8/9/24 Slow Burn Q

Warm-Up

Start with the Mission statement, 5 Core Principles, the injury disclaimer.

Today’s beatdown theme will be Summer Olympics trivia.

Various Quad/Leg/Glute stretches

15 SSH IC, 15 Tappy Taps, 10 Peter Parker’s, 10 Imperial and Hillbilly Walkers

Thang 1: I started out by stating that knowing the answers to the trivia questions will determine whether the PAX will enjoy the rest of the beatdown or not.

This first progression was a pyramid shuttle run with exercises in between.

Trivia Question 1: When was the name of the 1992 USA Men’s Basketball team? Dream Team – Penalty: 5 burpees.

20 yd broad jump – 2 burpees – 20 yd broad jump back – 20 Dry Docks

Trivia Question 3: When was the average margin of victory for the Dream Team – 24, 34, 44, or 54 pts? 44 pts – Penalty: 5 burpees.

30 yd lunge walk – 3 burpees – 30 yd lunge walk back – 30 Air Squats

Trivia Question 3: How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win in 2008? 8 golds

40 yd sprint – 4 burpees – 40 yd sprint back to goal line – 40 Flutter Kicks

Trivia Question 4: The 1996 USA women’s gymnastics team was dubbed the “Magnificent Seven”. Their victory marked the first gold in women’s team gymnastics. Name 1 of the 7 gymnasts. Shannon Miller, Dominque Dawes, Dominque Mocineau, Kerri Shrug, Amanda Borden, Jaycie Phelps, Amy Chow

50 yd sprint – 5 burpees – 50 yd sprint back – 50 mountain climbers

Trivia Question 5: Who is the most decorated female Olympic swimmer?– Katie Ledecky – 20 merkins

40 yd sprint – 4 burpees – 40 yd sprint back to goal line – 40 Flutter Kicks

Trivia Question 6: Who is the only sprinter to win the 200m and 400m gold at the same Olympics? Michael Johnson

30 yd lunge walk – 3 burpees – 30 yd lunge walk back – 30 – Air Squats

Trivia Question 7: Which Olympics drew the largest TV audience in history? 2008 Beijing

20 yd broad jump – 2 burpees – 20 yd broad jump back to goal line – 20 Dry Docks

Thang 2 – On the Track as a group. Jogs. Correct answers allowed for Merkins/seal jacks/squats, wrong answers were met with burpees.

100m – Which events have been featured at every Olympics since 1896? Track, Fencing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Swimming. – 10 plank jacks

100m – In what year did Jesse Owens win all the sprinting events in Berlin? 1936 10 plank jacks

100m – At the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games, this incredibly versatile athlete won gold in the decathlon and pentathlon. This Native American went on to become a highly decorated NFL, MLB, and professional basketball player and is one of the top 3 athletes of all time. Who is he? Jim Thorpe 10 plank jacks

100m – The first modern marathon was ran at the first modern Olympics in Athens in what year? 1896 – 10 plank jacks

100m – Considered the GOAT in men’s tennis, this great has won 20 grand slam tournament titles and competed in 4 Olympics, but never won men’s singles gold. Who is he? Roger Federer – 10 plank jacks