TOP IT OFF

TOP IT OFF

July 13, 2024

Shape and sculpt every muscle in your upper body in this two-part, heart-pumping workout. Using weights and isometric exercises, you will work through a series of sweat-inducing exercises to tone and chisel your arms, shoulders, chest, and back. 

Why Try Top It Off?  

Top it Off improves your strength, coordination, balance, and core strength by challenging upper body muscles. Armed with dumbbells for upper body strength exercises, plus badass movement challenges and crushing core work, your top half will be in tip top shape.  

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What Is Top It Off Like?  

Sun’s out, guns out! Top It Off is strictly an upper body and core class. No lower body work here! The class is taught in blocks containing 2-3 single upper body movements, then combined with a challenge to level up the exercise, followed by a dedicated core exercise. Blocks of work in Top It Off move from standing to kneeling, finishing with floor-based exercises. Fire up the delts, biceps, triceps and back, and soon you’ll see action-hero arms reflected in the mirror! 

Who Are Top It Off Classes Best For? 

People of all fitness levels love Top It Off. Phenomenal results are fun to see as your muscles start popping and tank tops will be your go-to shirt! The exercises are easy to follow and can be executed with or without weights. Custom options for exercises are always provided for you by our exceptional instructors.  

Is Top It Off a Good Workout? 

Can’t Top This!  Training with weights in the Top It Off format challenges strength, core stabilization, and coordination.   

  • Strength. Dumbbells challenge the entire upper body and core strength. Top It Off focuses on strengthening the entire upper body and core. Developing strength builds bone density, boosts metabolism, and improves body composition. 
  • Coordination. Exercises become more complex as they are layered together, and adding dumbbells to the equation demands more coordination. You’ll find your upper body and core firing on all cylinders as the exercises get more challenging to execute! 
  • Core Stabilization. Dumbbell work will challenge core strength and require core stabilization throughout each exercise. Top It Off features specific sections of core work throughout the workout. 

How Difficult is Top It Off 

6/10 Top It Off is easily adaptable to any fitness level. Changing your weight changes your intensity, and deepening your range of motion and stability adds an extra challenge! Both beginners and seasoned pros can push their limits in Top It Off.  

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How Long Is Each Class? 

Only 30 minutes to begin building your ultimate upper body in Top it Off! Start with single upper body movements then combine them for a powerful effect on your physique. Add core-specific exercises and you can’t top this upper body workout to shape and define arms, chest, and shoulders! 

What Should I Wear? 

Come ready to play. Typically, people wear sweat-wicking clothing that will offer ample coverage and will stay put and allow you to move with ease throughout the range of motion of exercises.  

Cross Training Gym Shoes.  Wear comfortable shoes that offer support and stability as you move and balance during class.   

What do I need to Bring? 

Hydrate, my friend! Make sure you have plenty of water with you.  Bring a towel to catch your sweat as you will be dripping in finesse! Most importantly, bring a great attitude and smile to share. 

What Types of Strength Classes Are Available?  

Band Camp 

Get ready to hear the music of your legs, glutes, and core in Band Camp, where flat bands become the instruments to sculpt your lower body into one lean, muscular powerhouse. Learn the patterns in Band Camp Basics, then advance to the Band Camp Booster level to orchestrate your muscles into a fat-burning ensemble  

Barbell Bound.

Bound for time? Bound for results? You’re bound to raise the bar in this singular workout that combines two types of strength training. Lift your way through barbell sets alternated with bound rounds and burnout sets utilizing heavy resistance bands to produce a grueling workout that will leave you unbelievably strong, focused and barbell bound 

Barre Bootcamp.

Become a lean, mean ballet dancer in this fusion class. Inspired by ballet and strength training, this high intensity barre class targets your arms, core, thighs, and booty to help you create a long, lean dancer’s body. Get ready to feel the barre burn.  

Belly, Butt & Thighs Bootcamp.

Focus on your lower half in this belly-busting, booty shaping, two-part intensive class that features a series of exercise combinations that target, you guessed it – your belly, butt, and thighs.  

Bodyweb with TRX.

Hang from the durable TRX® ropes to push, pull, lift, and lower your body through Spiderman moves for a total body suspension workout that also super-strengthens your core.  

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Chisel.

This upper and lower body strength-based class utilizes heavier weights to provide a total body workout with balance, core and strength segment and chisel your muscles.  

Looped In.

Get LOOPED IN to a great workout utilizing the Slastix Loop by Stroops. Shape and strengthen your lower body and chisel your abs in this workout that incorporates dedicated segments of lower body toning, core conditioning and explosive cardio intervals. This workout accelerates in intensity as the class progresses. Are you ready to be IN The LOOP? 

Push Point.

Explore your limits and push your boundaries in this Intense strength-based workout, alternating plyometrics and strength training. The Push Point utilizes Tabata intervals to create a rollercoaster ride of work! Participants alternate blocks of controlled lower body and heavy upper body weight training followed by the adrenaline rush of a power block of plyometric lower body work efforts and lighter upper body sculpting. Pattern the work, then PUSH it: that’s The Push Point! 

Push the Perimeter.

Push your limits in this combination class that features superhuman strength sequences alternated with fast and furious drills that span the length of the room. This class moves in lines utilizing barbells, dumbbells, slam balls, and kettlebells. Finish all four lines and then take off to work speed, agility and quickness using the length of the room in four distinct lanes. Work through 4 AMRAP and Speed Sets in a thirty-minute workout that will challenge your strength and stamina.  

SLAMMED.

Focus on Strength, Length, Agility and Mobility and get SLAMMED in this hard-hitting high intensity class utilizing Hyperwear sand bells. You’ll slam, push, pull and drag your sand bell through a series of hardcore heavy hitting exercises designed to chisel your body and slam you into shape. 

Demolished.

Get ready to shake things up in this high energy, strength and endurance workout as you shift in a circle from station to station using advanced strength equipment including Tomahawks, Sandbags and Barbells. Recover in the Epicenter with body weight exercises designed to cause tremors throughout your body. Come prepared to be moved! 

Find a Top It Off Class at a Crunch Near You  

Embark on your fitness journey effortlessly! Explore Top it off, Slow Burn, Demolished and all of our other exciting classes at your nearest Crunch. Find Loaded Yoga, Slammed and other exclusive classes here and start your journey to a stronger and fitter you today!

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