Fitness Center Veterans Day (& Appreciation) Challenge
K-16 Fitness Center
Nov 10 2026, 5:30 pm
Nov 10 2026, 5:30 pm
A physically demanding grind with meaningful purpose, complete "Chad" or 1000 step ups in honor of veterans and veteran mental health.
A strict time cap of 75 minutes will be enforced and scaling options including volume of repetitions, split reps with teammates and/or shorter box heights will be available.
Limited step up space is available, advanced registration is strongly encouraged at the K-16 Fitness Center.
RX or as written, "Chad" is complete with a weight vest or ruck pack to a 20" step up.
Navy SEAL Chad Wilkinson, who died in 2018 after service‑related injuries and PTSD, originally used this workout to train for a 23,000‑foot mountain climb in Argentina.