BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The workout is known as "Jamie," and it is supposed to be completed in 25 minutes, and nothing about it resembles easy. After an 800-meter run, followed by 60 kettlebell swings (prescribed weight: 53 pounds), 40 burpee-pullup combinations and 20 strict presses (with 95 pounds on the bar), Greg Sankey is breathing hard. Sweating plenty. And hurting a lot.
Six days a week — 5:15 a.m. weekdays, with 7:30 a.m. on this Saturday representing an opportunity, he says, to sleep in — Sankey makes the short drive from his home in suburban Birmingham for an Iron Tribe Fitness class.