7 brave souls showed at Kinetic Edge Fitness on Saturday April 4th 2009 to test their mettle in 3 events…
1 Max Deadlift / 3 attempts
2 Max Pullups
3 Max Snatches in 5 “glorious” minutes.

To see how everyone stacked up against international competition…

Click Here to go the “official” Tactical Strength Challenge website

Here are some vids …thanks to my wonderful wife putting these together!

Kathi Burger

Paul Anderson

Adam Glass

Brad Nelson

Lessons learned…

1 Andy Anderson is a 52 year old stud.  No training.  Came out and impressed the hell out of me.  Managed to Deadlift 275 / notched a 0 on Pullups / Snatch 24kg 84 reps in 5:00.  He did this with zero Deadlift or Pullup training and minimal kettlebell training.  And last he was coming to “WATCH” the competition and decided at the last minute to weigh-in and compete.  Brass Balls my friend.  That is what I’m talkin’ about.

2 Grateful that two of my super-dedicated class members Paul and Kathi came out and tested themselves.  They both did a fantastic job on minimal training and not ever doing this before.  I know they were both semi-frustrated with some of their lifts…but it’s a baseline to grow next time

3 Hopefully the other competitors caught the major lesson of the day.  I had a really crappy prior 2 months of Deadlift training so I wasn’t expecting big things.  Well I felt good on this particular morning so tapers WORK!  My second attempt 455 felt fantastic.  My PR is 495.  So I looked at Adam and said “should I play it safe and go for 475 cuz I know I’ll get it or should I go BIG at 500?”  Adam’s response “Go Big or Go Home”  You see me shut it down about 4 inches off the floor with 500.  Knowing that I left nothing on the table was gratifying as well.  Also Adam pulled 500 on his 2nd attempt and missed 530 on his 3rd “Going BIG” as well.  I definitely learned my lesson that morning… from a couple of us trying to best our own personal records and falling short…THIS time.

Props to the 7 of YOU who competed!

The next Tactical Strength Challenge will be held in September.  Be there and compete!

Crank it!
B-Rad

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Week 4 Benchmark Challenge – To be completed either Saturday or Sunday.

Bodyweight Training 300 workout (300 total repetitions)
25 Pushups
50 Mountain Climbers (25 per leg)
25 V-Ups
50 Alternating Lunges (25 per leg)
25 Burpees (no pushup / no jump)
50 Cross Body Mountain Climbers
25 Dips (off box / chair / stairs)
50 Squats (Ass must touch 2nd Step) / Knees must lock out
*You must complete ALL repetitions of an exercise BEFORE moving onto the next exercise

Post your TIME in the “Comments” section below.

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B-Rad

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Week 3 Benchmark Challenge – To be completed either Saturday or Sunday.
10 Lunge Split Switches Per Leg
5 Hindu Pushups
5 Towel Rows (TRX – pick one up here  TRX Portable Gym)
**Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes

Post your COMPLETED ROUNDS in the “Comments” section below.

Crank it!
B-Rad

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Week 2 Benchmark Challenge – To be completed either Saturday or Sunday.
10 Pushups
20 Squats
*Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes
**Squats = Your ASS must touch the 2nd step on a staircase in order to count as 1 rep.  anything less is “curtsie”!!

Post your COMPLETED ROUNDS in the “Comments” section below.

Crank it!
B-Rad

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Million Inch Challenge Crew-
as I said there would be “Benchmark Challenges” that will help you determine your progress in the fitness category over the next 12 weeks.  Your time is your time.  It doesn’t matter what anyone else does.  It matters what YOU DO!  Post your time and improve it the next time we do the same challenge.  Here’s the first one!

Week 1 Benchmark Challenge – To be completed either Saturday or Sunday.

50 Burpees in as little time as possible
*1 Burpee = No Jump / No Pushup

View the video below!

Post your TIME in the “Comments” section below.

Crank it!
B-Rad

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