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Now you have a proper training plan for the body you want to get your swagger back.
Champions League Updates:
The TriumFit Champions League is my paid fitness accountability group for individuals looking to GET AFTER their goals, but more importantly GIVE BACK at the same time. 10% of your membership dues go to GiveDirectly.org, so every goal is funding global change!
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Roster (Competitor tier) = private Discord group
1) Chester is committing to 30 minutes of activity, 4x a week
2) Gary wants to do 10 pullups & 10 min. hang-board, or climb a 5.10 (gym or outside)
3) AJ wants to eat less calories, 1 hour Cardio & 50 push ups everyday
4) Lindsay wants to walk 7,500 steps every day this quarter
5) Marcus is committing himself to train jujitsu 4x a week, ruck and lift
6) Greg wants to go gymnast style and do a tuck planche for 1 minute, work up to more time and bring legs out
7) Kurt is into golf, he has not filled his sheet out yet. But I am assuming it is to make the PGA cut!
8) Becca's goal is to move her body for 20-30 minutes every day this quarter and gradually work her way back into the gym!
9) Me.
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The Standings:
1) Chester has still only checked in 7 times of the 75 days toward his goal this quarter (oops)
2) Gary has still only checked in 18 times of the 75 days toward his goal this quarter (C'mon UNC)
3) AJ has failed to check in (risking being kicked)
4) Lindsay has failed to check in (risking being kicked)
5) Marcus wants in for Q1 2026
6) Greg wants in for Q1 2026
7) Kurt has failed to check in (risking being kicked)
8) Becca wants in for Q1 2026
9) I have completed all my check ins :)
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My goal this quarter is to complete a Men's Pro Hyrox Competition in under 70 minutes! I will be competing in Vancouver, Canada on December 20th, 2025.
The stakes for me are: if I succeed, I will donate $250 to GiveDirectly.org
If I fail, I will buy a pack of cigarettes and smoke one on camera...gotta love a negative incentive!
β My progress:
I completed a Men's Open division Simulation at a gym in Seattle and got 64 minutes, 20 seconds, on November 22nd.
And in a self-paced Simulation on base, December 12th, I got 71 minutes 3 seconds with a Men's Pro division weight stack. So 2 minutes off my goal.
BIG thanks to Kasim, Kameron, Ronell, Olu, Reez, AJ, Raquel, Ted and Lennon for showing up for the challenge!
Trenches were dug, steps ups were stepped.
With your help buying entry tickets, I was able to donate $105 to Soldiers on Singletrack, an organization helping veterans with PTSD re-integrate into society through mountain biking and getting back on the trails.
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YESSSSS Success.
This month (December):
This month did NOT have a group charity challenge event. But it did have a Fitness Contest.
December 7th, 1941 is termed "Pearl Harbor Day," so the competition was a swim. A swim to remember the sailors lost at sea that day during the attack on Hawaii by the Japanese.
The swim is 1,941 yards, for the year the attack happened.
We had 3 successful swimmers!
1) Craig (took him about 40 minutes)
2) Abe (took about 60 minutes)
3) Lindsay (took about 75 minutes)
They will EACH get a FREE quarter in the "Champions League" (fitness coaching) for Q1 2026. Congratulations gang.
*IMPORTANT* Want to try to get a spot yourself? Reply to this email with: "SWIM FOR THE SAILORS" and I will let you finish the challenge, up through my birthday December 28th.
January IS another Charity Challenge month. Meaning we get out TOGETHER as a group and try to do the thang.
This is a RUN heavy one.
Martin Luther King Jr. marched from Selma >> Montgomery, Alabama (54 miles) in 1965 for the Voting Rights act, that granted African Americans the right to vote.
So to honor that effort (which he did in 5 days), I will do 54 miles of running/walking in under 54 hours!
My gameplan is 7 x 5,000 meters on Saturday, 7 x 5,000 meters on Sunday and walk the rest on Monday (MLK Jr. Day)
I will have a Google Sheets of the start times from Ruston I will be running, if you want to sign up to run/walk part if it with me.
Basically 7 am, 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm, 5 pm, 7 pm will be the slots, I will run a 5k and then recover for 1 hour and 30 minutes until the next one!
Entry ticket sales will help support the "Southern Christian Leadership Conference," which MLK Jr. was co-president of in his lifetime.
Remember, the first finishers will get a FREE TriumFit commemorative coin (if they register for the challenge below with a full entry ticket). There are 9 silver and 9 gold coins left!
Pay $50 for any event to be registered as a "TriumFit Challenger" (as always, 50% of the profits are donated to charity)
Also, there is "Pay what you want" selection now, so if you don't want to be an official TriumFit Athlete, you can participate for as little as $1!
Buy all 7 challenges and get 1 challenge FREE
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"Bear Crawl Club" Updates
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"TriumFit and Chill" is now "Bear Crawl Club." A bi-monthly group fitness challenge and social hang in Tacoma, WA. Read about the origins of this group below.
I am already 1.75 miles of Bear Crawling in! Close to my first badge "Koala" :)
The next dates are:
11/9/25 (COMPLETE) we had 1 member
11/23/25 (COMPLETE) we had 3 members
12/14/25 (COMPLETE) we had 5 members!
12/28/25 (is my birthday. I am out of town). Danny Stokes might lead this in my absence, I will be in CA for Holidays.
1/11/25
1/25/25
2/8/25
2/22
etc, etc.
America is Broken. β Not beyond repair, but cracked where it matters most. β Weβre politically polarized, physically unfit, and angry at anyone but ourselves. β Weβve lost the muscles that made us: grit, grace, unity, humility. β So letβs rebuild it. Not with opinions. With actions. β Introducing: TriumFitβs Moonshot Challenge β ββThe Fall Bear Crawl Across Americaββ β 3,000 athletes. 3,000 miles. $300,000 raised for charity. One mile at a time. β Every October the goal will be to get every day athletes to sign up on a community Google Sheet and commit to Bear Crawling 1 mile in the month and raising $100 for GiveDirectly.org or F3Nation.com β It will be a completely VIRTUAL challenge, no location limitations. β One day it would be cool to actually pass a baton or something across the United States, but not yet. β We start on all fours β bear crawling across a divided country to prove something simple: We donβt need to agree on everything to move in the same direction. β Because strength isnβt found in shouting louder. Itβs found in those who bear their weight and keep moving forward.
π§ What Training For This Looks Like (local to where I am) β Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. Unless otherwise noted. β π Location β Quarters 4 & 1 (OctβMar): Stadium High Parking Structure β Quarters 2 & 3 (AprβSep): Stadium High Football Field β π Time 2:00 β 4:00 PM β Hour 1: Fitness (Bear Crawl Challenge) β Hour 2: Fun β bring a nostalgic snack + drink combo to share β π» Distances (choose your level) ΒΌ mile Β· Β½ mile Β· ΒΎ mile Β· 1 mile β π Gloves recommended β Each crawl contributes to our national mission β one local effort at a time. β This is where community meets commitment. Where fitness becomes a statement. Where America begins to rebuild. β Join the mission. Crawl for a cause.
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p.s. If you paid for and completed a TFC event, make sure you're on the list below. This is an editable document for you to keep track of your completion times after each event, to see how your fitness is improving!
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