It’s World Series week. November Project Orlando has one co-leader who was born a Red Sox fan, and the other is a recent transplant to the City Beautiful from the City of Angels. Clearly, we were having a baseball team challenge as this weeks workout.
We led off with a special rendition of ‘Take me out to the Ballgame’ and promptly divided into two teams. The Dodgers and The Red Sox first got their October Homework out of the way by knocking 74 jumping jack-o-lanterns straight out of the park! Then they headed full speed to first base where they executed 10 postseason partner pushups. There was no slowing down at second when 20 bench jumps were cleared. As they rounded third, they completed 30 starting ab rotations. To earn that run for their team, they ran a full lap. Hitting for they cycle got each team member a point.
A strong and spicy bounce got us warmed up enough to move directly into the day’s work. The tribe got to spend a little one on one with each other as they paired up for a play on Rock Paper Scissors. Instead of an object, they threw out a number 0 to 5, added the two numbers up and then completed a predetermined exercise for that sum. Find a new friend, play again. Connections were made over the next 40 minutes through handholding in hoistees, push-up high 5s and friendly conversation while running down to the dock by the lake at sunrise. That’s what makes this and every Wednesday so special. It’s about getting up early-not only to be the best you can be, but to make that personal connection with someone else who has the same affinity for free fitness and good feels. All of that good energy was just enough to get us through a special kind of burnout- Baby Shark. I’m not sure if everyone’s abs were burning from the exercise or the laughter…either way, it worked! 
Oh yeah, and then there were donuts. Because, besides positive vibes, pumpkin spices are the nicest.
PR Day is about showing up before the sun, in 1000% humidity, because you are excited to high five that person you made a connection with last Wednesday, or maybe you had a rough beginning to your week, but you know that every single person that will be there is not only there for their personal best, but also to push you to do the same.
So, whether you achieved a PR amount of burpees/laps or not, I hope that when you ran through that tunnel you felt accomplished. Because there’s so much more than individual effort that goes into a ‘personal record’.
Kelly & Michelle made their debut with NP Orlando, and we got right into some vocal exercises, meaning we got the bounce going with some primal roars. That got us amped up enough to tear right into the main workout. We worked our way up the ladder from 5 to 10, 15, even 20 beastmakers, and the fiercest of all worked their way right back down that ladder. If you’re wondering what exactly makes a beast, here’s the formula: burpee+push-up+side plank+push-up+side plank+push-up=1 beastmaker. 40 minutes of that, mixed in with a little down time of running and squats, and these beasts were feeling fantastic! If that wasn’t enough, we brought out the absolute best in these beasts with a hardCORE plank jack/push-up burnout to the Foo Fighters “Best of You”. It was a brutally positive Wednesday morning, as always. Oh, are you wondering how Kelly & Michelle did? Well, They are Survivors. 
It’s not always easy showing up and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. Thanks to everyone for really working hard this morning. I saw a lot of serious effort being put in, all accompanied by that gorgeous sunrise. 
We hope you show up again and make November Project your uncomfortably comfortable zone. 🙃
We hope you all continue with the mantra of ‘eliminate the negative, accentuate the positive’ forever and ever! Connecting with community in a happy, healthy, and safe way is why we all show up every Wednesday. This tribe and this whole movement bring me so much joy! Thanks for showing up, having fun, and not complaining too much about all of those burpees 😁😘
The tribe showed up with goals this morning! We got things kicked off with a little soccer hand ball; 3 teams got into circles and held a squat while trying to score in between someone’s legs. Yeah, I know, I set myself right up for that one.
