Thanks to the ADIDAS ORIGINALS X oc Spring/Summer 2013 collection, we're feeling sportier than ever! In the "Let's Get Physical" series, we check in with friends to find out how they stay in shape.
As the winds continue to blow and the snow fall, New York can be a tricky place to stay fit during the winter. The key to staying cute? Follow William, Kindall, and Sean's lead and take things indoors. We followed the three OCers to SPiN Galactic to catch them playing their winter sport of choice, ping-pong. Catch all their moves and fitness tips below.
Name: William David Thompson Jr.
Occupation: OC shop boy by day and fitness freak by night
Describe your signature ping-pong technique: My hands are really big so I hold the circular part of the paddle instead of the handle. That way, I have more control.
Ping-pong mantra? "Set your goals high... and don't stop til you get there." —Bo Jackson
When you're not playing ping-pong, what other sports do you play? Football, wall ball, chess, and Connect Four
Top songs on your pre-game playlist:
1. "110%" by Jessie Ware
2. "My Activator" by 100s
3. "Navy" by Kilo Kish
4. "Oh Boy" by Cam'ron
5. "Karate Chop" by Future
6. "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia
7. "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" by DMX
8. "Wet Dream" by Cities Aviv
9. "Designer Shit" by Dom Kennedy
10. "Slickville" by Ricky Hil
Fitness heroes: Billy Blanks, Suzanne Somers, John Basedow (from Fitness Made Simple), Sean T (from Hip Hop Abs), and Mariusz Pudzianowski (former world's strongest man)
In high school, gym class was: Lame
Favorite workout: Dirty 30s: you take a 45lb plate and do 30 curls, then 30 tricep extensions, and then 30 overhead presses. You can't put the weight down until you are finished with all your reps!
Favorite sports moment in popular culture: Whitney Houston singing the "Star-Spangled Banner" at Superbowl XXV in '91
Name: Kindall Almond
Occupation: Opening Ceremony fashion slanger and student
Describe your signature ping-pong move/technique: Distracting my opponent with a hair flip and then going in for the kill!
Ping-pong mantra: Hit it as hard as you can
When you're not playing ping-pong, what other sports do you play? Running in the park by my house, swimming at the beach, and passing around a lacrosse ball
Top songs on your pre-game playlist: Everything by Waka Flocka
Fitness hero: William Thompson
In high school, gym class was: All about ditching and going to Chipotle
Favorite sporting moment in pop culture: Super Bowl XXXII
Name: Mr. Sean Evans Risley
Occupation: Manager at Opening Ceremony and awesome human being
Signature ping-ping move: THE DEVASTATOR—they never know what hit them!
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As the winds continue to blow and the snow fall, New York can be a tricky place to stay fit during the winter. The key to staying cute? Follow William, Kindall, and Sean's lead and take things indoors. We followed the three OCers to SPiN Galactic to catch them playing their winter sport of choice, ping-pong. Catch all their moves and fitness tips below.
Name: William David Thompson Jr.
Occupation: OC shop boy by day and fitness freak by night
Describe your signature ping-pong technique: My hands are really big so I hold the circular part of the paddle instead of the handle. That way, I have more control.
Ping-pong mantra? "Set your goals high... and don't stop til you get there." —Bo Jackson
When you're not playing ping-pong, what other sports do you play? Football, wall ball, chess, and Connect Four
Top songs on your pre-game playlist:
1. "110%" by Jessie Ware
2. "My Activator" by 100s
3. "Navy" by Kilo Kish
4. "Oh Boy" by Cam'ron
5. "Karate Chop" by Future
6. "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia
7. "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" by DMX
8. "Wet Dream" by Cities Aviv
9. "Designer Shit" by Dom Kennedy
10. "Slickville" by Ricky Hil
Fitness heroes: Billy Blanks, Suzanne Somers, John Basedow (from Fitness Made Simple), Sean T (from Hip Hop Abs), and Mariusz Pudzianowski (former world's strongest man)
In high school, gym class was: Lame
Favorite workout: Dirty 30s: you take a 45lb plate and do 30 curls, then 30 tricep extensions, and then 30 overhead presses. You can't put the weight down until you are finished with all your reps!
Favorite sports moment in popular culture: Whitney Houston singing the "Star-Spangled Banner" at Superbowl XXV in '91
Name: Kindall Almond
Occupation: Opening Ceremony fashion slanger and student
Describe your signature ping-pong move/technique: Distracting my opponent with a hair flip and then going in for the kill!
Ping-pong mantra: Hit it as hard as you can
When you're not playing ping-pong, what other sports do you play? Running in the park by my house, swimming at the beach, and passing around a lacrosse ball
Top songs on your pre-game playlist: Everything by Waka Flocka
Fitness hero: William Thompson
In high school, gym class was: All about ditching and going to Chipotle
Favorite sporting moment in pop culture: Super Bowl XXXII
Name: Mr. Sean Evans Risley
Occupation: Manager at Opening Ceremony and awesome human being
Signature ping-ping move: THE DEVASTATOR—they never know what hit them!
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