Bells and Whistles 12/1
QIC: Interference
Date: 12/1/21
PAX: Bluto, BALCO, Zuck, The Singing Cowboy, Special, Atrophy, Manscape (WD), Lemming, Airbag, Interference, BAM, Poncho, Tigger, Woodpecker
A mighty PAX of 14 showed up at the Greenbrier Farm clubhouse lot this morning for the weekly installment of the city’s – nay, the Piedmont’s – finest kettlebell workout set to music. The PAX knew the Q was still a bit salty from a certain coach leaving a certain storied college football program. Fortunately, for them, the Q is also lazy. And rather than create a killer workout based on the anger I was feeling Monday night, YHC instead dusted off a fan favorite that has been showing up on BnW workouts once a year since the beginning.
Weather was mid-30’s and clear.
Three for the pre-ruck (Atrophy, TSC, Tigger). And BALCO RIRO’ed per usual.
WARM-o-RAMA consisted of SSH, IST, Hillbillies, Whirlies (with a clap), Copperhead Squats, Butt Kickers, High Knees, Power Skips (Zuckerburgs), and Tempo Merkins. We held a high plank while instructions were given.
The THANG:
A song was played and 3 exercises given. PAX complete 15 reps of each exercise and continue to cycle through the 3 exercises until the song finishes. After each song was played, we ran up the Old Pfafftown Hill to a mailbox of my designation.
The exercises:
- Merkins, Skull Crushers, Curls
- Renegade Row Right, Renegade Row Left, Freddie Merc
- Goblet Squat, Military Press, American Hammer
- Squat Jumps, Bent Over Rows, Low Flutter
- Lunge Press, Upright Row, Mountain Climber
- Moroccan Night Club, Jack Reacher, Arm Swirly things
- MARY – Peter Parker, Mutton Crunch Left, Mutton Crunch Right
The Songs:
- Don’t Stop Me Now (Queen)
- Enter Sandman (Metallica)
- Pride (U2)
- The Rising (Springsteen)
- Crazy Train (Ozzy)
- Paint it Black (Stones)
- Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town (Springsteen) – it’s December, after all.
NMM:
- If anyone is looking to buy YHC a Christmas gift, a serviceable outdoor Bluetooth speaker would be at the top of my list. I thought I was doing well when I got my speakers to pair with my phone. But, for some reason, the volume was so low that nobody could really hear the music.
- The south side of the parking lot smelled awful – much worse than the usual mix of sweat and ass that we get at most workouts. It was determined that this was more likely related to stinky mulch. But some blamed Poncho
- In related news, Poncho missed 15 minutes of the workout to run home and take care of some business. He hasn’t been posting much lately, so even 30 minutes of Poncho was enough to make the PAX happy.
- The over/under on Zuck’s arrival was 5:32. All who had the “Under” cashed. However – he showed up sans kettlebell, had to borrow TSC’s, and ended up starting late anyway.
- The mumblechatterers (esp BAM) were in full effect today. And between Brian Kelly and the shitty speakers, YHC was an easy target.
- Sweet Tea wasn’t there, but he was there in spirit as many PAX were wearing their new F3 caps that he gifted us last week.
- Airbag removed some layers of clothing during the workout, which I took as a sign that it was sufficient.
- YHC is not so familiar with a large number of PAX just refusing to do an exercise. In the next-to-last song, with all of the shoulder work, about half of the PAX just stopped doing the exercises. They didn’t even try to fake it. They just stood around and chatted.
- Being generous, I offered the alternative to do an extra-long run up the hill.
- Bluto advised the PAX to remember to get out Elf on the Shelf for their kids, this being the beginning of December. Lemming (older and wiser) advised PAX who haven’t started the Elf on the Shelf tradition with their kids to never do so in the first place.
We offered prayer requests for Woodpecker’s college roommate’s parents, and Giles’ wife. YHC took us out.
As always, it was an honor and a privelege. Thanks for calling my number, Atrophy.
