Sunny and chilly. 4 PAX posted to the Grill for another rest workout. One of the advantages of doing workouts in both the Lehigh Valley and Hamburg is that I can recycle my weinkes on new PAX. This workout is a modification of last Tuesday’s workout. Ditto is nursing an Achilles injury so we adapted. I can certainly relate as I am now (mostly) recovered from a stress fracture. The rest theme was appropriate.
Day’s Thought: REST
Throughout the Bible we are told to rest – work 6 days and rest on the 7th, Jesus says “come onto me all you who are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest”; “Be still and know that I am God”, etc.
Your body gets stronger not from the workout but from the recovery following the workout.
Rest is often neglected in our busy culture. Build rhythms of rest into your life. Take time to be still and “listen” to God. Build spiritual disciples into your life in order to re-calibrate and center yourself (read Bible, prayer, stillness, solitude, spend intentional time with loved ones).
Look for and enjoy “rests” during this workout!
Warm-a-rama: Arm Circles, Trunk Rolls, Abe Vigoda, Grass Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Slow to Fast Mountain Climbers, Calf Stretch, Plank Jacks
The Thang:
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Mosey to end of road – Mosey Merkins; at several intervals have PAX drop and do 5 Hand-Release Merkins (does falling with chest to the ground count as a rest?). Mosey back to pick up Ditto and continue to the playground.
Tabata #1: Dips (don’t complain; 1/3 of the time you get to rest!)
Partner Carry ~ 30 yards; flap jack; we need to allow ourselves to be carried by a brother during different trials in life
Pyramid Pushups: 1 Merkin:1 Air Press; ladder to 7 Merkin:7 Air Press and back down
Wheel Barrow ~ 30 yards; flap jack
5-10 Pull ups with full arm extension/rest before next rep; assist partner to do a few extra
10 Ab Roll-outs on the swings
Tabata #2: LBCs
5 Wolverines: burpee/merkin/peter parker (drop to plank, 1 merkin; 1 peter parker each leg; 1 merkin; jump back up)
Mosey to band stand
Mary: Dealer’s Choice — American Hammer, WWI, Freddie Mercury, WWII, Heels to Heaven, Flutter Kicks, Crab Cakes, Plank
COT: Spring Chicken 5K and the Grill Manniversery on 02-May. The Grill F3 shirts to be available for order soon. Prayers for PAX who could not make it to the workout.