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The Best Endurance Community
It's About Making People Better at Life
This article is the result of something extraordinary that happened on the weekend of the 27th of May. If you don't know what happened, where have you been?! It was InnerFight's own Into The Darkness, a grueling 50km bike, 50km run, and 50km bike through the night. A huge number of the InnerFight community attended with various versions of the challenge, and dare I say, even more people attended to support them!
As if 12 hours through the night wasn't enough, the community regrouped at InnerFight's end-of-season social the next day. This brings me to the awards ceremony, where the shared smiles and laughs resonate with me massively. It was the visual manifestation of our mission statement; making people better at life through endurance.
This visual epitome of what our endurance community is all about made me think about how to articulate just how unique and powerful it is. Take a step back from the daily routine and see what InnerFight Endurance truly offers.
What does the community mean?
A community is the condition of sharing or having certain attitudes and interests in common. Well, that seems quite apparent. InnerFight Endurance is made of a group of individuals who all share a want to better themselves in endurance. As a given, support and encouragement is ample from each coach, all with unique methods. What is so special is the amount of support and encouragement given to each other, from fellow athletes to their friends and family, to little ones and even pets! Each individual respects and takes ownership of the InnerFight brand values.
The athletes and awards night, what was it showing us?
The award nominations were chosen by the coaches, with the winners selected through a vote. We weren't always looking for the best one-off performance or the biggest PB. We looked at those who demonstrated the most consistency, the best attitude, overcoming adversity, and lifting themselves and others around them. Results alone do not define success. This selection process defines us as a community. Every single one of the winners was cheered and congratulated like it was an Olympic Gold Medal. I think everyone understood the reasons behind why each person had won.
It would be amiss not to mention what I believe to be the biggest addition to the awards this year, the community award. An individual celebrated for everything they bring to the community, whose actions deemed the award necessary. Affectionately dubbed the 'Jeff award,' the winner organised and supported the community so much, day in, day out, throughout the year. I want to highlight that he provided a weekly iftar for Muslim and non-muslim individuals during Ramadan, providing a platform for the community to gather and celebrate this special time. He asked for nothing in return, and he chose to act like this because he, like so many others within the InnerFight community, looked beyond their ambitions to impact the lives of others positively.
The coaches, how do we go beyond the program?
When individuals invest in InnerFight for coaching, they get a personalised program, race planning, and execution, nutritional and equipment support, direct contact whenever they need help, and access to our community. What is rarely highlighted is the support beyond the training we give. Why do more than necessary, or the bare minimum? Many examples of programs of equal cost seem to deliver less and certainly support less. I suppose it is because we all genuinely care about helping people reach their goals. We can see the benefits of nurturing an athlete's journey beyond reaching a goal and making them better at life through endurance. Rather than jumping from one goal to the next, the process of driving progress outweighs the finish line results.
As a group of coaches, we offer unique and individual approaches, each with different experiences and backgrounds. Our drive to improve and weekly catch-ups for goal setting, feedback, and personal development unite us. The want drives us to help our athletes reach their full potential.
How does the wider community provide the best support network?
This is the last thing that struck me about the whole weekend was the wider support. As the sun was setting, the rollout for ITD this year was something else. We were a force to be reckoned with, each individual representing the community we hold dear. Whether you completed a version of this challenge or took up your entire weekend to support someone who did, I want to thank you for making me so proud to be a part of this community. It was incredible to see.
So what is the secret ingredient?
The addition of ego is not tolerated within our community. Success is always celebrated, and failure is never laughed at. We understand that sometimes not winning is the necessary step to success. It is not about you as soon as your session is over; it is about us.
I hope this article has helped you see what we value and how it brings us together as a community. Your decision to act and behave a certain way defines you and us.
ENGINE
A sustained 50-minute aerobic workout designed to build your engine and endurance. Expect continuous movement across the bike, rower, ski erg, and running, all at a manageable, steady pace.
GYMNASTICS
This week is all about the bar! On Tuesday, we’ll continue working on pulling strength, followed by kipping and butterfly progressions. On Thursday, Bar Muscle Ups will make an appearance. Get ready for low bar drills, strength work and BMU progressions galore.
