Remember the days when you started noticing the opposite sex. You became both conscious and self-conscious of your body.
To stereotype for a moment: You started becoming interested in going to the gym, in gaining mass and strength training if you were a boy, and looking lean if you were a girl. But you didn’t really know what you were doing at the gym. You’d watch others, and started to pick things up, and before you knew it you had a established a routine involving bench press, bicep curls, lat pull-downs if you were a boy, and elliptical training and crunches if you were a girl.
The problem was you never learned the proper fundamentals, and you didn’t get that fit in the process.
Imagine you had learned properly. Learned how to squat. Learned how to do pull-ups. You would have been the envy of all your friends. And if you were a competitive athlete, you would have launched yourself to new levels on the court or the field.
This summer, MadLab School of Fitness is giving pre-teens and teens the opportunity to be that guy, or girl. We’re hosting a one-week Intro to Strength Training (aka Learn to Lift) to teach pre-teens and teens the basic principles of the most foundational lifts: Squats, Deadlifts, Presses. We’ll also cover some foundational gymnastics movements.
This program is ideal for any young person. Whether you they are looking to get stronger and bigger or they are looking to improve in a specific sport.
Date: July 13th-17th (Monday to Friday)
Time: 9 am until 11 am
Cost: $250
Ages: 12-16 (we’ll break into two groups – older and younger – if need be)
Coached by: Tom (Assistant: Emily)
Sign-up now as we’re limiting it to 12 teens. And email Emily (eunice@madlab.ca) and/or Tom (tom@madlab.ca) with you name and age and what you want to get out of the program.
12-year-old Joel – aka Emily’s cousin – will be there in full force, not just squatting and deadlifting. He’ll be there wowing the girls with his rubix cube madness, like he wowed us last nice. Imagine a Grade 9er with squatting and pull-up ability, who can destroy a rubix cube in under a minute!
Monday’s Workout:
Warm Up:
10/10 Table tops
10 Squat and reach x 2
15 Cuban Press
20 Power box Jumps
(:12) Group barbell drill of:
3 Rounds
5 snatch jump to hip
5 snatch jump to high pull
5 high hang snatch
5 heaving snatch balance to power position
(:20) Skill/Tech: Power Snatch – 1 rm
3,3,2,2,1,1,1…
We’ve worked hard and often on the Power Snatch these last 6 weeks. I’ve seen great improvement in many snatches out there. Peeps are definitely keeping the bar closer to them. Put all that effort and focus to work today. 
(:48) Met Con: 12 Minute AMRAP
Burpee Pull Ups
Optional Finisher: Eazy 1000 m row – 10/10 Tea Party
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