Were they afraid of today’s Q as Waterboy stated ? Or the rain, which never materialized? Covid, numbers are down? Resting for the weekends brutal beating on the body with the P200? Or was it the fragrance of the fart sack?
No matter, two HIMS kept the fire burning and had a great time ! Until next time
Author: Clavin (Page 4 of 12)
Awoke to a 4:30 message that Dirt is down with down with something and very wisely needs to stay home … get better soon!
I was just thinking the other day of going back to a workout that has no theme …. just straight out beat down …. listening to the crowd at the end … seems mission accomplished! Shoot I even received a semi-anonymous death threat !!
Pledge ( get off the ground Whoopee )
5 burpees
10 SSH IC
Oh s train ( not really) 5 burpees
9 seal jacks
Whoopee called for 5 burpees ( no, he didn’t , but he very wisely had started before I called it )
10 Freddie Mercuries ( was waiting to see if any picked up on the decreasing numbers from previous … no comments so I ran us back up to 10
Whoopee anticipates burpees …. nope …. away we go …
Gather at front of park and decide we need a pax count 9 ( although 10 is counted …. one of those days …huh?)
and away we go ….again!
somewhere along path there’s grumbling about calendar mixups as this must be Thursday at the Pub or that, being that Sunday is Turn clocks ahead for daylight savings time, we’ve either time traveled “thanks Marty McFly!” Heard somewhere and JJ with the better response that we turned clocks ahead twenty four hours now instead of just a measly one!!
assemble at last soccer field for an old favorite of mine run to 25 yd line ( give or take) 25 merkins
back to start run to 25 for 25 merkins and to the 50 ( most went WAYY TOO FAR) 50 squats and back to 25 for 25 merkins back to start
Next to the 75 , I paused in confusion ( Q fail 1) I had intended jump squats or Bobby Hurleys but had Omaha’d this feeling too much running was on agenda and looked to preserve joints… much mumble here … Whoopee asks for Burpees (WHY?!?) I had previously used lbcs but am trying to “step” away from this as I think this is a little overused … someon e says “ American Hammers!” Sold to the man in … a dark shirt …. somewhere. And the 100 was plank jacks …. and you also add all previous exercises at appropriate moments.
assemble behind playground for Indian Run …. damn I get hit with a lawsuit … Seems someone was waiting in the bushes to Red flag that !! Settle for JJ with the win again Washington Football Club run ( maybe we could even get their dance squad to do a routine for us …. hell they don’t even have cheerleaders … what’s UP with that! Sorry ….tell all to try not to push the mosey , and what do I do …. Q fail 2 … I mosey too fast get told to slow down. We even had music … I’ve wanted to do this for a while and was so excited to see Whoopee amongst us feeling he’d enjoy … Yackettty Sax ( better known as THE Benny Hill Theme) …. ran long path in park ( no woods!) assemble at turd shack for … Jack Webb’s up to 10 and down to 1
lost my breath about number 8 on the way down and resumed count about 5 to finish count
mosey again telling all if you pass the Q it’s a 10 burpee penalty …. Whoopee stayed neck and neck challenging me …. so I turned the tables, literally … I began to nur….. until the end of the island 1000 or so feet along path. … mosey to gates where I unveil the design for The Labyrinth complements of Stogie … it should be posted later today
in his excitement Whoopee remembers the 10 burpee penalty so I serve it up for all to enjoy!!
run back to start and call on Gastone to finish us off with 20 IC flutters ( went over about 3-4 seconds ) Stroganoff emerges from his run.
I hope all got their monies worth … it was after all you can eat , double or nothing , no money back quarantees
before I wrap it all up …. major props to Whoopee … he’s a stand up guy …. don’t think I’m picking on him … I just feel he’s great to work with, great to look at , worlds sexiest cardiologist, funny , witty , wise …( is this laying it on too thick W?)
announcements:
new AO Folsom area Saturday’s 7:00 by police station
i remind all that in the future as most of us are in dark colors as the days Q ( here and elsewhere) concern yourselves with safety as on Monday someone turned from Neal Hawkins quickly moving towards bank ATM that we had all used previous week … had someone done this a week prior …. I shudder to think! Whoopee wisely reminds all as Q to make sure someone has a phone in case of ANY emergency !
prayers for JJ boss ( mother-in-law passing)
Cpap , Dirt and Watts Up on job searches
Dirt under weather
Turtleman hip
thank you men for this unexpected pleasure of back to back Qs!!!
