I had a great weekend out in Salt Lake City at the Gym Jones Level II certification seminar. A great group of instructors, coaches, and athletes sharing knowledge, making connections, and absolutely brutal workout sessions each day. If you’ve tried any of our workout plans you will see that they are largely based off Gym Jones fundamental training standards and guidelines, with a mix of strongman sprinkled in for good measure.

One the standards on the path to full certification as a Gym Jones Instructor is the 2000 meter row under 7:00 mins. Unfortunately, I missed the standard this weekend with a 7:02 min row time. I have to admit I’m a little bummed and angry with my performance but I treat it as a baseline for adjust my programming over the next few months. I treat failures as a guidelines in my training, not a life ending day in the gym. I’ll just base all pace times off my 7:02 min 2000 meter row time, and move forward to reaching my goals.

If you’re interested in taking your training up to a new level, and getting introduced into a new fitness culture. Check out our training plans or the Gym Jones website for what they are offering.

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