This month the challenge will help you get ready for Murph! What is Murph? Read about it here: Murph Prep!Runs, Squats, Pull-ups, and Push-ups are in this month’s challenge. Scale as needed for your fitness level. Download the PDF here! May Challenge! Joshua J. Grenell. Owner Progression Fitness, Rochester MNRead more

At Progression in Rochester Minnesota, we want more members like you! The best way to do that is for you to bring your friends to show off your gym! We do this on the last Wednesday of every month, for every class! If Wednesday’s do not work for your friend. Let us know and we can set up a special time for you to bring in your friend. Email us: [email protected]Read more

The Magic is that there is no Magic. Start where you are. Don’t Stop. –Seth Godin Reading this morning reminded me of the secret that I discovered a few years ago. I took a moment to look at the Progression members who had drastically changed the course of their health and fitness. Some of the older ones, those joining in their late fifties, sixties, and even seventies, I can 100% assure you have already added years to their lives. I can say this because I know what their health situation was before joining. They joined with hypertension, cardiac disease, out-of-whack cholesterol, obesity, and type 2 diabetes, not fit healthy people. Fast forward two years, and most of those issues are gone or significantly improved. Their doctors are amazed, “What are you doing?” is the question they are all asked… CrossFit is the answer. Unsurprising to me, most of the doctors...Read more

Spring is just around the corner. Maybe you have fallen off the wagon, or perhaps you have yet to find the wagon. Now is a great time to set some goals for the spring and summer. Here are some ways to help. Think about your past or current goals. Are these still interesting to you? Or do you need something new? Spending a few minutes thinking about how you want your life to look this spring and summer is the first step to making it happen. Find a race or event. The Covid pandemic canceled many of last year’s events. The vast majority of these events will happen this year. Any events you were planning on doing last year that got canceled?Research and see if they are on again. If the events are happening, sign up. Any new events that you are interested in? Sign up. Signing up is the...Read more

“Abs Girl” This is “Abs girl.” This photo alone is responsible for millions of dollars in gym sales. This one photo got 1000s of people to buy stuff. Is she why you clicked on this post? But having showing ab muscles is not a sign of health or fitness. It is common in the young, for many, based on genetics, and a symbol of mastering your food intake, For good or bad. This is a difficult topic. As a gym, we know that it is essential to get people started on a health and fitness journey, and sometimes that takes appealing to the lizard brain. A legitimate health and fitness center’s task is to start the education and lifestyle development that will last 20-40 years. This education takes skill and care. For us, it isn’t about locking you into a 12-month contract. It is about starting a relationship that will...Read more