🧠 FOUNDATIONS CLASS — OUR TRUE ENTRY POINT

Coaches,

I just dropped a video breaking down our Foundations Class, and I wanted to give you the context behind it—because this is one of the most important pieces of our entire system.

🚨 THE PROBLEM

Most gyms don’t actually have a starting point.

They say:👉 “Just jump into class”👉 “Scale as needed”

But for a lot of people…

That’s not realistic.

✅ WHAT FOUNDATIONS IS

Our Foundations Class is for anyone who:

❌ Can’t safely join group class❌ Isn’t ready for No Shuffle Club❌ Needs a TRUE starting point

👉 It’s held 1x/week for 30 minutes👉 It’s simple, intentional, and progression-based

This is where people:👉 rebuild confidence👉 relearn movement👉 re-enter fitness the RIGHT way

🎯 OUR PROGRESSION STANDARD (THIS IS KEY)

Before moving into No Shuffle Club, athletes must demonstrate:

✅ Get down to the floor and back up→ independently→ in under 20 seconds

✅ Walk 50 feet (25 out + 25 back)→ no assistance→ controlled and confident

✅ Hang from a bar→ 5+ seconds→ bodyweight supported

✅ Squat below parallel→ with assistance if needed

🔁 WHY THIS MATTERS

These are NOT random tests.

👉 These are the SAME benchmarks we use across:• Foundations• No Shuffle Club• Wellness

Which means:

👉 We can track real progress👉 We can catch regressions early👉 We create a clear path forward

🧠 THE BIG IDEA

We’re not just running classes.

👉 We’re building a system of development

From:Foundations → No Shuffle → Wellness → Group Classes

Every step has:👉 standards👉 purpose👉 direction

💥 COACH TAKEAWAY

If you take one thing from this:

👉 Stop thinking “scale the workout”👉 Start thinking “meet them where they are—and build them up”

👇 YOUR ACTION

Watch the video.

Then ask yourself:

👉 “Do I actually know where my athletes should start?”👉 “Do I have a system… or just workouts?”

We’re building something different here.

Let’s keep leveling up 🔥

— Wes

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