Each Month at Pat’s Gym we have a Monthly Challenge which helps our athletes identify weaknesses and is a great way for our athletes to compete against one another. July’s Monthly Challenge is a fun one, and will take less than 20mins.
July Monthly Challenge – The July Monthly Challenge, and will involve strength and endurance testing. It won’t be too long, but will require focus on being efficient. It’s a great way to learn how to control your breathing, as your muscles are also being taxed. Don’t be afraid, and it will definitely show you areas for improvement.
Challenge:
5 Goblet squats
10 KBS (KB swings) – 35# for women and 50# for men
10/15 calories of choice on concept2 machine
You have 60sec after to perform max reps of push press 2×15/30# (need to get full extension on both ends)
Fastest time wins!
*Each round you need to add 5 reps and 5 calories until you complete 250 reps of push press
*Next round looks like this:
10 Goblet squats
15 KBS
15/20 calories of choice on concept2 machine
· June Monthly Challenge – The June Monthly Challenge, as expected, did test our athlete’s power and mental toughness. It did require efficiency and breathing control.
o 1-4min ladder burpee box jumps 20” box for women and a 24” box for men – the highest score wins and is based upon the total number of burpee box jumps you can do in the allotted time:
§ 30sec off between sets of the ladder
§ Looks like this:
§ 1min max burpee box jumps (need to get full extension at the top landing, standing up, or coming down)
§ 30sec rest
§ 2min max burpee box jumps
§ 30sec rest
§ 3min max burpee box jumps
§ 30sec rest
§ 4min max burpee box jumps
The winners of the June Monthly Challenge were Cody with a score of 126 for men, and Gretchen with a score of 140 for women. Please join me in congratulating these stellar athletes.
