Gym Jones

“The ideal form of work feels like play, but still accomplishes something useful and valuable.” - James Clear

Congratulations to .dowdy on all of your hard work preparing for this weekend’s fight. It’s been a privilege to host you this week and watch you work. Best of luck 🖤

LEADERBOARD UPDATE: A few weeks ago on an unassuming Thursday, two of our Gym Jones HQ athletes finished up their workout and felt like they had more in the tank, so they turned off the lights, cranked up the music and went after the top spot(s) in their favorite Gym Jones named workout, Jonescrawl. 

It’s always fun to see a record fall, but Russ and Nate going 1+2 on the same run made us feel like the rest of us haven’t been trying hard enough. Hey .r.mcconnell , you up for a rematch?

The workout:

10x deadlifts @ 115% bodyweight + 25x box jumps (20/24") x 3 rounds for time

Russ Oliver, Jr: 2:48
Nate Goodwin: 3:03

See all the top times @ https://gymjones.com/leaderboards/

“You say, ‘Show me the path out of weakness;’ I say, ‘Weakness is the path, walk on it daringly and it'll turn into strength.’ “

Abhijit Naskar

It’s hard to believe we’ve been coaching athletes on TrainHeroic for two whole years! In reflecting on what we’ve learned–from the transition, from the process of remote coaching, and from all of you–our biggest takeaway is that consistency reigns supreme. We’ve seen some incredible achievements from the people who do nothing more extraordinary than showing up and doing the work, day in and day out.

Swipe to read about a reflection on the last two years from one of our athletes who has been training with us on the app since day one. His story is impressive, but not rare amongst our most consistent athletes.

✨In celebration of our two year anniversary, and in hopes of seeing even more extraordinary success stories, we’re giving you two years for the price of one (!) If you sign up today (8/4) or tomorrow (8/5), we’ll give you HALF off an annual subscription, this year AND next year. If you want to take advantage of this, comment below the team you want to join and we’ll DM you a code.✨

Today is the last day to sign up for next weekend’s Fundamentals Seminar! If you sign up today, you’ll get a whole year on any of our online teams for FREE. Sign up at the link in our bio!

“What separates great players from all-time great players is their ability to self-assess, diagnose weaknesses, and turn those flaws into strengths.” - Kobe Bryant

What weakness are you working on this week? How can we help? 👇

There is no magic pill.

Last day of our July 4th program sale! All programs are $17.76 until midnight. Visit gymjones.com/programs for your next training plan at our lowest prices!

Today is the last day to lock in our lowest prices ever on Gym Jones Movie Prep and Summa 225 team memberships. Prices go up tomorrow, but if you sign up today you’ll lock in your current rate for the entirety of your membership!

On top of that, if you opt for an annual membership you’ll get 40% off the already low price!

Links to both teams in bio-discount codes found on individual team pages.

The Mind is Primary.

“He adopted a role called being a father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a protector.” — Tom Wolfe

.sc is ready for you!

Our only 2022 seminar in Europe is coming up this weekend. If you’re not registered yet—it’s not too late!

Link in bio to join Fully Certified Instructors .sc and .bominaar for Gym Jones Fundamentals this Saturday and Sunday.

Happy Memorial Day. Join us for “Murph” today at 11:00 at Gym Jones HQ, or wherever you are.

This Memorial Day we will be hosting a special “Murph” in honor of coach Pieter Vodden’s athlete Mark Crampton. Mark served 27 years on active duty in the Naval Special Warfare community. He held multiple leadership positions and completed 10 deployments to Southeast and Southwest Asia, one deployment to Afghanistan and two deployments to Iraq.

Pieter and the community at / completed their Murph workout today. We will host ours tomorrow at 11am MT at Gym Jones HQ. Please join us–all are welcome.

Pieter is raising money in Mark’s name for Heroes and Horses, a non-profit organization we partner with closely. H&H’s mission is to offer combat veterans an alternative solution for defining and approaching their physical and mental scars. If you feel so inclined, please donate at heroesandhorses.org in memory of Mark Crampton, or through this link.

Got a question about our online teams? Join us LIVE tomorrow at 11am CT on Matt Owen’s IG () where he and Gym Jones Tactical Coach AJ Gentille will be answering all of your questions. Drop them below, answer in our story box or just join live, we’ll answer as many as we can in 30 mins!

“If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced." - Vincent Van Gogh

Do something you think you cannot do this week! Tell us about it 👇

World class weightlifters, 9 to 5 desk-sitters, and everyone in between deals with back pain. Our newest program by coach will help you achieve long term, sustainable back health by building strong and mobile lats, hips, and T spine.

This 16-week program gives you 2 days of accessory work per week, so you can easily add it to any program you’re currently doing. Get it now for just $15 at the link in our bio!

We love a good success story! Thank you for dedicating yourselves to the programming, involving yourself in the community, and keeping us updated on your successes 🖤

This message is from an athlete who completed our BEST OF Gym Jones Cult Classic program. Even though our standalone programs are not coached daily the way our online teams are, you can still get guidance from your coach if you need it. We’ll always be here to support engaged athletes looking to better themselves.

Links to our online teams and programs are in our bio.

