Left-hand Turns
Date: December 13, 2018
Pax: Root Canal (Dr.Toot), Palin (belt buckle), Burlap (Rainman), Zima (the beast without an inhaler), Snooki (got lost and found WIB), Thistle (WIB puppet master), Greenspan (QIC)
WIB is, in YHC’s opinion, the “premier” DashPax workout. It provides an opportunity for pushing one-self as much as one desires, aspires, & perspires, and mixes comparable amounts of running (YHC’s relative strength) and bootcamp (not YHC’s strength) exercises. Thistle provided YHC with the honor of Qing this week’s installment. But the weather….
What originally started out as a plan at Moore Elementary involving many, many pullups evolved into a Grand Prix race between Zima and Snooki in the Piedmont Plaza parking deck while the rest of us participated in a NASCAR-style circuit through the AO, meaning “just turn left at each corner”.
A mild, abbreviated disclaimer was whispered, and we started.
Warmarama (IC):
- SSHs x 15
- Seal claps x 15
- Forward ASTs x 10
- Backward ASTs x 10
- Whirly’s venereal disease
Let’s go!
The Thang:
We entered the parking deck. Snooki had assisted YHC with dispersing Weinkes to the corners of the three lower levels of the deck prior to the arrival of the other pax to guide them in the bootcamp aspect of the workout. At each passage of the entrance to the deck, pax were to run to Miller Street and back. Hence:
- Hand-walking BTTW for 10 feet
- Low Dolly x 10 (+5 each circuit)
- Run to Miller Street and back
- Hand-release Burpees with a plank jack x 5 (+1 each circuit)
- Jump shots x 10 (+5 each circuit)
- Monkey humpers x 10 (+5 each circuit)
- Alphabet
- Run to Miller Street and back
- Repeato
Everyone completed 4+ circuits. We moseyed to Miller Street one last time and then back to the launch.
COT:
Announcements:
- December 15th (this Saturday): F3/FIA Christmas Party at Brookberry Farm Club House. $10/person entry.
Prayer Requests:
- Keith Vest, BooBoo’s brother in law, undergoing chemo;
- YHC’s father, who begins radiation and chemo on12/26;
- For F3 men to be aware and seeking out the lonely, lost, and heartbroken during this time of the year, both in our families and in our other spheres of life.
YHC took us out echoing Thistle’s good word to love on that who do not experience the joy of the season.
NMM:
It was good to be with these men, these friends, particularly after the snowfall canceled the early-week workouts.
Zima and Snooki pushed each other throughout, step for step. YHC managed to stay on the same parking deck level as them for the majority of the workout and overhead much discussion about whether Zima needs an inhaler. YHC is also thankful for the fellowship with and help from Snooki in preparing the AO. YHC hopes he finds his way back to a Thursday workout.
Palin, who finished 3rd in his age group in the Mistletoe 5k two weeks past(!), was strong as usual. He’s got the mental edge that YHC envies. He also has a belt buckle, thankfully.
Thistle encouraged others throughout. YHC doesn’t understand Zima’s critique that Thistle runs his mouth all the time. YHC thinks that’s another one of Zima’s tools to push himself into superhuman status. Thistle was also thankful that the increment on the hand-release burpee jacks was only one for each circuit.
It’s been said before, but Burlap and Root Canal are what YHC aspires to be when YHC grows up.
YHC is thankful to Thistle for the opportunity to lead. YHC recruited Snooki to look for the lost keys in the deck. He’ll bring them back to Piedmont Plaza next week since he doesn’t understand the migratory theme of WIB.
