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Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Tuesday, March 26th
6:00am - 10:30pm
  • Location: Fitness Center
  • Time: 6:00am - 10:30pm

This is a new challenge that requires you to perform as many burpees as possible within a 1-minute time limit. Burpees are fantastic full-body workouts that engage the upper body, lower body, and core. Not only do the focus on muscular fitness, but they train the muscles engaged for both endurance and power. The high intensity of this challenge is also a great way to exercise the heart and lungs. Come give it a try!

Rules:

  • Ask a FC Attendant to time you and keep count of your burpees.
  • Perform as many burpees as possible (while maintaining proper technique) within the one minute time frame.
  • Make sure a Fitness Center Attendant supervises your attempt and records the number of burpees you perform on the MOM board, adds up the total number of burpees (including in your previous trials), and places your name in the raffle.
  • Challenge can only be completed once per day.
  • The male and female who accumulate the most burpees will win $15 gift cards.
  • Two raffles will be drawn for $10 gift cards.

Proper Burpee Technique:

  • Begin in a standing, upright position.
  • Lower yourself into a standard squat position with hands on the floor in front of you
  • Kick your feet back to a pushup position
  • Proceed into a pushup (modifications allowed)
  • Immediately return feet to the squat position
  • Jump up as high as possible from the squat position
  • Repeat the above steps as fast as possible. Maintaining a fast pace is crucial for this exercise.
5:30pm - 7:00pm
  • Location: Fitness Center
  • Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm

The Hilltopper Squat Off is a lower body muscular endurance competition that will be held in the Fitness Center. Each participant will have to complete a demonstration test before competing and will then have 10 minutes to complete as many correct squats as possible. The winner will be the participant with the most reps based upon his or her weight lifted relative to their body weight.

  • Males - most repetitions of body weight
  • Females - most repetitions of 30% of their body weight

Male and female winners will receive a $10 Wal-Mart Gift Card. Raffle prizes will be available.

Sign up for the Hilltopper Squat Off starts on March 6th! Walk-ins are welcome, but subject to availability. To make an appointment, or for more information, stop by the Health and Fitness Lab, room 20A in the Preston Center.

All participants must sign a consent form/waiver.

Rules:

  1. The bar should be positioned behind your head high along the top of your shoulders toward the base of your neck.
  2. Raise your body slightly to un-rack the bar, then straightening your hips and knees to lift the bar.
  3. Take a step backward and bring your feet to shoulder-width apart. Your toes pointed forward.
  4. Downward Phase: Begin this phase by hinging at the hips, shifting them back and down. As you lower your hips, yours knees bend and will start to shift forward slowly.  You must keep your knees and toes in line.
  5. Lower yourself until your thighs are 90 degrees with your calves.
  6. Upward Phase: Exhale and return to start position by pushing your feet into the floor through your heels.
All Day
  • Location: Preston Center
  • Time: All Day

 


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