Blue and Orange

A solid crowd of 9 for a rainy Monday got in some bricks at the bank, a mosey around the block, and a Triple Nickel with burpees and… more burpees.  Here’s what I remember:

Blue and Orange were the colors of the day, as Roscoe and Clavin couldn’t have dressed any more alike in a solid blue shirt and solid orange shorts.  I’m sure John Elway would have been proud.

The Thang:

• 10 x SSH (IC)
• 10 x Don Quixote (IC)
• 10 x Imperial Walkers (IC)
• 10 x Mike Tysons (IC)

To the Footmobile for some bricks, as everyone took a pair.  Rain wasn’t in the plans, but as often happens, the Gloom scared it off.  What was some steady rain as I was getting ready quickly turned to a drizzle as the clock struck 5:30.  It wasn’t long after that the rains were gone altogether, but the AO was still soggy.  Luckily, the plans were simple enough they could be performed anywhere, so the bank would be our destination for a circuit of:

• Right Arm Curls (2 bricks in 1 hand – 40 seconds)
• Left Arm Curls (2 bricks in 1 hand – 40 seconds)
• Right Arm Rows (2 bricks in 1 hand – 40 seconds)
• Left Arm Rows (2 bricks in 1 hand – 40 seconds)
• Crunchy Frogs (1 brick in each hand – 40 seconds)
• Flutter Kicks with hands back (1 brick in each hand – 40 seconds)

Timer was buried and YHC couldn’t get his phone unlocked with gloves on, so a quick

• 20 x Merkins (OYO)

while we waited (YHC made them up later)

Next, we partnered up, but really missed on an opportunity to put the Twins together.  Dora was next with all exercises done with bricks:

• 100 x Moroccan Night Clubs
• 200 x Skullcrushers w/Six Inches
• 300 x Overhead Presses w/People’s Chair

The partner running had to carry his bricks with him as he ran out the exit of the bank drive thru, and around the bank, back to the entrance.

Dora done, time for a run.  We left our bricks and took off out of the bank entrance, went down Old Neal Hawkins and around the Bank of America building, down to the corner of Union and Neal Hawkins, and back to our bricks for a 2nd circuit, just like the first:

• Right Arm Curls (2 bricks in 1 hand – 40 seconds)
• Left Arm Curls (2 bricks in 1 hand – 40 seconds)
• Right Arm Rows (2 bricks in 1 hand – 40 seconds)
• Left Arm Rows (2 bricks in 1 hand – 40 seconds)
• Crunchy Frogs (1 brick in each hand – 40 seconds)
• Flutter Kicks with hands back (1 brick in each hand – 40 seconds)

Before heading back to the flag, we knocked out:

• 25 x Moroccan Night Clubs (IC)

Back at the flag, we neatly stacked the bricks back in the Footmobile, and gathered for what was next.  6:07, so we were right on schedule for Plan A, which was a Triple Nickel around Pelican’s, with the following exercises done on each side of the building:

• Side 1: 5 x Burpees (OYO)
• Side 2: 5 x Burpees (OYO)

Repeato 5 times, because it IS a Triple Nickel.  The suggestion was burpees, but YHC encouraged the PAX to pick their favorite exercise if they weren’t feeling burpees, so of course someone suggested 8-count Bodybuilders, and another PAX actually did it.  The Triple Nickel wrapped up beautifully at 6:15, and I think we all got what we paid for.

Announcements:

• Memorial Day Murph @ 0700
• Amoeba Ruck – May 22nd – Sign up with your team
• New PainLab style AO @ The Yank – Starting this week
• New Site Qs needed for Downtown and The Labyrinth

Prayer Requests:

• Turtleman
• Big Pappy & Family
• Sister Act & Family
• Slim Shady’s dad
• Ava Gaddis
• Joey Denton

A pleasure to lead as always.

Yabba Dabba Doo