Closing out the year with a championship, a challenge, and more chances to Make Your Mark.
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  | Welcome to December, and what a month we have ahead of us.
Of course, the biggest story of the month is the 2024 DEKA World Championship weekend on December 13-15. The World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida will be lit up, and not just because of their Holiday Lights festival. We're excited to welcome the best DEKA FIT, DEKA MILE, and DEKA STRONG Elite, Age Group, Ruck, and Teams athletes as they compete for the coveted title of World Champion.
Even if you're not competing, you'll want to be there to watch the action go down. Or if you want to get in on the action (and run a DEKA race while you're there), sign up to volunteer!
If you can't make it in person, The OCR Report will be livestreaming the Elite and Elite Teams races on all three days. | |  | | The latest and greatest DEKA Quarterly Challenge is ON NOW.
The DEKA STRONG DOUBLE+ is a three-person team challenge where teams will take on the full DEKA STRONG course - with all reps for all zones DOUBLED.
But there's a twist...
While teammates are taking turns working through the reps in the zones, the team also has to complete an additional 100 RAM burpees before Zone 9 is completed.
The DEKA STRONG DOUBLE+ Challenge started Thanksgiving Day and runs through December 31st. DEKA Quarterly Challenges can only be completed at DEKA Affiliate gyms, so be sure to contact your local DEKA Affiliate to find out when you can earn your Challenge Mark. As with all DEKA Quarterly Challenges, we encourage you to put on your coaching hat and someone new to DEKA to your team and complete the challenge with them.
As a bonus, if you're able to complete this challenge early in the month, it will be the perfect training for the DEKA World Championship. Or simply a great way to improve your DEKA zone skills as you head into 2025.
Get full details below. Then hit up your local DEKA Affiliate Gym to find out when you can earn your Challenge Mark! | | | |  | It's only fitting that for the final Own the Zone of 2024, we focus on the final zone in the DEKA Arena. After giving everything you have inside the DEKA Arena, there is still one more trial to overcome...twenty RAM burpees. You may not feel like you have anything left in the tank, but it's crucial to continue to push as hard as you can in this zone if you want to earn that next PR or podium spot. The secret is in the training you do to prepare to conquer this zone. And for that, we went to Rose Dey, owner of DEKA Affiliate Zeta Wolf Fitness, for her tips on how to Own the Zone for Zone 10:
1. STOP putting on the brakes when bringing the RAM down from overhead position to the ground. Many like to stop the speed of the RAM at the hips before going to the ground. This uses more energy and slows your movement. The downward motion of kettlebell swings can help teach how to trust the RAM and keep your core engaged during the process.
2. Keep your feet wide when in the down position AND when you come forward, so the RAM is closer to your body when you bring it up.
3. The training you do that doesn't involve the RAM can help make you more efficient with the RAM. Power Cleans can help develop power to make the movement from the ground easier, as well as, teach how to keep the RAM close to the body. Push Press (barbell, DB or RAM) can help with power AND strength in the shoulder to overhead position.
Need additional help and coaching on refining your DEKA zone work and technique? DEKA Affiliates are your go-to experts for DEKA technique and training. Find your nearest affiliate to elevate your game and Own the Zone at World Champs and the 2025 season. | | | |  | | We are thrilled to welcome 1st Phorm as a DEKA partner. You'll see them at the 2024 DEKA World Championship festival where you can get to know their team and check out their science and research-backed products formulated to meet and exceed their demanding standards for purity, quality, and efficacy. We know DEKA athletes are constantly looking to elevate their game, and that includes supporting your training with the highest quality and best tasting supplements. Be sure to stop by their booth at the 2024 DEKA World Championship weekend to check out 1st Phorm and their products for yourself. Or click the link below to discover more about 1st Phorm. | | | | | | | |
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