Kathleen Sance at the Festivus Games

Kathleen Sance competed at her first competition on the weekend –  The Festivus Games: Competition for the Rest of Us!

For those of you who aren’t Seinfeld fans, Festivus is a holiday George’s dad made up to replace Christmas. Instead of a tree, he bought an aluminum pole, and the evening involved telling each other all the things you didn’t like about one another. “Festivus for the rest of us” was his slogan.

The Festivus Games are an all-inclusive competition for people who don’t consider themselves ‘fire breathers.’ But what Kathleen reiterated to me was that it doesn’t matter what level you compete at, the emotions are the exact same.

A few weeks ago, she walked up to me timidly and told me she was going to compete. I could almost see her shaking she was so fearful.

But what signing up did for Kathleen was give her a reason to show up everyday. It gave her something to work toward. Since she decided to compete, she has been one of the most committed morning crew members.

She came in today with a giant smile on her face. She survived her first competition. You could see the high she was still riding.

AND NOW, you TOO will have a chance to compete at our in-house competition on May 2nd. You do NOT need to be a fire breather to compete. Sign up is on the whiteboard at the school. Find a team of three and sign-up!

TUESDAY

Warm Up:

Coach’s choice. Include Cossack Squats and John Waynes

Skill/Str:

A. 1.1.1 SumoDeadlift EMOM, 12min, with 50-60% of best guess 1RM

Focus on Bar speed. Maximum effort on velocity.

B. 3 X 15 Good Mornings

Workout:

24,16, 8

BB Reverse Lunge (135/95)

HSPU

15 min cap