GROUP CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

Unlike most group fitness studios, Sweatlocal Fitness uses traditional strength training as the basis of all it’s group classes.

We do not burpee.  We do not box jump.  We do not Olympic lift.

 

We train the every day human to BUILD a strong, hard, lean, athletic body.  

We do this by:

  1.  creating a group class schedule that is challenging but balances our pushes/pulls/squats/hinges so that you’re not overtrained and injury prone.  
  2.  designing a group class schedule with 90 day goals based on strength and/or muscle building so that you can keep up with your kids, an adventurous life and love the way you look!
  3. educating our members in studio on proper load, form, and pace based on their needs and goals.
  4. maintaining small to moderate class sizes (12 – 18 max)
Below is a look at all the classes offered at sweatlocal.  
** Some classes are cycled in and out every 90 days in order to get achieve the best training effect.

STRENGTH BASED CLASSES - 50 minutes

Vain

We are NOT Cross Fit.  We lift but more bodybuilding style.  You can expect to see barbells, dumbbells, and kettlebells both big and small throughout the room.  Vain’s purpose is to challenge your muscles to get round and bubbly.  It’s there to build both strength and shape to your frame.   Our monthly class schedule will tell you if it is an upper, lower, or full body focused day.   

You can expect big lifts like presses or squats but also bodybuilding movements like bicep curls and lateral raises.

You will NOT see plyometrics or cardio/conditioning in this class but your heart rate should elevate due to the challenges presented in class.  

BadASSery

This class is held every Sunday.  It is like  Vain but strictly (and unapologetically) for your glutes.   You will undoubtedly perform some sort of  hip thrust in this class but you can also expect squat, deadlift, and lunge variations as well.  No glute class would be complete without some smaller, targeted glute movements, of course so you will also see abduction and kickback variations too.

CARDIO/CONDITIONING CLASSES - 50 minutes

Drenched

Battle ropes, ball slams, squat jumps, VersaClimber – your heart is a muscle too!  And this class is dedicated to challenging that exact muscle.  We love to bring out this class after a heavy lifting day so that you can get a fun workout in but still let your muscles heal.   You can expect more interval style training with designated work and rest times.  

We will change up interval times to make things challenging, effective, and fun… and in case you’re wondering … even in our cardio classes we still won’t burpee here 🙂

MetCon5

MetCon 5 stands for “metabolic conditioning.”    This class is similar to Drenched in that a big goal is to drive up the heart rate, however it uses some heavier equipment.  

The “5” stands for the 5 movements patterns you will see in this class to drive up the heart rate –  Push, Pull, Hinge, Squat, Carry/Core.

KettleHELL 

As you might expect the primary cardio tool in this class are kettlebells.  On occasion we might bring out the VersaClimber, TRX’s, or bands but the star of the show will remain kettlebells.  

You can expect to “lift weights faster” here for a heart pumping effect but also get plenty of time to squat, deadlift, row, press, and carry too.  

We also use this class to teach some important skills like Turkish get ups and windmills for mobility and core work.