Tough Cookie Gym

What makes you yawn when you hear it?

After we completed Athx, Jen said to me “How good is it that we’re able to do something like this. We’re fit enough to be able to rock up, and just do it.”

People outside of the fitness life don’t realise how fit they can be, and people in it forget how fit they’ve become because they’re surrounded by others doing the same.

At TC we don’t focus really heavily on how you look, but we focus on how you perform for life and how you show up, so that you can just enjoy the experiences life has to offer at the drop of a hat!

If you want to heighten your experience of life, you’ve got the capacity.
And also, as a side project or a by-product, you’ll probably see your body change too…

That’s the advantage of training the way we do - best of both worlds.

I’m lucky to have fallen into the fitness world and grateful to have the fitness and capacity at 39 years old to just go and do whatever I want (physically) without being held back by my capabilities or even my confidence…

Thoroughly enjoyed the Athx experience this weekend, and learned some good stuff that we may or may not bring back to the gym and our community!

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“Tough cookie gym has truly become my happy place.. somewhere I now realise I need in my life, not just want.
From the moment I joined, it’s given me so much more than just a place to train. I’ve built genuine, lasting friendships with people who lift you up just as much outside the gym as they do in it. The atmosphere is supportive, motivating, and honestly hard to put into words unless you’ve experienced it.
The coaching and programming has been incredible. It’s pushed me to achieve things I never even knew I wanted to, let alone believed I could do. I’m now the strongest I’ve ever been, feeling confident in my body, and (touch wood) staying injury-free,.which says everything about the quality of guidance and care here.
What I didn’t expect was how much it would positively impact my life beyond fitness. It’s created a lifestyle that benefits not just me, but my kids too setting a healthy, strong example and bringing so much more balance and energy into our daily lives.
If you’re thinking about joining, do it. It’s more than a gym its a community, a support system, and for me, a huge part of what keeps me feeling like myself.
I honestly thought I didnt have time to commit to the gym. Now I find time and realise how important it is for me.”

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An embarrassing moment was also a memory and a highlight I cherish…

A while back I’d signed up to do an Indi event at Northern Champs which is a CrossFit comp I’d done a couple of times before in pairs.

This time though… I was solo.

I’d entered a category that I knew was at the edge of what i was capable of but I’m not one to be put off by a challenge.

I knew I’d be expected to perform some movements I didn’t have a high capacity on like muscle ups.

When they came up in a workout, I relished it, even though I knew I’d be well behind my competitors…

That’s not the humbling part though.

One movement I still massively struggled with was Handstand Walking…

Well of course that came up as well.

Cue: s**tting bricks…

So, workout starts, all fine, and here comes the first handstand walk…

I fall over.

I try again. I fall again.

Eventually after another few attempts, I make the distance and move onto the next part of the workout.

And then, back to handstand walks.

Again I try. Again I fail.

Remember too that lots of people are watching, and my competitors are steaming ahead!

After another good few failed attempts, I eventually get across, just for the workout time cap to hit… and I’m done.

Very humbling.
Potentially embarrassing…
But I wasn’t embarrassed.

I was in fact, well chuffed!

It felt so good to put myself out there and manage a couple of handstand walks, as well as muscle ups, under a day of fatigue in a competition environment…

I know I’m very lucky to be a coach who’s developed a mindset that sees this as a huge win and not a massive fail.

I embraced the fact that I sucked a little bit but I didn’t mind at all because I loved the challenge.

It lit a fire in me to get better and work on my weaknesses.

I’m not sure other people watching felt the same and maybe were embarrassed for me, but It’s something I remember quite fondly.

Very humbling, but very happy!