HYROX
A high-intensity session focused on building leg strength and muscular endurance. We will finish each movement with short runs to build resilience under fatigue.
MOBILITY
Back to the flows, yes, back in popular demand, I’m running it back. Full body stretching ended with stability/activation of course.
PURE STRENGTH
This week in Pure Strength, we kick off Monday with a heavy set of RDLS, followed by some Front squat volume, and then some frontal plane strength work. On Wednesday, we have some overcoming isometrics to kick our session off, followed by some cluster sets on the bench press, and then some push-pull accessory work.
WEIGHTLIFTING
Weightlifting this week is snatch; we are breaking down the movement. Starting with the 3-position snatch. Drilling the timings under the barbell. Followed by snatch pulls and a complex of behind-the-neck push press into OHS.
Monday Ride
A ride dedicated to group riding skills and some fitness. Coach Rob Foster leads this ride, if you'd like to join email Rob Foster
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: The Loop Cafe, Bike DXB
Track Tuesday
Our weekly on track speed session! For any level of runner looking to build their run speed, threshold and Vo2max fitness and run with the best running community in Dubai.
Time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park
Friday - Coffee Run
Our weekly tempo run. Sessions are built on an RPE scale and accessible to all levels of runner. We start together, run hard then finish together and chat about it over a coffee and breakfast.
Brief time: 05:54 am
Start time: 05:59 am
Start Location: Common Grounds
Saturday - Long Ride
Our weekly endurance ride.
Please email Rob Foster for more details.
Time: 05:59 am
Location: Bottom of the Stick, Al Qudra.
Monday
Time: 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: LRC Tempo
This week will be dialling into that Tempo effort (7/10 RPE) for 5 mins blocks. You will take a 2 min recovery after each block and repeat the sequence 5x.
Tuesday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park
Session: Track Tuesday
This is your chance to run fast with the wider IFE community and coaches. This week we will be running 300m repeats at 3km pace, each with a very easy float between.
Wednesday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: LRC Intervals
Today we have intervals in the morning and evening. We will be running 100m effort through the park behind InnerFight, you will then have 300m easy/recovery before repeating the sequence.
Friday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Common Grounds
Session: The Coffee Run
This week we will be working on a negative split run. After 20 mins of easy running you will go into 1 min on, 1 min off intervals for 30 mins. Post session coffees at Common Grounds from 7am.
Monday:
Starting the week with some pressing tempo push-up work, followed by some bench press and death march, and then a strongman-style workout for an epic start to the week!
Strength:
A) EMOM x 8 - 3 to 5 tempo push-ups tempo @31x1
B) Every 90 sec x 10 alt between - 5 Barbell bench press @20x1 (building) & 16 alt DB death march
Conditioning:
For Time:
10-1 Sandbag Over Shoulder
1-10 Dumbbell STOH
Tuesday:
Tuesday, we have some sled work in the strength, and then some Interval work that will challenge your squat and pull endurance.
Strength:
A) 6 mins build to max triple broad jump
Rest 2 mins
B) Every 2 mins x 5 2 length sled push
Conditioning:
4 min window
30 sec wall sit
30 wall balls
15 pull-ups
AMRAP cal ski
Rest 2 mins x 4
Wednesday:
Wednesday is all about the barbell in both the skill and a fast-paced
Squat clean and run workout.
Strength:
A) Every 2 mins x 8 - 2 power clean + 2 push press
Rest 2 mins
B) Every 90 sec x 3 6 BB good mornings @30x1
Conditioning:
For Time:
15-12- 9 Squat Cleans
After each set, a park run
Thursday:
Thursday, we have some strict pull-up work followed by a long endurance workout on the rower.