Sometime in the near future find and create one on one time with each of your loved ones, especially your children. As they get older they and we tend to move apart and spend less time together finding easy excuses to grab our attention or time. If you can, take a day trip even. Recently that’s what I did with my 2.0 Cap’n Crunch ( Nick as we sometimes call him ) and we went to Jacksonville, Fl for Spartan. The M suggested we do this alone together and not only was I overwhelmed by this time together but it’s merit deserves my passing along and I bring this up first not only because I feel this message has more value than today’s workout but i hope that those who don’t tend to read my posts will catch the first few lines in the preview and take this life lesson to heart!
I also imparted another PSA at the end and I may as well get it out of the way as well… yesterday I received my first Covid vaccine dose and if any are fearful of deleterious conditions …. I’m here to say thatttttttttt …. sorry …. momentary lapse ( where’d that last hour go?) …. jk …. there were no troubles/ side effects and Caromont has the process down to a science … you are in and out faster than a Taco Bell taco!
On to the beat down :
Pledge
warm up where we utilized video technique ( some of it ) that was posted on Slack few weeks ago
Ssh, lunge with twist arm circles from small to large forward and reverse plank jacks each for about 20-30 seconds (there were a few others in video but couldn’t remember)
Grab two bricks or matching set of dumbbells
Mostly we performed curls, upright rows but sometimes I added upright fly and fly press(?) in front we also pistoned our arms overhead a few triceps sometimes even using benches for curls both straight up and down and turning your hand and weight in the direction of movement ( twist your wrist)
Now when we. Performed single arm exercises we used our left ( most of us as …there’s a few southpaws in the bunch and I was quickly corrected when I mentioned the whole dominant hand , anyone here left handed and who writes with their right hand … Hermie advised me that these were different things… it seems he’s sort of ambidextrous ) or our nondominant hand first focusing attention in a new way!
There was two brief intermissions of core work dips and calf raises
we finished with 5 minutes of core finishing so perfectly on time you would think I planned it !! Most notable mention to Voodoo with the extra emphasis on twist during his American Hammers holding us to one side and then the other ….. ouch!
on Skack the other day I posted old video of Reese’s peanut butter cups ( there was lot of talk of candy bars worthy of eating today ) of “ You’ve got your chocolate in my peanut butter!!”
well this comes from the musical aspect for today
mash-ups …. hehe….
Stayin’ in Black BeeGees /AC/DC
Billie Cocaine Michael Jackson/Eric Clapton
Living for the Paradise City GNR / Stevie Wonder
With A Rebel Yell She Cried Don’t Give Up the Fight
Billy Idol/ Bob Marley
Stop and Bust a Move Buffalo Springfield and Young MC
Flyin’ Hot Stuff Donna Summer/ Ozzy
Bang Your Head (Its A Celebration) Kool and the Gang/ Quiet Riot
I Heard it Round And Round The Grapevine
Marvin Gaye (Temptations)/ RATT
newcFolsom Saturday AO
money taken up for. New Zion church food trailer see Sargento
during namearama Spider-Man aged 3 years in less than 3 seconds …. had to be there !!
moleskin
I created this and used it at least twice a week and it is the only change up I modified and can attest my increased performance at Spartan ….. I’ve been doing running/ boot camp / weights / dead hang / pull ups/ chin-ups but this is the only other difference and it helped me to not incur burpee penalties and Saul through many obstacles that I struggled on in previous 6 OCRs ….
hopefully it was worthy of those who posted but either way …. I appreciate the honor of the Q…. thx men
Sorry Oompa Loompa,,, those were not my words but Dirts as he affirmed much of what Folgers began the disclaimer with as he extolled the virtues of the Joe .
We were all told to follow proper form and many of the days exercises would be referred to as jumping jacks instead of SSH …. do as I say …. follow the leader ,,,, etc etc….oh …. and we were also given a preview of our route and exercises but also advised that should any one be foolish to pass the Q, you must be penitent or face the WRATH!!
Pledge
And away we go with …. the Squat 25 oyo
Then what was supposed to be 25 IC Imperial Walkers but rapidly fell apart as Heckle And Jeckle made a sudden appearance adding and subtracting numbers creating so much havoc that when Folgers suddenly stopped us …. all were quiet as the flames sprouting from his amazing mustache froze us all in place …. Medusa has nothing on this boys!! We were transfixed as Folgers asserted his authority bellowing that we will now perform 15 merkins as a fair and just punishment while he glared at all !!! We remained quiet ( as if).
