8 PAX, 3 (Short Sale, Tesla, Orangeman) completing the second half of a Friday double header, got out at F3 Gastonia’s newest AO for the first block workout in Snooze history. It was both awful and could’ve been worse at the same time. Here’s what I remember:
At Midoriyama convergence, Slaw called a round of exercises and said “if you put your block down, do burpees” or blockees or something like that. Anyways, the idea is not to put your block down. Well that must’ve sat inside brewing ever since and was just waiting to get out, so on this fine morning at Snooze, we weren’t going to put them down (well, except that one time).
Full disclaimer today, because YHC had no idea how this would go
The Thang:
- 10 x Goofballs (IC)
- 10 x Arrows (IC)
- Wacky Waving Inflatable Tube Mans (AMRAP)
Short Sale called something like that at Sandlot, so embrace the utter silliness and also know that that was about all the fun we were going to have today.
To the Grocery Getter, where the blocks were waiting.
Instructions were given. Once each PAX picked up their block, every time it hit the ground, that PAX had to do 5 Blockees. No rest for the grip or the arms today. Time to grind.
First up, partner work. There was a loop in the parking lot. One partner would hold both blocks, the other partner held none. And no block hit the ground in the process
Round 1:
- Partner 1: Shoulder Carry both blocks around the loop
- Partner 2: Lunges (AMRAP)
- Switch
Round 2:
- Partner 1: Shoulder Shrugs with both blocks (AMRAP)
- Partner 2: Run the loop
- Switch
Fast partners were key on the Shrugs. Simple, yet tough.
Time to get to know our blocks, as we were going to be holding them indefinitely. We had to haul them to the next location – the long way. We carried them up the finish hill at Christmastown, up the side street, and all the way in to McDonald Field, the home of the McAdenville Dolphins. We stopped at the end of the parking lot, and turned around and faced back up the hill of the parking area while we talked about the famed history of the Dolphins. Not too long, though. More work to do.
Still carrying the blocks, we went through 2 rounds of:
- Top of the Hill
- Bottom of the Hill
- 10 x Bent Over Rows (OYO)
About halfway in, time for a short burst of mercy by the benevolent Q.
“Set down your blocks.”
We put em down and headed down to the field bleachers for some quick work without our new friends, heading up and down the bleachers a few times.
- Run to the top of the stairs
- 10 x Dips (OYO)
- Run to the bottom
- Run to the top of the stairs
- 20 x Monkey Humpers (OYO)
- Run to the bottom
- Run to the top of the stairs
- 30 x American Hammers (OYO, count both sides)
- Run to the bottom and down to the field goal post and back
- Repeato, but switch field goal posts (as there are 2, well unless you’re Breaker Breaker)
The stadium at McDonald field is just like 5 or 6 rows of concrete and massive steps, so they were awkward to get up and down, but not hard. It’s kind of like the one at The Goat. One of these days YHC will figure out what to do with a stadium like that.
Anyways, we wrapped up and went back to the parking lot where our blocks were waiting. We picked them up and did the required
And then we just unrolled the things that we rolled up, starting with thrusters and bent over rows:
- Top of the Hill
- Bottom of the Hill
- 10 x Bent Over Rows (OYO)
Short route back this time, as we seemed pressed for time, but as we walked, YHC realized that the short route was much shorter. We went by another round of stadium seats, so we did some more work, this time with the blocks:
- Carry to the top of the stairs
- Carry to the bottom of the stairs
- Repeato 4-5 times (for every section between the beams)
And back to the parking lot for
Round 3:
- Partner 1: Shoulder Carry both blocks around the loop
- Partner 2: Lunges (AMRAP)
- Switch
Round 4:
- Partner 1: Shoulder Shrugs with both blocks (AMRAP)
- Partner 2: Run the loop
- Switch
And somehow, time got away from YHC. We put the blocks up and headed back to the circle 1 minute late. It was the extended disclaimer that did it. No matter, YHC followed through with his self-enforced rule of a 10 Burpee penalty per minute late that the Q returns to the COT. It was only 10 burpees.
And that was that. Between the extended time carrying the blocks and having to load/unload them to my storage building, my grip was shot. Those missing gloves got the worst of it, as we may have drawn a little blood.
It’s always a good feeling to get the nasty crawling around the inside of you out, regardless of what that nasty might look, feel or smell like. Grateful to these PAX today for sticking with it and grinding it out.
Yabba Dabba Doo