT workouts, severe caloric deficits, Bosu Balls, balance boards, general gimmicky BS. There is no overnight solution. You cannot reinvent the wheel. The foundations and general principles remain the same. Get extremely proficient at the fundamentals before you begin worrying about anything else.

18. Best thing about Yard Athletics?

The unbelievable team that we have out together, our amazing clientele that continue to support us as we try to grow and become better at our craft and the overwhelming amount of support from friends, family and the community.

19. Most regrettable purchase ever?

My new record player! Now I’m addicted to it; the process of going to the record store, digging for some new vinyl and putting it on back at home, my neighbors are going to hate me if they don’t already.

20. Food that is bad for you that you will never stop eating?

Ice Cream

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