If there’s one thing I’ve learned in more than a decade (actually, as of two weeks ago more than 15-years!) of running Round 1, it’s this: the people who show up the most are the ones who change the most.

Not the ones who train the hardest once a fortnight. Not the ones who do an epic workout, disappear for 10 days, and then go again. It’s the people who just keep turning up.

Show-Up Is the First Step

It’s no accident that every one of our challenges—whether it’s something as structured and intense as Fight Camp, or something as light-hearted as the 12-Days-of-Christmas—starts with the same foundational piece:

Show up.

Before we worry about food plans, strength numbers, or step counts, we tie down attendance. Because without that? Nothing else sticks.

Without consistency, intensity doesn’t matter.

Stop Overthinking the Plan

We’ve all done it.

You open the app, check the workout for the day and see something you’re not thrilled about—maybe it’s sleds, maybe it’s burpees, maybe it’s overhead pressing—and suddenly, that’s enough of a reason not to train.

The problem with that?

Every day becomes easy to skip.

Monday is burpees. Tuesday is deadlifts. Wednesday is too hot. Thursday you’re tired. Suddenly, an entire week has passed and each time there’s either BEEN a reason or you’ve FOUND a reason not to get it done.

Instead of filtering workouts through the lens of “do I feel like this today?”… try filtering it through this instead:
“Can I keep the promise I made to myself to show up?”

Because here’s the funny thing—some of the best workouts, the biggest breakthroughs, and the moments you feel most proud of… often come on the days you least wanted to be there.

The Power of 3–4x Per Week

You don’t need perfection. You don’t need to smash every session. You don’t need to be the fittest in the room.

What you do need is to build a rhythm. Training 3–4 times a week, every week, will do more for you than any ‘perfect’ single session.

The Consult Process: Help First, Always

We run free consultations at Round 1—and while they’re a great intro for new members, the goal isn’t to “sell.”

The goal is to help first.

We sit down, hear your story, and build a plan: training, food, routine. It’s not always easy, but it’s always simple and clear. No guesswork. No fluff. Just a blueprint you can follow.

And the first step? You already know it: show up.

Once that’s happening, everything else is tweakable.  (I’m not sure that’s a word but I’m you get what I mean!)

Final Word

So if you’re feeling a bit off track…
If you’ve been scrolling past the workouts instead of walking into them…
If you’re waiting for a “better” time to start…

Stop waiting. Just show up.

Let the session surprise you. Let the effort lift your mood.
Let momentum do its thing.

Because the truth is simple:
Showing up beats showing off. Every time.