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Jen Mogensen, November 2026 Prototype of the Month at Prototype Training Systems, with her family
By Mike Collette • November 6, 2026
Meet Jen Mogensen, our November 2026 Prototype of the Month: 1,012 classes since 2021, most at 6 AM, and her 1,000th class on October 14 in Westborough, MA.
October 2026 Committed Club: 56 members, 1,074 sign-ins, 11 members ten for ten
By Mike Collette • November 6, 2026
56 Prototype members logged 15+ sign-ins in October 2026. Lisa Zancewicz led the gym with 36, Abhi Das reached 70 straight months, and 11 members are ten for ten.
Prototype graphic: Thank you, Westborough! Row for Westborough 2026 raised $32,684, up 27%.
By Mike Collette • October 26, 2026
Row for Westborough 2026 raised $32,684 for Westborough youth and high school sports, up 27% from 2025, with 171 rowers, 29 crews and 26 local business sponsors.
Prototype graphic: Taking a break from training? 10 weeks off, strength back in about 5 weeks.
By Mike Collette • October 20, 2026
Will a training break erase your progress? What strength, cardio, and blood-sugar research shows about detraining, and how to make a sensible return to the gym.
Prototype graphic: Does your child need to pick one sport? Specialized athletes had 2x injury odds.
By Mike Collette • October 20, 2026
A review of 15 studies links high youth sport specialization with twice the odds of injury. Here's what parents should know, and what the research can't prove.
Heather Schmidt with her three kids at a graduation Prototype of the Month at Prototype Training
By Mike Collette • October 5, 2026
Heather Schmidt started one-on-one because classes scared her. 8 years, 1,065 5 a.m. workouts and 293 PRs later, she's our October Prototype of the Month.
By Mike Collette • October 1, 2026
Watch the 100 in 100 bonus film: 100 member stories in 20 minutes
By Mike Collette • September 21, 2026
Watch the 100 in 100 bonus film: 100 member stories in 20 minutes, edited by Tim Schwab of Westborough TV. Plus links to all 100 Prototype member stories.
Day 100: Prototype — 14 years, one room, its people
By Mike Collette • September 18, 2026
14 years, one room, and the people that made it. The story of how Prototype opened in Westborough in 2012, who built it, and what we're building next.
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