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The December Monthly Challenge

The December Monthly Challenge – Each year at Pat’s Gym, the Monthly Challenge rings in the holiday. Also, it will put you in mood for the festivities! The December Monthly Challenge is the 12 Days of Christmas. It consists of the following:

’12 Days of Christmas’

  • 1 lap plate push 45/25# in the green room 
  • 2 Ground to Overhead 95/65 or 63#  
  • 3 Man makers 2×15/30 
  • 4 Power clean 95/65 or 63#  
  • 5 Shoulder to OH 95/65 or 63#  
  • 6 Lunges (each side) 2×15/30 
  • 7 Pull ups 
  • 8 Calories rower 
  • 9 push ups 
  • 10 box jump overs 20/24
  • 11 Burpee over bar  
  • 120 plate jumps 45#  

The workout should be done just as ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ song is sung.

Every 6mins stop and do 7/10 calories on the ski (females do 7 calories and men do 10 calories). There is a 60min cap on time. Have fun with this one!

Coaches at Pat’s Gym need to do the following:

’12 Days of Christmas’

  • 1 lap peg board 
  • 2 snatches   115/75
  • 3 Muscle ups 
  • 4 Power clean 135/95
  • 5 Shoulder to OH 135/95
  • 6 pistols alternating 15/30#  
  • 7 CTB 
  • 8 Rower calories 
  • 9 HSPU   
  • 10 box jump overs 20/24  
  • 11 Burpees over bar 
  • 120 Double unders  

The workout should be done just as ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ song is sung.

Every 6mins stop and do 7/10 calories on the ski (females do 7 calories and men do 10 calories). There is a 60min cap on time. Have fun with this one!

You get scored on how fast you go through the exercises. Count each one carefully and enjoy the song!

The November Monthly Challenge –Each year, Pat’s Gym participates in the Concept2 World Competition SkiErg for the 1000m race for the best time. This year, as in similar years we’ve had our athletes place extremely well. Crystal placed second in the world overall for females and first in her age group with a time of 3:30.9. She also set a world record for her age group. Katie placed third in the world overall for females with a time of 3:31.1. Eric won his age group with a time of 3:07.8 and set a world record. We could not be more proud of these individuals and everyone who put their best effort forward.  

The winners of the Pat’s Gym November Monthly Challenge are Eric with a time of 3:07.8, and Crystal with a time of 3:30.9. Good job!