Lost Rituals of Men: The First Hour
Ninety minutes before the workday: you get your numbers, train with men worth knowing, and sit down over coffee with a friend you haven't seen in a while, and make a new friend over a good workout.
Before the city wakes, a small room of men gets to work.
On Thursday, November 19, International Men's Day, I'm opening the doors to House of Thumos for one morning.
Know your numbers. Doors open at 7:30. Every man gets an InBody body composition scan before we train, and leaves with his own baseline.
Train together. After a short welcome, we train in small groups, each led by a coach with its own focus. Every movement is coached and scaled to you, so every level is welcome.
Take a seat. Then the café: coffee, smoothies, phones away, one good conversation. We wrap at 9:00. Stay until 9:30 if the conversation is good, or go straight into your day.
House of Thumos is a longevity guild for New York men who want to get stronger, leaner and sharper, alongside men who hold the same standard. This is our first salon. Shout out to David Barton and the Gym U team for hosting us in Chelsea.
Bring the friend you keep meaning to call. Every man has one or two he respects and hasn't seen in too long, not because the friendship faded but because nobody got around to planning the thing. Consider it planned. Ask him to request his own seat and name you, and I'll keep you together.
It's November. If you're growing a mustache, bring it. The best one in the room wins.
We'll have a photographer in the room. If you'd rather stay out of frame, tell us at check-in.
The room is small and I approve every seat myself. Requests close Monday, November 16, or when the room is full.
See you on the 19th,
Gabriel
The morning
7:30 Doors. Your scan, then a pre-workout smoothie
8:00 Welcome
8:10 Coach-led training in small groups, each with its own focus
8:40 The café: coffee, smoothies, your numbers, one conversation
9:00 We wrap. The café is ours until 9:30
What to bring
What you train in, and training shoes
A water bottle
Your clothes for the day if you're going straight to work
For an accurate scan, come before breakfast and before coffee, and expect to take your socks off for it. Water is fine.
Your mustache, if you're committed