For more info please see: www.trifitnesschallenge.com EMAIL - [email protected] Tri-Fitness was founded in 1997 when Al Rosen created an event which would challenge an athletes’ fitness level. Over the last 13 years, the event has taken place in Tampa Convention Center, Tropicana Stadium, Miami “South Beach”, Orange County (California), Washington, D.C, Clearwater Beach, Hermosa Beach (CA) and La
s Vegas. The event consists of a 160 yard Obstacle Course, Fitness Skills (3 elements – box jumps, bench press, and shuttle run), 230 yard True Grit Challenge, Fitness Routine and Grace & Physique. The Tri-Fitness has 3 challenges – Women’s Tri-Fitness Challenge, Men’s Ultimate Fitness Challenge and Children’s Fitness Challenge. Women’s Tri-Fitness: Women can compete in ALL or ANY of the 5 events: Obstacle Course, Fitness Skills,True Grit, Fitness Routine, Grace & Physique. There are age/height groups: teen, 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50 &54, 55-59, 60-64, 65 and over. Tri-Fitness Overall is made up of all 5 events; Tri Optional has the OC, Skills, True Grit and Grace & Physique; Tri has the OC, True Grit and Skills. Men’s Ultimate Fitness Challenge: Men compete in the Obstacle Course, True Grit and Fitness Skills. The Fitness Skills differed from the women only on the Bench Press where the men have to lift 80% of their body weight. Children’s Fitness Challenge: Children challenge themselves on a the Obstacle Course, True Grit and the Fitness Skills. Obstacle Course: The 160 yard course never changes as athletes attempt to beat their previous best time. The course consists of a 10 foot wall, 15 foot running grid, 24 foot incline decline monkey bars, 12 foot balance beam, l5 foot cargo net, shuttle run, 3 (30 inch) hurdles, 20 inch steeple chase, 36 inch under bar and a 40 inch over bar. Scoring of the Obstacle Course: 200 (minus) time (divided) by 15.85 = score
Fitness Skills: Box Jumps, Bench Press, Shuttle Run
The Box Jumps are performed on a 20 inch box with a 2 inch cheer leading floor used as the jumping surface; thus the jump is 18 inches. The dimension of the box is 2 feet by 4 feet. The box jump is an event where the athlete performs 50 repetitions. A repetition is when both feet touch the top of the box and come down with both feet making contact with the floor. Thus they can jump or step the box jumps. Scoring of box jumps: 200 (minus) time (divided by 16.25) = score
The Bench Press is performed with an Olympic bar (45 lbs) and a bar pad on the Olympic bar. A repetition is complete when the bar touches the athlete’s chest and arms extend. There is no penalty as far as arching, feet coming off the floor, bouncing, etc. The weight is determined by the athlete’s body weight. Women compete with 60 percent of bodyweight (to the closest five lbs) and men with 80 percent of their bodyweight (to the closest five lbs.) Scoring of bench press: 5.0 start value with .1 credit per repetitions. Example: 33 repetitions is 5.0 + 3.3 = 8.3
The Shuttle Run is a 20 foot agility run. There are 10 bean bags placed 20 feet from a double stack of Reebok risers. The starting line is even with the front of the riser. The bag must be released from within 5 feet of the risers. Penalty for not clearing the 5 foot line is 2 seconds. When a bag is missed, the athlete must attempt to put it in the riser the next time down. Penalty for not making the attempt is 2 seconds. If the last bag is missed a 2 second penalty will be added. Time starts when the athlete moves and ends when the last bag ( #10) hits the ground or riser. Scoring of shuttle run: 200 (minus) time (divided by 17) = score
Fitness Skill overall score: Add up the Box Jumps, Bench Press, and Shuttle Run scores and divide by 3. Grace & Physqie Event: This event is scored in 4 categories: Symmetry, Feminine Firmness, Grace & Poise, Overall Appearance. Each of the four categories is scored between a 1.25 and a 2.5. Fitness Routine: The athlete performs a maximum 2 minute choreographed routine. The routine is scored in 5 categories: Strength Moves, Flexibility, Choreography, Execution, Enthusiasm and Appearance. Each category is scored between 1.0 and 2.0. The routine is performed on a cheer floor (18 feet by 44 feet). The 230 yard True Grit consists of the following: 10 yd shuttle run, 5.5 ft wall, running grid, 3 push ups and 15 ft bear crawl with forward roll, 6 cone weave, tire flip (over and back), 5 kettle bell swings, 10 straddle jacks on 4 inch box, 3 squats and farmer carry, 10 skips with 4 lb heavyy rope, 30 inch hurdle, (2) 24 inch hurdles, 36 inch under bar, 40 yd dash. For more information, see http://www.trifitnesschallenge.com or call the international hotline at 813-263-2779.
