Yancy Camp Workout 495

Certifications, diplomas, degrees, etc. only crack doors open for you. To blow the doors off the hinges you have to have grit. Rising to the level you think and dream about takes grit. Achieving your goals takes grit!!! I’m reading Angela Duckworth’s book Grit and it’s really firing me up. There’s a section of the book that eloquently spells out some of what I attempt to talk about when I provide motivational speeches/talks. Angela’s book quickly became one I can’t put down. There are so many cases in life where exceptional grit coupled with average talent rises above exceptional talent coupled with low level grit. I struggled big time in HS and college. Basic stuff that probably seemed pretty easy to grasp would throw me for a loop. I would study for long hours to do well on tests just so I could barely pass. Participating in sports, working at HS jobs, my time in the military, and all employment and business opportunities since the military have put me in situations where grit and work ethic provided me with a decent level of success. The thrilling joy of daily life continues my friends. You can’t outwork me. I know this for a fact. I’ll either beat you or at a minimum match you in the grit and work ethic categories. I believe this without a doubt when I go in to any situation. I’ll work along side you in a gracious manner and I’ll do everything I can to lift you up but you will not out grit me. It’s the one factor that no one can take away from either of us. We can always bring a strong grit game! I encourage you to read the book. Much love – Yancy

Workout 495
Phase 1
Run x 5min at low end aerobic effort
Lunge x 16
Split squat jumps x 8
Continue repeating lunges & split squat jumps but drop reps down to 12/6, 8/4, 4/2
Run x 2.5min at above lactate threshold effort
Repeat lunge & split squat jump ladder
Run x 7min at low end aerobic effort
Repeat lunge & split squat jump ladder
Run x 3.5min at above lactate threshold effort
Repeat lunge & split squat jump ladder
Run x 9min at low end aerobic effort
Repeat lunge & split squat jump ladder
Run x 4.5min at above lactate threshold effort
Repeat lunge & split squat jump ladder
*If indoor, you can do all or a portion of the running at incline on the treadmill.

Phase 2:
Run x 4min at aerobic effort
Shoulder taps x 20
This completes 1 round.
Continue repeating for a total of 5 rounds.
*Shoulder taps – position yourself on the pull-up bar with your body perpendicular to the bar. Your eyes will be looking down the length of the bar. This sets you up on the bar in a similar position as when you’re attempting Twister going backwards.
*Same as Phase 1 – if you’re indoors, you can do all or a portion of the running at incline.