Retread Pain at TRQ
QIC: SGT Schultz
Date: 27 September 2018
PAX: Argyle, BAM, Burlap, SGT Schultz, TPS, Turnover, Uncle Fester, Wobegon, Ziggy Stardust
Q: SGT Schultz
Date: September 27, 2018
The PAX: Argyle, BAM, Burlap, SGT Schultz, TPS, Turnover, Uncle Fester, Wobegon, Ziggy Stardust
Because the weather forecast for Thursday morning was 90% rain, YHC had planned a Tabata style workout under the shelter/awning of the drop-off line in front of the school. Alas, it did not rain, leaving YHC disappointed and relatively unprepared. Consequently, YHC shamelessly and mercilessly reprised a workout from my last Q at TRQ back in June, and tweaked it a little bit. Here’s what happened:
The workout went something like this:
WARMARAMA:
- SSHs
- Hillbillies
- Arm Swirly Things (fwd)
- Arm Swirly Things (rev)
- Abe Vigodas
- Whirly’s With the Clap
- Mountain Climbers
THE THANG:
Part I: Extended DORA With Rocks
Mosey to the rock quarry to select a rock of medium weight, one that would be lifted in some manner several hundred times. Then mosey to the side of the school near the locked gate. From there, the PAX paired off into teams of 2 (one Team had 3 PAX) for an extended DORA experience with their rocks.
While Team Member # 1 performed the exercises with his rock, Team Member # 2 ran as fast as he could to a pair of lights posted approximately 60 meters away, performed 5 Burpees, and returned to his team mate. Flapjack until each Team completed 100 reps of each exercise before moving on to the next exercise in the list.
- Overhead Press x 100
- Skull Crushers x 100
- Upright Rows x 100
- Curls x 100
- Halos x 100
- Bent Over Rows x 100
- Hand Release Merkins x 100
- Front Raises x 100
After all Teams had completed 100 reps of the final exercise, the rocks were returned to their rightful places at 0605 hours . During the course of the DORA, we covered approximately 1.6 miles and lifted a whole lot of granite.
Part 2: Mike Tyson Squat Workout
Mosey most of the way back to the WARMARAMA parking lot, stopping at a traffic island where YHC passed out bundles of 10 Index cards with which to perform the Mike Tyson Squat Workout as described below:
Each PAX lined his index cards up in a line stretching ahead of him, with each card 2-4 inches apart. Standing over the first card, squat down and pick up the first card off of the ground (to do so requires squatting low and holding the squat long enough to pick up the card off of the pavement). Step ahead to the second card. Squat down again to place the first card on top of the second card. Now empty handed, squat down and pick up each card in the pile, one at a time – one squat per card. With all index cards in the pile now in hand, move ahead to the third card, putting each card in your hand down on top of the third card, one squat per card. Empty handed once more, pick up each card, one squat at a time. Proceed with this pattern — squatting to put each card down and then squatting to pick each card back up — until you’ve moved through all ten cards in the line.
YHC didn’t count the total number of squats completed, but it was a lot.
MARY:
Mosey back to the parking lot for Mary performed democratically, with the PAX calling out their favorite Mary tunes as we went around the circle until 0615.
COT:
- BAM asked for thoughts and prayers for the family of Samantha Davis, a Union Pines (Moore County) High School Senior who collapsed and died at a cross country meet in Charlotte on Monday.
- Turnover took us out, thanking our Lord for His many Blessings and praying for His intercession in the lives of all of us
The workout was accompanied by 70’s funk music, including tunes by The Commodores, James Brown, KC and the Sunshine Band, Three Dog Night, WAR, Wild Cherry and The Village People.
Thanks for the keys, Wobegon! A pleasure and honor to lead.
