We audit a popular seven-event “fittest” test, surface its power bias, and offer a clearer, safer, and more complete way to measure broad fitness. We keep skills accessible, tighten standards, fix load ratios, and build a day that any serious gym can run.

• defining fitness before testing it
• why a mile run is not endurance
• where single-rep power tests fall short
• safer strength standards and judging
• fixing male to female load ratios
• adding repeatable power and strict bodyweight work
• using carries, lunges, and sleds to bridge strength and capacity
• building a 6–8 hour event with recovery windows
• balancing inclusivity with honest difficulty
• mental resilience as part of the test

“Go listen to Episode 533 of the Joe DeFranco Industrial Strength Show and tell us what he got right and wrong.”