Name: 2023 Winter miniGGC
Start: 2023-12-05T00:00:00-08:00
End: 2023-12-31T23:55:00-08:00

2023 Winter miniGGC

December 5, 2023 @ 12:00 am - December 31, 2023 @ 11:55 pm

The Advent Calendar

The MiniGGC… where we take what you love about the Garage Gym Competition, and apply it to something else random and fun. For the Winter MiniGGC we are doing something rather unique, taking inspiration from the Advent Calendars of the holiday season.

Events

There are a total of 5 events per category (15 TOTAL events). The first events in each category are:

Push – Max Push-Ups
Pull – Max Pull-Ups
Grab Bag – Long Distance Weighted Carry

How Do I Complete an Event?

Perform your event
Upload to the social media site of your choice (Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, YouTube)
Use the submission forms to submit your results
You will receive an email with details on the NEXT event in that same category.
You can complete the next event in that category, or try a different category. You can perform these in any order you want.

Submission Forms

Push

Pull

Grab Bag

What Do I Get?

Each event you complete, you get 1 “ticket” into our drawing for a shot at our awesome prizes.

So that means you can earn up to 15 tickets. If you sign up for our Newsletter (or are already signed up for) you’ll get an extra ticket as well.

PRIZES UP FOR GRABS This is going to be a good one!

We have four sponsors for this MiniGGC, tossing up some awesome prizes.

First is our Host Sponsor, GORX Fitness. They are tossing up a $100 Gift Card to the GGC Sponsor of your choice. Use it to grab your next barbell, bench, cable attachment, or whatever you want.

Next is Exponent Edge, tossing up TWO of their Edge Landmine Jacks. You can use these for your landmine work to easily load your bar, start off in an ideal position, rack it, you name it.

Third is a Napalm Nightmare from Arm Assassin Strength Shop. This is the pinnacle of grip strength training. Their stuff is so good, they have to close down their site for special order timeframes.

And last but certainly not least, our Grand Prize for the Winter MiniGGC… Freak Athlete is tossing up one of their brand new Nordic Hyper GHDs!

Rules

The MiniGGC follows the same path as the original Garage Gym Competition. You are rewarded for participating in the event, not necessarily “winning” the event. You should give your best effort in the spirit of competition, but no one is disqualifying you or checking that you truly went all out. You do do!

The only big requirement is that you perform your lifts between December 5th and December 31st, upload video proof, and complete the submission forms.

All lifts and submissions must take place between December 5th and December 31st. Winners will be announced on January 3rd.

General Technique

Most people should have a base understanding of what a good push-up and pull-up look like. Again, use your own guide. No one is disqualifying you. If you have an injury that requires you to use less range of motion, do it. If you need to modify pull-ups with a band, do it. If you need to do push-ups off a bench, do it.

Equipment Requirements

There are none. You can perform pull-ups at a park, on a rack, on rings, off a tree branch. You can carry some farmers bars, your kids, your spouse, bags of groceries. If you have the equipment, use it. If not, get creative and make it happen.

Weight Requirements

There might be a few events that make mention of weight. The Weighted Carry Contest mentions 1/2 your bodyweight. Don’t sweat it. Do what you can to get somewhere in that area, but just do what you can do.

Hopefully you have got the vibe, we aren’t being super critical here. Take the general concept of the event, make it work for you, and get it done!

The official rules for the Mini GGC can be found here. They do not include the specific event rules, but the overarching details of the Mini GGC.

1 Comment

Nofate247
December 7, 2023 @ 2:18 am

Let’s go!!! How do I sign up!

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