Who’s Counting (aka: Hot Pants Has a Virginal Q)

Who’s Counting (aka: Hot Pants Has a Virginal Q)

Posted on behalf of Hot Pants

Warm Up

• SSH x 19
• IW x 20
• Windmills x 20
• Goofballs x 20 something

The Thang

• Mosey to rock pile at side of school
• Deck of Death = excercies categorized by suits and executed by the value on the face 2 through Ace (14)
  • hearts = Tempo Merkins
  • diamonds = alternated between LBC’s, Pretzel Crunches and Reverse Crunches OYO
  • clubs = Copperhead Squats
  • spades = Curls to Overhead to Tricep Extensions with rock OYO

Ice9 takes the Q.  (Ice9 insertion:  Hot Pants signed up for the first 15 minutes, and handled 40 minutes like it was nothing. No looking at his watch, no hesitation, no apologies, no mercy!  It was awesome. The guy is a pro and was born to lead.) Finishes out the hour with sprints with plank-o-rama, mountain climbers and rock jumps between

Moleskin

• Had my routine planned for my first lead in a shared Q at Commitment. However, it felt awfully plagiarized from other workouts. I decided to visit the exercise lexicon for some assistance. There it was the “Deck of Death”. This changed everything. Finally decided on some traditional exercises that also concentrated on form, which has been highlighted recently in many backblasts.
• I had visions of blanking out like Johnny Manziel in the Snickers commercial where he’s leading the lady’s exercise group instructing them “now do some of these…alright, now do this” all while do some gyrations that looked like chicken wing arm circles. The real problem came with counting. Not so much the cadence, but I found my mind wandering to what was to happen next and completely lost track of how many reps we had already done. There were also moments in the DOD that I found the air escaping my lungs in such a rapid manner, that I apparently had no control over, that it caused an inflection in my voice that sounded like an indication that the exercises was to end. Although my counting lead to some brief confusion and hesitations I was lucky to have an experienced PAX that knew the routine and carried me through.
• The routine took up more time than I thought it would but that didn’t hamper Ice9’s ability to crush the PAX with the time remaining. There may have been a little more to the exercises that occurred between the sprints but I quit paying attention once I started seeing spots. I did hear some mumble chatter from Bratwurst and Ice9 about Dasher getting head starts on the sprints. There was some heavy competition between the speedsters. After it was over heard Bratwurst ask on which side your appendix was located.
• Extra credit goes to Bratwurst and Dasher for the 5:30 trail run before Commitment. Believe it’s a five mile loop.
• Goofballs were another exercise I picked up from the lexicon and one I’ll use again for nothing more than the entertainment value. Really felt in control at that point, kind of like picturing everyone in their underwear when speaking to a large crowd.
• DOD would probably be better in warmer months. Can’t wear gloves and maneuver through a deck of cards.
• Glad to have Frack back out at the site. Strong work. Showed his toughness before we ever even started by showing up wearing shorts.
• I appreciate the time I get to spend with you gentlemen and all of the support and encouragement so graciously shown me. Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

Announcements

• Stonehenge will be converging at Commitment on Valentine’s day. If you have had a problem with Commitment in the past, no better time to get over it.
• Sign ups for BRR And Mudrun are now open. See weekly email or website for details.

  Q school next Saturday (6 am workout launches from arboretum abc store. Q school is 7-8)