Talk about dedication. Last night I subbed for outdoor bootcamp again. I jinxed myself by saying last week was a beautiful night for bootcamp, because last night? Not so much.
The class started at 6:15 under a very dark rain cloud, and by the time we completed our warm-up laps by 6:20, the sky opened up. Instead of complaining or wanting to bring class inside though, these class members stuck it out. There was a unanimous class vote to keep going through the downpour. Bootcamp in the rain it was for these troopers!
I taught a stations themed class that looked like this:
Warmup
2 laps around the Y
5 Stations #1
60 seconds at each station, 2 people at each station
- Alternating front lunges
- Straight arm spiderman planks
- Squat jumps
- Pushups
- Triceps dips
Two Minutes Cardio
- 30 seconds burpees
- 30 seconds runners
- 30 seconds burpees
- 30 seconds runners
Then repeat 5 stations #1 and take a lap!
5 Stations #2
60 seconds at each station, 2 people at each station
- 180 squat jumps
- Straight arm plank shoulder taps
- Touchdown lunges
- Inchworms
- Overhead presses
Two Minute Cardio
- 30 seconds burpees
- 30 seconds runners
- 30 seconds burpees
- 30 seconds runners
Then repeat 5 stations #2 and take a lap!
For the end of class we had some extra time, so we did some non-stations stuff.
Upper Body Isolations
- Arm rolls / back fist / palm slap combination
- Isometric bicep holds
Duck Duck Goose
- 1 round with regular planks
- 1 round with reverse planks
Cooldown / Stretch
What rock stars, huh? They said it made them feel like they were doing “actual” bootcamp. I loved this energy!
Ever done a workout in the pouring rain?
I’ve worked out in the rain before, but I had never taught my indoor class soaking wet until last night! I brought a change of pants, but the pants I had on while outside were so wet I didn’t think I’d be able to get them off in time. I did luckily have a change of sneakers though!
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