I have one word for you: barrierhopburpees.

Ok, so maybe that's three words, all smooshed together to make one word, but YOU GET THE POINT. In case you thought there was nothing worse in the whole world than burpees, then my friend, I'd like to introduce you to my good friend, Barrier Hop Burpees. That's when you do a burpee, but instead of jumping up and clapping, you hop sideways over a parallete. Joy!

The workout yesterday included about a bajillion double unders, and some barrier hop burpees. Can't do a double under? No problem! We'll let you substitute single unders....but just cuz we love you. Hugo wasn't going to mess around with single unders though. He took yesterday's workout as an opportunity to master the fine art of twirling that jump rope, and he did great! Good work Hugo!

Check out our buddies from CrossFit Chicago! They were featured on Yahoo as one of 7 couples who had amazing transformations. We met Tim and Eileen at both the running certification, and the gymnastics certification we hosted at our gym. They're great people, and GOOD LOOKING!

Don't forget about all the fun stuff we have going on this weekend! Saturday morning we are going to celebrate Bill's birthday with a breakfast cookout. A lot of people have been asking what they can bring. Why don't you bring a package of bacon to cook, or another fun paleo breakfast treat. Mkay?

SUNDAY - we will be saying farewell to our friend Daniel with a going away BBQ at Nippersink Forest Preserve. We're going to do a workout around 1:00PM, but not just any workout. The TOP GUN workout! Bring your aviators, dog tags, and jeans, because there will probably be some sand volleyball played when we're done! We will have some guacamole and some burgers to throw on the grill. If you want something more fancy pants than that, we'll throw it on the grill for you. I'll bring a big cooler, so if you want some cold drinks, I'll be supplying the ice.