Free Fitness Movement. All you need to do is show up!
Today the tribe got down and dirty with someone they just met. Bowchickawowwow…no, not like that. Tribe members were encouraged to converse with their partner (“Where ya from?” “What do you do for a living?” “Favorite color?” etc.), essentially getting to know each other between pants, grunts and swear words.
Wow. Just, f***ing wow. The tribe was hungry this morning. No, not just hungry. They woke up ravenous. They looked at the weather radar and said, “Honey Badger don’t care.” They didn’t stay in bed and slumber through the torrential rains, thunder and lightning that blanketed Indy this morning. No… As the Leadership, who will henceforth be known as The Safety Officer and The Reckless One discussed options due to dangerous lightning (we do run #UpAndOver a building, for the record), the tribe descended upon us like moths to a flame. Clearly cancelling was a not an option. We briefly entertained the idea of a sheltered workout under an overhang at The Federal Building. Just as The Safety Officer and The Reckless One had developed Plan B, a security guard approached and informed us that only walking and standing was allowed in that area—it is The Federal Building after all. Despite The Safety Officer’s impressive negotiating with the security guard, we were forced to vote: a weak showing in favor of #TomorrowNotToday, and a unanimous majority in favor of running stairs in the torrential downpour and risk getting hit by lightning. #NotTomorrowToday! The Safely Officer cringed and The Reckless One and the majority of the tribe beamed with delight. #FuckYeah!
In the Race Capital of the World, NP Indy threw down this morning. The Up and Over was added to Race Day and it got dirty real quick. That’s how we do it, quick and dirty! BOOM.
The tribe chewed up those stairs/situps/pushups/mountainclimbers/burpees and spit them out like a redneck dippin’ at the racetrack. Great effing job today—that was vomit worthy! Seriously, y’all killed it. The effort, the positivity, the encouragement, the hugs—will keep us smilin’ the rest of the week.
Hallelujah! The south barricade was finally removed! The leadership’s excitement over this development necessitated a game change. Since our pledge days (November, ironically) this barricade has prevented us from going Up and Over. Well, no more!! BOOM! Today it was Up and Over with some spice. There’s a Gun Show this weekend, ya goin’?
This morning was more exciting than the Pacer game last night, jus’ sayin’. There were newbies, (F%@& Yeah!) neon grassroots gear, smiles, high fives, positivity and stair cycles with spice: box jumps, lunges, and just when you thought burpees couldn’t get any worse…burpee broad jumps. You and your legs are now awake.
Today the Racing Capitol of the World kicked off the Month of May with a new earlier start time. What time? 6:15am! If you were a little tardy, way to #justshowup and clearly we will start without you. #Gladyouarehere!
The instructions were:
Cause who can count when your heart rate is that high? Not me.
PR Day was …
It was not easy. But that’s the point. Great effort today! Boom!
#NP_Homework: Have your picture taken wearing #GrassrootsGear (tagged shirt), while suspended in the air! Think jumping/flying!
Post on NP Indy’s Facebook wall NO LATER than 6:30AM on WED MAY 7. You have 7 days to complete the assignment. ALL 16 tribes are submitting photos! Our tribe and the rest of the NP world will vote on the best photo. VOTES = LIKES on facebook!!! Voting lasts until Friday May 9th at sundown. Each city’s BEST PHOTO will be sent to the mothership. Best city photos will be put in an album and voting continues. Overall “most liked” photo wins!
Whatwasthat? That, was the Circuit of Fire. Ohh…
The tribe showed up today despite another chilly morning. The south barricade was moved up higher, much to our delight. The tribe warmed up and picked a partner they did not already know. Then the Circuit of Fire began:
Stair cycle
Wheelbarrow up steps
25 leg throwdowns
Today, the tribe exploded. BOOM!
The tribe quickly got acquainted with our new location and all of its features on the east, south, west and north sides of the monument. Stairs, doors, barricades, fuck yeah!
Massive shout out to the IU Dental School, way to show up with your amazing smiles, epic hugs and fast feet. Several ‘fuck yeahs’ were shouted and verbals dropped for next week. Boom. Boom. Boom. That’s right, triple Boom.