Sometimes you have to play

Sometimes you have to throw out your plans and just play! That was the workout of the day. I had every intention of doing a full mobility session with lacrosse ball, foam roller, band stretches, some rowing to flush out the system. 

That didn't happen. When I arrived at the box, the guys were there and we started to "play" around. We do some stretching. We did some skill work (handstands, rope climbs, etc.). Then we started to play on the rig. It felt like I was back in grade school. It was a blast! We moved from the rig to seeing how high of one-step box jumps we could get.

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Play. It's so simple, that we often forget to as adults. We feel we have to be structured and serious, because we have grown past childish things. However, play gives us release. Today, it was about pushing the envelop of what we thought we could do on the rig. There was no clock, no reps, no rounds. Just play...and it was good!