Strength:
A: In a 2-minute window, establish a MAX unbroken set of strict pull-ups/chest 2 bar/bar muscle-ups
+
B: EMOM 8 @ 33% of A
Conditioning:
30 mins Max Cal Row:
0-10 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpees
11-20 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpee box jump
21-30 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpee box jump over
Friday:
FUF, we are finishing off with some single-leg and core work, and then 6 rounds of
Strength:
A) EMOM x 6 - 20 sec strict TTB/SLR
rest 2 min
B) Every 2 mins x 4 - 12 alt front rack KB reverse lunge
Conditioning:
6 Rounds For Time:
12 TTB
40/30 Cal Ass Bike and C2 bike (Alternating)
20 Russian KB Swing
This article is the result of something extraordinary that happened on the weekend of the 27th of May. If you don't know what happened, where have you been?! It was InnerFight's own Into The Darkness, a grueling 50km bike, 50km run, and 50km bike through the night. A huge number of the InnerFight community attended with various versions of the challenge, and dare I say, even more people attended to support them!
As if 12 hours through the night wasn't enough, the community regrouped at InnerFight's end-of-season social the next day. This brings me to the awards ceremony, where the shared smiles and laughs resonate with me massively. It was the visual manifestation of our mission statement; making people better at life through endurance.
This visual epitome of what our endurance community is all about made me think about how to articulate just how unique and powerful it is. Take a step back from the daily routine and see what InnerFight Endurance truly offers.
What does the community mean?
A community is the condition of sharing or having certain attitudes and interests in common. Well, that seems quite apparent. InnerFight Endurance is made of a group of individuals who all share a want to better themselves in endurance. As a given, support and encouragement is ample from each coach, all with unique methods. What is so special is the amount of support and encouragement given to each other, from fellow athletes to their friends and family, to little ones and even pets! Each individual respects and takes ownership of the InnerFight brand values.
The athletes and awards night, what was it showing us?
The award nominations were chosen by the coaches, with the winners selected through a vote. We weren't always looking for the best one-off performance or the biggest PB. We looked at those who demonstrated the most consistency, the best attitude, overcoming adversity, and lifting themselves and others around them. Results alone do not define success. This selection process defines us as a community. Every single one of the winners was cheered and congratulated like it was an Olympic Gold Medal. I think everyone understood the reasons behind why each person had won.
It would be amiss not to mention what I believe to be the biggest addition to the awards this year, the community award. An individual celebrated for everything they bring to the community, whose actions deemed the award necessary. Affectionately dubbed the 'Jeff award,' the winner organised and supported the community so much, day in, day out, throughout the year. I want to highlight that he provided a weekly iftar for Muslim and non-muslim individuals during Ramadan, providing a platform for the community to gather and celebrate this special time. He asked for nothing in return, and he chose to act like this because he, like so many others within the InnerFight community, looked beyond their ambitions to impact the lives of others positively.
The coaches, how do we go beyond the program?
When individuals invest in InnerFight for coaching, they get a personalised program, race planning, and execution, nutritional and equipment support, direct contact whenever they need help, and access to our community. What is rarely highlighted is the support beyond the training we give. Why do more than necessary, or the bare minimum? Many examples of programs of equal cost seem to deliver less and certainly support less. I suppose it is because we all genuinely care about helping people reach their goals. We can see the benefits of nurturing an athlete's journey beyond reaching a goal and making them better at life through endurance. Rather than jumping from one goal to the next, the process of driving progress outweighs the finish line results.
As a group of coaches, we offer unique and individual approaches, each with different experiences and backgrounds. Our drive to improve and weekly catch-ups for goal setting, feedback, and personal development unite us. The want drives us to help our athletes reach their full potential.
How does the wider community provide the best support network?
This is the last thing that struck me about the whole weekend was the wider support. As the sun was setting, the rollout for ITD this year was something else. We were a force to be reckoned with, each individual representing the community we hold dear. Whether you completed a version of this challenge or took up your entire weekend to support someone who did, I want to thank you for making me so proud to be a part of this community. It was incredible to see.
So what is the secret ingredient?
The addition of ego is not tolerated within our community. Success is always celebrated, and failure is never laughed at. We understand that sometimes not winning is the necessary step to success. It is not about you as soon as your session is over; it is about us.
I hope this article has helped you see what we value and how it brings us together as a community. Your decision to act and behave a certain way defines you and us.
