Tactical Strength Challenge – April 4 2009
Apr 18th 2009 · by B-Rad
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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Great job filming and editing! Thanks to all your hard work and volunteerism in putting this together Brad and Jordan. I had a blast and plan on a big improvement next Sept, and will be recruiting others. The demonstrations by strongman Adam Glass were worth coming for alone, and the support, enthusiasm, and camraderie were outstanding.
Nice job guys and gals. Wish I could have came. Adam and Brad , I know you guys are studs , but Andy awesome job and Kathi……… very impressive !