Flatline 11/5/19
QIC: Palin
Date: 11/5/19
PAX: Litterbox, toot canal, burns, Zima, cheesesteak, Van Gogh, wobegon, run down, Booboo, HOG, $5 Footlong, palin
A few weeks ago I saw an advertisement for a free workout session as some sort of launch party for F45, some new-fangled bootcamp workout deal coming to town. Despite hearing others express interest in showing up in full F3 regalia, Zima and YHC showed up to represent. It occurred to me that I could attempt to replicate the $38/week (yes per week!) goodness that we experienced at an upcoming workout that I shared with the PAX this morning.
A few differences were noted this morning:
| F45 | F3 |
| introductory price of $38/wk | Free! |
| professional DJ at the workout | my M’s pink bluetooth speaker |
| paid instructors that are happy to help you with the proper form
|
Van Gogh |
| paid instructors that will happily take a break from high-fiving to show you up for a few reps | Zima, showing you up all the time |
| Coed (~70% female) | All male |
| Societal norms are expected | Dr. Toot Canal, et al |
| Not a lot of talking among participants, despite my best efforts | Lots of MC directed at YHC |
| Was held indoors, as the grass was damp | Outdoors, all the time, though parking decks are appreciated some days |
| carpet on the floor to limit abrasions to hands and elbows | stinky, stinky gloves |
| paid instructors giving out high-fives, words of encouragement, and compliments | high-fives from YHC |
| matching shirts for the paid instructors to wear | Hey, we have that too, but you have to buy your own. Speaking off, order is open now for delivery by the celebration of the birth of Christ! |
| at the conclusion of the workout, participants walked out in awkward anonymity, trying their best to not talk to anyone else | COT, thoughtful questions, expressions of vulnerability, genuine concern |
Mosey around the block, then back to the parking lot and circle up for :
tabata – 40 seconds on, 20 seconds off (most PAX opted for an active rest with IW or SSH, since Zima will yell at you if you ever stop moving during flatline). Each exercise was done for 2 cycles, back to back, before moving to the next exercise. Once all 3 sets were done, we completed all 3 sets again.
Set 1:
-mtn climber
-skipping lunges
-jacknife/crunch (4 and 4)
set 2:
-burpee
-inchwork
-ice skater
set 3:
-merkin
-oblique plan
-squat thruster (4x lower 1/2 squat, 4x squat jumps)
Mary by committee.
Lots of fun was had. Several PAX pondered what all those extra F’s were for. Lot’s of ridicule of YHC’s execution of a professionally prepared plan. Some threats of weinke exposure.
In all seriousness, I am glad that F45 is coming to town and wish them success. I do not view it as a zero sum game where someone signing up there takes away from a potential new PAX. They have their reasons for signing up for F45, and if/when they come to recognize F3 as an appropriate alternative for the fitness routine, they’ll be that much better equipped. And then they’ll find out about those other 2 F’s. So everyone’s a winner!
Honored to lead, hope you got your money’s worth.
1 Comment
5$ Footlong
I still stuck on Zima wearing sleeves this morning…I mean we did a perfectly executed F45 workout at Flatline and too many sleeves were present…
That and YHC is slightly hurt more F’s weren’t on display in the BB…
Freedom
First
Funk
Facts
Frogs
Festivals
Funyuns
All of these were left out….
Seriously, solid leadership regardless of the amount of Fs.
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