Raise the Bar Invitational 2025
October 4, 2025 • 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Raise the Bar Fitness - 699 Saint George Boulevard, Moncton, NB, Canada
Overview
We’re celebrating six years of sweat, effort, and community with our annual in-house competition. It’s our way of bringing everyone together for a full day of fitness and fun. Compete, cheer, or just come hang out and enjoy the milestone with us.
Divisions
One Division. One Leaderboard. Everyone goes head-to-head, with scaling options available so everyone can take part.
Workouts
- 6 Toes-to-Bar
- or 8 Leg Raises
- or 8 Knee Raises
- 6 Thrusters (95/65 lbs)
- or 8 Thrusters (75/55 lbs)
- or 8 Thrusters (65/45 lbs)
- 6 Burpees Over the Bar
- One partner works at a time.
- Partner must complete the full round before switching.
- Partners must tag in between rounds.
- Total time to finish all 8rounds.
- 3 Cleans
- 2 Front Squats
- 1 Jerk
- 1 attempt per round, per athlete.
- Cleans do not have to be touch-and-go. You can reset each one.
- Once you start the front squats, the rest of the complex (2 squats + 1 jerk) must be unbroken.
- Once you load weight onto the bar, you cannot strip it off. You can only add.
- The heaviest successful complex for each athlete.
- The combined weight is your score.
- 80 Kettlebell Swings (53/35 lbs)
- 100 Kettlebell Swings (35/25 lbs)
- 70 Situps
- 60 KB Goblet Squats (53/35 lbs)
- 75 KB Goblet Squats (35/25 lbs)
- 50 Hand Release Pushups
- 40 Box Jump Overs (24/20 in)
- 50 Box Jump Overs (20/20 in)
- 50 Step Overs (20/20 in)
- 30 Alternating DB Snatches (50/35 lbs)
- 40 Alternating DB Snatches (35/25 lbs)
- 20 Wall Walks
- 30 Scaled Wall Walks
- 30 Inch Worms with Pushups
- 10 Synchronized Single Arm Devil Press (50/35 lbs)
- 13 Synchronized Single Arm Devil Press (35/25 lbs)
- Only one partner may work at a time, except during the final synchronized Devil Presses.
- Reps can be divided however you choose, but the team must finish the full rep count for each movement before moving on.
- Each athlete must complete at least one rep of every movement.
- For movements with scaled options, the team must select one option for both athletes at the start and stick with it, no mixing mid-way.
- For the synchronized Single Arm Devil Presses, both athletes must reach full lockout overhead at the same time for the rep to count.
- Minutes 1 - 5
- 7/5 cal Air Bike
- 5 Pull-ups
- 5 DB Bench Press (35/25lbs)
- Minutes 6 - 10
- 8/6 cal Air Bike
- 7 Pull-ups
- 7 DB Bench Press (35/25lbs)
- Minutes 11 - 15 (each minute, per athlete)
- 9/7 cal Air Bike
- 9 Pull-ups
- 9 DB Bench Press (35/25lbs)
- Minute 16 (only if 2+ teams remain)
- Team Max Calories on Air Bike for 1 minute
- Minute 1, Athlete 1 bikes while Athlete 2 does the reps. Minute 2 they swap. Continue alternating.
- One bike only.
- Bike first each minute. The assigned bike athlete must finish the required calories before the partner starts any pull-ups or DB bench. Early reps do not count.
- Team completion: The team must finish the bike calories and the listed reps within the minute.
- If any part is unfinished, the team is eliminated at that minute.
- Monitor standard: Display must tick to the required calories for the bike athlete.
- Minute 16 only happens if 2 or more teams finish Minute 14.
- Last fully completed minute + reps
8 Rounds, Time Cap: 10 minutes
Rules:
Scoring:
Bar Complex (E2MOM x 5 Rounds)
Each round, on a 2-minute clock, complete:
Rules:
Scoring:
Partner A: 20 / 16 cal row
Partner B: 20 / 16 cal row
Rules:
Scoring:
Time to complete the full workout, including both rows.
Time Cap: up to 15 minutes
Rules:
Score:
Schedule
| Time | Lane 1 | Lane 2 | Lane 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
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10:00 - 10:10 Heat 1 | Punk Rock Daddies Mike Dunfield, Andrew Calvert | No Reps for the Wicked Kris Bourque, Mason Bourque | The Replacements Dave Robichaud, Remi Cormier |
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10:15 - 10:25 Heat 2 | Lucas & Andrew Lucas Edwards, Andrew Johnston | Going Postal Carole Maillet, Julie Patterson | No Reps No Regrets Paulo Lins, Amber MacTavish |
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10:30 - 10:40 Heat 3 | Carlia Cara Smith, Lia St. Pierre | Neighborhood Watch Julie Leger, Emily Douthwright | — |
| Time | Lane 1 | Lane 2 | Lane 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
11:25 - 11:35 Heat 1 | Punk Rock Daddies Mike Dunfield, Andrew Calvert | No Reps for the Wicked Kris Bourque, Mason Bourque | The Replacements Dave Robichaud, Remi Cormier |
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11:40 - 11:50 Heat 2 | Lucas & Andrew Lucas Edwards, Andrew Johnston | Going Postal Carole Maillet, Julie Patterson | No Reps No Regrets Paulo Lins, Amber MacTavish |
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11:55 - 12:05 Heat 3 | Carlia Cara Smith, Lia St. Pierre | Neighborhood Watch Julie Leger, Emily Douthwright | — |
| Time | Lane 1 | Lane 2 | Lane 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
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12:20 - 12:38 Heat 1 | Punk Rock Daddies Mike Dunfield, Andrew Calvert | No Reps for the Wicked Kris Bourque, Mason Bourque | The Replacements Dave Robichaud, Remi Cormier |
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12:43 - 13:01 Heat 2 | Lucas & Andrew Lucas Edwards, Andrew Johnston | Going Postal Carole Maillet, Julie Patterson | No Reps No Regrets Paulo Lins, Amber MacTavish |
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13:06 - 13:24 Heat 3 | Carlia Cara Smith, Lia St. Pierre | Neighborhood Watch Julie Leger, Emily Douthwright | — |
| Time | Lane 1 | Lane 2 | Lane 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
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14:00 - 14:10 Heat 1 | Carlia Cara Smith, Lia St. Pierre | The Replacements Dave Robichaud, Remi Cormier | Neighborhood Watch Julie Leger, Emily Douthwright |