09/21/2025
At Copper City Fitness, our coaches complete the weekly strength based workouts (programming)! We rotate coaches weekly to keep it fresh, exciting, and new!
We find this to be important because our coaches all carry a variety of experience, training, and real life success that they incorporate into their programming. We want our workouts to be effective for everyone, so bringing in new ideas, fresh training, and a piece of everyone keeps it challenging and fun!
All of our formats (the way we move around the gym) are named after pieces of Rome. We have formats called The Franklyn, Bellamy Harbor, Fort to Fort, Rome Towers, Woods Valley, Rome Speedway, etc⌠each format bringing something new and exciting.
This week, we have programming by Coach Tiffany, and the format is Fort to Fort!
This is our âstation eliminationâ format. Our members complete each exercise for 4x for 42 seconds each and then moves on to the next station, eliminating the previous one!
Hereâs why this format at is so beneficial!
This weeks format is Fort to Fort!
4x Each Station, station Elimination
Programmed by: Coach Tiffany
Heres why this format is effective!
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1. Progressive Fatigue & Muscle Recruitment
-By repeating a station four times in a row, the targeted muscle group is pushed past its initial comfort zone into deeper fatigue.
-The body is forced to recruit secondary stabilizers and smaller muscle fibers that normally wouldnât engage as quickly in a traditional circuit.
-This builds real strength because the last reps are the hardest, where adaptation happens.
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2. Elimination = Focus on Strength
-Eliminating a station after completion keeps the format mentally sharp and physically efficient.
-Each round gets shorter as stations drop off, which creates a natural progressive intensity curve â early rounds build fatigue, later rounds demand max effort.
-This mirrors strength training principles (gradual overload, followed by peak effort).
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3. Time Under Tension & Hypertrophy
-42 seconds of work puts athletes in the sweet spot for hypertrophy (muscle growth) â longer than a heavy power lift, shorter than endurance sets.
-Across four rounds, thatâs nearly 3 minutes of total time under tension per exercise, which is excellent for building strength and size.
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4. Conditioning Without Sacrificing Strength
-The 10-second rest isnât long enough for full recovery, which challenges muscular endurance and conditioning.
-At the same time, because itâs strength-focused (not pure cardio), members learn to move heavy loads with good form while fatigued, improving resilience.
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5. Mental Drive & Engagement
-The elimination twist keeps athletes locked in â they know thereâs a finish line for each station.
-This creates urgency: people tend to push harder when they know a movement wonât come back later.
-Itâs competitive (even against yourself), which raises intensity without needing external motivation.
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In short: This format maximizes strength gains, hypertrophy, endurance, and mental grit in just 30 minutes. It blends the best of circuit training and progressive overload into a simple, scalable structure.
So letâs get after it this week! Work hard and make yourselves proud!
Click the waiver below, choose a class time below and just show up! We will greet you and give you a run down what to expect, and even pair you up with a partner.
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