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www.MOSTmag.com || FITNESS MAG A ZINE || 19incorporate American Ninja Warrior and Spartan Race-style obstacles using both to provide real world obstacle experience for the seasoned athlete and fresh-off-the-couch alike. We wanted to create an atmosphere where people work hard to achieve something new every time they show up, while having fun and inevitably leaving in better shape both mentally and physically. For some it would be just for fun, others a way to become more efficient during their races, and the rest of us; a fun way to stay in shape.August 1 of 2013 we started business with less than 10 obstacles on the outdoor course which we named %u201cThe Green Mile%u201d due to the organic feel and the courses%u2019 ability to make you feel a little %u201cgreen%u201d when you finish. Over the next year this grew to over 25 obstacles, many of which have 2 lanes to prevent bottle necking during training sessions and events. For 9 of those months, I setup an outdoor office which was destroyed several times during sudden storms where I was out on the Course with a group and without the Training Center; training was very exposed to the elements. Despite this adversity, enough people were showing up for us to break ground and build a 3,000sqft building to fill with Ninja Obstacles and functional fitness equipment. 9 months of building, adding, and improving the facility became an after hour tradition as my parents and I would labor into the night creating something new, getting us one step closer to a complete Training Center.As of August 1, 2015 we have had several thousands of amazing people come through and there are several hundred visits every single month. Many come in specifically to train for the show or an Obstacle Race, but a majority came purely to have fun and challenge themselves, seeking to achieve more than their previous visit. Many show up with the assumption that they will %u201ccrush%u201d the obstacles, but find out very quickly that they will have to change their routine in response to the challenge. This is one of my favorite parts of the business. Over the next 2-6 months people >>>