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Compete against yourself, enjoy the camaraderie of your team, and step into the holidays happier, stronger, fitter in both mind and body because you just did a really cool thing.

SIGN UP FOR THE Tactical strength challenge

Those who take part in our annual Tactical Strength Challenge (TSC) need to remember the sport is not about winning, but making yourself a better athlete and person, and having a boatload of fun.

I am not a competitive athlete but I do compete occasionally, and you should too. Remember we cater to all levels…. Advanced, Intermediate/Scaled, Bodyweight and/or beginning Foundations members for all classes and in-house competitions. (If you didn’t sign up for the FH Open we sure hope you consider our October 29th TSC 2022.)

I do annual StrongFirst competitions (the Tactical Strength Challenge and SFG Certification weekends). Let me tell you why…

First, to challenge myself, against myself.

Your first thought might be that I’m talking about the leaderboard, but that would be incorrect. The leaderboard measurables for the TSC is straightforward: Max deadlift, Max pull ups, max KB snatches in 5 minutes. My individual results are always a surprise, but the constant is me!

It’s cool to look back at a leaderboard and see how I (or any other athlete) have done year after year in the Tactical Strength Challenge, at a StrongFirst Cert or the FH Open. But the far greater value is internal. The feeling of knowing that for one more year I have challenged myself regularly in the gym to prepare myself both physically and mentally for all kinds of challenges both in and out of it.

Keep it interesting.

Most people follow the same programming for a consistent period of time without ever stepping out of their comfort zone. It’s important to challenge yourself and the TSC gives our members the opportunity to test their training and see how effective the programming has been. These tests allow us to see a challenge, process it and execute a plan better than we could the year before. The TSC helps us recognize certain movements or movement combinations that have improved or need attention. Have you learned or earned a new skill since the last time you put yourself out there in a competitive setting? Have you discovered new areas of opportunity in a specific movement that you want to perform better in 90 days? The TSC will reveal these answers.

If you are a FUELer…

1- Your diet is probably better than it was beforehand.

2- You are almost definitely fitter and more capable in dozens of workout formats.

3- You have been and continue to acquire new skills which only allow you to execute the variety and intensity of workouts progressively more comprehensively.

4- You are a happier human. Your commitment to movement and being part of our community is a natural happy drug for your mental health, and, in our opinion, the most important part of the happiness puzzle.

5- You summon courage to do hard things. You play hard and you challenge yourself. You occasionally compete and test yourself in different environments. The Tactical Strength Challenge allows you to do all of the above, along with our seasonal small groups.

If one of the above does not resonate with you then let’s book a discovery session (HERE) and see if there are areas of opportunity that we can identify.

Although I am not doing the TSC to try and win anything, I take it seriously. I dial in my sleep, nutrition, body work and recovery just a little bit more in the 8 weeks leading up to our event. I prepare mentally and physically for a great effort.

And I’ll put forth my best effort, applying everything this past year has taught me, in an effort to show myself that the lifestyle works. I am healthier, fitter, and more mentally astute year after year. And in both obvious and subtle ways, the TSC helps to affirm that, because I do it every year.

Please help me in cheering on our members who have signed up to be a part of this October’s TSC. We are excited and we hope you are too!

You are not too late to plan and participate in this event. If you are a group class/personal training client of FH you’ve already been training for this. Everyone should try the TSC at one point during their time with us as a FH member. I guarantee that this will be the most empowering, motivating, thrilling, hilarious, confidence-boosting, most fun weekend you will have experienced in a very longgggg time. Just ask any FH Coach or past TSC participant about their experience and to get a greater sense of the TSC, head to our past photo albums capturing all the feels!

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