Today Blake Maloblocki dethroned Certified Instructor Kevin Baird as the record-holder for our named workout “Those Burpees Suck,” and Kevin couldn’t be more thrilled about it. After beating Kevin’s time by 12 whole seconds, Blake paced the gym catching his breath and attempting to get the lactic acid out of his arms while Kevin said repeatedly, “I’m SO glad I was here for that.” These are the moments that make our seminars special. Intermediate Day 1 is in the books; we can’t wait to see what tomorrow holds!

We’ve got an Intermediate Seminar coming up this weekend, so we thought we’d revisit some advice from past attendees on preparing for a Gym Jones seminar.

What would you add? Comment below 👇

Link in bio to the full interviews!

5 hours left to get our Foundation 1.0 programs for Kettlebells, Dumbbells or Barbells for 50% off! We’re retiring these programs at midnight tonight, so this is your last chance to get your hands on them.
(You’ll still have access through the app for a full year, and everyone who has purchased one of these programs will receive a PDF copy, too)!

Visit gymjones.com/programs to purchase.

If you’re not on our email list yet, comment below and we’ll get you the discount code.

“You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.”
- Ken Kesey

Last few days to get your hands on our Foundation: Kettlebells 1.0 Program! Purchase before 4/30 and get 50% off, 1 year access in the app AND a PDF copy of the program!

gymjones.com/programs

New Kettlebell program out 5/1. 😈

Comment below if you’re not on our email list and need the discount code!

Today is a great day to join a Gym Jones Online Team! New phases are starting on:

*GYM JONES MINIMALIST
*GYM JONES MOVIE PREP
*GYM JONES S.P.A
*GYM JONES TACTICAL

Details and links in our stories!

Next week’s programming for our online teams goes live today. If you’re looking for smart programming, remote coaching, and a supportive online community of like-minded athletes, this is your sign to start your trial week. Link for all teams in our bio!

We asked some of our Certified Instructors to reflect on their most memorable FYF experiences. Steve Kowalenko wrote this about his FYF experience at his advanced seminar in 2015:

“First up came a 15000m SkiErg relay. Four teams, a room full of over 30 people, all working their absolute hardest. The atmosphere was electric. Winning wasn’t important, it was the togetherness, the camaraderie, and constant support from everyone pushing each other on to achieve their best that made FYF magical.

With everybody in no rush to leave that evening, there was one final optional event to finish things off – last man standing on the AirFit Bikes. 14 of us felt compelled to throw ourselves back onto the fire one (or up to five…) last time. The way this works: everybody does an all out minute. The fastest handful are done to reduce this to eight. They go again, fastest four are done, slowest go again, and so on, until the last man standing does one final all out minute with the support of the group around.

That was two minutes of my life I’ll remember for some time. If you’ve never done an all out minute, let me tell you, its about 50 seconds too long! Try repeating that. You can dig a very large hole in a minute if you truly go for it. This may have been optional, but there was really only one decision to make. All in or not at all.
“Its always darkest just before it goes pitch black. Translation: S**t can always get worse.”

I hit 66.3, and 62.1 on the two rounds I had to endure. An experience that will stay with me for a lifetime."

Join us for FYF next week at 6pm, or join our online team to get the workout remotely (link in bio!)

When we first launched TrainHeroic, we promised you'd have access to our coaches, their most current thinking, and their most up-to-date programming. In order to make good on that promise, we knew we'd need to do some occasional housekeeping!

Our online teams get fresh programming every week, but our standalone programs do not. We're currently working on v2 of the Foundation Programs we released in 2020, but you have one last chance to get your hands on them!

Today through April 30th, get any of our Foundation Programs at 50% off. You'll get access to the program through TrainHeroic for one year, PLUS a PDF copy of the program. These programs won't be available to purchase after April 30, so make sure you grab the ones you like!

Links and discount codes in our story (and in your inbox if you’re a subscriber!) Drop a comment below or DM us if you have questions about any of the programs!

To be brutally honest: when we launched our online teams, we had no idea how much we would end up loving online coaching. Don’t get us wrong; we were excited to engage with more of you and knew the next step for Gym Jones was online. We did it with purpose, but we did not fully understand the potential.

We didn’t expect the richness of the relationships we’d develop with our online athletes. We didn’t realize we’d see actual leaders emerge on the teams. We didn’t anticipate the honesty and vulnerability our athletes would share with us and with each other.

We’ll be sharing (with permission!) some messages we get from our online athletes, so that you can get a glimpse of what it means to be a Gym Jones online athlete. We’d love for you to join us. (➡️)

Want to know more about the journey to becoming a Fully Certified Instructor? Read our interview with Natalie Aversa of about why she wanted to become certified and what she learned along the way. Link in our stories!

“As a coach, I hear a lot about people’s goals. I discuss goals with new athletes when they come to the gym, but something about my being a coach prompts everyone, inside the gym and out, to tell me about their aspirations. 

 Relatives, friends, the cashier at Trader Joe’s—they’re all eager to share what they want to accomplish. From all directions, one specific physical performance goal stands out. I hear it more than anything else: “I really wish I could do a pull up.” 

Read more about why your first pull up is especially challenging for most people, what you’re doing wrong in trying to get one, and 5 accessories to add to your program. Link to the article (and our pull up program!) in our bio.