Monday Ride
A ride dedicated to group riding skills and some fitness. Coach Rob Foster leads this ride, if you'd like to join email Rob Foster
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: The Loop Cafe, Bike DXB
Track Tuesday
Our weekly on track speed session! For any level of runner looking to build their run speed, threshold and Vo2max fitness and run with the best running community in Dubai.
Time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park
Friday - Coffee Run
Our weekly tempo run. Sessions are built on an RPE scale and accessible to all levels of runner. We start together, run hard then finish together and chat about it over a coffee and breakfast.
Brief time: 05:54 am
Start time: 05:59 am
Start Location: Common Grounds
Saturday - Long Ride
Our weekly endurance ride.
Please email Rob Foster for more details.
Time: 05:59 am
Location: Bottom of the Stick, Al Qudra.
Monday
Time: 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: LRC Tempo
This week will be dialling into that Tempo effort (7/10 RPE) for 5 mins blocks. You will take a 2 min recovery after each block and repeat the sequence 5x.
Tuesday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park
Session: Track Tuesday
This is your chance to run fast with the wider IFE community and coaches. This week we will be running 300m repeats at 3km pace, each with a very easy float between.
Wednesday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: LRC Intervals
Today we have intervals in the morning and evening. We will be running 100m effort through the park behind InnerFight, you will then have 300m easy/recovery before repeating the sequence.
Friday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Common Grounds
Session: The Coffee Run
This week we will be working on a negative split run. After 20 mins of easy running you will go into 1 min on, 1 min off intervals for 30 mins. Post session coffees at Common Grounds from 7am.
Monday:
Starting the week with some pressing tempo push-up work, followed by some bench press and death march, and then a strongman-style workout for an epic start to the week!
Strength:
A) EMOM x 8 - 3 to 5 tempo push-ups tempo @31x1
B) Every 90 sec x 10 alt between - 5 Barbell bench press @20x1 (building) & 16 alt DB death march
Conditioning:
For Time:
10-1 Sandbag Over Shoulder
1-10 Dumbbell STOH
Tuesday:
Tuesday, we have some sled work in the strength, and then some Interval work that will challenge your squat and pull endurance.
Strength:
A) 6 mins build to max triple broad jump
Rest 2 mins
B) Every 2 mins x 5 2 length sled push
Conditioning:
4 min window
30 sec wall sit
30 wall balls
15 pull-ups
AMRAP cal ski
Rest 2 mins x 4
Wednesday:
Wednesday is all about the barbell in both the skill and a fast-paced
Squat clean and run workout.
Strength:
A) Every 2 mins x 8 - 2 power clean + 2 push press
Rest 2 mins
B) Every 90 sec x 3 6 BB good mornings @30x1
Conditioning:
For Time:
15-12- 9 Squat Cleans
After each set, a park run
Thursday:
Thursday, we have some strict pull-up work followed by a long endurance workout on the rower.
Strength:
A: In a 2-minute window, establish a MAX unbroken set of strict pull-ups/chest 2 bar/bar muscle-ups
+
B: EMOM 8 @ 33% of A
Conditioning:
30 mins Max Cal Row:
0-10 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpees
11-20 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpee box jump
21-30 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpee box jump over
Friday:
FUF, we are finishing off with some single-leg and core work, and then 6 rounds of
Strength:
A) EMOM x 6 - 20 sec strict TTB/SLR
rest 2 min
B) Every 2 mins x 4 - 12 alt front rack KB reverse lunge
Conditioning:
6 Rounds For Time:
12 TTB
40/30 Cal Ass Bike and C2 bike (Alternating)
20 Russian KB Swing
ENGINE
A sustained 50-minute aerobic workout designed to build your engine and endurance. Expect continuous movement across the bike, rower, ski erg, and running, all at a manageable, steady pace.
GYMNASTICS
This week is all about the bar! On Tuesday, we’ll continue working on pulling strength, followed by kipping and butterfly progressions. On Thursday, Bar Muscle Ups will make an appearance. Get ready for low bar drills, strength work and BMU progressions galore.
HYROX
A high-intensity session focused on building leg strength and muscular endurance. We will finish each movement with short runs to build resilience under fatigue.
