Minivan Madness – Flatline 1/28

Minivan Madness – Flatline 1/28

QIC: Burns

Date: 1/28/20

Pax: H.O.G., Turnover, Van Gogh, Wobegon, BAM (WD), Palin, Chisel, $5 Footlong, Bevo, Burns (Q, WB)

YHC has posted at Flatline for a while, and has always enjoyed being the six. Plenty of beastly men frequent this workout, and I knew I had to come up with something to satisfy these HIMs that also allowed for me to keep up – sounds like DORA to me. Except more hardcore.

The thang:

2 Burpees right at 0530 with the plug for Mayhem tomorrow – it serves as my official preblast.

Travelling WOR from the First Pres Parking lot to the unnamed park with the placard commemorating Salem Waterworks. Exercises included SSHs, HR Merkins, ISTs, Jump Squats, and Arm Swirlys forward and backward. Mission was stated and 4/5 core principles were recited along the way.

YHC took the time to pick the biggest rocks out of the rock pile at the back for our use – pax were instructed to pair up and for each pair to get a pair of rocks for our main event.

DORA’s hardcore Rock’n’roll cousin:

Partner A perform exercise AMRAP, Partner B run the loop and stopping at any bench along the way for 10 dips.

300 curls

300 American hammers

300 squat thrusters

Mosey back to launch for Mary fun

Forming a single file line appx. 50 yds from the wall at the end of the parking lot, one pax called an exercise for the rest of the group to perform AMRAP while they either broad jump, bear crawl, or lunge walk to the wall and mosey back.  We made it through 9 rounds, consisting of low flutters, merkins, van goghdas, jump squats, cobra twists, plank hold, dying cockroaches, juanitas, and another exercise that will remain nameless because of my poor recollection skills.

NMM:

6 PAX joined together for a 2 mile EC run beforehand – pace was sub-8:00 which stretched my comfort zone a little bit. Appreciate the push from HOG (who set the route), VG, Bevo, Palin, and Turnover.

3 PAX showed up in their family man minivans, which was of some note to those who had commented on VG’s prior to the run and is the subject of the title of this backblast.

YHC forgot that our workouts were free while reciting the core principles, much to the consternation of the present PAX. Thankfully the nantan was elsewhere today. I did remember the other 4 principles!

BAM had some MC going during the beginning of our DORA, but quickly realized he couldn’t count and talk at the same time.  Most other pax must have agreed, because there was nothing but the beautiful sounds of us getting AFTER it today.

VG pointed out that by using the rocks for American hammers following the curls, I was working out the biceps again. This was not the intended effect.

Palin proved to be an excellent partner for the morning. Thanks for picking up my slack.

I saw some dudes flying around the loop, pretty sure Turnover and Bevo were all-American track stars in high school.

H.O.G., Chisel and Wobegon didn’t say a word the entire workout and didn’t really seem all that phased at the end. Not that this should shock anyone.

$5 moves pretty good for a guy who’s been banged up the past few months. Great to see him working hard this morning.

The mosey back up 2^nd street was a helluva lot slower after the main event than it was at the end of the EC run.

Pax were very appreciative of Bevo calling for the cobra twists. It was the stretch we didn’t know we needed in our lives not just at that moment, but at all moments henceforth.

All options of modes of transportation to the wall were used.

Announcements:

• Snooki WIB Thursday @ Moore Elem.
• YHC Mayhem tomorrow #2Burpees. Launch is from Jamison Park
• Drinks for $5 Footlong’s Birthday at Radar Brewing Saturday night, 8:00 (pm, Van Gogh).
• $5 birthday Murph to kick off the new format for the Outhouse on Monday 2/3. See Greenspan’s preblast (here) for more details

Prayers:

$5’s father recovering from his heart situation

The homeless in our city

General thanksgiving

Thanks for the keys, $5. I threw them back with the rocks, and was careful not to hit the metal grate.