Sufficient Circles of Pain and Suffering

Sufficient Circles of Pain and Suffering

QIC: Van Gogh

Date: 10/26/2017

PAX: Harm, Sgt Shultz, Goofy, Undertow, Palin Zima, Wobegon, Short Sale, Singing Cowboy, Plunger, TPS (Firmer FNG Alan Helms), Van Gogh

YHC was happy to be back to Qing at TRQ, and I had a spring in my step this morning, whistling a tune walking up to the PAX before launch time. It was time for some static work, inspired by the Howling Monkey somewhat. No need for boring cadences or tabata today! Also, YHC felt the need to state our mission too our FNG this morning:

“To plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.”

Warm-o-rama

• SSH x 20 IC
• Abe Vigoda x 10 IC
• Lunge Walk from second to third island
• Bear Crawl to fourth island
• Mosey to Rock Quarry

The Thang

For all of today’s main exercises, PAX circled up with a Medium sized rock; All PAX held a static pose, while one pax did a called number of reps, working our way around the circle:

• Howling Monkey
  • Put rock under butts
  • On PAX turn, Monkey Humpers x 10 OYO
• Rocks on the Bus
  • PAX hold rock out in front and Drive the Bus
  • On PAX turn, lift rock up and down (Clean and Press x 10 OYO)
  • After every 2 PAX, change steering hold to: down, front, up, front
• Rock Wave
  • PAX hold rock overhead
  • On PAX turn, Skull Crushers x 1, 2, 3, 4 OYO
• Rock Pump
  • Pax hold bent over rock position (heads up!)
  • On PAX turn, Bent over row x 5, 5 OYO
• Rockee Circle
  • PAX plank on rocks
  • On PAX turn, go from plank hold into a rock held burpee x 1,2,3, finishing back at plank
• Rock Upper/Lower Curls
  • PAX hold rocks and keep arms at 90 degrees
  • On PAX turn, do 10 upper half curls, return to 90 degrees
  • On PAX next turn, do 10 lower half curls, return to 90 degrees

Merry Mary

• Merkins x 15 IC
• American Hammer x 10 IC
• Scissor Merkins x 5 IC
• LBC x 10 IC
• Diamond Merkins x 10 IC
• Penguin Crunch x 10 IC
• Ranger Merkins x 10 IC
• Juanita x 10 IC
• Wide Merkins x 10 IC
• Freddy Mercury x 10 IC
• Staggered Merkins R x 10 IC
• Box Cutter x 15 IC
• Staggered Merkins L x 10 IC
• Flutter Kicks x 10 IC
• Merkins x 15 IC

CoT

• Welcome to TPS, aka former FNG Alan Helms! Alan is a strategic IT director for a big company in town, he’s been friends with Plunger for a long time and said he’ll be back!
• Prayer request for I-beam and Torque’s wives, who are both expecting, that their pregnancies continue to go well
• Lifted up Whirly who just lost his mother
• YHC took us out giving thanks, lifting up out prayer requests, asking for our blessings to motivate us throughout the day

NMM

• The PAX were very impatient this morning, not wanting to wait around for YHC to finish the obligatory disclosure for our FNG.
• Obviously they were just trying to clear out before @Palin arrived, about 3 minutes late (which is infinitely better than Fartsacking).
• “Non-running workout” means the PAX should expect some bear crawls and lunge walks by now.
• YHC heard regrets from the PAX about not giving in their shirts because it was cold. YHC said to embrace it and let it all hang out.
• #Kobains to @Plunger who is working through a shoulder injury, and modified his Bear Crawl with a continued Lunge Walk, only to get Lunge Walk called again!
• Monkey Humpers above a rock is quite a site. More like laying an egg!
• At least ten comments were made about the other workouts available during singer of they more miserable portions of today’s Beatdown.
• The history of #TRQ came up, with the PAX wishing @Goofy hadn’t started the AO three(!) years ago.
  • @Goofy admitted he selfishly started it because he had hurt his knee and wanted a non running workout… he admitted regret coming out today.
• Other questions came up about this being a running group… our FNG must have been so confused.
• The PAX pointed out come plank/rock burpee time that none of the Fs stood for fun.
• Clearly the Beatdown was enjoyed by all based on the MC topics of conversation!
• For future reference, a @Zima Medium rock is a small boulder, which is an Alaskan pebble when @Palin subs in to use it.
• Sgt Schultz wondered what we were going to do with 10 minutes left at the end… all the PAX enjoyed Merry Mary.
  • YHC thinks it is catching on, and more PAX are asleep starting to understand it is quite contrary indeed.
• Nice to meet Harm this morning, who had been out for a solid week now! (And just created his f3ws website account today too!)
• Great time this morning gentlemen, strong work by all!
• Thanks for the keys, @ShortSale!