Monthly Newsletter // April 2026

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Cause for Cheer: Spring is Here! 🌷

Congratulations! We’ve made it to spring, the sun is setting later, and workouts just hit differently with the garage door open. 🙌 

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READ: Cycle #3: 500-1,000lb Club Training & Murph Prep

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Cycle #3 is underway, and we’re mastering the “Big 3” (Back Squat, Bench, &Deadlift) for our 500-1,000lb Club testing while building the engine for Murph with dedicated running and bodyweight conditioning. 

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Save the date: Defined will do the Murph Challenge on Saturday, May 23. (Memorial Day Weekend). More details to come soon! 

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Read on for the latest on what’s happening at Defined, including a recap on Defined Intramurals and an Athlete Spotlight on Thor Jaleco! 

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Athlete Spotlight: Meet Thor Jaleco!

Get to know the people who make our Community Strong. This month we’re catching up with Thor Jaleco, who joined Defined in 2024.

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Thor found a love for fitness while serving abroad in the U.S. Navy. Read about his world travels, perspective on exercise, and what #MoreThanAGym means to him—stick around ‘til the end for a fun fact about his awesome name. 😉⚡

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READ: Athlete Spotlight: Meet Thor Jaleco!

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Defined Intramurals: That’s a Wrap!✅

That’s a wrap on Defined Intramurals 2026. 💙 Three weeks of showing up, pushing your limits, and cheering loud for the people around you. 

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🔥This is why we do this.

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Final overall winners + 26.3 leaders below. 👇

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OVERALL INDIVIDUAL — WOMEN

🥇 América Guzmán

🥈 Allison Gonzalez

🥉 Ashley Horner

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OVERALL INDIVIDUAL — MEN

🥇 Robert Olivieri

🥈 Justin Curry

🥉 Drew Saiz

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OVERALL TEAM STANDINGS

1️⃣ Richard Muniz, Robert Olivieri, Jeff Seger

2️⃣ Erich Reuhs, Noal Dubois, Justin Curry

3️⃣ Reid Chandler, Alex Bradley, Chantz Anderson

4️⃣ Emma Friedman, Steph Roatis, Allison Gonzalez

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26.3 LEADERS

RX

🥇 América Guzmán

🥈 Sarah Smith

🥉 Steph Roatis

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🥇 Robert Olivieri

🥈 Justin Curry

🥉 Richard Muniz

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SCALED

🥇 Caitlin Vukorpa

🥈 Laura Mulcahy

🥉 Hayley Miller

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🥇 Colin Gorman

🥈 Tanner Elkins

🥉 Muneeb Ahmed

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📸 Photos from the final week + all of Intramurals are live.

📸 WEEK 1

📸 WEEK 2

📸 WEEK 3

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It’s Turf Time! 

Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time to help us install the new turf! We can’t wait to see the sleds in action. 💪 

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How Strength Training Complements Endurance Training — and Vice Versa

At Defined, we believe in building athletes who are strong, capable, and adaptable — not specialists trapped in a single gear. Strength and endurance aren’t rivals. When programmed intelligently, they reinforce each other, creating a more resilient, higher‑performing athlete. And science backs it up.

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Whether you’re training for the 500-1,000lb Clubs as part of our latest cycle, participating in our spring endurance program and/or preparing for a distance race this spring — or a combination of both — we want you to rest assured that strength training and endurance training are not mutually exclusive. And you’re building on both when you balance them together. 

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READ: How Strength Training Complements Endurance Training — and Vice Versa

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Let’s Connect! Upcoming Events at Defined

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BRING-A-FRIEND DAY

Tuesday, April 14
All class times.

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RECOVERY YOGA HIATUS
Will return in the Fall.

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SAVE THE DATE: DEFINED TRACK DAY!

Sunday, May 18

Details coming soon!

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SAVE THE DATE: MURPH DAY!

Saturday, May 23

Details coming soon!

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QUICK LINKS

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HSA/FSA Benefit

Goal Setting w/ Coach Robert!

Personal Training

Physical Therapy w/ Dr. Elvis!

Defined Recovery Club

Defined Mobility

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Thanks for making our Community Strong. 💪🏼

Team Defined

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