_ Connect to who you are at the most primal level and you will become more relaxed.  I don’t care what you say, you were not built to slouch on a big , cozy chair or sofa.  You were not built to watch hour upon hour of TV, or hunch over a computer as I am doing right this second.  You were not built to be waited on and catered to, and coddled every waking second of your life. 

We as most people in the world (especially here in good ol’ America), have become reliant on “other people” to take care of everything.  Even those of you who have made a life for yourself independently and passionately; those of you who have become “successful” through hard work, 20 –hour days, being tough and pushing through.  How’s your health?  How’s your sleep?  How do you react when you are cut off in the car, or when someone acts like an idiot near you?  Do you view your surrounding human counterparts as stupid and annoying, or as beautiful and intriguing?  Is your life filled with negativity or happiness?

Find out what truly makes you, as a human being, tick.  I would argue it is ripping off all your clothes and running through a completely abandoned forest, or beach, or mountain, or field.  All jokes aside on that view, I really think disconnecting from everything we have created to mean human will make us so much more actually human.  We were not born with clothes.  We were not born with the understanding of technology.  We were born wild, curious and deeply connected to nature.  

Get outside and chill out. 

Did you find an excuse not to just now?  Did you create a handful of reasons why I am wrong and decide you’d just keep doing the same thing day in and day out?  Or, will you take me up, shut your computer or phone down and go give it a damn try already?!

In the end it’s up to you.  Hope to see you in the wild!

Never Stop, GET FIT.

Josh Courage

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Well folks, REGISTRATION IS UP AND RUNNING which makes this event officially ON!  So, along with that I wanted to post up a bunch more info for everyone, hopefully answering as many questions as I can.  Of course, if you have any other questions, please do ask!

Price:
The entire weekend will be $350.  This includes:
·      Detailed fitness instruction from two world-class coaches, Josh Courage and Brendon Mahony
·      Presentation/seminar from Core Foods founder Corey Rennell
·      Information packet with notes and resources for everything you will learn all weekend
·      Three local, organic, very high quality meals from food picked up at a local farm and prepared on site
·      An entertaining evening on the beach!
·      Surfing instruction from one of Pacifica’s longest running surfing schools
·      A bad ass t-shirt!
·      And a few other surprises…

As this is the first event like this I will have put on, I have decided to let people pick and choose how much of this they want to attend.  If you want the whole weekend, sweet!  But if you only want to camp and surf, or just camp, or just workout in the woods, you can do that as well.  All of these options are up on the registration site, so, sign up for what you’d like!

Two events - $275
One event - $150

What I cannot stress enough is that whatever you sign up for, you will not be able to change.  I am working tirelessly to make sure we have the proper mount of food and gear for everyone coming.  So, if you sign up for just the woods training but then decide you really want to join the camping, it will NOT be allowed (as much as I wish I could allow anyone and everyone do whatever they want!).  Also, I cannot offer any refunds.   

I am working right now on getting a spot for people to crash on Friday night if people want to travel to Norcal for this event.  No matter what, if you plan to travel to this thing, let me know and I will offer either good hotels to stay at, or contacts for people who will lend you a couch for the night!

The Start:
Meet up will be at San Mateo Team Elite in downtown San Mateo at 11am on Saturday morning.  We will all get together there, go over the itinerary for the weekend, pack up all the gear and head out around noon o’ clock for the woods!

The Workouts:
This is a fitness adventure, so you can expect to work your butt off the entire weekend.  Of course we will have plenty of rest and down time, but if you feel your fitness level is extremely low, this may not be the thing for you.  That being said, it is not only for super-athletes as well.  Everything we will do all weekend will be doable for anyone with a base level of fitness.  We are not weight lifting, we are learning to move in nature.   You will learn how to run, walk, crawl, climb, throw, and on and on.  You can expect to get out of breath, sweaty and most likely very dirty.  And, I will pretty much guarantee that you’ll be smiling most of the time. 

The first portion of Into The Wild will be in the woods.  We will learn how to move fluidly though trails, over rocks and stumps, around trees and through water.  We’ll learn how to climb trees, boulders and hills, we’ll learn how to use what can be found out there to your advantage in movement and in training (who needs barbells when you have massive branches!?!) .  The second portion of the Woods will be a friendly, but I am sure highly competitive Throwdown/competition.  I’ll put together a multi-workout challenge that everyone will take place in, and winners will get some extra goodies!

From there we will all pack up and begin a relatively less intense hike through the woods to get to our next location. 

Our next workout will be Portion Three of the adventure (Portion Two is just camping and will be talked about below).  We will wake up and everyone will be led on an early morning beach workout.  You can expect to run a lot and do all sorts of fun crazy things in the sand!  Again, the nature of these workouts will allow all to be a part of it, no matter what your fitness level.  It’s not going to be a run for distance; there will be nomonotonous activities this weekend!!

