Sport history is colourful. As well as the creative process, it is lined with indomitable will and coincidence. Essential moments of modern fitness history are captured by „the wall of past glory“ of the first club for functional fitness in Prague. Individual landmarks represent personified stories. The time axis ends characteristically – with the entrance into the active part of the club.

1900: Run of events changed the introduction of mister Jakl´s Prague circus in Kamhajk at Kolín. Its main character was giant black man named James Palmare. According to custom the principal challenged people present to fight for prizes. Skinny 18-year-old young man entered boldly the stage and a few minutes later the wrestler was knocked out. As far back as in 1900 Gustav Frištenský for the first time took part in the international competition in Prague. He won not only in the struggle but also in weightlifting and even in discus throw.

1969: As thirteen year old he went in for football. But he became disinterested in it when he realized that his personal performances are being only poorly acknowledged. And so he extends his sports repertoire for swimming, shot put and javelin throw. Only when the coach sends the team to the gym, for the first time he gets view of the bodybuilders and their huge tightening muscles. Nearly tear skin! He senses what is he really called to for. During the 1969 Mr. Olympia contest Arnold Schwarzenegger put himself for the last time out of countenance by the level of his rival. And at the same time Sergio Oliva lastly deprived him of the title.

2013: The project and the realization of the Powerfit club in Prague checked the abilities and the nerves of steel of the architectural heavyweight wrestlers.

2014: Head coach Jack became not only TRX devotee, he also adopted vocabulary far away from understanding for him until then. He got to know the index of new architectonic views of depth perception. He does not hesitate to initiate the visitors of the club into the clean lines principle. The architects came up to precisation of their stark figures which provoked an extraordinary avalanche of interest in functional fitness among the supporters of this profession.

Note: TRX = Total-Body Resistance Exercise = full body workout