Tuesday night was my last night filling in for outdoor bootcamp. I thought I was going to rip my hair out by the time I got to the gym though. Did anybody else sit in Tuesday night’s horrible Boston traffic? My regular 20 minute commute took me 90 minutes. No typo. 90 minutes. I can’t think of a bigger, more frustrating waste of time than sitting in traffic like that. I thought I was going to be late, but luckily made it just in time.
Needless to say, I was certainly in the mood to let out some frustration by the time I started teaching. And unfortunately on days like this, my frustration is usually taken out on my class! Sorry guys.
Here’s the workout we did, each round was done in a circle facing each other:
Warmup
2 laps around the Y, dynamic stretching
Round 1
- 60 seconds v-step run with right lead
- Lunge series right (back lunge to ankle, back lunge to knee, back lunge to knee with calf raise, back lunge to knee with hop – 10 each)
- 60 second cross knee plank
Repeat series on other side
Cardio
Run up and down the hill
Round 2
- Side shuffle taps in and out circle
- Squat walks around circle, when back at starting point 10 regular squats and 10 jump squats
- 60 seconds rolling planks
Repeat series on other side
Cardio
3 rounds of Indian runs around basketball court
Round 3
- Inchworms
- Triceps dips + toe taps
- 60 seconds spiderman planks
Repeat series
Cardio (kinda)
Lunge up the hill! And run back down. That’s what’s pictured above. The picture doesn’t really do this particular hill justice. It’s a big one! The class said I was evil for making them do this, but I said that it’s not evil if I say “Lunge up the hill, please.” Right?
Last Round
(Did not repeat this round a second time)
- 1 round of pyramid pushups (up to 5 and back)
- 1 round of in-out-ups
- 1 round of Russian twists
- 30 second 6 inch hold
Cooldown/Stretch
I will miss this class now that I’m done filling in. They’re a fun time!
Have you ever taken an outdoor bootcamp class before? What’s the hardest bootcamp drill your instructor has made you do?
When I taught a class here last summer, I had them pair up and one partner did a down-and-back move (lunges or frog jumps or whatever) while the other partner did stationary moves (push-ups, burpees, sit-ups) until their partner came back. Then switch. And obv they did it a bunch of times.
I’m teaching outdoor bootcamp this summer – it is so much fun!! I love all the ideas you share here!! Would love to have a hill like that for lunges – nice!!
I love it!! I get an odd amount of satisfaction when I put people through torturous workouts 🙂 Sounds like a fun class- nice of you to help out! I’d love to teach it if I didn’t already teach on Thursdays!