Now off to the concession area in the park for some nourishment ….
there was ( softly playing ) music … too bad no Whoopee …. as Rush played and at some point I thought I heard Magnum PI ( probably still on the mustache kick) maybe it was Hill Street …. either way it was an 80s anthem of some type …. could not hear anything else as the crickets were louder than the accompana accompana accompana …… the music …
15 shoulder taps while BTTW ( too bad again … no Whoopsie )
20 IC Flutters ( strong showing from Watts Up as he redeems us and earns much accolades and laurels from our esteemed leader.
10 shoulder taps and more flutters I think
now to the parking lot …. confusion sets in as there are several paths … several lots …. and the crowd spirals back down
we assemble at the last light pole and are informed that we are doing 11s and the destination for the other end is the Last ( yes …. we would be informed multiple times as the pax grumble and grouse ) light pole and that we would be doing American Hammers . At this point several confused ( and hearing impaired individuals ask to the continued chagrin of today’s Q that the EXERCISE AT EACH END …. “ LET ME SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU …. A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N H-A-M-M-E-R-S!!!!”
sheesh
the only better moment came when all thoroughly confused individuals again earn the Qs wrath by failing to stop at the last light that was “on” …. the last l one was dark and was NOT to be our destination!
with about 5 minutes to spare we wrap it up and head home during which Stinky Bird learns that there was to be an additional exercise if only time would have allowed ( or some would have played nice) and Stinky Bird tells Folgers to use it as a suppository ( I think he meant repository …. but Folgers was mercilous as he beat Stinky Bird repeatedly with a blade of grass.
channeling Indiana Jones. Captain Stubing was the only other wise pax to receive praise as he arrived back at start first and was in proper plank form having understood the penitent remark from earlier
with a minute to spare. Asstone was given as punishment for his earlier transgressions the penalty of flutters IC x25 with arms held high …… and to hopefully earn back some praise we all joined him in this punishment as many felt complicit in today’s shenanigans
announcements for Strides of March
prayers for Dirt job search, Big Pappys son and father, Stogies dad, Sister Acts daughter
now, you may wonder why Clavin is writing this? Well, it would appear that I am easily manipulated by the Jedi …..
some, all, most or none of this may or may not be true …. all I know is that Folgers last words this morning were that he would make ALL who were not present pay dearly
lastly it should be noted that that this was a Most Excellent Q!
Pledge
prior to start time was asked by Stinky Bird if we would be warming up quickly with some cardio or something ….. my response ….”surrrrrreeee!”
Namaste as I bow to welcome the coming morning
inhale deeply as you reach up and back , control your breathing and inhale again, exhale…
inhale deeply as you move upper body and arms to the right, inhale, exhale now to the left inhale, exhale
inhale as you drop down to child’s pose and inhale and exhale
next to plank and hold inhale exhale downward facing dog inhale exhale cobra inhale exhale back to plank inhale exhale back to downward facing dog inhale exhale
inhale as you recover
inhale and move into warrior 2 inhale exhale
limbering up with stretches and/ or yoga can help ready us esp as we age and contend with colder temps
now that we are “warmed “ up…..
Tabata Time
timer set for one minute exercises and 10 second recovery
1 SSH
2 squats
3 burpees
4 Imp Walkers
5 diamond merkins
6 flutters
7 plank jacks
8 mountain climbers
9 jump lunges
10 dyin cockroaches ( many asked since we are doing proper technique … what constitutes that in this)
11 big boys
12 hand release merkins
13 butt kickers
14 lbcs
15 ski abs
16 Freddy Mercuries
17 merkins
18 outlaws
19 monkey humpers
20 American hammers
21 SSH
22 box cutters
23 squats
24 burpees
25 Imp Walkers
26 wide arm merkins
27 flutters
28 plank
29 lunges ( alt)
30 mtn climbers
31 lbcs
32 big boys
33 hand release merkins
train was going by but I refused to allow Gastone to call it ( we did plenty earlier!)
stretches on back pulling
Many times this morning someone had to stop and either direct traffic in the parking lot … I mean there were only 2 open slots!!! Parking attendants were needed and safety cones …. who would have thought we need to wear safety vests here !! Plant of parking a few feet away in the back !!! Sheesh !
