One More Time!

  • When:11/25/15
  • QIC: Young Love
  • The PAX: Baracus, John Deere, Oswald, Want Ad, Prohibition, Young Love


One More Time!

Being a Wednesday AO siteQ for the last 2.5 years, I was looking forward to broadening my horizons and checking out a new AO for the first time. Added benefit, I was invited to Q. A workout happened, mad fitness gains were made and fellowship was the happy byproduct. Arriving 10 minutes early to get my bearings, I quickly put a plan together and here is what we did:

  • Warmup run around the parking lot and track, circle up near middle of field for COP.
  • COP: SSHs, Speed Skaters, Squats, Merkins, Plank, Mtn Climbers
  • Brisk jog to the bottom of the bleachers for a stadium stair routine:
    • Warmup: 5x up and down, 75% effort
    • Set 1: 20 merkins, up/down 4x 20 derkins; repeato up/down 3x; repeato up/down 2x
    • Set 2: leap up stairs (2 or 3 in a single bound), run back down, 30 mtn climbers at bottom; repeato x2
    • Set 3: 20 single-leg squats, up/down 3x, 10 jump squats; repeato up/down 2s; repeato up/down 1x
  • Brisk jog to turf end zone for a taste of Anvil: the modified BLIMPS routine
    • 5 Burpees, 10 Lunges, 15 Imperial Walkers, 20 Merkins, 25 Plank Jacks, 30 Squats; run 20 yds, repeat using only BLIMP, run 20 yds, repeat using only BLIM … other end zone 5 burpees.
  • Circle up for quick Mary session involving flutters, LBCs and a brief TR thrust.
  • Mosey back to shovelflag for COT

Moleskine:

  • Thanks for the invite to Q, Baracus! I had a great time. Was going to do more Anvil-like programming, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity once I saw the stadium stairs. I think we all got our fill of stairs. Definitely an elevator day at work today.
  • Stair work was seemingly never ending, thus “one more time” became our rallying cry each and every time we attacked that artificial hill.
  • Nice to see some friendly faces and meet some new ones. Always great to get away from the routine and branch out once in a while.
  • Strong work by John Deere and Want Ad – always out in from of the PAX. Pro and I shared stairs (don’t worry, there was a railing to keep us from getting too close and personal) and he was always at least 1, more like 5, steps ahead of me. Definitely good motivation for my rehab – gotta keep pushing to get the lungs back!

Announcements:

  • Metro Thanksgiving convergence at AG – 7 AM – tomorrow (Thanksgiving). A51 PAX allowed to join in if they pay the toll.
  • A51 football game at Matthews Sportsplex for those who want to pound someone before they pound some turkey. Check out weekly email or contact Spackler for more details.

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Baracus
8 years ago

YL, thanks again brother. A good time was surely had by all. That was a lot of stairclimber get today… Thank goodness I’ll be driving today vs walking or climbing more stairs. My first time with BLIMPS today. Before today only a thing of legend…nice to get a taste and I think I’ll have to roll out the full version at a later date at The Charge! Great workout!

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