Yay Burpees! and Stuff ~

YOU ARE A SOUL. YOU HAVE A BODY. C.S. LEWIS WARM UP 3 rounds: 10 good mornings 10 air squats 10 knees to elbows 10 medball chest pass  SKILL Atlas Stones 10 minutes practice Aaaaargh!

WORKOUT OF THE DAY

2 Rounds for time: 100 burpees 100 double unders 100 meter bear crawl 19:08 Sweet girl jam this morning! Communication, teamwork, timing! Partner WOD - get 'em done, non-stop work!  Silvia, great teammate, 3 months in and I am so proud of you! Fun work on the heels of the sled pulls. I was so energized all day long ;) ~ The music was a little sweeter, the sun was a little brighter.  Thoughts to contemplate for the new month.  Living On Purpose - 15 Questions 1. What makes you smile? (Activities, people, events, hobbies, projects, etc.) 2. What are your favorite things to do in the past? What about now? 3. What activities make you lose track of time? 4. What makes you feel great about yourself? 5. Who inspires you most? (Anyone you know or do not know. Family, friends, authors, artists, leaders, etc.) Which qualities inspire you, in each person? 6. What are you naturally good at? (Skills, abilities, gifts etc.) 7. What do people typically ask you for help in? 8. If you had to teach something, what would you teach? 9. What would you regret not fully doing, being or having in your life? 10. You are now 90 years old, sitting on a rocking chair outside your porch; you can feel the spring breeze gently brushing against your face. You are blissful and happy, and are pleased with the wonderful life you've been blessed with. Looking back at your life and all that you've achieved and acquired, all the relationships you've developed; what matters to you most? List them out. 11. What are your deepest values? 12. What were some challenges, difficulties and hardships you've overcome or are in the process of overcoming? How did you do it? 13. What causes do you strongly believe in? Connect with? 14. If you could get a message across to a large group of people. Who would those people be? What would your message be? 15. Given your talents, passions and values. How could you use these resources to serve, to help, to contribute? ( to people, beings, causes, organization, environment, planet, etc.) #lifeonpurpose

Understanding My "Why"

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, 

chances are it will burn very briefly.  ~Steven Covey

A little off in posting. Okay, WAY off ;). The L2 workouts have been stellar but logging in more than one location takes time! I will catch up a bit here and recommit to my accountability. Cut, paste and enjoy the benefits of technology.

Busy is really no excuse. Sometimes you just have to re-assess. You know the drill, but do you remember the why? Is there a course correction up ahead or are things moving along just fine but are still worthy of a check point?

As a teenager I remember going to church with my grandfather one holiday season and he was furious with me for not using the weekly missalette. Well, I pretty much knew what it said, all the years of repeating the same thing. But what I was missing was they WHY  I was saying this, week after week? Not just because I was told that was how I was suppose to do it. But my investment in the process, my connection. Where was the passion for the words and actions? When do you buy-in?! It is not always provided by the congregation/community, sometimes you have to dig deep and find the fire within.

 It is the “why” that makes life worth living. The "how" is the process. The routine. The day to day aspects of life. Still important, but not the spark that gets things going. From family, to friends, to peers and clients ... why go out there into the world each day?

I love to see people succeed! I get excitement from helping them strive to reach their goals and dreams. The joy for helping others along their path toward a better life drives me forward every day. I love challenging myself to accomplish new and exciting things and using that experience to inspire others to do the same. Talk about lighting a fire! There it is, my “why”.

A couple gems from last week:

C3, Wk2, D4

VO2 Max KB Swing 5 minutes

Strength

5x5 Walking Lunges 65/75/85/95/105

5x5 Kneeling Press 55/65/75/85f/75

Assist

KB AbXtn w/touch overhead 3x15

50 Burpee to Toes thru Rings

Felt that workout the next day!

Track Day

Run 2 miles

SEALgrinderPT warm up

800 pace, 800 w/100yd sprints, 800 pace

Beautiful sunny day. Perfect for a family spin at the track.