Skipping Rope

A baker’s dozen for the first Midoriyama Beatdown of 2024, and we all witnessed the majestic skipping of a former Nantan.  Here’s what I remember:\

The Thang:

We started with

• 5 x Burpees (OYO)

I don’t know why.  Had something to do with the Site Q.

• 10 x SSH (IC)

Time to scratch the itch again

• 5 x Burpees (OYO)

Ok, enough of that, onto the regularly scheduled Weinke

• 10 x Don Quixotes (IC)
• 10 x Hillbillies (IC)
• Tesla Stretches
• 10 x Mike Tysons (IC)

Quick stop at the Turd Shack on the way to today’s location.  We weren’t going far from the flag today.

At the Turd Shack, we found some wall space and did

• 1 Minute – Wall Sits/Dwight Howards

Where the PAX would hold the Wall Sit as long as they could (or chose to) and whenever they stopped they did Dwight Howards until they started the Wall Sit again.  We would come back to this.

Quick mosey to the nearest parking lot, beside the cages, where we had all the playground toys:  chalk, jump ropes, a speaker, cinder blocks.  The usual stuff.

For our circuit, we would do 50 seconds on and 10 seconds to switch of the following exercises:

• Jump Rope
• Perfect Form Merkins
• V Ups
• Crab Marches
• Block Merkins
• Jane Fondas

The first circuit, and first exercises, there it was.  A creature, gliding effortlessly as the jump rope turned.  A running gallop, that can only be described as “skipping rope”.  The PAX were amazed and clapped and cheered and we all knew we were in the presence of greatness.  Or something like that.

We finished the circuit, then ran an oddly shaped lap around some parking lot and went back to the Turd Shack for round 2

• 2 Minute – Wall Sits/Dwight Howards

The thing about the Turd Shack is that there are corners, and people facing different directions, and YHC had no idea what was happening on the other side of the wall, so who knows what work was being done.

Back to the circuit, for round 2 of:

• Jump Rope
• Perfect Form Merkins
• V Ups
• Crab Marches
• Block Merkins
• Jane Fondas

Another lap, but this one shorter, and we just kept moseying this time to the Footmobile, which was strategically parked at a parking lot not far from where we were, and was where the next round of beatings commenced.

Choices.  As a benevolent Q, I presented choices to the PAX.  On one hand, there are guys that don’t want to do block work, but want to run.  On the other hand, there are those that just want to do block work.  Well pick.  Today, we did dueling filthy “Sevens”, though they could’ve been dirtier.  Seven minutes on the clock to do the work.

So think Triple Nickel, but with 7 reps and for 7 minutes:

• 7 x Burpees (OYO)
• 7 x Jungle Boy Squats (OYO)
• Run between

or

• 7 x Thrusters (OYO)
• 7 x Block Swings (OYO)
• Block Carry between

It was a grind, but everyone did it.  Seems like the block group was pushing harder than the runners, but maybe the Q was biased.  Anyways, back to the turd shack, again.

• 2 Minute – Wall Sits/Dwight Howards

And back towards the stations, but not to the stations.  We close with the core.

Cora Por Dies

• Partner 1: Alternate between 10 reps of American Hammers & LBCs until Partner 2 returns
• Partner 2: Run to the end of the lot and back
• Switch and repeat

Then Round 2:

• Partner 1: Alternate between 10 reps of Freddie Mercuries & Flutter Kicks
• Partner 2: Run to the end of the lot and back
• Switch and repeat

Do it all over again.  Another round with Hammers & LBCs.  Another round with Freddies & Flutters.

And that was it.  Another Midoriyama Beatdown in the books.

Solid start to the New Year.   This year, as every year, may we work towards being the men we need to be for those that need us, in our fitness, our fellowship, and our faith.

We’ve got a whole year of pages to write in.  Let’s make em count.

Thankful for the opportunity to lead.

Yabba Dabba Doo