MOBILITY
Back to the flows, yes, back in popular demand, I’m running it back. Full body stretching ended with stability/activation of course.
PURE STRENGTH
This week in Pure Strength, we kick off Monday with a heavy set of RDLS, followed by some Front squat volume, and then some frontal plane strength work. On Wednesday, we have some overcoming isometrics to kick our session off, followed by some cluster sets on the bench press, and then some push-pull accessory work.
WEIGHTLIFTING
Weightlifting this week is snatch; we are breaking down the movement. Starting with the 3-position snatch. Drilling the timings under the barbell. Followed by snatch pulls and a complex of behind-the-neck push press into OHS.
This article is the result of something extraordinary that happened on the weekend of the 27th of May. If you don't know what happened, where have you been?! It was InnerFight's own Into The Darkness, a grueling 50km bike, 50km run, and 50km bike through the night. A huge number of the InnerFight community attended with various versions of the challenge, and dare I say, even more people attended to support them!
As if 12 hours through the night wasn't enough, the community regrouped at InnerFight's end-of-season social the next day. This brings me to the awards ceremony, where the shared smiles and laughs resonate with me massively. It was the visual manifestation of our mission statement; making people better at life through endurance.
This visual epitome of what our endurance community is all about made me think about how to articulate just how unique and powerful it is. Take a step back from the daily routine and see what InnerFight Endurance truly offers.
What does the community mean?
A community is the condition of sharing or having certain attitudes and interests in common. Well, that seems quite apparent. InnerFight Endurance is made of a group of individuals who all share a want to better themselves in endurance. As a given, support and encouragement is ample from each coach, all with unique methods. What is so special is the amount of support and encouragement given to each other, from fellow athletes to their friends and family, to little ones and even pets! Each individual respects and takes ownership of the InnerFight brand values.
The athletes and awards night, what was it showing us?
The award nominations were chosen by the coaches, with the winners selected through a vote. We weren't always looking for the best one-off performance or the biggest PB. We looked at those who demonstrated the most consistency, the best attitude, overcoming adversity, and lifting themselves and others around them. Results alone do not define success. This selection process defines us as a community. Every single one of the winners was cheered and congratulated like it was an Olympic Gold Medal. I think everyone understood the reasons behind why each person had won.
It would be amiss not to mention what I believe to be the biggest addition to the awards this year, the community award. An individual celebrated for everything they bring to the community, whose actions deemed the award necessary. Affectionately dubbed the 'Jeff award,' the winner organised and supported the community so much, day in, day out, throughout the year. I want to highlight that he provided a weekly iftar for Muslim and non-muslim individuals during Ramadan, providing a platform for the community to gather and celebrate this special time. He asked for nothing in return, and he chose to act like this because he, like so many others within the InnerFight community, looked beyond their ambitions to impact the lives of others positively.
The coaches, how do we go beyond the program?
When individuals invest in InnerFight for coaching, they get a personalised program, race planning, and execution, nutritional and equipment support, direct contact whenever they need help, and access to our community. What is rarely highlighted is the support beyond the training we give. Why do more than necessary, or the bare minimum? Many examples of programs of equal cost seem to deliver less and certainly support less. I suppose it is because we all genuinely care about helping people reach their goals. We can see the benefits of nurturing an athlete's journey beyond reaching a goal and making them better at life through endurance. Rather than jumping from one goal to the next, the process of driving progress outweighs the finish line results.
As a group of coaches, we offer unique and individual approaches, each with different experiences and backgrounds. Our drive to improve and weekly catch-ups for goal setting, feedback, and personal development unite us. The want drives us to help our athletes reach their full potential.
How does the wider community provide the best support network?
This is the last thing that struck me about the whole weekend was the wider support. As the sun was setting, the rollout for ITD this year was something else. We were a force to be reckoned with, each individual representing the community we hold dear. Whether you completed a version of this challenge or took up your entire weekend to support someone who did, I want to thank you for making me so proud to be a part of this community. It was incredible to see.
So what is the secret ingredient?
The addition of ego is not tolerated within our community. Success is always celebrated, and failure is never laughed at. We understand that sometimes not winning is the necessary step to success. It is not about you as soon as your session is over; it is about us.
