Free Fitness Movement. All you need to do is show up!
I’m not a big Strava user. Unlike Mr. O’Leary I don’t have a cult following in the app (disclaimer: this is 100% an assumption with no research done). I prefer to just get outside and run. I don’t want to know that I was faster today or slower today. Guessing slower anyway. I don’t need CRs when I can just pick someone out in front of me and try to race ahead of them.
I seriously love Remember the Titans. Such a good movie. When I was asked to join the SF leadership all I could think to myself was “cannot replace a Laura McCloskey.”
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But just like the Titans played on, so shall we. And man, today was incredible! First of all, I could have gone home happy after we nailed the Remember the Titans bounce. Mitch was ready to hit something afterwards. Thankfully we let him loose on a killer workout and saved some poor guy from a crushing hit from the Left Sideeee (Strong Side!).
This morning it didn’t rain. And it was the best workout of all time. Oh, you weren’t there? That’s really too bad. Let me tell you how great it was. At the end we’ll compare the workout’s greatness to your cozy bed. Spoiler alert: NP > Bed every time.
Let’s start at the beginning. We showed up. We #JustShow(ed)Up. Step 1 to making a great day. We made some new friends. Alex, a newbie from Emeryville and friend of Malcolm (from the Mothership in Boston), showed up and crushed it. Patrick, a newbie also from the East Bay quietly showed up late, pretended it was an accident, and then did his first ever hoistees like a bawse. Anand visited us from DC and Patrick Canfield showed up to do his backbends. How do you even do those Patrick??
Today was one of those days where my alarm went off and I had to double check that I actually had to get out of bed. I was really comfortable after conking out last night following a boozy game of Settlers of Catan. That is a great game by the way. I never knew I wanted sheep so badly.
This morning we crushed a trail right under the Golden Gate Bridge’s nose. You wouldn’t know the bridge was there by today’s photos though since Karl the Fog was all up in our business. Objectively, if you were not with us today, you might say the weather was shitty or not that nice. But today I thought it was so beautiful out. You guys (almost!) nailed the Remember the Titans bounce first off. We’re getting there. Then there was just so much positivity. High fives were flying, Weston was shirtless (standard), and people were running hard.
Hello and welcome. Welcome to the NPSF Golden Gate Park Jungle Safari ride. Please keep your arms, legs, and running accessories inside the vehicle at all times. Make sure to give our friendly bus driver Braden a funny stare or awkward hug on your way in. I’m your dinosaur tour guide, Mr. Zip. I know, I have a big head and little arms, I get it all the time.
Everyone loves games. I especially love them. Have you ever played Noughts and Crosses? No? Wrong, you did this morning! Man, I wish I would have looked up Tic Tac Toe on Wikipedia pre workout. I could have been making all kinds of Irish jokes about that.
Other things I found when I Wikipediaed (new verb) Tic Tac Toe:
-The setup time is listed as “minimal.” Clearly whoever wrote this has never chalked 50 tic tac toe boards.
-The skills required are “strategy, tactics,” and my personal favorite, “observation.”
-An early variant of the game was played in the Roman Empire around the first century BC.
-Clayton’s grandfather was one of the pioneers of the game in the US. Talk about a legend.
A lot of people reached out to me after I became a leader. Here are a couple of common things I heard: “Zip, will we be able to get strong now?” “Does this mean I don’t have to watch Paddy and Dan do pushups?” “Can we become the most jacked tribe?” The answer is yes, obviously. Sure Brogan has a twitter account for his abs, but who doesn’t? This is a mantle I’m willing to carry. To get the SF tribe ripped. Here’s how #RippedByZip was born.
This morning at NPSF was our opportunity to get further into the Super Bowl spirit. San Francisco has been on fire this week. Celebrity sightings and traffic jams and uber surge prices out of control. It’s the best!
The tribe got into real football mode this morning though. Braden wore his old high school jersey, John Flinn brought a football that got tossed around, and people did burpees like they were trying out for the NFL Combine. Man, I wish burpees was a part of the NFL combine. Just imagine those 350 lbs linemen doing them. No videos I could find. Believe me, I searched.
Today’s post is written by Sasha Teninty. AKA Sasha Fierce AKA I’m Faster Than You. Written on the one year anniversary of Sam Dweck’s passing (and after the Monday workout). Read on.
Today we did a version of the Murph. The workout is named after Michael P. Murphy, a US Navy Seal who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service. A stud and an American hero. The workout was challenging but the tribe was up for it.
We ran a mile (close to a full one at least) then did 20 sets of 5 burpees, 10 leg lifts, and 15 body weight squats. Then ran another mile. The tribe is most likely sore. But also, look how happy!