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We’ve been asking ourselves a question since the day we came up with the idea for the RCR | 313.

Can someone finish in 60 minutes or less?

We almost got our answer this past weekend.

Jonathan Goldsmith was a member at Beyond Strength for years before he had to move away for work.

He was the first ever member to achieve our Black Level during testing week.
(It’s really f*ckin hard to do.)

Goldsmith signed up for the RCR | 313 knowing he was moving back to the area.

He just got back a couple of weeks ago.
With all the stress of moving and getting settled back in, he almost decided not to do the race.

But he showed up on race day anyway.

And he put up a time of 61 minutes, the fastest time yet.

He showed us that a sub-one-hour time is definitely within striking distance.

Now that he’s rejoining Beyond Strength, we’re sure he’ll break his own record next year.

Welcome home, Jonathan.
We’re glad to have you back.

The Second Annual RCR | 313 was awesome.

The racers kicked a whole lot of ass, pushed themselves, cheered each other on, and had a great time.

We even had a new course record! Like, a blazing one we weren’t sure could happen.
(We’ll talk more about that this week.)

Thanks to everyone who came out and got after it with us on a Saturday morning!

Tomorrow’s the big day!

The 2nd RCR | 313 is going down at Algonkian Regional Park!

We’re pumped!

Not just to watch folks get after it during the most unique physical challenge in NOVA.

But to see people kick way more ass than they thought they could.

8am sharp, folks!

We’ll see you in the morning.

3 days until Northern Virginia’s most unique physical challenge.

The RCR | 313 is this Saturday at Algonkian Regional park.

The party starts at 8am sharp.

3 mile run
1 mile carry
3 mile ruck

7 challenging miles that test your strength and endurance.

We have a great line up of folks already set to get after it. But late comers are welcome.

As are those who just want to come out and support everyone running the race.

Come push yourself or give someone an extra push to get across the finish line.

How it feels to finish something hard and celebrate what you just did.

It sucks that a lot of people never experience that.

They never feel that elation because they never push themselves hard enough to find what’s waiting for them on the other side of discomfort.

Want to have more moments of celebration in your life?

Well, do more s**t worth celebrating.

You know, that chick who pooped her pantaloons at HYROX might have been onto something.

One of the best ways to boost training motivation while helping you make progress…

…is putting an event on the calendar that makes you s**t yourself just a little bit.

A little anxiety over preparedness can give you big amounts of motivational fuel.

And your training has to be dialed in so you’re ready at go time.

It’s a double whammy of needing to move and doing the right things over the short term and long-term…if you keep putting events on the calendar.

We do not, however, recommend pooping yourself in real life.

That makes everyone’s day worse.

P R O G R E S S I O N

What makes sense for one person right now doesn’t fit for another.

Maybe one is ready to hex bar deadlift.
And another still needs the fundamentals.

The fundamentals wouldn’t be enough for the first person.
Having the second person lift too heavy before they’re ready is a set up for failure.

That’s why training progressions are so important.

They define a clear path to results while starting you right where you need to be.

If your gym or coach isn’t finding your Point A and giving you a detailed, well lit path to your Point B, what are you paying them for?

Want a clear picture of where to start and what to do to get to your training goals?

Click the link in our profile to book your free intro.

A lot of people falter and backslide after they reach a goal.

It’s a failure of mindset and planning.

See, most people compare setting a goal and achieving to climbing a mountain.

So, they reach the peak and think they’re done.
Then they find themselves sliding back down the mountain.

But really progress is more like swimming between islands with mountain peaks.

You swim to the island, climb the mountain, descend down the other side, and start swimming again.

When you think of it this way, you see that you have to set your sights on the next island from the peak of the mountain you’re standing on.

The descent gives you a little break while still going forward.
The swim takes you to the start of the climb.
Then you work your ass up the mountain.

And then you do it all over again.

Like it or not, that’s how it works.
That’s how we keep moving ourselves forward.

If you’re currently standing at a peak, walk your ass down the mountain and start swimming again.

Strength + Endurance = …

Well, whatever you want it to be.

It could be better fitting clothes or it could be the stamina to climb a mountain.

It could be an ultramarathon or Sunday afternoon hike with your kids.

It could be anything you want because once you build it, it’s yours.

All it takes is consistent work on a program that meets you where you’re at with the guidance of coaches who care about where you’re going.

That’s what you get at Beyond Strength.

Click the link in our profile to book your free intro.