"Don't Fear the Cicada"

   Today we weathered the elements (cicadas) and took it outside again.  First off, what are these things?!  Why do they only want to come out and play every 13 years?  If you live in Nashville and commute to work as I do, please be concerned about further flooding if the cicadas keep clogging the storm drains on the interstates.  One thing that does bother me however is people acting like the little guys bite or something.  Could you imagine being asleep for 13 years and then waking up?  How happy would you be to see so many of your friends flying around, going all sorts of places?  Give the little guys a break.  They are only here for a few weeks so I think we can be cordial for that amount of time.  Have them over for dinner, out to watch Pirates of the Caribbean or take them shopping.  They aren't going anywhere regardless of how many times you yell at them or refuse to go outside.  We did have a few cicada interferences during the workout today but no one was injured.  I do however regret to say that a few Cicadas were harmed in the making of this workout. 

   I will modify this so that anyone can duplicate our workout in your backyard if need be.  It was a tough one but again, if you don't push your body it won't respond.  This is known to our Health and Wellness classes as the SAID principle (specific adaptations to implied demands).  We did 7 exercises total.  We did 5 as a circuit and then ran to the last 2 exercises.  We did 3 rounds total.  Great total body work. 

Don't Fear the Cicada

*Repeat all of the following 3 times circuit style for time

*Exercises are linked to demo pics and videos unless an example is listed below

20 Plank Tricep Press (see below)
20 Squats Holding weight plate (guys used 45# girls used 25#)
Suitcase Carries for 75 yards (guys carried 2, 45# plates/girls carried 2, 25# plates) (below)
100 Jump Ropes
25 Yard Bear Crawls (see below)

Then...
Run to the Tire (1/10 mile)

3 Tire Flip Jumps (for at home do 30 mountain climbers and 10 box jumps)
8 Kettlebell Get-ups (4 each arm) (use a weighted object if you don't have a KB)

 Plank Tricep Press

Suitcase Carries

Bear Crawls