Reminder: Holiday Party Next Saturday, Jan 4th

A friendly reminder that the 8th Annual Arena Ready Holiday Party is just one week away — Saturday, Jan 4th (click that last link to RSVP on the event page)! We plan on getting started around 5:00pm, hopefully allowing those who have other obligations later that evening to still be able to attend.  We'll probably wind things down around 8:00pm.  Due to the popularity of the party over the years we expect that the space may get fairly full at times so please leave the furry friends at home.

Potluck: Paleo or Not!

Back by popular demand we will continue the tradition of making the party a potluck-style shindig, so feel free to bring a dish/treat/drinks to share if you like.  Healthy options are of course appreciated but by no means required, and for small fee I’m available for text message reservations of perennial favorites that go fast (e.g. Mini Rex Spam Musubi, K&K Asian Chicken Salad, Ribs De Paris, literally anything Chef Bob makes, Double Barrel Darrell Dungeness Glass Noodles, Team #RiceCracker Tater Tot Casserole, etc, etc, etc… there are far too many to list).

Bring The Fam!

Our holiday parties, like many of our events, are generally family friendly - so bring your loved ones (including little ones) if so desired. I hear that the coaching team once again has some hilarious trivia planned (and rumor has it that Coach Hillary has even created an Excel sheet with pivot tables and algorithms to organize said trivia).

Due to several close calls over the years, which nearly gave my wife a heart attack on a couple of occasions, we’re likely keeping the infamous “Bottle Game” retired from AR Holiday Party service. To pay our respects to many years of near misses, broken belts, ripped pants, belly flops, and out-of-context inappropriate snapshots I’ll post a tribute to the blog later this week… RIP BOTTLE GAME.

For those who remain in town this weekend we have a spicy and fun partner WOD on tap for Saturday — this is Coach Katoa’s spin on a classic benchmark remix, with movements adapted for a proper Sweaty Saturday stimulus. Enjoy!

WOD For 12-28-19:

With a Partner, For Total Time:

400m Run TOGETHER

2 Rounds SHARED, ONE WORKING AT A TIME:

50 Wall Balls @ 20/14 lbs to 10/9 ft

25 Pull-ups

400m Run TOGETHER

2 Rounds SHARED, ONE WORKING AT A TIME:

50 Deadlifts @ 185/135 lbs

20 Handstand Push-ups

400m Run TOGETHER

2 Rounds SHARED, ONE WORKING AT A TIME:

50 Squat Cleans @ 135/95 lbs

15 Bar Muscle-ups