What’s up, fellow Obsessives?
How’s your Hell Week going so far?
Have you been able to find some treats among OTF’s tricks?
I loved Saturday’s workout. “Draw of the Deep” had my heart rate higher than the average workout and I just appreciated its variety and flow from beginning to end.
I hope they can find a way to sprinkle workouts like that throughout the rest of the year.
I’m doing mini-reviews of each Hell Week workout I attend on the OTF Obsessed Facebook page and would love to hear your takes, so make sure you’re hanging out there during the week!
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We’re less than a week from Halloween, so I thought I’d put together a fun list of 10 scary Orangetheory things. Some of these are studio dangers, others are tough exercises or workouts, others still are weird things that may only frighten me.
The thought of any of them are enough to turn my OTF into a sweaty haunted house.
What scares you about Orangetheory? Email me and I’ll include in the next newsletter!
10. Orange Everest: Doesn’t matter how many years I do OTF, running at anything over an eight percent incline will never come easy to me.
9. Falling Off The Treadmill: I’ve seen this happen twice. One time the person took out someone on the next tread. If this happens to me, I’m probably finding a new studio (or at least a new class time).
8. Falling Off The Rower: Last week’s 200 meter benchmark almost put me on the floor. Dropping the rowing handle is startling enough …
7. The Time Between 1,500 and 500 Meters Left in the 2,000 Meter Row: Love this benchmark more than most, but man are those thousand meters a lonely no man’s land.
6. Snapping A Resistance Band: I’ve definitely done this. Person next to me thankfully left with both eyes intact.
5. Going To The Studio Because You’re Sure You’re Going To Get In, But Getting Stuck At The Top Of The Waitlist: Nothing worse than the OTF walk of shame back to the parking lot.
4. The Partner Workout: They always end up being fun, but the pressure to follow instructions and keep your group moving can be anxiety inducing.
3. Oversleeping Your Alarm: Your best-laid plans from the night can die if you sleep through your alarm or don’t even set it properly, which leads to …
2. Late Cancel Fees: Paying an extra $12 is the boogeyman that has gotten most of us into the best shape of our lives.
1. “This Entire Floor Block Is 23 minutes of Burpees”: Probably purely theoretical, but doesn’t mean it hasn’t ended up in a nightmare or two of mine.
📆 The Week Ahead
💀 Hell Week 💀 It runs through Halloween (Friday) at which point you’ll be free to down a couple of Snickers or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups without much regret.
🥇 Milestones and PRs!
•.Shoutout to Judy, who hit class 750 earlier this week!
• Shoutout to Brian for breaking 29 seconds on the 200 meter row.
“I broke 30 seconds a year and a half ago, but breaking the barrier of the next second took more than a few tries. I was so happy when I saw 28.93 pop up this time.”
Tell me about your latest milestone or PR! Just hit reply on this email.
