Normally YHC struggles to come up with a theme or material to recap what exactly transpires in the #Gloom every morning. Today was not one of those days. The COT alone (shirtless Mac, Pavarotti running from “The Law”) was classic. Add in the fact that apparently legs were exercised on Tuesday…After much complaining due to the first mile or so we moseyed around the AO…Direct quote from Ranger “Wah wah wah. You still hurt from something you did 2 days ago. You were the ONLY group to work out that day. Get over it!” #sarcasm #truth
I didn’t even mention we got completely soaked in the 3rd Act of the workout due to sprinklers, leading to all sorts of #mumblechatter chaos. ‘Twas a wonderful day.
And if I’m honest with you…it was something I was nervous about. Every Q, no matter how many times I’ve done it, always gives me a bit of the butterflies. It’s part stage-fright (that pre-game feeling) and part wondering if what we’re about to do is really challenging/acceptable/worth it. The truth, however, is that the Pax always encourage. They may give you grief or remind you this “looked better on paper”. But ultimately that doubt that I have is completely manufactured. It disappears the minute I step out of my car into the #Gloom & see other brothers willing to get up stupid-early in the morning and exercise just like me.
This last year has meant a lot to a lot of us. Lives (and bodies) have changed. Friendships have grown. Obstacles have been overcome. My challenge to myself and all the Pax as we go forward is to not be complacent. Don’t let those doubts, whatever they may be, get at you to where you think you’re not a part of this brotherhood. You may not be as fast, as strong or have the endurance you wish you had. You may not know every Pax by name or have the best planning for your Q.
The truth is…it doesn’t matter. By coming out every morning you’re moving one step closer to that goal. And you’ve got a group of men right beside you moving with you. THAT is truly worth celebrating.
Conditions: 58, clear, dry…then wet
The Thang:
Mosey by the school, over the bridge & to the darkest parking lot we could find (where Crypt originally split from Graveyard a year ago)
COP (IC)
SSH 30x
IW for Walker 20x
Lil Arm Circles 10 & 10
Windmill 20x
Merkins 10x
Squats 10x
Mosey over to Athletic Entrance road w/ a Graveyard fly-by added in for good measure.
BLIMPS!
Each exercise is done w/ a down & back sprint (length of 1 island) w/ Pax planking til all finish after each set
5 Burpees
10 Lunges
15 Imp Walkers
20 Merkins
25 Plank Jacks
30 Squats
Mosey Up Cemetery Hill
Mini-Plank-o-Rama until all convene
Mosey thru (/around/over) Candy Stripe’s gate to the Field o’ Dreams
2 bricks for every Pax (YHC counted prior to the workout to ensure everyone would have 2….and forgot that Boneyard Pax may be using them too. T-Claps to the Pax who chose a cinder block & are better this morning because of it.
BRICKWORK (IC)
Curls 10x
Shoulder Press 10x
Triceps Extension 10x
Upright Row 10x
Waterfall / The Wave!
All pax do curls while the 1st does 10 triceps extensions, then 10 upright rows.
Once the 1st is done w/ triceps extensions, the next starts. We go around the circle until all (ending w/ the Q) do both exercises. No telling how many curls were done.
Sidenote: The sprinklers were on when we arrived to the field. YHC steered the circle into a moderate area of wetness…but the zones changed mid-Waterfall, leading to everyone taking a sprinkler in the face (or back) multiple times during the exercise.
6 Min o’ Mary
Flutter Kicks 15x
Dying Cockroach 15x
Heel touches 15x
Russian Twist w/ a Twist (h/t Columbo) 15x
Mosey back to SF for COT & BOM.
Announcements:
-GoRuck & GRL coming in July
-Lex HS AO launch 1 week from today. Pre-Blast here. Be there!
-F3 Greenwood Launch this weekend. Pre-Blast here. Carpool from Publix 0515 on Saturday for anyone who wants to come #PayItForward
-KK Donut run tomorrow 0515 in the KK parking lot