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ly how different our fitness level was
compared to obstacle races,” said Von
Ins, who competed along with Fau-
cheron, his fiancee. “After the Rugged
Maniac, we both changed our exercise
routines. I personally started by repri-
oritizing my life and made my health
number one in everything I did.”
Von Ins was motivated to change
his lifestyle after he and Faucheron
took part in Rugged Maniac, a race
held at Boone Hall Plantation –
which offered just a taste of things
to come. He wouldn’t know it at the
time, but his desire to increase his
strength would ultimately prepare
him for his experience in Atlanta,
where an intense milestone in his
career would be filmed.
“I built a mini-obstacle course
in our backyard and decided to take
on an aggressive plyometrics train-
ing program,” said Von Ins. “But at
this time, we had no clue about the
upcoming NBC Show.”
Von Ins and Faucheron had
crossed paths with their fellow con-
testants when the four were featured
in Oblique Magazine. When Keenan
and Siraco presented the other
fitness-centered couple with the op-
portunity to be on the show, which
aired June 30, they couldn’t have
been more stoked.
“We had just over four weeks
before we were to arrive on location
for competing and filming – barely
enough time to make any drastic fit-
ness improvements,” said Von Ins. “So
we went into Olympian mode!”
As luck would have it, prior to the
show, Faucheron began to experience
severe pain from tendonitis in her
knee and elbow. In pure beast form,
she pushed through with the help of
area professionals.
“I received training advice from
physical therapist Dr. Sarah El-
lis Duvall, along with seeing local
chiropractor Dr. Jodi Kennedy for dry
needling and local massage therapist
Nancy Montgomery,” said Faucheron.
“Between the three of them, most
of my training required rest, high-
ly specific strength training exercises
and moderation. The key was not
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