5/9 #PODIUMWEEK DAY 3 Whole Life Wednesday

Our 6am Crew has been hitting PRs all week! Who's going to do Cindy Rx for the first time? Who's going to get more rounds than they've ever done? We'll find out today! 
Our #PODIUMWEEK continues today with a test of our Endurance. It just so happens our endurance test is also out ​weekly Murph prep workout.
Murph pays tribute to LT. Michael P. Murphy, a US Navy SEAL, who made the ultimate sacrifice to save his SEAL team. 
Lt. Murphy created this workout, originally named Body Armor, to prepare him for the mental of physical rigors of deployment to Afghanistan. 
The MURPH is more than just a workout, it is a tradition that helps push us, humble us, and dedicate a bit of pain and sweat to honor a man who gave everything he had.
As with everything we do at our gym, we will scale and modify this workout to meet you at your current fitness level. If you can't run, you'll walk or ride your bike. If you can't do a pull-up you'll do a ring row if you can't push-up from the floor you'll go from your knees. NO WORRIES and NO EXCUSES. 
You can also choose to officially participate the worldwide Murph challenge by signing up online. Your registration fee will contribute to a prestigious organization founded by the Murphy family and you'll get a kick-ass MURPH shirt. ​​

Endurance and Hero workouts test our physical and mental strength. They provide us with an opportunity to check-out of our stressful day and just get lost in the physical grind. For many of us, music is an important component of that grind. That's why I absolutely LOVE this week's Whole Life Challenge Weekly Well-Being Challenge: That's My Jam. 
The rules are simple: 

1. Find a song that makes you happy no matter what.
2. Find a time to play that song for yourself every day this week.
3. The song should make you want to embody it, e.g. dance, smile, shake, air guitar, sing out.
4. This practice should change your mind and your body.

The Whole Life Folks think this is an important well being practice because: 

"Did you ever notice that your mind is invaded every day? Your eyes and ears are assaulted by images and sounds that you have no control over.
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Slogans, headlines, advertising messages, negative images, and images of perfection come in and hijack your thoughts — until you have a hard time knowing what you feel, think, or want.

But you can also take advantage of your senses to shift or improve your mood any time you want. By identifying some of the things you want to see and hear and exposing yourself to them, you can create the room to explore what life is like when you feel joy or peace at the heart of your being — and at the drop of a hat.

Because one of the most amazing tools for creating this space inside of ourselves is music.

Music has the ability to relax us, lift us up, or bring us into states of joy, excitement, or bliss. When we take ourselves to these places, it can become very clear what we actually feel, think, and want. Often, our more terrestrial thoughts disappear and we find we want little outside of that moment.

This week’s practice is akin to walking in nature and meditation in that it’s about finding your space by being the deejay of your mood and energy. It’s a practice in using your jam as the gateway to your personal space and experience of the world.."

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