announcements
dam 2 dam relay this weekend ( pray for good weather and runners safety)
strides of March signups in previous back blast
prayers fro Folgers daughter depression
Clavin praise for son ( witnessed on email messaging ) for helping a friend offering amazing advice for her to not give in ( suicidal thoughts) , seek to surround herself with better friends and removed the ex and other “poisons” from her life
Gastones sister-in-law ….esp her daughter
Dr Fisher
Turtleman back troubles ( doctors seeking answers )
lastly this was the third and final installment of perfecting our form …. this doesn’t mean I’m abandoning this venture …. au contrare mon frere … this was merely a short program to centralize and work from to advance us in striving to be a better you!
next week Short Sale followed by a VQ from Folgers!!
namaste
As with most movie franchises, the sequel can ofttimes exceed expectations and be even better than the original …. The Empire Strikes Back, Aliens 2, Spider-Man 2, Road Warrior, Indians Jones …. well …. maybe NOT ALWAYS … although Last Crusade was markedly better than 2 and might even be better than 1 ….. sorry, I miss the movie theaters…. stale overpriced popcorn, sticky floors, drink cups the size of a mop bucket and flimsy as hell!
Today was a continuation of my theme of perfecting you vs you, your form …and myself.
Whoopee learned that he now has a young Padawan of Dirt, he is studying to be disruptive and doing quite well ( what say you, sensei?)
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Disclaimer recognizing that most present were not here last week and we will be concentrating on perfecting our collective forms …..and many today even added suggestions on how to engage additional muscles …. so I feel we were very successful.
Warmup was imperial squat walkers where we took time to count out for 10 I think ( mucho mumble …. random numbers …)
Next plank position ( keep butt down and look like a plank) someone felt I said board ..”. that’s what she said!” Called out I think someone said stiff then board ( not bored … well I guess could … drill …. uh never mind.
PLANK JACKS x 20 IC
Lastly ski abs x10 oyo
Mosey to front gates of Martha’s for 1 burpee
15 merkins
20 squats
10 big boys
10 WW2 ( Whoopee asked how well I knew Patton … told him he graduated year before me … painful memories of his taunts …God I’ve missed Whoopee!!)
There was a train in there and Dirt at some point felt that another train was coming through so we HAD to do another 5 ( THX Dirt!)
Mosey to work shed and continuation of forms adding a burpee and we also performed lbcs, flutters and crab crunchers
Mosey to concession area and changed pace since time was rapidly coming where Whoopee was to leave for work …
mostly abs this time : lbcs, flutters IC c 20 , Freddie Mercuries, crab crunchers and crunchy frogs then the 3 burpees , some questions about half trains ( different number sequencing here boys!)
plank jacks again and shoulder taps
before Whoopee leaves tell all ( as someone had earlier asked about HW … I have not assigned any in some time … but challenged all present ( and now at home for the 2 1/2 readers …. I must be moving up in the world!! Yippee!) to take a moment today and kiss all your loved ones … especially the 2.0 s and make them see and understand you love them UNEQUIVOCALLY! … with boys you may need to kiss top of head … then all asked if we were to assemble at my house … and love on my son … later there was some discussion of loving coworkers in same way … HR was too be called in for clarification … so I leave that to your discretion and direction( modify as needed, right?)
later we moseyed to parking lot for 4 burpees some of prescribed exercises ( lowered numbers )
mosey again few feet and 5 ( not for any train) burpees would call for 5 merkins and I screwed the pooch and did 10 …oops…. with egg of face I call for remaining new numbers as we would continue to now lower all numbers even the burpees planning to only end with 1 , but time would expire just as we arrive back
it was an honor to lead today and the weather , although colder than last night at Midoriyama there was no wind and thankfully I removed head gear which confused Whoopee early on who must’ve thought I was JJ with only the eyes exposed.
prayers for world, men and women of red, blue and of green
also we should add JK2, and Stinky Bird
look for my next q as we will add to this and be challenged in new ways …. excitement builds ….
remember … all goods things come in threes …. a true trilogy awaits!
Story time with Clavin:
THE LADY OR THE TIGER
When I was in junior high , sorry , middle school, I read this story about a king who chooses a new unique method of justice for his kingdom. A convicted man is placed in an arena with two doors, behind one is a beautiful lady who he will be wed to and behind the other is a Tiger. This king has a beautiful daughter who falls in love with a man many stations below her. The king finds out and is troubled. He chooses to place this man in the arena but selects a young lady to marry to him behind one door ( who is a rival of the princess ) and a Tiger behind the other . The princess finds out and just before the man chooses she indicates one door and he moves towards that door and chooses…..
