AO: Gauntlet
QIC: Slash
PAX: Lumbergh, StrayCat
Conditions
Frost and light ice on the ground. Crunch, crunch!
Warm up
Squat jacks x15
Halos x15
Bear Plank Merkins x15 (starting in a bear hold position, tip forehead to touch ground while keeping elbows from flaring out)
Overhead press tempo walks from 0-25 yd and back (start with coupon overhead and walk towards 25yrd line while slowly lowering coupon for 5 count, press back up quickly and repeat.
The Thang
25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Start at goal line
25 Coupon swings
Murder bunny to 25 yard line
25 burpees jump overs at 25 yard line
Loaded Lunge with coupon to 50yard
25 single arm rows (each side) at 50yd
Loaded lunge to 75yard
25 burpee jump overs at 75yd
Murder bunny to 100yd
25 coupon swings at 100yd
Return to the starting line, working your way back through the movements
ABS
Coupon leg lifts x25
American Hammers x25 HC
X-Factors x25 HC
Frozen Freddies x25 HC
COT
“Foreboding joy”
Things are going well around our house – we’re having a great holiday season – keeping stress at bay, both getting good workouts in, spending quality time with kids (and each other). An interesting and unfortunate feeling can come over me when things are going well – a sense of foreboding joy. Where I experience a fear about the currently happy times coming crashing down in the future. The result is not being able to fully experience and embrace the joy.
The antidote to manage the forebodingness is gratitude. I’m trying to be as thankful as possible for the current moment. Whatever the future may hold, I’m immensely grateful for these happy holiday moments.
Lumbergh shared that he’s looking forward to winding down to focus on quality moments with his family, especially since this week has been busier than expected so far. StrayCat shared about meeting children where they are, instead of who/where we want them to be, which makes the holidays smoother for everyone.
Rock on, Slash!
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