Today started with a morning run and stretch to wake up the muscles, but also work them out with 75 push-ups and some core. After breakfast it started to get crazy. The campers were split into five groups and rotated between boxing, gym agility, berg und tal, fit light quickness, slalom course, hill sprints and a field circuit. By lunch everyone was tired and hungry. After lunch we slowed it down for a while with a big talk on Sports Psychology.
Then we upped the energy again with some rock wall climbing, cooking and the woods Obstacle course. Lots of laughing, some spilled ingredients and a ton of dirty sneakers and legs from the mud in the woods. From there we rode our bikes to warm up for tomorrow’s big ride.
After dinner it was half archery and half swedish dodgeball. Oh, and of course some digging dirt!!! By the time yoga and relaxation was over, they practically fell asleep writing in their journals. First full day was a big one.
COACHES CORNER
Boxing with Coach Molly-
The boxing station was a knock out! ELITEAMers packed a punch as they upper cutted, reached for the sky, and punched their partner’s mitts. On top of that arm workout, they would then crush 60 push ups! If that doesn’t make your arms feel like Jell-O, I don’t know what will! We were digging deep though so that we can work our way towards our goal of 1,000 push ups for the week.
Many of the campers enjoyed learning to “fly like a butterfly and sting like a bee”. It was really great for their core and coordination. Switching hands and feet were a challenge as we went “LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT” with our boxing gloves. Of course, they all ended up being champions of the ring, and the only way we could celebrate would be with…you guessed it! PUSH-UPS!
Here are some quotes that sum it up:
“Upper cuts were awesome! I got to show off the muscle.” –Christian
“There’s no smiling in boxing!” — Doug to Kat
“I’ve never not smiled in my life!”– Kat
CAMPER QUOTES
Which training activity was the most challenging today?
Charlie – Tuck walking up the hill backwards burns the thighs and you HAVE to stay in your tuck.
Matt – Walking in your tuck slowly up hill. It went very slowly and even after a while it looked like I still made no progress.
Connor – Tump jump walk backwards up hill because it made your calfs burn.
Colin – The leg routine was the worst because of how long it can take.
Alex – Boxing was tiring on the arms because you went from punching to push-ups.
Ian – Hill Routine. I was already pretty sore, but it escalated with the hill routine.
Kyle – The Obstacle course was draining.
Jose – The bike training as I had to go up three big hills.
Ellie- The hill workouts because they were one of my groups last things so they really hurt.
Emma- The morning circuit with the tuck jumps.
What did you learn about yourself today?
Connor – I learned that if I dig deep with push-ups I can do as many as I want to.
Alex – I’m not good at archery but it was only my first time.
Kyle – I learned that I am really good at slalom.
Ellie- I really like boxing!
Emma- That I am a bad archer and that I like boxing.
What was the best part of your day?
Charlie – Everything cause it was tuff and you had to dig deep.
Matt – Yoga. After a very tiring day it felt nice to finally fully relax.
Connor – Doing push-ups because I feel good doing push-ups.
Colin – The best part was archery because I have always wanted to try archery.
Alex – I enjoyed doing the rock wall. I challenged myself by going up the hard wall blindfolded.
Ian – The Berg Und Tal. Me and my friend Jose got our record time for our group!
Jose – Slalom as I beat my record today with 4.2 seconds.
Ellie- Boxing or the climbing wall because they were fun.
Emma- I liked the slalom and leg routine station because I felt like I was improving on the slalom course.
How does your body feel right now?
Charlie – Sore and tired.
Matt – Really sore when I move but still relaxed from yoga. I’m tired because we did 200 push-ups.
Connor – It feels very sore.
Colin – My body is sore but not quite to the limit yet.
Alex – Tired. Is there any other feeling?
Ian – Rather tired.
Ellie- Tired. My alarm clock woke me up at 3am.
Emma- Pretty okay but my legs are a little sore.
If you could tell your Mom something right now, what would it be?
Charlie – I am having lots of fun.
Connor – Meet Doug. He’s awesome.
Jose – I wanna come next year.
Ellie- I love you and I’m having fun.
Emma- The boxing is quite fun and I am having fun.
