Our neighbor to the south, Alabama, hosts the state’s most competitive outdoor functional fitness event. They call it Mayhem on the Mountain. This year it was held at beautiful Oak Mountain State Park where contestants competed in a slew of events either as an individual or on a 4 person team.
The nature of said events take it to another level. For example, in The Quadrathlon, participants run 1500 meters, paddle 500 meters, ski 500 meters, and bike a final 1000 meters. Fastest time takes the most points! Mayhem on the Mountain is not for the faint of heart!
In August 2020, two of our very own Forte Trainers, Alex Enter and JJ Jackson showed their grit, went across state lines, and came back with Personal Record (PRs), prizes, cash.
Enter hit her a PR, in the “Blood Shot” workout. “It (Blood Shot) was definitely my favorite event. It had a lot of gymnastics in it which is one of my weaknesses and the fact that I finished under the time cap and mentally got through it, AND the heat, that was very empowering,” she explained. This portion consisted of kettle bell snatches, medicine ball wall balls, pull ups, toes to bar in the Alabama summer weather!
Both trainers emphasized their love for the olympic lifting portion of the competition, Monkey Paw. “That event was tough,” Enter stated, “we began with a complex that included one power clean, one hang clean and two consecutive shoulder to over head presses. All that without putting the bar down!” When asked about his opinion of Monkey Paw Jackson responded, “Yeah it was heavy, but I’m about that action boss!” Jackson put his money where his mouth is finishing with the top score lift in Monkey Paw at 325 lbs!
Both Enter and Jackson hit a PR in this event lifting 325 lbs and 165 lbs, respectively. Between the two Forte Trainers, they lifted a total of 530lbs in their complexes! That is some heavy weight!
At the end of the day, Team Meat Mountains scored highest across the array of events to secure the overall first place finish and victory! When asked about his favorite part of Mayhem Jackson replied, “Winning is great, but sometimes it’s bigger than that. I get to use my body to do fitness and compete!!!”
We are proud of our people! Congratulations Alex! Congratulations JJ! We are proud of you for doing what you love and doing it well!
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