The final “workout” will take place after breakfast when we all head to the ocean for a couple hours of surfing.  I put this in quotations because there won’t really be any form of structured workout, it’ll just be getting out and learning to catch waves.  For anyone who has done this before (and I’ve only don’t it once…) this is sneaky tiring, so, expect to work up an appetite! 

The Evening:
After our Throwdown/Competition in the woods, we’ll hike on down to the beach for a chilled out night.  We will cook our awesome food together over an open flame (details on that below), tell stories, sing some songs, and I am sure there will be a collection of “skills” being shown off throughout the evening.  Handstand, rolls, flips and so on.

I highly recommend everyone sleeps under the stars for this one, but we will have a few tents for people to crash in, and some tarps set up as well.  You will be more than welcome to bring your own camping gear if you’d like, as we will only be supplying a very base amount of gear for people.  A full list of what will be supplied and what you might want to bring will be coming in a few days.

The idea for the evening will be to chill, enjoy each other’s company and just have a good time in the California air!  While we are not supplying any alcohol at all (we’ll have plenty of water for people) I am not opposed to people bringing along a drink or two.  We’ll have a couple large coolers at the start of the whole thing where people can put food and drinks they want to bring along.  Of course, if you plan to bring a drink, you should expect to share with others!  So yeah, anyone who knows a good local vineyard or something, get the hook up and bring it along!  Just remember, we’ll be waking up pretty early to run around the beach, so keep it toned down if you know what I mean!

The Help:
Yours truly of course will be leading this whole thing, and if you want my credentials, just ask away (or check out the About section of this website).  All I’ll share with you about me here is that I basically spent as much time as physically possible outside and have established a pretty close relationship and understanding with the great outdoors.  It’s my goal in general to inspire as many people as possible to utilize nature to their advantage to become healthier, fitter and happier, so, this adventure is just about the most perfect thing I could ever imagine!

Brendon Mahony is basically a running genius.  The dude has run at the highest of levels and still competes at high levels today.  I have learned a ton from him and am proud to have him as a friend and fitness consultant in my life.  He also owns and runs San Mateo Team Elite (formally CrossFit San Mateo).  He’ll be helping out all weekend, and will be giving everyone a crash course in advanced trail running!

Corey Rennell is the owner of Core Foods, hands down the BEST meal bar in the market I have ever found (and believe me, I have searched like crazy).  Everyone will get the pleasure of feasting on his creation throughout the weekend, but you’ll also be getting a little something extra.  In the process of getting his company up and running, Corey traveled around the globe learning nutrition from tribes and indigenous people who have been eating their way for hundreds, if not thousands of years.  He’ll be sharing what he’s learned with everyone!  The information this guy has in his brain is invaluable.  So pumped for this!

Pacifica Surf School is owned and operated by a family that I am so proud to know.  I met the Gubsers when I began to train Justin, and beast of a football and baseball player looking to tear it up next year in college after a hugely successful High School career.  It took way too long, but eventually I went out with him and got my very first surfing lesson.  I can’t say much more than: it freaking rocked!  You all will be in such good hands out there.  Whether you’re an avid surfer, or have never touched a board, it’s going to be crazy fun!

The Food:
I am working right now to secure the perfect farm(s) to get all the food we’ll be eating from.  We’ll be feasting on the highest quality meats, veggies and fruit; along with Core Bar, Courage Bars and plenty of liquids.  While this is not a “Paleo”-specific weekend by any means, you can expect the majority of the food supplied to be as follows:

·      Red meat
·      Chicken and/or turkey
·      Bacon
·      Eggs
·      Fruit
·      Veggies
·      Nuts
·      Core Bars
·      Courage Bars
·      Water

If you have any specific concerns for food, please let me know ASAP.  If you sign up for the whole weekend, you will be getting three LARGE meals.  Trust me, I will not let anyone go hungry here!  That being said, if you feel like you want to bring more, perhaps you have an awesome dish you really think should be enjoyed by everyone, please bring it!  And a mentioned before, if you want drinks other than water, you’ll have to bring it yourself.  Once you’ve registered, you’ll be getting an email with details about the food and gear.  Basically you’ll receive what can best be described as a menu and you’ll be asked to let me know what you want so that I can purchase the right amounts of everything. 

Extras:
As only I do, you can expect the weekend will be filled with all sorts of extra little tidbits (think, random challenges thrown at everyone without notice with fun little rewards, one-on-one throwdown challenges and so on.  Be prepared for anything at any time!).   Again, a very comprehensive list of what will be supplied, along with a list of what you should bring will be coming in a few days or so.  But the main thing to prepare for is that the whole concept is to connect with nature, I discourage bringing tons and tons of gear.  But if you feel like you might need something in particular that is not on the list I supply, bring it to my attention and I’ll let you know what I think!

Right on everyone!  That’s it for this one.  Please let me know if you have any questions and/or concerns and of course, get yourself a spot NOW!  If you know f anyone who might be interested in this, please do share it with them.  The info is about to go out to a large amount of people in the Bay Area, and I fully expect all spots to be filled up pretty quickly, so get yours ASAP!

Never Stop, GET FIT.

Josh Courage
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