An Impromptu Butt Kicking

Kate Beckinsale wasn't there, but we managed to kick butt without her.











This was a long, weird week at NPPT. Needless to say, when I wondered out on to the floor yesterday I had less than lofty aspirations for my workout. It just so happened that Joe, Joel (our PT) and two of our clients were all doing our dynamic warm-up at the same time. You know what happened next.

"Hey what are you guys doing today?" "Heavy dead lifts", "3 x 12" and "Just moving a little" were some of the responses (the latter was me of course). Then the machismo kicks in. "You guys want to do a circuit?" My first thought was to decline, but I needed a little motivation so what the heck.

I suggested a circuit I learned from by buddy Jon Hinds. He calls it the X-Games circuit because he designed it for a motocross rider who was training for the event.

It looks like this:

Perform 14,12,10,8,6,4,2 reps as fast as possible of:

Double KB Clean and Press
Rope Snaps
Renegade Rows
Hindu Push-ups
Box Jumps
Knees to Elbows

It is a little upper body intensive, but we are talking about 5 guys on a Friday afternoon. You guys remember your pre-weekend workouts when you were young and single? No. I'll bet there was a lot of arm pumping going on.

This workout was tough, but just what I needed. The motivation of the group was awesome and everyone worked hard. Jim and Drew (clients) killed it and lifted more and more with each round. That ain't supposed to happen, but they were stretching it a little with the added push of the group.

I can't tell you how much better I felt about the week after that workout. It just shows me again what the power of environment and the group dynamic can do for motivation.

Thanks Fellas