I hope this article has helped you see what we value and how it brings us together as a community. Your decision to act and behave a certain way defines you and us.
Monday
Time: 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: LRC Tempo
This week will be dialling into that Tempo effort (7/10 RPE) for 5 mins blocks. You will take a 2 min recovery after each block and repeat the sequence 5x.
Tuesday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park
Session: Track Tuesday
This is your chance to run fast with the wider IFE community and coaches. This week we will be running 300m repeats at 3km pace, each with a very easy float between.
Wednesday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: LRC Intervals
Today we have intervals in the morning and evening. We will be running 100m effort through the park behind InnerFight, you will then have 300m easy/recovery before repeating the sequence.
Friday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Common Grounds
Session: The Coffee Run
This week we will be working on a negative split run. After 20 mins of easy running you will go into 1 min on, 1 min off intervals for 30 mins. Post session coffees at Common Grounds from 7am.
Monday:
Starting the week with some pressing tempo push-up work, followed by some bench press and death march, and then a strongman-style workout for an epic start to the week!
Strength:
A) EMOM x 8 - 3 to 5 tempo push-ups tempo @31x1
B) Every 90 sec x 10 alt between - 5 Barbell bench press @20x1 (building) & 16 alt DB death march
Conditioning:
For Time:
10-1 Sandbag Over Shoulder
1-10 Dumbbell STOH
Tuesday:
Tuesday, we have some sled work in the strength, and then some Interval work that will challenge your squat and pull endurance.
Strength:
A) 6 mins build to max triple broad jump
Rest 2 mins
B) Every 2 mins x 5 2 length sled push
Conditioning:
4 min window
30 sec wall sit
30 wall balls
15 pull-ups
AMRAP cal ski
Rest 2 mins x 4
Wednesday:
Wednesday is all about the barbell in both the skill and a fast-paced
Squat clean and run workout.
Strength:
A) Every 2 mins x 8 - 2 power clean + 2 push press
Rest 2 mins
B) Every 90 sec x 3 6 BB good mornings @30x1
Conditioning:
For Time:
15-12- 9 Squat Cleans
After each set, a park run
Thursday:
Thursday, we have some strict pull-up work followed by a long endurance workout on the rower.
Strength:
A: In a 2-minute window, establish a MAX unbroken set of strict pull-ups/chest 2 bar/bar muscle-ups
+
B: EMOM 8 @ 33% of A
Conditioning:
30 mins Max Cal Row:
0-10 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpees
11-20 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpee box jump
21-30 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpee box jump over
Friday:
FUF, we are finishing off with some single-leg and core work, and then 6 rounds of
Strength:
A) EMOM x 6 - 20 sec strict TTB/SLR
rest 2 min
B) Every 2 mins x 4 - 12 alt front rack KB reverse lunge
Conditioning:
6 Rounds For Time:
12 TTB
40/30 Cal Ass Bike and C2 bike (Alternating)
20 Russian KB Swing
ENGINE
A sustained 50-minute aerobic workout designed to build your engine and endurance. Expect continuous movement across the bike, rower, ski erg, and running, all at a manageable, steady pace.
GYMNASTICS
This week is all about the bar! On Tuesday, we’ll continue working on pulling strength, followed by kipping and butterfly progressions. On Thursday, Bar Muscle Ups will make an appearance. Get ready for low bar drills, strength work and BMU progressions galore.
HYROX
A high-intensity session focused on building leg strength and muscular endurance. We will finish each movement with short runs to build resilience under fatigue.
MOBILITY
Back to the flows, yes, back in popular demand, I’m running it back. Full body stretching ended with stability/activation of course.
PURE STRENGTH
This week in Pure Strength, we kick off Monday with a heavy set of RDLS, followed by some Front squat volume, and then some frontal plane strength work. On Wednesday, we have some overcoming isometrics to kick our session off, followed by some cluster sets on the bench press, and then some push-pull accessory work.
WEIGHTLIFTING
Weightlifting this week is snatch; we are breaking down the movement. Starting with the 3-position snatch. Drilling the timings under the barbell. Followed by snatch pulls and a complex of behind-the-neck push press into OHS.
