So how many of you watched major league baseball games on television this past Sunday? Did you notice that everyone was wearing the same number 42 on their jerseys? That's weird right?! Well, hopefully you tuned in long enough to find out that Sunday was the 65th anniversary of Jackie Robinson becoming the first black player to play in the big leagues. He broke the barrier that allowed and still allows to this day, all races and ethnicities to play sports together. In a way, he also helped break the barrier in life and not just sports, helping everyone to be created equal. Unfortunately, still to this day there is still some racism and everyone is created equal. This will probably always be the case, but it is almost non-existent to what it used to be. Today, we judge people based on the strength of their character and not on the color of their skin. Jackie Robinson was one of the greatest people to walk this earth. The resistance and racism that he had to deal with along the way are horrible and unimaginable. Every day he had to deal with so much resistance from fans yelling at him, opposing teams and the news and media. At times, he just wanted to quit and give in, maybe he wasn't good enough, was it really worth the work and effort. He stayed strong and bit his tongue everywhere he went. He let his play do the talking for him. He is a great example for everyone, but especially our young kids of today, for how to act and how to respect and treat everyone equal. Kids everywhere are able to play baseball and enjoy life the way they do in large part because of Jackie Robinson.
Warm Up
1 Minute of Each
1 Minute Rest between each
Plank Hold
Situps
Wall Sit
Push Ups
Walking Lunges
Skill
5 Rounds
3 Clean & Jerks
2 Pistols (each leg)
WOD
3 Rounds
10 Clean & Jerks
10 Box Jumps
10 Box Dips
*1 Front Roll at the top of each minute
