Two Minutes of Toughness

Location: Gridlock
Date: 2024-06-08
Weather: 58 and ideal

Q: Radio
PAX: 14 – Boxcar, Swift, Muck, Dr. Quinn, Buzz Kill, Oshag, Santa’s Little Helper, Bon Temps, Axeman, Incognito, Splitter, Count Chocula, Chewbacca, Radio

Warm-O-Rama
Michael Phelps and other arm stretches; SSH in cadence (while Radio’s voice changed; Grass Grabbers; then dynamic stretches.
Moseyed up to the coupons and carried them to the FB field for instructions related to our stations for toughness training.

Tha Thang
We had 8 stations which we traveled to using a locomotor movement of your choice and performed for 2 minutes. The stations were:
1) Bench Squats on bleacher (or Decline Merkins)
2) Bear crawl up; crawl bear down scoreboard hill
3) Step ups on bleachers (or Mucho Leggo)
4) Coupon rifle carry down, curl and OH press up
5) Bleacher dips (or coupon bench press)
6) Tire flips (or walking lunges)
7) Farmer’s carry up & down tennis court stairs
8) Ab station-select your weakness

After the 2 minutes, stations 1-4 would travel back to center for 5 Welsh Dragons to complete in one minute while stations 5-8 traveled back to complete 5 Man Makers; then rotate to the next station; then rest for a few seconds.
We completed this entire circuit about 1 1/2 times. We finished with a bonus round of toughness for 2 minutes of a plank.

Workout inspired by thoughts from Jay Bilas’ book, Toughness. Also, further inspiration and gratitude from podcasts related to our D Day veterans and those soldiers who know what true toughness is amidst the greatest stressors life (and death) can present. Thank you!

Teaching points-
Toughness has nothing to do with size, phys. strength, or athleticism.
Toughness is a skil; and it is a skill that can be developed and improved.
Show strength in your body language. Tough players (men) project confidence and security with their body language (Ex. Posture, demeanor, temperament, and smiling, etc.).
True toughness is the ability to handle phys., ment., and emot. stress with poise, grit, and confidence .
True toughness is training your body, mind and emotions to be flexible, responsive, and resilient.
True toughness is doing what’s right, not what’s easy and convenient.

Closed with I Corinthians 15:58.

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