Monday Ride
A ride dedicated to group riding skills and some fitness. Coach Rob Foster leads this ride, if you'd like to join email Rob Foster
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: The Loop Cafe, Bike DXB
Track Tuesday
Our weekly on track speed session! For any level of runner looking to build their run speed, threshold and Vo2max fitness and run with the best running community in Dubai.
Time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park
Friday - Coffee Run
Our weekly tempo run. Sessions are built on an RPE scale and accessible to all levels of runner. We start together, run hard then finish together and chat about it over a coffee and breakfast.
Brief time: 05:54 am
Start time: 05:59 am
Start Location: Common Grounds
Saturday - Long Ride
Our weekly endurance ride.
Please email Rob Foster for more details.
Time: 05:59 am
Location: Bottom of the Stick, Al Qudra.
This article is the result of something extraordinary that happened on the weekend of the 27th of May. If you don't know what happened, where have you been?! It was InnerFight's own Into The Darkness, a grueling 50km bike, 50km run, and 50km bike through the night. A huge number of the InnerFight community attended with various versions of the challenge, and dare I say, even more people attended to support them!
As if 12 hours through the night wasn't enough, the community regrouped at InnerFight's end-of-season social the next day. This brings me to the awards ceremony, where the shared smiles and laughs resonate with me massively. It was the visual manifestation of our mission statement; making people better at life through endurance.
This visual epitome of what our endurance community is all about made me think about how to articulate just how unique and powerful it is. Take a step back from the daily routine and see what InnerFight Endurance truly offers.
What does the community mean?
A community is the condition of sharing or having certain attitudes and interests in common. Well, that seems quite apparent. InnerFight Endurance is made of a group of individuals who all share a want to better themselves in endurance. As a given, support and encouragement is ample from each coach, all with unique methods. What is so special is the amount of support and encouragement given to each other, from fellow athletes to their friends and family, to little ones and even pets! Each individual respects and takes ownership of the InnerFight brand values.
The athletes and awards night, what was it showing us?
The award nominations were chosen by the coaches, with the winners selected through a vote. We weren't always looking for the best one-off performance or the biggest PB. We looked at those who demonstrated the most consistency, the best attitude, overcoming adversity, and lifting themselves and others around them. Results alone do not define success. This selection process defines us as a community. Every single one of the winners was cheered and congratulated like it was an Olympic Gold Medal. I think everyone understood the reasons behind why each person had won.
It would be amiss not to mention what I believe to be the biggest addition to the awards this year, the community award. An individual celebrated for everything they bring to the community, whose actions deemed the award necessary. Affectionately dubbed the 'Jeff award,' the winner organised and supported the community so much, day in, day out, throughout the year. I want to highlight that he provided a weekly iftar for Muslim and non-muslim individuals during Ramadan, providing a platform for the community to gather and celebrate this special time. He asked for nothing in return, and he chose to act like this because he, like so many others within the InnerFight community, looked beyond their ambitions to impact the lives of others positively.
The coaches, how do we go beyond the program?
When individuals invest in InnerFight for coaching, they get a personalised program, race planning, and execution, nutritional and equipment support, direct contact whenever they need help, and access to our community. What is rarely highlighted is the support beyond the training we give. Why do more than necessary, or the bare minimum? Many examples of programs of equal cost seem to deliver less and certainly support less. I suppose it is because we all genuinely care about helping people reach their goals. We can see the benefits of nurturing an athlete's journey beyond reaching a goal and making them better at life through endurance. Rather than jumping from one goal to the next, the process of driving progress outweighs the finish line results.
As a group of coaches, we offer unique and individual approaches, each with different experiences and backgrounds. Our drive to improve and weekly catch-ups for goal setting, feedback, and personal development unite us. The want drives us to help our athletes reach their full potential.
How does the wider community provide the best support network?
This is the last thing that struck me about the whole weekend was the wider support. As the sun was setting, the rollout for ITD this year was something else. We were a force to be reckoned with, each individual representing the community we hold dear. Whether you completed a version of this challenge or took up your entire weekend to support someone who did, I want to thank you for making me so proud to be a part of this community. It was incredible to see.
