November is our thankful month: on the wall, at book club and around a table full of side dishes.
Happenings & updates:
Costume Workout: Saturday 10/31
Test Week Finale: Monday 11/2 to Friday 11/6
Book Club: The God of the Woods, 11/9
Just the Sides: Saturday 11/21, RSVP open
Gratitude Wall: A new prompt each week
November Milestones: Millennium Club, birthdays, class counts, new grads
Self-Defense Survey: Please answer by 11/12
1. Halloween Costume Workout
Saturday, October 31 · 9:00 AM · at Tectonic
Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, so we're working out in "anything but gym clothes."
Dust off the costume or just wear random goofy stuff, and bring the energy!
2. "Test Week" Finale
Big output time 😤
And big fun! Test Week programming, from Monday, November 2 to Friday, November 6, will lean into performance over building.
Testing helps quantify progress and sets up for future percentage work.
Take heed: Going for a max is for data and can be risky.
Luckily, guesstimating from a 1-rep or 5-rep at near-maximal loads (85%+) provides a useful estimate of a 1RM or 5RM for percentage work.
3. Literate Lifters Book Club Recap: Euphoria by Lily King. 🗓️Next Meet: November 9th
This month, our book club took a journey into the world of anthropology with Euphoria by Lily King!
While we all agreed that the setting and premise were fascinating, we were left wanting a little more. We would have loved a meatier story with a deeper exploration of the local cultures and traditions that made the setting so intriguing.
Our group rating: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (3/5)
An interesting read with plenty of potential, but one that didn't quite leave us as captivated as we'd hoped. Still, another great evening of books, conversation, and good company!
Our next meeting will be on November 9th at 6:30 to discuss The God of the Woods by Liz Moore at Oak Tree Station.
4. Just the Sides Thanksgiving
Members are invited to bring a favorite, or a new Thanksgiving side dish to share. It’s an opportunity to try a new recipe before the big Thanksgiving meal. Afterwards, we will post the recipes on our website to share! Only bring a dish to share if it brings you joy…if you just want to sample…we want to see you too!
Date/Time: Saturday, 11/21 | 6:00-8:30 pm
Location: Tectonic Gym
Questions: Coach Erica
5. Gratitude Wall: Thankful For...
The thankful wall is back for November. Grab a sticky note, finish the sentence and stick it up. A new prompt each week:
Week 1: Thankful for…everyday magic.
Week 2: Thankful for…people who lift me up.
Week 3: Thankful for…what my body can do.
Week 4: Thankful for…little victories.
6. Milestones
🏆OG Millennium Club (1,000+ classes): Jared P. (1,517), Karen L. (1,333) and Tammy O. (1,014).
🎂Happy birthday to Christopher P. and Shawna T.!
🗓️Tectonic anniversaries: Dorota S. (4 years) and Brian F. (3 years).
💪Class milestones this fall: Emily R. (600 classes), Cody M. (300), Austin M. and Mykhailo M. (250), Don M. and Blaise G. (200).
🎯Closing in: Betsy K. and Amy M. (1,000), Joan M. (800), David D. (500), Debbie E. and Rick L. (400), Coach Elise (250), Amanda G. and Holley W. (200) and Melisa T. (100).
🎓Foundations grads: Angela F., Max B., TJ R. and Zihan Z., welcome to regular classes!
7. Self-Defense on a Weeknight? Take the 30-Second Survey
Coach Brian Fogg may add a weeknight Practical Self-Defense class on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evening, in addition to Sunday mornings. It would start with a six-week trial in mid-January, right after the 6:15 class. It’s free for everyone during the trial, so bring a friend.
📆Please answer by Thursday, November 12
New to it? See what a class covers or meet Coach Brian.
Thanksgiving Week Hours
Monday 11/23 to Thursday 11/26: no Teens class
Wednesday 11/25: regular adult classes
Thursday 11/26: closed. Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday 11/27: one class at 9:30 AM
Saturday 11/28: 9:00 AM as usual
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TECTONIC STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
10 years.
By the numbers.
August 2016 to October 2026
71,050
check-ins by 1,166 of you since August 2016, about 8 years of training if you did it nonstop
’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
Our running total, year by year. Check-in number 50,000 came in 2023.
~35 million
calories burned together
About 60,000 Big Macs. Each burger here is 5,000 of them.
half a ton
of muscle built or kept
Built ~830 lbKept ~200 lb
“Kept” is muscle you would otherwise lose to age after 30.
~200,000 tons
lifted
About 1.7 Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, at roughly 117,000 tons each.
8,065 lb
our current crew’s combined best deadlift
About two Ford F-150s. 30 lifters, best pull 515 lb.
Sources: ZenPlanner check-ins (Aug 1, 2016 to Oct 27, 2026) and SugarWOD lifts. Calories, muscle and tonnage are back-of-the-napkin estimates from published exercise research, not medical claims.
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-- Your Tectonic Coaches
