Coach Spotlight: Garrett Hoffman

Coach Garrett Hoffman started at Solcana as an athlete in June of 2016, began coaching a bit before the pandemic and then quickly became one of the hardest working and busiest coaches here. What does someone with this type of passion for coaching want you to do for a workout? Come find out on Tuesday, 1/24. Here’s more about Garrett and his workout.

Where are you from?

Chanhassen, MN

How did you get started in fitness work?

Well my mom played in a softball league with Cindy Crawford’s sister when I was in utero so I guess that’s where it all started.

What is your athletic super-power? What is something you feel especially good at?

I’m a squat monster.

What is the area you would most like to improve on?

My overhead is a dumpster fire.

What is your favorite thing about coaching at Solcana?

I get to be myself at work! And I’m not exploited! But also I love the people I get to meet here. I love watching especially trans folks building community in our space. And I love teaching people things I know about so it’s really a great fit.

OH also! I love it when clients do something they never thought they could do and like the surprise happy face ppl get when that happens.

Is there anything else you would like us to know about you?

I have juvenile onset rheumatoid arthritis and live with chronic pain. Functional fitness is saving my life (along with the miracles of western medicine).

Garrett’s Workout

Why did you choose these exercises?

Because they feel good in my body.

What do you think people should focus on or feel with this workout?

Hitting consistent depth on each squat and distributing the weight throughout your whole foot to create stability – big toe pressed into ground

Any advice for someone about to do it?

Be careful coming off the row/bike into the box jumps/step ups

Warm-Up

1:00 noodle in low lunge/side
1:00 bottom of squat noodle

~then~

3x
12 Dead Bugs
2 lengths hip circle walk (down forwards, back backwards w heavy band)
6 slow pause air squats with a counter weight (3 sec pause in bottom – stay active, pay attention to weight distro in foot, take your frickin’ time so you can notice things like maybe a position that feels weak in your squat or tight or sticky also maybe where you lose balance if that happen or like if the weight shifts around in your foot. This is all good information and helps develop better interoception)

Strength

Back Squat

8×3 @ 75-80%

1:00 rest between sets

Metcon

For Time:

500m row/1000m bike
40 box jumps/step
30 push ups
20 T2B
10 barbell strict press from the floor

14:00 time cap