July’s Gym “M.O.M.”

R3VIVE Fitness • July 9, 2020
Man sitting on a wooden box, lifting a dumbbell overhead in a gym, July 2020.

Introducing our Gym M.O.M (Member of the Month) for July 2020 … Nathan Swire !

Nate has constantly showed up for our outdoor workouts and our remote classes over the last few months, which means a lot to us considering all that’s been going on. Nate is also humble and great to coach when it comes to recognizing and addressing weaknesses. He’s always considering the “smart” option, thinking in terms of what’s best for the long run vs short term. Continue reading more about Nate and be sure to congratulate him when you see him!

Q: What made you decide to start functional fitness training?
I first picked up functional fitness while I was stationed in Europe with the U.S. military. I was drawn first and foremost to the sense of community at the gyms, which was something I had been missing when doing solo training, and it was a lot more fun than my military workouts. I stuck with it because I really enjoy growing and learning as an athlete, particularly because functional fitness forces me to address and improve on my weak points. 

Q: Are you a student/working professional/both? What do you do for a living?
I’m in my first year as a practicing lawyer. I currently work as a clerk for a judge who sits on the Federal District Court of Massachusetts.

Q: What are your hobbies/interests outside of the gym?
I read a lot, especially history, write occasionally, and I’m trying to learn how to cook more than the basics. 

Q: What are some of your favorite movements (name up to three)?
Squat, Row, Clean

Q: What are your least favorite movements?
Wall-climb, Overhead carry, Thruster

Q: What movements do you want to improve at?
My overhead and front rack are both weak due to poor shoulder mobility, which I am continually working to improve.

Q: What advice do you have for someone considering our gym?
Show up consistently and get to know everyone! Consistency is the key to real improvement, and if you’re having fun at the workouts you’re more likely to want to go. 

Q: What’s your favorite “cheat” food?
Bagel breakfast sandwich with all the greasy  bacon. 

Q: What’s your spirit animal and why?
Leaving the house to buy overpriced coffee from the cafe around the corner when we have a coffeemaker at home.

Q: What is your guilty pleasure?
None, can’t waste time feeling guilty, just do what makes you happy.

Q: Do you have any nicknames?
“Out-the-wireSwire.” So named because when I was deployed to Afghanistan, on my very first night of moving into a new base I got turned around and accidentally wandered over to the Afghan side of the compound, past the “wire” separating it from the American side. I figured it out pretty quick, but not before I was spotted and earned the nickname. 

Q: An interesting fact that we probably don’t know about you!
Some of you already know this, but July is my last month with R3vive! My wife and I are moving to Washington D.C. in August because she’s starting her medical Fellowship, and I’m working remotely. I may be back for a few weeks in the fall, though. 

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Ultimus Training Cycle

By Derek Saffold • October 30, 2025
Hey R3VIVE Athletes, The Ultimus training cycle, going from November 10th to January 2nd, is our next training cycle! Functional Fitness will be launching into a blend of olympic lifts and diverse strength progressions. Including more intense conditioning and gymnastic strength and skill development. Functional Fitness: We're taking the solid foundations from all our Machine work (which we know you loved) in the Persist Cycle and launching into a blend of olympic lifts, foundational strength, and diverse strength formats. Prepare for tough but fun challenges, gymnastic strength and skill development, and an intensified focus that will push your limits and build your confidence further than you ever imagined! Build: This Build cycle is your blueprint for forging general strength with a rock-solid, consistent split. While we will have linear progressions of Front Squats, and Bench Press, we will also be embracing varied, dynamic strength orgressions. That will not only keep delivering results but also keep our strength fun. Our gymnastics focus will be on pure, raw strict strength, helping you build capacity with both external loads and the incredible power of your own bodyweight. Prepare to feel incredibly stable and powerful! Conditioning will focus on unleashing your engine, that we built in the Persist Cycle . We will Shift gears to a fastermore intense "for time" AMRAP and Chipper style workouts, moving beyond simple interval work and aerobic base building. These conditioning workouts will rotate dynamically throughout the week to maintain variety and deliver a fun and powerful exeriance. our cycle test, "Super Bario Bros.", is a chipper that will progressively challenge your kettlebell/dumbbell and gymnastics movements, demanding peak intensity and absolute confidence in your strength.

Persist Training Cycle.

By Derek Saffold • September 22, 2025
Hey R3VIVE Athletes, Our next programming cycle runs from September 15th to November 7th. It's an 8-week cycle that will continue to see strength progression carrying from what we did last cycle in Functional fitness. While Pump will begin working unilateral strength progressions. Functional Fitness: This cycle will continue our progression from the skill and lifts from last cycle, while trying to integrate them into more of our conditioning. We will do this by focusing on different portions of the lifts during our strength portion then performing smaller sets of gymnastic skills in our conditioning. You will also see conditioning that is purely focused on our aerobic capacity and working mainly on monostructural elements, such as running, rowing and biking. Build: This A-B week cycle is designed to build foundational strength through consistent progression, with a strong focus on Back Squats and Strict Presses, including variations for balanced weekly training. Conditioning will have some longer aerobic pieces and begin to include more skills like strict Toes-to-Bar, and Pull-ups from last cycle. See the chart below for details.
Man performing a barbell squat in a gym, wearing dark blue shirt and shorts.

Functional Fitness Training Block: Resurgence Cycle

By R3VIVE Fitness • July 23, 2025
Our next programming cycle runs from July 12th to September 12th. It's an 8-week cycle, so it's a bit shorter than the last one. We'll be bringing back some Olympic lifts and continuing with the A-B week progressions. The post Functional Fitness Training Block: Resurgence Cycle appeared first on R3VIVE FITNESS.
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