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Alright folks!! Do you know what time it is? It’s PR O’clock!!!! The last week of every month, we test ourselves to push further, move faster, and have the best workout ever with PR Day! The idea is simple. . . starting at 20 reps per move, dropping a rep each time through, how low can you get your reps?? We change up the moves every season, so that means (pause for trumpets) We have ALL NEW moves starting this month.
It’s that time!! Last Wednesday of the month and that means its time for a PR Day Workout!!
If you aren’t familiar with PR day, the idea is that we do the same workout month after month and revel in how we’re getting stronger! The idea is simple. . . starting at 20 reps per move, dropping a rep each time through, how low can you get your reps??
How hard can you push yourself? We do this workout on the last Wednesday of every month.
The Workout!!
There are 7 rounds total. Each round is 4 minutes of work with a 1 minute rest. Use the rest to stretch, grab a drink of water, or do some gentle movement…whatever your body wants!!
There are 4 main moves for the entire workout (plus 1 bonus move). The main moves are…
PR day is definitely one of my favourites. I love seeing people at the start line. Nervous about lining up, giddy to have the flag go down, coming out hard and trying their best to hold on.
It’s a bit animalistic and I LOVE IT!!!
There are some people who don’t love it though. Whether they will ever be the fastest, or the most efficient burpee, or last the longest.
It seems like a lame question, but I am asking you to dig down a little deeper. Humor me for a few minutes. Yes, PR stands for Personal Record, and on this last Wednesday of every month, we collectively try to do our very best at a certain workout. Many people loathe the day, while others can’t wait to throw down. Sure, there are probably many of you that fall in the middle and could take it our leave it. But you have to agree that you all love that fresh new tag!
Winnipeg Notes
– Sunrise 6k – Friday, August 30 at the Legislature
– Backpack workout next Wednesday, Sept 4th
– Come to Summit Nov 15th-18th, 2019
– Positivity Award to Kyle
Good Job everyone on crushing some beautiful PR’s yesterday! The feet were fast, the burpees were sharp and the tags were fresh!
Let's not forget our roots. Come to work. Come to get fitter. Come to push yourself harder than you would by yourself or at any other workout. We tell you to "be happy" and "be bright." But don't forget that sandwiched right in the middle of it all is the call to "be strong."
Before the gun goes off on this piece of writing, this race of imperfectly lined up words, I’d like to mention to any new readers to my stories, that I write the way I think; All over the place, fast, often using wrong words, very passionate about NP, regularly jumping around in topics, sometimes jumbling the timeline, slipping in & out of reality, and many many more curveballs that may buck you off – This piece was 7 pages on Google Docs, and I cut none of it. If you take anything away from this blog post (WISCONSIN NOTES condensed table of contents here) it is that I miss the intensity that seemed to surround PR Day and am willing to travel to the other side of the planet to see if its there. The fact is, it is there, right there in the dark in Miri, Malaysia. Also, this isn’t your travel blog about the culture, the food, the sights to see, and why you should visit Malaysia this winter. This is a PR Day experience. I hope you enjoy November Project Asia Part 2 first, with Part 1 coming soon. See, I told you it wouldn’t be easy to follow. Good luck.
The forecasts for this week called for rain, and rain was had. In fact, “rain” doesn’t describe the amount of precipitation that took place. Deluge seems a bit more accurate, because things got floody.
It was the type of day where you wake up, see the weather, and think “I’ll stay home.” Which was a terrible choice, frankly. Because the rain made it SO. MUCH. FUN.
So show up next week. Come back with that work horse mindset. You don’t want to miss it.
A few things we don’t want you to miss: