26 PAX showed up this morning ready to do some work.
Here’s where things get sketchy. Did the other 25 PAX show up because it was YHC’s 5 year anniversary, or because Neckbrace challenged that “if we have 25 I’ll let y’all dress me up in gamecock gear for my Q next Tuesday.” I’d like to believe it was because everyone loved me enough to show up for my 5-year anniversary – so we’ll go with that.
Conditions: Partly cloudy, 56 degrees (warm enough for Coppertone to show up)
3 Runners depart before things got real.
Tha Thang:
COP
Overhead Arm Claps x 15 IC
Windmill x 15 IC
Imperial Walkers x 15 IC
Squats x 15 IC
Merkins x 20 IC
Form 2 lines and follow me to the large soccer fields. Devito hit the lights.
Mosey along the perimeter to the far side of the fields. Line up on the goal line. Stay in 2 lines. Back line lines up with someone in front of them in the front line. Know your partner’s name.
Front row bear crawl the length of one field. Back row does burpees. When the front row reaches the other goal, call out your partner for them to bear crawl to you while you do burpees waiting on them.
Next goal line.
Front row lunge walk the length of the field while the back row does squats. When the front row reaches the other goal, call our your partner for them to lunge walk to you while you do squats.
Next goal line.
Front row backwards run to the fence line (or there about). Back row does Monkey Humpers. You get the drill by now.
Stay in your rows and follow me around the perimeter to the entrance of the jungle gym area.
Front row holds 18 inches. Yes, 18 inches. If I let you do 6 inches, you’ll cheat and do like an inch so you can then let your feet down. Keeping your legs a little higher makes sure I can watch you and keep you honest. Back row gets a block.
Back row people decided to take their time getting blocks so I reminded the front row to take their time if they so desired. Front row was much nicer than the back row.
Make a half moon (so I can watch all of you and judge you on your form).
PROPER overhead press x 10 IC
Merkins on the block x 7 IC
PROPER curls for the gurls x 10 IC
Merkins on the block x 5 IC
PROPER triceps extensions x 5 IC
Merkins on the block x 3 IC
Stage your blocks and return to the half moon.
American Hammer x 15 IC
Flutters x 15 IC
Freddie Mercury x 15 IC
LBC x 15 IC
Pair up.
1 minute of PROPER situps. Switch. 1 minute of PROPER situps.
25 Iron Crosses OYO. Switch. 25 Iron Crosses OYO.
Put your blocks away and circle up.
Moleskin:
It’s been 5 years. 5 years of making friends, talking trash, doing stupid stuff, making more friends, becoming a better human being, relying on said friends, doing more stupid stuff, rinse and repeat, etc., etc.
Some of my highlights in the past 5 years have been:
– Still working out with Stage Coach and Neckbrace who were at my very first workout 5 years ago.
– That time I ran a half-marathon one Saturday, did a GoRuck Heavy the next Saturday, and then ran the most miles for my P200 team the next Saturday.
– That time I helped carry a telephone pole across the Ravenel Bridge during my GoRuck Heavy (I know JD wants to hear the story….again.)
– That time I brought a yoga ball for handball and like 4 people got hurt.
– That time I Q’d the Mud Run and gave such a motivating speech to rev everyone up that Arrears said it made him want to go home and make a baby (he’s had 3 since then…so…go me?)
– That time I got hit in the face by Moose with a handball.
– That time I got hit in the head by Booster with a handball.
– That time I got hit in the back by Uncle Rico with a handball and had a handball imprint for a week.
– That time I had just about all of FiA hating me.
– That time I Q’d an hour Saturday workout and 2 minutes in announced we wouldn’t be getting of the ground for the entire workout.
– That time I started off the workout by making everyone do 100 burpees.
– When I was voted Mr. Beastmode and Most Creative Q at the Christmas Party.
– When I was asked to be AOQ
– Every time I helped give someone a nickname. Except JD. I tried hard to get that one changed. Sorry bro.
– Every friend I’ve made in the last 5 years.
– Every time someone tells me “Good Q”.
– Every time I see someone new show up.
I’ve been called Pothole, P-hole, hole of the Pot, Asshole, hole P, Potholio, Master P, hot pole, and others I can’t remember. But I’ll always be Pothole and I’ll always push you. And I’ll always be beside you, never above you.
Thanks brothers.