In this episode of The MindSets Podcast, Angus & Charles break down the world of fitness benchmark testing — why it’s important, how to use it to track your progress, and how to structure a training block to crush your next retest.

This week, we talk about:

📊 Benchmark Testing in Fitness

From the brutal 2km row/ski and 5km run to the 1 mile time trial and the dreaded 20-minute FTP bike test, we cover the toughest benchmark tests and explain how to improve your numbers step by step.

💢 Grinds My Gears – Gym Equipment & TikTok Trends 😡📱

This week’s rants include everything from poor storage of gym equipment to influencer TikTok trends that are so annoying our listeners wrote in to complain about them!

🎮 ROXD Game – Categories Edition

A twist on the usual quiz: we each have 3 items in a category, and take turns asking yes/no questions to figure out the other person’s list. Can you guess them quicker than we can? (Example category: something you find in a public gym).

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🎵 Intro/Outro Music

TULE – Fearless [NCS Release]

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🕒 Chapters

00:00 - Intro

00:52 - Fitness Benchmark Testing

XX:XX - Grinds My Gears (Gym Storage & TikTok Trends)

XX:XX - ROXD Categories Game

XX:XX - Wrap-up

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