TSC Redux
QIC: SGT Schultz
Date: August 20, 2019
PAX: Full Upright Position, La-Z-Boy, Litterbox, Root Canal, Schneider, SGT Schultz, Turnover, Wobegon
Having been the Site Q at #Parliament (located way over in Clemmons every Tuesday morning) for a good while, YHC hasn’t had the privilege of experiencing the ambience of #Flatline very often. In fact, I’ve only posted at #Flatline when I’ve Q’d there (which I believe is twice, counting this one). Consequently, because I don’t know the ground rules of #Flatline very well, YHC committed the unpardonable sin of conducting a WARMARAMA before getting into the workout. THE HORROR!! (This is the kind of misstep that can get your fired from being a Q/Site Q!)
The morning went something like this:
WARMARAMA: SSHs, ISTs, Seal Claps, Whirly’s With A Clap, Abe Vigodas, Standing Hamstring Stretches, Seated Butterfly/Groin Stretch
THE THANG: YHC shamelessly plagiarized a simple but brilliant workout that The Singing Cowboy had led about 2-3 years ago during Urban Assault, back when it met in the First Presbyterian parking lot. It was just as grueling yesterday as I remembered it being years ago.
The PAX started together in the middle of the parking lot, where YHC had posted some lights for visibility, some dumbbells and kettlebells ranging from 10lbs to 35lbs, some 80’s Hair Metal music to rock out to, and a Weinke. The Weinke stated as follows:
- Burpees x 5
- Ranger Merkins x 10
- Crunchy Frogs x 15
- Kettlebell/Dumbbell Swings x 15
- Monkey Humpers x 20
- Skull Crushers x 20
- Upright Rows x 25
- Squats x 25
- Overhead Press x 25
- Calf Raises x 30
The workout consisted of a pyramid. The PAX performed 5 Burpees, then ran around the parking lot (approximately 1/5 of a mile) and back to the starting point. This time perform 5 Burpees but add 10 Ranger Merkins, then run around the parking lot again. Return to the start point, perform 5 Burpees, 10 Ranger Merkins, and add 15 Crunchy Frogs, then run around the parking lot again. Continue onward, adding the next exercise to the pyramid and using weights of your choice where appropriate/desired (Skull Crushers, Kettlebell/Dumbbell Swings, Overhead Presses, etc.).
We continued nonstop until time ran out. Root Canal and Litterbox led the way, but everybody got their money’s worth. I’m pretty sure that everyone made it at least to the Overhead Press stage of the pyramid, which meant that at a minimum, everyone ran about 1.8-2.0 miles, did 45 Burpees, 80 Ranger Merkins, 105 Crunchy Frogs, 90 Kettlebell Swings, 100 Monkey Humpers, 80 Skull Crushers, 75 Upright Rows, 50 Squats, and 25 Overhead Presses, and maybe 30 Calf Raises. The humidity just added to the fun. In any event, there wasn’t much mumble chatter as everyone was busy getting after it.
COT
- Schmedfest is this weekend
- Schmedfest pre-blast get together tonight (Wednesday) at Foothills Tasting Room at 3800 Kimwell Drive (off of Stratford Road) in Winston, starting at about 6:00 pm
- Prayers for students, teachers and parents as kids of all ages head back to school, or to school/college for the first time
- YHC prayed us out, thanking our Lord for His many blessings, and asking Him to use us to spread the Good News!
Thanks for the Keys, PETA!
