Here’s Emily demonstrating exactly what we want to see in the squat: the knee joint closed maximally while maintaining an upright posture and extension of the spine, thighs and feet approximately parallel when looking from above, heels down, head neutral and did I mention her depth? ATG.
Workout of the Day
A.
Push Press
Every 3 minutes, for 12 minutes (4 sets): 7 reps at 70%
(or 5 lbs heavier than your last pp session)
After each set: 15 V-ups
B.
“Bat Outta Hell”
Complete the following for time:
40 Calories on Assault Bike
35 Box Jump Overs (24 / 20)
30 Thrusters (105 / 70)
Rx+ 135 / 95
Stuff & Things:
3rd Annual Forte- Only Partner Competition, August 27th This members only competition has been a blast in years past, so let’s do it again! There will be men and women’s Rx and scaled divisions (sorry, no mixed teams). This is a great opportunity to get a mid-year check point on your performance goals for the year, ease into trying out competing, and to motivate you to train for an event! Regardless of your time and experience with us at Forte, we HIGHLY encourage all to participate. As with class, all of the workouts will be scalable regardless of skill level. If you need a partner, sign up and we will can help assign you to a team. All the workouts will be released in the coming weeks.
Sign up to compete: http://goo.gl/forms/
Sign up to judge: http://goo.gl/forms/
Facebook Event here: https://facebook.com/events/
July Social Activity: Red Rock Island Saturday, July 30th we are traveling to hit up the rocks of Rock Island. We will leave after the 10am class and head down caravan style. So, find a friend or two to car pool down and let’s rock out on the island! Join the Facebook event here.