This story is the ultimate cliffhanger for you choose how it ( or even if it ) ends. It is from the late 1800s and has been used in studies which find many times that younger generations tend to select the lady believing in love or that older people feel that way …. or that cynical people select the carnage of the Tiger …. or … whatever ….you now choose….
While I related this we did MNC, toy soldiers and hillbillies ….. no timed sequence …. just slow and steady.
Over the next few weeks that I Q I will focus us all on proper form and slowing the tempo to improve our overall performance, ultimately it’s You vs you but I intend to make a better you … and me along the way .
The pax is now given a choice of left or right to continue the workout… they chose right…. away we go…
At first pole 1 burpee then at each next pole we add to the stack for RACK EM STACK EM
Next 1 burpee 10 SSH
1 burpee 10 SSH 10 squats paying heed to go slower and lower placing weight onto heels not bobbing forward or rocking
1 burpee 10 SSH 10 squats 10 plank jacks keep back like a plank not bowed up or butt in the air
1 burpee 10 SSH 10 squats 10 plank jacks 10 flutters … try placing hands behind head to engage more core ( Montross showed me this once I believe)
next we added lbcs and lastly added crab crunchers and at the 8th pole we repeated set without an addition although I pointed out value added by choosing to position head downhill for extra challenge when performing any workout on your six … and de-stacked from there to end it all with 1 burpee but Folgers was having none of that as he showed us all up knocking out another 10-100 SSH claiming he was now Merlot-free having stopped drinking coffee ( isn’t that interesting??) before working out!!
Next over to Dollar General and 2 rounds of perfect form merkins using a half count when engaged in lowered plank x 10 and bear crawl across lot with 10 flutters and mosey back …. plank for six
mosey to steps at Food Lion grab a Boulder and shoulder it ( just kidding … these are too big but we’ll be doing something similar soon…)
2 rounds of calf raises 10 regular, 10 Toes in and 10 toes out
mosey to wall near Planet Fitness for balls to the wall ( if you can …. do what’s comfortable and if possible tap each shoulder twice …. plan as the year progresses ito improve on this whether to get closer to wall ( dry Rub to grow larger balls he said) or to be able to hold longer …. whatever your goal …
now to KFC and grab a smaller rock and slowly do 10 curls and 10 overhead presses twice
Frogger to short wall for 3 sets of controlled dips ( x10) and 10 step ups also stopping with both feet on top of wall for a half count
arrive back with 3 seconds to spare as rain begins to fall….TIME!!!!
prayers for Dry Rubs coworker cancer survivor facing heart troubles
Hermies friend in hospice
Cougar grand mom falling repeatedly
Stinky Bird back troubles
other pax not mentioned
part of today’s workout was inspired by former pax Spanx , he and his wife have been extremely successful losing weight and feeling better using E2M diet / workout plan …. I listened to their guru talk about this and have chosen to concentrate for the next couple of Q exercises that I lead utilizing perfect form and control of motion to help self and others improve ….. this does not mean that I plan to only do this for the next couple of weeks …. I will gladly shelf this if ANY pax desire to lead … many in today’s group smiled at that prospect!!
lastly … as I told all present … we did not select the Lady nor the Tiger …. by choosing right only chose the prefer selection for today’s workout … left would’ve been in reverse
SSH during song and for every time Dave Mustaine sings (bellows) “Anarchy!” Deliver 1 burpee
Anarchy in the UK version by Megadeth
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Grab coupon while I queue up Green Day ( American Idiot)
Constant throughout will be 1 man maker for start of each round
12 will be hand release merkins only once as ground too wet , otherwise merkins and shoulder taps
20 will be American hammers , flutters , curls, kettlebell swings and later dips and calf raises
21 will be Freddy Mercury’s , lbcs, tricep extension, overhead press, merkins ( later )
Intermissions were nur and mosey or lunge to driveway and back , once a variation of Waterboy’s clock routine ( 1/8 curl and back, 1/7 curl and back ….. etc and reverse)
Rifle carry coupon to end of overhang and MURDER BUNNIES! ( to everyone’s delight ) back … I forgot these back when Iron Pax challenge was on ….so I had to try these at least once in my life !, and karaoke down and back
El Toro has VQ next Bulldog , Time Frame tomorrow at Labyrinth and Waterboy following Labyrinth date
Prayers for nation and prayers offered up for my 2.0 as he learns to drive which I modified to include ALL 2.0s as they grow into adults accepting the new role and its subsequent challenges
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5 burpees for the train I heard when I opened garage this morning ( EZ Rider admitted to hearing it as well!)
