Two showed up for a noon time study/work break on Friday.  It would be a simple workout, just some resistance work with bricks ..I borrowed this idea from Ruby Slippers.

We ran a warmup lap around the field and did the typical exercises (SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, and Plank Stretches).

We each carried two bricks and lunge walked between the soccer goals stopping periodically to do a round of squats.  The next exercise was a merkin/overhead clap with the brick (1 to 2 ratio).  We started at 5 and finished at 15.  We took a lap around the field to shake out are arms and shoulders.

Bear showed me a few additional exercises with the brick.  We did several rounds of each:

Squat arm circles – Squat position while moving arms in a circular motion, clockwise and counter clockwise.  I call this Wax-on, Wax-off.

Squat arm raises – Squat position with an arm press.  I call this Raise the Roof .

Plank Raise:  Plank position alternating brick raise, left and right side.

We had a few minutes to do one more round of lunges before time expired.

This is a great idea for workout.  One thing I’ve learned about this year is the importance of flexibility and agility.  It is a way for men to take a break during their daily to get outside, workout, and enjoy fellowship.  It also fills a need for guys who may not be able to make it to the morning workouts due to other obligations.