Taken from Jon’s Workout Blog:
Been feeling really good lately, been eating like a champ and definitely feeling good during my workouts. It’s been about 2 years since I last did this D-ball workout and all I remember was how hard it was.
Tim Clavette and I did it in a "I GO U GO" format and it crushed both of us. I thought I got a good time of 37:45, but still felt pretty confident I could beat it.
Funny thing is before some of our MBG workouts I get pretty nervous, sort of like a big track meet or a BJJ competition. Thinking about it all day long and then it’s time and my stomach is all funny:) It was no different here, my trainers feel the same nervousness too. We treat our workouts like they are a sport or competition, but in our case it is purely a fun rivalry. We honestly cheer each other on, to really push one another to higher levels.
I read a great quote in a book I am reading called "Three cups of Tea" (great book), the quote says instead of the old British statement of "divide and conquer" they changed that to "unite and conquer". That is a dope statement, that is what it is all about, helping each other to raise our level of being, to inspire the BEST out of each other whether from leading by example or encouraging from the side. That is a big reason we have always had our 3 levels of training at the MBG (stability, strength and power) working out together, so the stability level students can see what the higher levels of training are achieving and use their lead to take them to the next level. It works amazingly well too!
An interesting note on that too is that the inspiration goes both ways. You only need to look at a class to see inspiration from all 3 levels of training. Just because the intensity level is not the same as power level does not lessen the heart someone gives…that is really cool to see.
My goal for this workout was to really smash my previous record and inspire others to do the same:) As the workout began the 100 lb d-ball seemed lighter for sure, I was getting 5 clean, squats and presses a minute easy so decided to stay at that pace. Then it seemed almost too long of a rest to wait each minute so I shortened the rests a bit more and would begin as soon as ready to go.
At the halfway point of 50 reps the timer was at only 8:30!! I was crushing my time, but fatigue was really beginning to kick my butt:) This is where the mental aspects of training come into play, where you just got to dig deep and stay focused on the task at hand. At this point I really wanted to take a minute off, but instead chose to keep working, but go to one set of 5 a minute. This was still getting to be almost overwhelming as the D-ball was getting slippery and harder and harder to hold as my forearms were shot too. At the last 2-3 minutes your heart is pounding like a race horse, your grip is shot and your hands are covered in sweat as much as you try to chalk them up it doesn’t work:)
Just keep driving, keep focused, keep picking the dang D-ball up and finish!!!
And I did it! I destroyed my previous best by almost 20 minutes with a time of 18:37!!!!
It was an amazing feeling! Finishing and beating my previous best by that much. As mentioned earlier, we all can inspire each other to new heights and in this case one of our students really inspired me on this workout. His name is Pete Brooks, he’s 46 and is in amazing shape, just amazing, he did it in 21:30 with the 80 lb d-ball and only weighs 165lbs!!
That night a bunch of our students did the same and crushed their PR’s too! Set the bar high my friends! Inspire others with your strength of body and mind!
I love this workout! It’s simple, full body like crazy, hard as hell and kicks your ass!!
It’s 4 Stars!