altadore weightlifting & fitness club

It took all night, but a mighty volunteer work crew assembled our new tumbling trampoline. It is ready for action!
Ours is the same model used by Cirque du Soleil, rigid enough for heavy and powerful adult athletes. It is impossible to “bottom out”.

Safety
By far the biggest risk factor is abrasion. If you fall on […]

Altadore is nearly 40-years-old.
That means Ed must be at least that long in the tooth.
He built his own bunjie twisting belt. Click PLAY or watch the video clip on YouTube.

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A high priority for the club is to upgrade some of our aging equipment. Two reasons: safety and new program development.
Safety is self-evident. Altadore is almost 40-years-old. And some of the equipment dates back to the beginning!
We are very excited about new program development. It’s the future of the club.
Our adult recreation and fitness program […]

After months of consideration, we’ve ordered a Powertrack from Dave Ross at Rebound Products in Toronto.
We were convinced after Rick McCharles tested a Powertrack at Cirque du Soleil in Montreal.
This is by far the most expensive tumbling trampoline we could find — C$15,000 including shipping for 40ft — but we’re certain it is worth the […]

We have never had a good set at the club.
Sometime in future we need 12 inch wide bars like these ones at U of C.

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This thing is popular in some clubs as kids can (eventually) do something like a back handspring by themselves.
It is lousy for competitive, but great for rec.
More photos of this thing in action from Olympic Gymnastics, Perth.

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Rick McCharles
The best I’ve ever seen is the matting at the Christchurch School of Gymnastics in New Zealand.
I was there for installation, custom fit carpeted mats held tightly together with wide Velcro. It was done by a local mat maker who took pride in producing equipment at a far lower price than the major companies, […]

Top of the wish list for Rick McCharles is the new trampoline vault horse.
One day all vault horses will be made of a trampoline surface. So far, this is the only model made. Cost is about US$1000.

It can be configured in many ways, but the best is low as a vault horse. (No beat […]

The two standard “throw mats” from Spieth are good.
Request 3 of the thinner ones.

Spieth - Throw Mats
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Spieth rings

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