So what is the secret ingredient?
The addition of ego is not tolerated within our community. Success is always celebrated, and failure is never laughed at. We understand that sometimes not winning is the necessary step to success. It is not about you as soon as your session is over; it is about us.
I hope this article has helped you see what we value and how it brings us together as a community. Your decision to act and behave a certain way defines you and us.
This article is the result of something extraordinary that happened on the weekend of the 27th of May. If you don't know what happened, where have you been?! It was InnerFight's own Into The Darkness, a grueling 50km bike, 50km run, and 50km bike through the night. A huge number of the InnerFight community attended with various versions of the challenge, and dare I say, even more people attended to support them!
As if 12 hours through the night wasn't enough, the community regrouped at InnerFight's end-of-season social the next day. This brings me to the awards ceremony, where the shared smiles and laughs resonate with me massively. It was the visual manifestation of our mission statement; making people better at life through endurance.
This visual epitome of what our endurance community is all about made me think about how to articulate just how unique and powerful it is. Take a step back from the daily routine and see what InnerFight Endurance truly offers.
What does the community mean?
A community is the condition of sharing or having certain attitudes and interests in common. Well, that seems quite apparent. InnerFight Endurance is made of a group of individuals who all share a want to better themselves in endurance. As a given, support and encouragement is ample from each coach, all with unique methods. What is so special is the amount of support and encouragement given to each other, from fellow athletes to their friends and family, to little ones and even pets! Each individual respects and takes ownership of the InnerFight brand values.
The athletes and awards night, what was it showing us?
The award nominations were chosen by the coaches, with the winners selected through a vote. We weren't always looking for the best one-off performance or the biggest PB. We looked at those who demonstrated the most consistency, the best attitude, overcoming adversity, and lifting themselves and others around them. Results alone do not define success. This selection process defines us as a community. Every single one of the winners was cheered and congratulated like it was an Olympic Gold Medal. I think everyone understood the reasons behind why each person had won.
It would be amiss not to mention what I believe to be the biggest addition to the awards this year, the community award. An individual celebrated for everything they bring to the community, whose actions deemed the award necessary. Affectionately dubbed the 'Jeff award,' the winner organised and supported the community so much, day in, day out, throughout the year. I want to highlight that he provided a weekly iftar for Muslim and non-muslim individuals during Ramadan, providing a platform for the community to gather and celebrate this special time. He asked for nothing in return, and he chose to act like this because he, like so many others within the InnerFight community, looked beyond their ambitions to impact the lives of others positively.
The coaches, how do we go beyond the program?
When individuals invest in InnerFight for coaching, they get a personalised program, race planning, and execution, nutritional and equipment support, direct contact whenever they need help, and access to our community. What is rarely highlighted is the support beyond the training we give. Why do more than necessary, or the bare minimum? Many examples of programs of equal cost seem to deliver less and certainly support less. I suppose it is because we all genuinely care about helping people reach their goals. We can see the benefits of nurturing an athlete's journey beyond reaching a goal and making them better at life through endurance. Rather than jumping from one goal to the next, the process of driving progress outweighs the finish line results.
As a group of coaches, we offer unique and individual approaches, each with different experiences and backgrounds. Our drive to improve and weekly catch-ups for goal setting, feedback, and personal development unite us. The want drives us to help our athletes reach their full potential.
How does the wider community provide the best support network?
This is the last thing that struck me about the whole weekend was the wider support. As the sun was setting, the rollout for ITD this year was something else. We were a force to be reckoned with, each individual representing the community we hold dear. Whether you completed a version of this challenge or took up your entire weekend to support someone who did, I want to thank you for making me so proud to be a part of this community. It was incredible to see.
So what is the secret ingredient?
The addition of ego is not tolerated within our community. Success is always celebrated, and failure is never laughed at. We understand that sometimes not winning is the necessary step to success. It is not about you as soon as your session is over; it is about us.
I hope this article has helped you see what we value and how it brings us together as a community. Your decision to act and behave a certain way defines you and us.
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