Toy Soldiers, Merkins, plank Jacks all in cadence x10
Very short disclaimer ( found out Folgers fairly new and working towards better physique and running …. chose shorter path to Robinson…
Along way stop for 5 hand release merkins near to Planet Fitness who exhibit small numbers …. I explain that on news spokesperson for them admitted to 50% lower numbers ….EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR EHing I TELL ALL ( And to those 1 1/2 readers of this post!!)
Continue on trek …nur from daycare to covered area
20 dips this side mosey to end for 19 step ups and back each time dropping a number … about halfway through use only 1/2 of covered area ( stop at wooden benches for dips) al the way to 1
Slow mosey to steps that Captain Stubing FORGOT to clean off!!
1 scorpion merkin at top and 1 merkin at bottom …. add 1 merkin at bottom until 5
Uh oh …. 4 for 4 ….. and the streak continues ….
step over ….. and…..
20 lbcs
Wall sits … add a March
train?? EZ Rider makes us do 5 more burpees
Mosey back and finish like we normally begin …
SSH iC x10
Time !!!
Convergence Saturday Folsom only 7am
Prayers for nation ,, those struggling with Covid ,,Folgers continuing to come and improve
Lastly I told all of book I just finished from Danish author Fredrick Backman … ANXIOUS PEOPLE…..this story is partially about suicide and how it affects those around ….this man writes amazing fictional stories that show us who we are deep down , makes you contemplate situations you may or may not have and look at things through another perspective … and his stories are so circuitous that you often wonder where this story develops next …. in fact Tom Hanks is rumored to play Ove ( Pronounced Oo Vay) in a screen version of A MAN CALLED OVE, one of his earliest most popular and critically acclaimed works.. look into it faithful reader.
So is it the cold or Covid or fear keeping numbers down? Either way we have a very eager strong group of HIMS Present.
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warm up : goofballs x 10 Ic
SSH x 10 Ic
Makhtar N’Diayes x 10 IC
Plank Jacks x 10 IC
Advise all present that should they want running ( only JJ and Waterboy at this time) then they should post at Pub tomorrow as with today’s final tally we probably only traversed 1/10 of a mile except if you were to deduct the nur from the total then we are now in a negative column!
Mosey to road and instructed to “safely” nur to each of telephone poles and perform 5 burpees at each (5 total) I think
Now at Drs office for some more Non OSHA fun
Dirty Frogger 11’s ( performed in Riverwood road)
One side of road Bobby Hurleys and Mike Tysons at other with Burpees in the middle …. FUN!!
Move to drive and 10 inclined big boys and bunny hop to first pole
Mosey to parking lot ….just like last week JJ catches us off guard and yells,” Squirrel!” ( in actuality it was 2 deer)
The original plan was for partnering up … but this worked just as we’ll
One person would perform an exercise while the others performed the other called exercise until someone fails or stops brief rest and exchange
Exercise groupings were :
Al Gore/ lower plank
Jump lunge/ merkins
Burpees/ MNC
SSH/ Lbc
Jump squat with arms up / American hammers
Next over the wall and to the dock for climb up ( or in Waterboy’s case jump over! ) bear crawl down and 1 burpee twice over
Mosey to wall for countdown of 12 dips, 11 step ups/ 10 dips … all the away to 1 but wait somewhere in the midst of this comes Stinky BBird and Flintstone fresh from a run!! They join us and finish up back at start for final 3 minutes of core:
waterboy with star crunches ( he was avidly talking about holiday cakes from Lil Debbie and star cookies and all kinds of sweets … so he renamed his crab crunches for 20 count oyo
Flinstone pelted us with Freddy Mercuries IC x 15
lastly Stink Bird dropped Jane Fonda’s 15 each side
and were done
no announcements other than cancellations
prayers for Flintstones sister as they continue to isolate with many doctors what is going on
EZ Rider and his family
Nutria
Double Stuf family
moleskin
I advised the early group focus today was on legs and mostly joints as they lock up and freeze as we age and especially in the colder weather …. which today would serve me well along with the nur as in the normal ebb and flow of my day I came around a corner facing an adult pit bull …. thankfully he merely wanted me gone ( or maybe he was startled by my screams as that was all I had time for …. spray was nearby but I hesitated as he did not advance beyond 3-4 feet from me )
“….Stephen Sobota, 52 , Clavin.”