The Sherpa

QIC: Zima

Date: 6/21/18

PAX: Wobegon, Van Gogh, Ziggy Stardust, Palin (WB, although he can’t remember his age correctly), Ink Spot (WD), Zima (QIC)

Title: The Sherpa
Date: The 21st of June in the year 2018
Weather: 73°, 89% humidity, clear skies
Q: Zima
PAX: Wobegon, Van Gogh, Ziggy Stardust, Palin (WB, although he can’t remember his age correctly), Ink Spot (WD), Zima (QIC)

An Ode to the Rock Quarry

At TRQ, short running is a parameter.

In an email, Sir Burlap made that clear.

Can I write an entire backblast in iambic pentameter?

F- No. I’m not Billy Shakespeare.

Enough with this lyrical gangsta sh!t. I think I’ve been reading too many Dr. Seuss bedtime stories. Let’s just find out what we did today.

Warm-o-rama.

SSH
Hillbillies
Whirlies
Abe Vigoda
Elbow Spider Plank

Beatdown.

Let’s go look for some rocks. I hear the quarry is a good place to start.

The plan is to go up and down, like being in an elevator or riding a roller coaster or climbing a mountain. Each set builds on the previous one, so you do all of the preceding exercises until you get to the new one, then do them all again in reverse order. After each set, run around the circle – carrying the rock is optional. Plank for the six after each set so all PAX start the new set together.

Set 10: Deep Lunges x 15
Set 9: Rock Swings x 15
Set 8: Overhead Squat x 15
Set 7: Mountain Climbers x 15
Set 6: Overhead Press x 15
Set 5: Heels to Heaven x 15
Set 4: Curls x 15
Set 3: Straight Leg LBCs x 15
Set 2: Merkins x 15
Set 1: Burpees x 5

Example: On set 5, you will do burpees, merkins, straight leg lbcs, curls, heels to heaven, curls, straight leg lbcs, merkins, burpees, run a lap.

Mary.

Ain’t no time for that!

The rescue helicopter came to get us. We’re done.

Today’s Q’s Random Musings:

The workout was not hard enough for Wobegon. He didn’t even a break a sweat. Seriously. It was weird.
As proof that with age, does not come wisdom, Ink Spot did an EC run before the beatdown. Either that or he expected YHC to provide a rather easy workout. Perhaps YHC should be insulted. In fairness, he might have been right. I’m not sure the man was even winded by the end. In fact, I think he wanted to keep going.
We need to have a serious conversation about cadence. The Q’s cadence was spot on today. It was the other 5 “participants” that couldn’t keep up and caused the disruption. When the sequential counting responses come delayed, the Q is perfectly within his right to proceed to the next set at the appropriate time. We can’t be waiting around for you to figure out what number comes after 5. Don’t try to hijack the cadence and slow up the Q! What is this, amateur hour? #PickUpthePaceSally
The mumble chatter started quite strong this morning. Palin, especially, had a hard keeping his trap shut. There’s one in every crowd.
As we climbed higher up the mountain today, the MC noticeably decreased. Must have been the oxygen depletion at that altitude.
Van Gogh proved how manly he was by carrying his rock around the circle. And this should not surprise anyone that he often finished his exercises first. But let’s be honest, his form is kind of lacking, right?
Ink Spot very emphatically denied the buddy carry ride around the circle from Palin, then proceeded to run by him.
Ziggy is going to finish sets 9 and 10 when he gets home.
Can we get an age test on Ink Spot? Maybe if we cut him open, we can count the rings? There is no way that dude is a double respect. No freaking way. He was smoking the rest of the PAX today. I can’t even say that I wish I’ll be able to do that when I’m his age. All I can say is that I wish I’ll be able to do that when I’m 20 years YOUNGER than where he is now!!!!
Rust Bucket is definitely going to have some truck envy when he sees the beauty that Palin is driving.
#QFail on last night’s preblast tweet. YHC mistakenly tagged some dude named @wobegon, instead of @wobegon_f3. Oops. In my defense, the rhyme worked.

Announcements:

Palin is going to strategically bury $100 bills around the Impossible Situation AO. In four months, he’s going to come into a rather large sum of money. Perhaps he should think about a new paint job for that sweet truck of his.
#QFail: We went almost 2 minutes over time this morning. Van Gogh will refund those two minutes at #UrbanAssault tomorrow.
Rumors abound about Ultimate Frisburpee on Saturday at I.S. Ask Palin about the 100 briefcases and uh, the uh, future duchesses. This backblast is going on the public interwebs so I’m going to censor my commentary at this point and let Palin explain in person.
Shmedfest. August 25.
Order F3 Winston-Salem Shirts
Hanes Park workouts are changing their launch locations to Meadowlark Elementary School. Oops, I mean Brunson Elementary School. On a related note, Mayhem – the Premier Wednesday Workout – is not changing its launch location.

Those struggling with addiction.
Ziggy’s air conditioning.

Dearest Wobegon, the damn mountain goat stole the keys. Hope you have an extra set.

Zima out.

The Sherpa