10/05/2026
📊 SEPTEMBER UPDATE + WHAT’S COMING IN OCTOBER 📊
Another month is in the books and we’re already into October! Here’s where we finished September and everything coming up over the next few weeks. 👊
🔥 SEPTEMBER MEP TOP 10
🥇 Chelsea — 6,098
🥈 Michelle — 5,770
🥉 Sarah — 4,111
4️⃣ Bill — 3,467
5️⃣ Leah — 3,437
6️⃣ Sam — 3,257
7️⃣ Scott — 2,322
8️⃣ Paul — 2,185
9️⃣ Jamie — 2,109
🔟 Chad — 1,673
Congratulations to Chelsea on taking the September MEP Championship! 🏆 Great month and a lot of strong numbers throughout the leaderboard.
📅 MOST VISITS
🥇 Abby — 74
🥈 Michelle — 30
🥉 Chelsea — 27
Another great month of consistency! 💪
🎟️ SEPTEMBER DRAWING WINNER
🏆 ALLIE! 🎉
🥊 MORE COACHING & MORE CLASS OPTIONS
This Tuesday at 5:30 AM, Rob will be coaching the early class! Early risers, come out and support him — or harass him a little. 😂
Remember that Coach Jace’s Tuesday evening classes at 4:00 & 5:30 PM follow the same structure as my regular classes: circuit of the day followed by seven 3-minute rounds on the heavy bags.
Coach Ron’s Thursday 5:15 PM class also includes the circuit of the day followed by his technical kickboxing work.
⚠️ THIS FRIDAY ONLY — OCTOBER 9
Coach Jace’s 4:00 & 5:30 PM Friday evening classes are canceled. This is only for this Friday, and his Friday classes will return to the normal schedule the following week.
More evening options were one of the requests from our last member survey, so take advantage of them! We’re heading into the first full week of October — get those extra classes scheduled. 👊
💪 THIS SATURDAY — 9:00–10:30 AM
We’ll be here at the normal time with a slightly different format.
The circuit of the day will be set up and Abby will demo all of the stations. Go through the circuit as many rounds as you want, then use the rest of the time however you’d like.
🥊 Hit the bags
🔥 Work on DEKA
📝 Grab a whiteboard workout
🏃 Get some cardio in
🏋️ Lift
💪 Or work on whatever you need!
✈️ BIRTHDAY VACATION — OCTOBER 21–30
This is the month! I’ll be gone Wednesday, October 21 through Friday, October 30 celebrating my birthday.
I’m happy to say that every time slot on our normal schedule will have someone covering it while I’m gone. It’ll be a great opportunity for our coaches to get some additional experience and for all of you to spend some time working with them.
I really appreciate everyone who is stepping up to help keep things running while I’m away, and I appreciate all of you supporting them while I’m gone. ❤️
🎃 HALLOWEEN CLASS — OCTOBER 31
I’ll be back for our Saturday 9:00–10:30 AM Halloween class!
Feel free to dress up — just make sure your costume is appropriate and something you can safely work out in. 😂🎃🥊
👊 SAVE THE DATES
A few things already on the horizon:
➡️ December 19 — DEKA at Spooky Nook
DEKA STRONG or DEKA MILE — another chance for the troop to compete!
➡️ June 5 — Spartan Race
We haven’t committed to this one yet. Right now I’m just gauging interest. If this sounds like something you’d like to try, put your name on the interest list. If we have enough people, we’ll take a team!
➡️ July 31 — The Gauntlet Mud Run in Greenville
After how much fun we had this year, we’re doing it again! 💪
👥 BRING A FRIEND WEEK — NOVEMBER 2–7
Start thinking about that friend, family member, coworker, or anyone else you’ve been trying to convince to come through the doors!
We’ll be doing a special Bring a Friend Week November 2–7, giving them a chance to come in, experience Primal, try the workouts and see if we’re a good fit.
More details coming soon!
🦵 QUICK UPDATE ON ME
I did get the results back from my knee MRI, and unfortunately I tore my meniscus a few months ago.
Unlike my shoulder, which I’ve managed to keep putting off, the knee is something I’m going to have to deal with. I’m not sure exactly when yet, but I’m looking at options around one of the holidays to minimize the impact on the gym schedule as much as possible.
I’ll keep everyone posted as I figure out the plan. As always, I appreciate all of your support and understanding. ❤️
🔥 LET’S GET OCTOBER STARTED!
Tomorrow starts the first full week of October, and we’ve already got a Top 10 leaderboard taking shape!
Get those classes registered, set yourself a goal for the month, and let’s get after it. I’ll see you soon! 💪🥊
