Pat’s Gym Monthly Challenges – 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. September’s Monthly Challenge is a fun one, and unique. This one favors no one, but all can win it! We hope that this encourages you all to try!
September Monthly Challenge – It will be a fun one and will not take too much time. Anyone can win this one.
It’s max reps of bamboo bench press.
Females use 2×25# KBs and males use 2×50# KBs attached with blue bands on the outside rungs of the bar.
You can’t rest on your chest and need to get full extension
Once the bar is racked that is your total number of reps
August Monthly Challenge – Now, the August Monthly Challenge was quite a challenge. This one took a lot of strength and strategy. Some came out too hot, and some just couldn’t finish. It was definitely a challenge that involved strength, endurance, and mental toughness.
The challenge is:
Lifts
12 deadlifts
9 power cleans
6 push press
Rules:
If you let go of the KB or BB a 2min penalty is taken. After the penalty continues on.
Use 60% BW with KBs or the bar and get through as many rounds as you can without letting the bar go. Go until you hit 10 total rounds
The athlete with the shortest time wins
The winners of the August Monthly Challenge were Dan Fox with a time of 21:50 for men, and Gretchen with a time of 24:20 for women. Please join me in congratulating these stellar athletes.
