Embracing the 44

So I celebrated another birthday recently.  I love turning another year older.  Things grow dim, start to sag, balance decays, takes long time to rise from the dead of sleep.  I SAY BS ON DAT!

To most people I am weird anyway, but i see each year as another year stronger, another year tougher, another year healthier, another year smarter.  (Oops, that is over the line.)

I wander through my year watching people.  I watch them get older.  Yes, people get into the gym and get into shape.  And I watch them slide back into their aging patterns.  I do not think we get old by doing, I believe when we grow bored, we grow old.

This is why I love the martial arts.  Every day holds challenge, every workout encourages growth.  The students live in wonder and dread for my birthday workout.  I come up with a little challenge for them and they love to walk away grumbling breathlessly.

Here is the latest.



4 rounds for time.
11 Ball Burpees or Regular Burpees
20 Jump Rope or Jumping Jacks
11 Wrestlers or standard situps
20 Jump Rope or Jumping Jacks
11 Kipping Pullups or Ring rows
20 Jump Rope or Jumping Jacks
11 Squats

This workout took me 9 and half minutes.  Quite an easy one.  I did have to substitute ring rows for pullups due to my right arm.  But it is still a challenge.  Give it a whirl and see how you do.  Feel free to sub in exercises.  AND...remember to do all exercises full range.  Cheating the range, only cheats you.

A Burpee?  What is a burpee.  It is where you jump up as though shooting a basketball and then land and do a pushup.  This little exercise is named after psychologist Royal H. Burpee.  Who knew, a psychologist with upper body strength, go figure.  A Ball Burpee is where you hold a medicine ball and do the same exercise.  Balancing for the pushup is a kick in the shins.

Good luck and let me know how you fare,

C