Pogo sticking, one-liners, and lots of wisdom in this one… read on to get to know the seriously cool Tamara Vos-Draper. What do you do for a living? I am an Occupational Therapist in a clinical/research role at Mayo Clinic and in the last stretch of the Rehabilitation Science PhD program at University of Minnesota.  I work mostly with people who have spinal cord injuries. What’s your favorite thing to do outside of the gym? Spend time with my husband and daughter, research stuff, invent and build things.  The entire family enjoys photography and we love to get outside and take photos. What made you decide to try Progression? Several reasons!  Top two: 1.) Progression is next door to where my daughter dances every evening.  I would sit in the studio or in my car watching people come and go, agonizing over the decision about whether I should try it.  I...Read more

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Read on to get to know David, a guy who has all the goals, enjoys things like Hammer Races, beer, and pizza.  Can you relate? What do you do for a living? I do Orthopedic research on mice at Mayo Clinic. What’s your favorite thing to do outside of the gym? Playing good board games with my family and friends.  See me for details! What made you decide to try Progression? I had a very, very interesting (yet enjoyable) experience in the first Hammer Race.  That was the first race I had ever run, it is surprising I ever ran another!  After suffering through that, I picked up a habit of running (with elliptical during the winter) for a couple years with the goal of performing better in future Hammer Races.  I saw an advertisement for Progression bootcamp and remembered their affiliation with the Hammer Race.  The rest is history....Read more

Progression’s Friday Night Lights #bewell This post is your one-stop shop for ALL info about FNL event #5. The final week! Sponsor Thanks to Jenna Martindale at Edina Realty   for her sponsorship of FNL Week 5!   Selling or Buying a house in Rochester?…talk with Jenna about how she can help! You can also follow Jenna’s blog, The Rochester Report, for updates about the Rochester community.   FNL athletes, be there this Friday to receive a special athlete gift from Jenna! FNL Time/Heats The official FNL start time is 5:00pm. At that time, we will show the standards video for 17.5, followed shortly by heat 1. We will continue to run heats until all athletes have competed. Reserve your heat time HERE or just show up and we’ll fill you in first-come-first-serve. Progression will be open at 3:00pm for any athlete who needs to complete their workout early. We will have staff here to facilitate...Read more