TRAIN FOR DEKA WITH US!
When you train at The Energy Lab, you will be among Global Leaders in their age group, multiple Top 10 Global Placers and a community that will help you be the best version of yourself!
WHY SHOULD YOU COMPETE?
DEKA events are not just a competition, they are a milestone of your fitness journey. In the same arena, on the same day, using the exact standards, every level of fitness can come together and celebrate fitness.
Having an event on your calendar can be a game changer for your motivation – now you’re not exercising anymore, you’re training with a purpose!
THE BENEFITS OF TESTING
Initial DEKA testing provides a benchmark. Consistent training will improve your fitness level. Periodic testing will provide proof that the time you’ve invested in your training has improved your fitness. Keeping a DEKA re-test/event on the calendar helps to ensure training adherence. No matter what your current fitness level is, you are an athlete who trains with the purpose of becoming a stronger version of yourself every time you get a new DEKA mark.
DEKA EXERCISES
The Greeks were the first on record to gamify and test fitness and the Greek term DEKA means Ten.
With 10 Zones, Deka provides a well rounded functional test for all levels of fitness. Every zone is based on rudimentary movements that don’t require any specific training or education to complete. Think thousands of years ago when it wasn’t called exercise, fitness, or training. It was survival. Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, kneeling, jumping/stepping/climbing over something, getting down on the ground and standing back up, and three basic forms of transportation – row, ski, & cycle.
The zone sequence and flow is designed to start with basic movements throughout the early zones that when combined target the entire body and then finish with zones 6-10 with the last 5 requiring 100% full body focus for each zone:
- RAM REVERSE LUNGE - 20 reverse lunges done with a weighted RAM
- ROWER - 500M Row
- BOX JUMP/STEP OVER - 25 Box Jumps or Step-Overs on a 24" Box
- MED BALL SIT UP - 25 Sit Ups with a weighted Med Ball
- SKI - 500M SkiERG
- FARMER CARRY - 100M Farmer Carry with weights in each hand
- ASSAULT BIKE - 25C on an assault bike
- SHOULDER OVERS - 20 Shoulder Overs with a weighted ball
- TANK PUSH/PULL - 100M Pushing/Pulling a weighted "Tank" Sled on a 10M course
- RAM BURPEES - 20 Burpees done with a weighted RAM
DEKA COMPETITIONS
In DEKA, there are 3 competitions that are held:
DEKA STRONG - DEKA Strong competitions are held at a local facility (like The Energy Lab), and consist of all 10 Zones run consecutively, with no running between each Zone.
DEKA MILE - DEKA Mile competitions are also held at a local facility, consist of the same 10 DEKA Zones, but with a 160M run before each Zone, for a combined running total of 1 Mile.
DEKA FIT - DEKA Fit competitions are held at larger locations (think Anaheim Convention Center), consist of the same 10 DEKA Zones, but with a 500M run before each Zone, for a combined running total of 5 KM (3.1 Miles)
Deka competitions are a great way to measure your fitness, compete against yourself and others across the globe and have a great time!
SUNDAY JAN 28 - 8 TO 11:30AM
JOIN US FOR DEKA STRONG
We are hosting our next Deka event, Deka Strong and Deka Team Strong, on Sunday, January 28 from 8AM to 11:30AM. It is an all ages event, open to athletes from 11 up. Come compete, have a great time and earn your mark!