Everybody slept in tents they had brought and set up themselves, and except for an awesome feast on the last night, the food was typical camping food - oatmeal for breakfast and a MRE for lunch on Saturday. The atmosphere was very casual and relaxed – much like a weekend camping trip with friends. It started on a Friday night and lasted until Sunday morning.įorty-five people were in attendance, about 90% of which were dudes. 2014 was the inaugural year for the Vanguard, and the event was held at Reveille Peak in Texas Hill Country, just an hour outside of Austin. They’d be quick to point out, though, that while their workouts are similar to those of CrossFit, they’ve created their own unique program.Ītomic Athlete decided to put on an event to give its members an experience related to its mission, outside the usual focus on physical fitness.

Their mission is to make their athletes “Stronger, Faster, and Harder to Kill,” and they accomplish this through CrossFit-style workouts. 36 Hours of Man Skillsįounded by Tod Moore and Jake Saenz, Atomic Athlete is a gym located in Austin, Texas. I wanted to do so on my own accord, for reasons I’ll discuss in the conclusion. While Tod waived my entrance fee, I paid my own travel costs and he didn’t ask me to do a write-up. So I flew down to Austin, Texas to spend a weekend with members from the Atomic Athlete gym at an event they called the Vanguard.īelow I share a report of the experience. I clicked on the link he included that gave the rundown on the event: Animal butchering. This is essentially 36 hours of learning all of the man skills your daddy never taught you or you may have forgotten over the years.

We have an event coming up that I would like to personally invite you to called the Vanguard.

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