And since, as kids, none of us thought our moms knew squat about anything, Sunday’s workout was an appropriate reminder of just how wrong we all were.

In groups of 3 to 4 people, work to find your 3rep Max (ME = Max Effort) back squat in the time alotted (~45-50min).

I’m not sure what’s more impressive in the picture above, Rachel’s squat (highlighted below @ Left) or Tom’s Iron Man impersonation in the back ground (below @ Right):

After you had found your 3rep Max back squat, calculate what 65% of that weight would be, load up the bar, and then go for broke by squatting as many times as you can.

If you don’t remember the plank-to-squats, you can find their origin HERE. The gist is this, though: From an arm-extended plank position (think ‘top of the push-up’), jump your feet up towards your hands, landing in a squat position with hands off the floor. To accomplish these, you need to jump your feet as close to your hands as possible, landing with your chest up. Drilling these will have great carry over to your burpees.

Great work all around – a posterior-chain-frying-class to be sure. Stretch out, and get your fluids in. Additionally, a quick congratulations are in order for Julia who competed in her first triathlon Sunday morning before coming to class…

…despite the fact that she tried to erase the evidence off her arm before showing up.