Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2019
AO: The Jimmy (Jim Warren Park)
QiC: Shoota
PAX: Maytag, Bartman, Foosball, Gig'em, Yoda, Delorean, Import, Tuna, HackFace, Wilson, Banana Boat, House Arrest, Hoser, Nickelback, Dukey, Braddock, Shocker & Macaroni.
Warm-o-rama - got in some extra due to the cold weather today. Time to start ensuring the group is warm, we don't need any injuries! Gotta stay healthy.
SSHs in cadence
BACs in cadence
Back BACs in cadence
WMHs OYO
Good mornings OYO
ATMS - 16 each of alternating shoulder taps, tempo merkins and merkins
During the Warmorama I mentioned to the group we have the fitness challenge coming up in just over a week and that today we were going to start preparing. I absolutely intend for our group to take down the competition so lets get right and start preparing for battle!
The Thang
Mosey around the corner to get away from the parked cars and find us some room. First up, 20 hand release burpees and then bear crawl around the corner to the second light, approximately 100 yards away. Might have been a little more, but nothing prepares you better than going further that the competition requires. Squats waiting on the six. Mosey back to the starting line. This time let's do the hand release burpees and crab walk the same distance. Crab walk proved a little more difficult for the group as we apparently have a number of half men/half bears amongst us. Delorean proved he is half crab and managed to push the group and finish well out in front, shout out! Al Gore's while we wait, then squats and finally Spicoli's. As we did the Spicoli's YHC reminded the PAX to pray for our brother Spicoli as he continues to wage a battle against cancer.
Time to mosey. Head over to the basketball courts for the remainder of the entertainment. Line up on the sideline, spread out! The above training won't be enough to battle against our brothers from Nashville, Nolensville and Spring Hill. We'll need to be better. Let's get there by doing 11s. 1 burpee on this sideline (hand release if you need to shake it up), 10 squats on the opposite sideline. Keep adjusting so everything adds up to 11...2 burpees & 9 squats...3 burpees & 8 squats...simple enough. But wait, the mode of transportation will be crawl bear to the far side and walk crab back! That proved to be the killer! It took some time, as expected, but everyone absolutely killed it!
Instead of circle of mary, we did a line of mary. 20 WWIIs, 20 Pam Andersons and flutter kicks in cadence until the 6 was in...got to 40.
Prayer requests - Lift up our boy Banana Boat as he has to make some difficult decisions in the coming future about the positive influences in his life and how best to navigate who he surrounds himself with.
Moleskin:
I still get nervous every time I get the honor of Q'ing. It doesn't matter how many times you have done it, you still get that feeling in the pit of your stomach that keeps you up the night before. This group has become so impressive. Everyone has gotten stronger so the need to push harder exists every time we step into the gloom. You can't "wing a Q" any longer, this group has become such a group of studs that if you don't have a plan you're going to cheat yourself and everyone involved. I love that, it pushes us to be so much more and achieve what we are truly capable of. If you haven't stepped up and led a workout, I can't encourage you enough to take the leap. It gives you a whole new appreciation for what this group is capable of. You can plan something that seems impossible and then watch as the group dominates it with ease. Great work men....keep pushing the limits and remember that there is no growth in the comfort zone!
-Shoota
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