Danny "Da MENACE"

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December 27, 2019December 27, 2019 damenace37ocr

Spartan: Copycat or a Takeover?

October 7, 2019October 8, 2019 damenace37ocr

Ocean City MD Spartan Urban Sprint – 10/05/19

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What new training tools are you using?⁣? ⁣ I recently got a couple of different weighted ropes from CrossRope. I was looking for a fun way to get in some cardio and strength training. I have the 1/4lb, 1/2lb, 1lb, and 2lb ropes. ⁣ ⁣ In the beginning I was skeptical about how good of a workout you can get with a jump rope. But after the first workout, I was a believer. My calves were on fire and I was drenched with sweat! ⁣ ⁣ Plus I like that there’s always fresh new workouts in the app every week. Just fire up the app and follow along. The workout is color coded so you know what’s coming up next and when to change ropes. There is a lot of variety as most of the workouts mix in some functional movement training with the jump rope segments. ⁣ ⁣ The ropes themselves are very high quality. Well built and they so far seem to handle repeated use very well. The handles are comfortable and the clipping system makes it easy to change ropes very quickly. ⁣ ⁣ The ropes are definitely on the higher end price wise, but I feel like the value is there. These ropes are designed to last and I know I’ll be using them for awhile. If you have questions, message me.
Greek Peak Spartan Race is less than 2 weeks away. What do you do to prepare for winter races?⁣ ⁣ For me, it’s all about getting in as much outdoor trail running as I can. Making sure to train in my cold weather gear so I know how it feels and will work for me during the race. Also just working on my breathing, and getting into a good rhythm despite the temperatures. ⁣ ⁣ It’s my first OCR for 2020 and I am so pumped!!! Can’t wait!!
Do you ever go to the gym to just have fun, with no real “plan” in mind?⁣ ⁣ It’s been awhile since I’ve had a “fun” workout. Most of my time in the gym is training with a specific workout plan from my strength and running coaches. ⁣ ⁣ But yesterday I went up to Mud Sweat and Tears with just the goal of having some fun and seeing friends. ⁣ ⁣ Ended up teaming with Christy to work on our deadlifts. She crushed her PR max! Then we worked together to take on the Spartan Open Challenge. You wouldn’t even be able to tell she was 8 months post ACL surgery the way she attacked that workout! ⁣ ⁣ My final time was much slower than I wanted. I haven’t worked on fast functional movements in awhile and it shows. Been focusing on other things. I’ll have to add it back into my workouts. But it was still so awesome pushing myself hard and being with a bunch of others racers doing the same! Thanks to MST for having me!! 🦁
Who would you like to jump the Fire with?? 🔥#FireJumpFridayWithFriends ⁣ This picture was at the end of the Killington Beast, one of the toughest races. We were all pretty tired, but we were so excited to jump that fire! It was a lot of fun getting through that race together!!
How do you handle your bad days?⁣ #KeepingItReal ⁣ It doesn’t happen very often but today was one of those days where it felt like nothing was going right. Lots of frustrations at work. Between crazy expectations from leadership, annoying employees, and technology that just wasn’t working, it had me in the worst mood. ⁣ ⁣ But I was able to get through it and then decompress afterwards. Vent a little and just move on. Didn’t let myself dwell or wallow in it. I have too many goals to let one bad day bring me down! ⁣ ⁣ Hope you’re all having an awesome day! If you’re not, I’ll bet one is coming soon!🦁 ⁣
What new training techniques have you added to get better in 2020?⁣ ⁣ As an OCR athlete, you would think bouldering would come naturally. However it requires a very different kind of strength and dexterity than most OCR obstacles. It was really humbling to attempt the walls today and realize some things I need to work on. But even when I fell off, I was still having fun! ⁣ ⁣ “Climb the mountain, not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge!” - David McCullough Jr⁣

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