Performance Quest Fitness & Athletics: Daring To Go Where No Man Has Gone Before...Kinda

SATURDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2010

9am

To view the entire June schedule click here: JUNE SCHEDULE

Anna came to me not knowing exactly what to expect but with high expectations.

Prior to seeking me out Anna had signed up for a month-long wilderness adventure in the Rocky Mountains through and organization called the National Outdoor Leadership School.

During this month-long endeavor Anna will have to literally survive off of the land using only the resources that the group can manage to find and forage. She will have to complete a wide variety of skills in order to complete her treacherous trek beginning in Lander, Wyoming and winding her way through the crystal clear lakes and stunning glacier-carved granite cirques of the Wind River Mountains, the sprawling meadows and deep rivers of the Absorakas, and the hidden red canyons of Utah’s slickrock country. Among the many tasks that she will have to perform include horsepacking, backpacking, rock climbing, caving, mountaineering, rafting, canoeing, kayaking, canyon travel, backcountry skiing, fly fishing, wilderness medicine, and I’m sure a few others.

I want to congratulate Anna on a very hard-fought several months with Performance Quest Fitness & Athletics preparing herself for this journey. As Anna progressed through the weeks and through the workouts she continually pushed herself beyond her comfort level in order to accomplish feats that she had never even dreamed of being able to do. Coming down with a “bug” at one point during our time together Anna was forced to take some time off. When she was feeling better however, she came back to the gym with a renewed focus and vengeance, and accomplished more in the last several weeks of her training than she did in the first couple of months! This fact alone makes me wish she were able to keep coming in and continuing her progress. However, I am excited for her on this journey she is about to take and wish her the best of luck.

I know that you are prepared to do this Anna and that the entire Performance Quest Fitness & Athletics gang is behind you and supporting you 100%. We will all be looking forward to seeing you and your pictures, and hearing about your triumphs, difficulties and amazing stories that you are sure to have when you return.

I and the whole PQF&A clan are all very proud of you.

As a side note, Anna is a 3-sport athlete for U-Prep High School participating in soccer, basketball and swimming, volunteers at the Mission and is completing requirements in order to work toward coaching basketball for autistic children. She also improved her 3-rep max deadlift by 40lbs, her 3-rep max press by 15lbs, and her 3-rep max squat by 30lbs. over the course of 2 months. Meaning…that she is much more capable and prepared to tackle the tasks, known and unknown, that lay before her.

Anna nailing her 135# deadlift x3