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Let’s talk about Wednesday first and then we will get to the Friday plans (hype).
Wednesday May 9th 2018, we bounced up top then headed down to the playground. There we found a partner. For those that had to stay on the playground first it was a spider web of different body weight workouts while your partner ran the goat trail loop up to the top, once they completed the loop back down the stairs to the playground. They found you & then SWITCH. Your turn!
In May we get a chance to wear sleeveless shirts and dust the pollen off of our sweaty shoulders. This morning we started off our May Recruitment Challenge with a bang! Several newbie friends came to see what all the hype is about, and we guilted a few of our OG favs out of bed again!
We warmed up our race tired legs (so many GOOD races this weekend) with a handful of #Bojans in honor of hanging out with the boss this weekend. Around the world with a twist we went, because it really is better when you’re busting your ass on top of the mountain between hill repeats. The burner, more of a planking social, for sharing stories of why you #justshowup today and every Wednesday. Hardhat award went out to Dolo, a first timer & Co-leader inspirer & the Positivity Award got the hands of the always smiling Sarah. Our arms and legs are smokin and we are off to crush the rest of this week!
RECRUIT EVERYONE – MAY CHALLENGE
Now that it is getting warmer and the sun is shining just a little earlier, it is the perfect time to recruit everyone and show the 757 just how amazing November Project VB is. Starting tomorrow, May 2nd, we are challenging you to a friendly competition of WHO IS THE RECRUITING MVP. The winner with the most newbie recruitment points will win some sweet swag from our friends at The North Face.
The sun is rising earlier, and the temps are getting warmer. We are starting to see the winter hibernation end and many of our long-lost tribe members returning to the top of our favorite trash hill.
In an effort to expedite the beach body process, this morning we dropped an A.A.A.mazing workout! Abs, Arms, and of course Asses – were all on the morning menu. Offering an a-la-carte option of pick your poison for each A.A.A. body area, seemedto make the masses happy. We all got a little muddy, and our shoes and backsides were covered in goose shit, but you better believe that we will be looking hot come Memorial Day.
April 2018, the month that #NP_VB finally made it official, two free workouts a week — Forever.
615AM Wednesdays – Mt Trashmore
530AM Fridays – Rotating Locations
Joining other NP cities that host two workouts a week like Philadelphia, Seattle, Baltimore, San Diego, LA, Denver, etc. We choose the 530AM time slot because it allows us to get up & get after it. Earning our weekend before most alarm clocks go off. It also allows us to explore different parts of not only Virginia Beach but all of Hampton roads and beyond?! Expect rotating locations and new places (Norfolk, Chesapeake, Sandbridge (before may 18th for Briar!), Hampton, and maybe even up on the Eastern Shore once in the summer.. & sometimes we will be right back at Mt Trashmore on a Friday.
This past Wednesday (January 17th 2018), November Project Virginia Beach finally Filled The Stairs at Mount Trashmore Park in Virginia Beach (USA). It was one of those unreal, once-in-a-lifetime, type mornings. Yes it was a dream. Yes it was a goal. HISTORY LESSON: Retired NP_VB Co-Leader Kris Utt came up with the #FillTheStairs idea back in March 2016 — It had been a rough winter of cold weather and low numbers at workouts (shout out to the OGs who remember those dark cold mornings) This was a time back when smack talk between NP tribes was high(er) #talk30tome — generally between Boston & DC & sometimes SF arguing about who was the Mothership of NP -and that #MotherShift was happening. They argued who had the biggest, baddest, & best tribe. It was a lot more frequent then. So we used the #FillTheStairs blog as a way for us to connect to the tribe for a common goal and spark some buzz. We call that HYPE now. We wanted to play with the big boy cities too! We wanted to roll deep at the Endurance Challenges and say we have the best tribe. We at least wanted to pretend to talk smack and most importantly we wanted the RESPECT. We wanted to put Virginia Beach on the MAP… (below are some group photos from Jan & Feb 2016)
WISCONSIN NOTES:
RACHEL’S GOOD-BYE
NP Family is kind of like real family. We count on each other to be there when we need each other, we give each other a hard time sometimes, we get mad at each other over stupid things and then we forgive each other. We get sad when someone moves away and it becomes harder to see them.
Welp. Winter is finally here. The first sub freezing workout in a long time and the tribe showed up in a big way. (Let it be known we did not have any newbies today) Way to be tribe! It was 26 degrees but with a feels like 13! Woohoo! We don’t want to brag too much though.. NP Buffalo had a -3 degree wind chill. See below.
Happy Wednesday! This week is Hell Week II: The Upside Down. What is Hell Week? Hell Week is 5 straight days of 530AM workouts in different locations #exploreyourcity. 3 Down & 2 to go! Here is the recap of the week so far:
MONDAY: NORFOLK
We met at the bow of the USS Wisconsin, Speaking of Wisconsin — have you heard of the New Podcast on iTunes called Wisconsin Notes? No? Well we will tell you about it then! Basically, back in the day DG (Dan Graham who happens to be BG’s Big Brother) did not like writing the blog so as the Co-leader of the Madison tribe at the time — he created a blog that was no nonsense and just a quick recap of what’s going on and it was in bullet point format, he called it Wisconsin Notes. This week’s feature on the podcast is the Co-Leader from NP Buffalo aka YOGA STEVE. Each podcast is designed to be short and sweet and to the point. Steve’s episode is maybe 4 mins long so stop scrolling and throw those headphones in! PS it helps that Steve is really good looking.
Today was #PRday. The last Wednesday of the Month. A day where we race the clock (& past versions of ourselves). We use each other to push faster and the feel of competition is in the air– because after all, It is race day.
The #PRday course is unique here at #NP_VB / Mount Trashmore Park. 5 Burpees to start, 5 laps (& 5 Burpees at the turn of each lap), and you end with 5 burpees. For a total of 5 laps and 30 Burpees. It never gets easier and let me tell you, those back side set of stairs are the WORST — that is usually where people begin to slow down and maybe even walk a few steps before the top to catch their breath and then they pick it up again.