Made-up stuff at The Goat

8 PAX came out to The Goat on a December morning warm enough for shorts. The beatdown included the infamously popular Spatchcock along with other made-up stuff. It went something like this:

Warm up with side-straddle hops, hillbilly walkers, toy soldiers, and Spatchcock (10xIC). YHC then demonstrated an “upside-down snow angel” (which adequately explains how it’s done, with both hands and feet lifted off the ground). Rebar later dubbed these “Asphalt Swimmers.” Anyway, enough warmup, mosey to the bottom of the hill next to the fire station and proceed up the street past Floyd and Blackies stopping at every pole for:
5 hand-release merkins
10 Bobby Hurleys
15 American hammers

There were lots of poles, so the journey took longer than anticipated except for Dr. Seuss, who sped up (via short-counting, according to rumors and allegations) 2 poles ahead of the rest of the PAX. 

Next was 3 rounds of “4 Corners” in the church parking lot:
Round 1 = 10 Big Boys, 20 leg lifts, 30 scissor kicks, 40 American hammers; Lunge-walk between corners.
Round 2: 10 hand-release merkins, 20 CDD’s, 30 Nolan Ryans, 40 mountain climbers; Bear crawl between corners.
Round 3: 10 Bobby Hurleys, 20 “Asphalt Swimmers,” 30 Bonnie Blairs, 40 Spatchcocks; Nur between corners.

With only 12 minutes to go, there wasn’t enough time for R&R on the 4 corners, so YHC made up more stuff. One PAX chose an exercise and set rep count at 25. When first PAX completes the 25, all PAX side-shuffle to the end of the parking lot and back. We did flutter kicks, crunchy frogs, and something else before a swift mosey back to the flag, where we even got in half a round of Mary (box cutters, six-shooters).

Announcements: Christmas Party

Prayers: Tesla father-in-law, Watts Up father-in-law

Lagniappe: After a conversation with Bubba Sparxxx a few weeks ago, I’ve been looking for some good bootcamp (sans gear) exercises that work the back and balance out all the merkins we sometimes do.  That’s the idea behind the Nolan Ryans and “Asphalt Swimmers.”  This concept hit home last week at the Yank after the Turkey Bowl, which gave me sore groins and sides for the entire week.  It was a not-so-subtle reminder that we can’t get stuck in our comfort zones and usual routines, but we always need to work on pushing into new and different areas. 

It’s a privilege to lead, especially when bringing up new things that might or might not work out, so thank you to the 7 PAX who came out for made-up stuff.

 – Nutria