GREEN BAY — How much are you willing to endure, physically and mentally, for a cause?
If you’re up for it, Tad Taggart from Western Racquet & Fitness has a fitness challenge for you.
“That particular line about doing your best and realizing you can make this into something more than just yourself stood out to me,” Taggart said.
he” of Heart and Fist The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim by Eric Greitens gave him the opportunity to see how far he could push himself.
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“[Greitens]was talking about the ‘hell week’ that Navy SEALs go through and I was so moved by what the human mind and body can endure,” Taggart said. “I just thought, ‘What could I overcome?’ So I wrote down the idea of challenging myself for 24 hours and then I started talking to some people about it.”
Now, that plan is in motion: From 4pm on July 19 to 4pm on July 20, he has organized a challenge that will test participants not only physically, but also mentally: “Endure: Just Finish.”
“You do 24 Hour Fitness and you get up and you do a bunch of different fitness events,” Taggart said of the event. “From basic PT drills like push-ups, pull-ups and squats to crazy stuff like rock climbing, boxing, axe throwing and escape games. There are a lot of different ways to challenge yourself physically and mentally for 24 hours straight.”
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There’s also the “Murph” workout, a 10km run around Lambeau that includes plenty of rest and stretching, so it’s not for the faint of heart.
“I hope that people who participate in this event realize their true potential, because as a personal trainer and nutritionist, I see people who don’t realize their full potential,” Taggart said. “They don’t realize how far they’re capable of. I hope this event will be a challenge for people and an opportunity to see how far they can push themselves.”
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Matt King was also at the event and training with Taggart gave him an idea of just how durable he was.
“When I look back at myself in my late 20s, I know I am so much more than I was then, and I owe that to my friend and colleague, Tad,” he said.
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But the event is about much more than just the participants: Money raised will benefit Hooah Wisconsin, an organization whose mission is to end military and veteran suicide.
“Veterans have a much higher rate of mental illness and suicide, and I can’t accept that,” Taggart said. “It doesn’t make sense that our veterans, who put their lives on the line and give everything for us, shouldn’t get the help they need. I think what WhoA Wisconsin is doing is great.”
Taggart says even if you can’t be there 24 hours a day or be physically unable to do all the things that need to be done, that’s OK.
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“If you can’t do a full mahf or a full pull-up, if you can’t even do a push-up, that’s fine. If you want to take part in this event, come along, we’ll arrange it. Do what you can. If you can’t run 10km at 2am, go to sleep. We want everyone to get involved. We want to support a good cause.”
If you want to take part in the once in a lifetime challenge or even just donate to a good cause you can find more information here.
