• Post Type: Backblast
  • When: 01/17/2023
  • AO: Bulldog
  • QIC: Nutria
  • FNG's:
  • PAX: Linus (R), Tube (R), Hunchback, Spiderman, Time Frame, Orangeman (R)

Tube hustled to pick up the shovel flag knocked down by a bone-chilling gusty wind that reminded 6 HIM’s gathered in the gloom that we’re still in January despite the thermometer showing a spring-like 48 degrees.  The winter breeze persisted, but the newly secured shovel flag would stand for the remainder of the workout, and the PAX would soon warm up.

At 0530, after the usual disclaimer, we warmed up with SSH, hillbilly walkers (15xIC), merkins and mountain climbers (10xIC).  Then setting up Pandora’s heavy metal station, we moved on to The Thang.

1. Bench work:  Dips, Bulgarian split squats, Rows (“lawn mowers”), Step-downs. Leg exercises were chosen for their difficulty with balance/stability.   Set of 10 each, OYO. 

2. “Boo-yah 11s:”  Partners lined up with the middle post of the walkway and began with 10 Boo-yah merkins, then bear crawled in opposite directions to the next support post for 1 heels-to-Heaven, returned to middle for 9 Boo-yah merkins, etc.  This looked much better on paper than in practice.  There was a lot of modifying to lunge-walks.  Also,  since even numbers are convenient for partner work, things were going well until Time Frame casually strolled up just after I had finished explaining the routine.  No worries, though – after an appropriate amount of harassment and figuring out a way for a group of 3 to work, we got it done. Since he didn’t technically schedule an appointment between 0540-0550 or other range, I’ll resist the obvious cheap shot at the proverbial cable guy…

3. Back to the bench.  Same exercises, 15 reps.

4. AMRAP relay:  We split into 3 groups of PAX.  Group 1 did kettlebell swings.  Group 2 set up near the end of the walkway and did squat thrusts.  Group 3 started out lunge-walking from one station to the other, but I quickly modified that to rifle-carrying to keep things moving.  We did 2 or 3 rounds.

5. Back to the bench.  Same exercises, 15 reps.

6. It was getting close to time, so we finished up with nearly a full round of Mary that included penguins, American hammers, other good stuff.

Announcements:  2nd F lunch 1/25; 2/11 convergence in Folsom (“Winternationals”)

Prayers: Hunchback’s 11-yr old neighbor; Orangeman’s friend Lana.

Privileged to lead this group of HIM’s,
 – Nutria