Exciting News!

As endurance athletes, we are good at going in a straight line for ever, right? We're not so good at anything lateral or at strength training. Strength training is too important not to do, but it takes a back seat to the many hours of swimming, cycling and running we're doing.

Strength training is too important to neglect because it builds the durability and injury resistance needed for the long aerobic training, aids in maintaining the body's structure when fatigue sets in under aerobic loading, and just plain makes you tough. Triathlon is about strength just as much aerobic fitness.

So...Grasky Endurance Coaching is teaming up with CrossFit Purgatory! CFP is the perfect compliment to GEC's aerobic training. Not only are Tony and Marcy and their trainers effective and proven at what they do and great people, but they understand our priority of aerobic training. CFP workouts of the day (WODs) are time efficient (read: short) and very effective.



From www.crossfitpurgatorytucson.com: CrossFit Purgatory is an elite strength and conditioning facility in beautiful Tucson, Arizona. We use and implement CrossFit classes as our principle training program simply because we have found it to be the most effective way to produce elite fitness. Our goal is to increase an individuals overall work capacity. We progress towards this through many different sport modalities, including but not limited to: Olympic lifting, kettlebell training, gymnastics, running and sprinting, Strong Man training, climbing, rowing, and throwing. In doing so, our athletes become stronger, faster, and mentally tougher. Specifically, we strive to build and improve the following ten components of fitness: cardiorespiratory endurance, stamina, speed, strength, power, flexibility, coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy. Add all of those components a few times a week in a one hour class each time and that’s how elite fitness begins. Superior strength and fitness allows our athletes to go out and succeed in whatever comes their way, no matter the circumstance or context.

Each CrossFit class is a combination of a warm-up, skill-work, a WOD (workout of the day) and cool down/stretch. You may do a WOD different than the person next to you, depending on your goals, but the movements will essentially be the same as the person next to you. We have the ability to scale workouts to your ability but also to tweak them slightly to get you to your goal (Football player vs. Triathlete, as an example). Your Purgatory coach will be your trainer, your guide, your CrossFit mentor and biggest fan.

We are a family-friendly facility and while we do not provide childcare, we do have a very nice area for kids to stay occupied while you workout. Come see for yourself!


I encourage all Tucson GEC athletes to check out CFP and give them a try. This will be the most effective non-swim/bike/run session you do. My recommendation: twice a week. You'll be a bit sore the first few weeks, so start at least 3 weeks out from an important race and 5 weeks out form an 'A' race. Look for clinics and talks at CFP, and GEC's testing and services will be conducted at CFP.

Brian