Stargazing

Fumbling kettlebell, speaker, and iPhone while walking up to the cold Bulldog circle at 0530, YHC gave half a disclaimer before commencing with warmup exercises of side-straddle hops, Imperial walkers, toy soldiers, and Nolan Ryans (each 10xIC).  By December 14th there’s been enough Christmas music all around, so YHC dialed in 80s rock and kicked off The Thang, 4 “corners” of 4 exercises at each corner, with Van Halen’s Photograph:

Round 1 is 10 reps each:
Corner 1 (between Flag and covered walkway) = Dips, Derkins, KB pullovers, Merkin pull-throughs.
Corner 2 (middle of parking lot) = Scissor kicks, American hammers, windshield wipers, E2K’s
Corner 3 (different part of middle of parking lot) = One-leg babymakers, One leg deadlifts, KB swings, Backward lunges
Corner 4 (near end of covered walkway) = Flutter kicks, Freddy Mercuries, Reverse crunches, Big Boys

At each corner, YHC called cadence for the first two exercises (except for the deadlifts; Omaha-ed that to OYO).  Second two were OYO for the designated number of reps.

Beneath the falling stars of the Geminid meteor shower and the steady orbit of the ISS (or was it an airplane??), serious mumblechatter emerged between Corners 1 and 2.  Topics ranged from who’s responsible for maintaining school roads and parking lots (county, not city) to why the aliens who are inevitably out there, somewhere, haven’t reached out to make contact (with some debate on the relevant facts). 

After the first round, Rinse and Repeat with 15 reps.  In the interest of time, all 4 “corners” were completed in one spot.  It was a nail-biter at the end, but Round 2 finished up just in time for COT.

Announcements:
Convergence Jan. 1; details forthcoming
Time Frame seeking new Site Q for Bulldog:  Need a fresh HIM to step up and lead!

Prayer requests:
Hermie’s sister-in-law with Alzheimers
Spiderman’s co-worker with Covid

Privileged to lead a strong group of HIM’s this morning!

 – Nutria