Red Woods Fitness | Blog Week of 6-1-2026

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May 31, 2026

Quote of the Week 6-1-2026

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Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out

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NEWS

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Welcome back friends! First off- THANK YOU. To every single person who showed up for Murph this year: thank you for bringing the energy, effort, support, and community spirit that makes Red Woods Fitness what it is.

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Murph is never just another workout. It’s a test of resilience, teamwork, and mental toughness. Whether you finished your first Murph ever, shaved time off a previous attempt, scaled intelligently, or simply showed up and gave your best effort, you were part of something special.

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We had an incredible turnout even in the worst rain in years and the atmosphere out in that park was exactly what fitness communities are supposed to feel like: supportive, motivating, and earned. We captured a ton of great moments from the event, and you can download all the pictures here- MURPH 2026

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Please tag us when you post your favorites. We love seeing the community celebrate these moments together.

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Murph is also a good reminder of something we care deeply about at Red Woods Fitness: Programming that matters. What most people see is the workout written on the whiteboard. What they don’t see is the years of Coaching experience, exercise science, training methodology, recovery planning, movement analysis, and athlete development that go into creating those workouts. Anyone can write a workout that crushes people. It’s actually very easy to make members exhausted every day. I see this BS a LOT- Long workouts. High volume. Heavy loading. Constant intensity. That’s not difficult.

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What’s difficult is creating programming that pushes people forward, improves fitness long term, builds strength safely, develops conditioning intelligently, manages fatigue, allows proper recovery, and keeps people healthy enough to train consistently for years.

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That’s real Coaching.

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Unfortunately, we see a lot of gyms fall into the trap of thinking “harder” automatically means “better.” Daily marathon workouts and excessive volume may feel tough in the moment, but without intelligent structure and recovery considerations, they often lead to burnout, stalled progress, and injury. I pride myself on taking a different approach.

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Every phase of programming has intention behind it. Every strength cycle, conditioning piece, recovery day, progression, and scaling option is built with long-term development in mind. Fitness should improve your life- not break your body down. The goal isn’t to survive workouts, the goal is to become stronger, healthier, more capable, and more resilient over time. That requires thought and it requires education. And it requires understanding that recovery is part of training NOT separate from it.

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Watching this community attack Murph the way you did is proof that intelligent training works. People moved well. People supported each other. People pushed hard. And most importantly, people finished strong while staying healthy. That’s something we take seriously and something we’re incredibly proud of.

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Thank you again for trusting us with your training.

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PROGRAMMING

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New week, new month, new cycle, oh my! We are getting lean and fast this month with some serious conditioning focus. Prepare to establish your baseline running and rowing, and get ready for the pump of Tabatas. Our Metcons are meant to intelligently ease you into a full on conditioning peak three weeks from now. So hydrate, take your vitamins, and say your prayers.

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LET’S GET AFTER IT!

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Monday

Strength

Establish Baseline

1 Mile Run

Metcon

8 Rounds

100m Run

3 Burpees Over Bar

1 Power C&J (AHAP)