A Man Before His Time and the Workout of the Day

It was very sad for me to hear that former President Jimmy Carter was diagnosed with brain cancer this week. I don't think that the United States was ready for Carter. Jimmy was "Green" before it was cool, installing solar panels on top of the White House (later removed by Reagan?!) and famously told Americans to turn down the heat in their homes and "put on a sweater" during the energy crisis of the late 70s to early 80s.

Carter's greatest impact on the world certainly came after being the 39th President of the United States. Carter has spread democracy around the world more than any other President through the Carter Center. The Carter Center was founded to advance human rights around the globe and has been the primary tool Jimmy has used to observe and certify the legitimacy of elections in other nations, lead peace negotiations, and to help eradicate diseases around the world. Carter is a veteran who served in the Navy and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. The irony is that Carter won the Nobel Prize in 2002 for among other things, protesting President George W. Bush's war in Iraq. I wish somebody would have listened to him.... like I said, a man before his time. Carter is 90 years old and I can only hope for all of the world that he makes it a bit longer. We are a better species with him around no matter what your politics are.

Workout of the Day:
Warm-Up:
5 minutes AMRAP, Warm-Up Paced:
40 Jump Rope Skips (or 20 Double Unders)
10 24" Box Jumps
10 Wall Ball Toss
Workout:
200 Calorie Rowing Machine for Time
Every minute stop and perform 5 burpees
Cool-Down:
100 AbMat Sit-Ups
400m Walk
Mobility:
30 second Pull Up Bar Hang
Hamstring Stretch

Have a Great Day!!