Jazzy yoga burpees

Jazzy yoga burpees

10 PAX took their dose of the #DRP and ventured out to Ye Olde Scout Hut for some figurative and literal stretching at Gumby.

COLD OPEN:

After a minimally adequate disclaimer, we started in corpse pose while YHC read 1 Peter 5:6-8:

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” (ESV)

YHC talked about addressing the visible nerves of his 8/9-year-old flag football team before their first game a few weeks ago, telling them “nervous” can be okay, if you channel it the right way, but not to let “nervous” become “scared.” Isn’t it wonderful that we have a God who cares about us such that we can give over our anxieties to Him? But, there is a catch … more later …

THANG:

WARMUPS

From corpse:

• Hands above our head, making ourselves as “long” as we can.
• Move feet toward 6, knees up, and go through a series of windshield wipers
• Hands out in a T, knees fall to left and head to the right (flapjack)
• Left leg out, hug right knee (flapjack)

Move to table top:

• Cat/cow, following breathing
• Side bends, holding each side for 3-5 breaths
• Bird dog – left arm out, right leg back, out to 90 degrees and back (flapjack)
• Child’s pose, holding center, then left and right stretches for 3-5 breaths

Stand up for sun salutations, or, as YHC calls them when no one’s looking: Yoga Burpees. So, that meant 1 guided yoga burpee, followed by 3 OYO.

HOLD ME CLOSER, CHAIR AND DANCER

• Meet in mountain
• Sit back into chair, arms up
• Back to mountain, 1 yoga burpee OYO
• Back into chair, arms up, then arms out, back to chair, mountain, 1 YB OYO
• Back into chair, arms up, arms out, right leg back, left arm out into dancer. Back into chair, arms out, then up, then mountain, 1 YB OYO.

Repeato with requisite flapjacking on dancer.

WARRIOR DASH, BUT WITHOUT THE DASH

Start in mountain, step back into warrior 1, making sure hips are square, then warrior 2, back to warrior 1, then mountain, then 1 YB OYO.

Next round, add on a Booyah-inspired lean forward in warrior 2, then add on peaceful warrior and pyramid/triangle (YHC was confused as to the name of the one we were doing).

So, the final sequence was:

• Mountain
• Warrior 1
• Warrior 2 (with lean)
• Peaceful Warrior
• Pyratrianglemid
• Peaceful Warrior
• Warrior 2
• Warrior 1
• Mountain
• 1 YB OYO

Repeatos after the YB during the buildup, with requisite flapjacking to get right and left sides covered.

GOOD OL’ WIDE-LEGGED STRETCHING

Face the wall to YHC’s left/PAX’s right, spread legs.

Arms out and slow fold down to the middle. Touch the ground/mat. Walk hands back toward your 6, back out, then right side/left side.

Slowly back up. Repeato.

TRUNCATED PIGEON

Start in down dog, right leg back, swing through for pigeon. Try and get your elbows down. Move back up and flex your left leg up and try and grab it. Only the real overachievers such as High Tide and Madison pulled it off. The rest of us, YHC included, just grunted flexing our legs.

Unwind, move back into down dog, flapjack with left leg and OOPS TIME’S UP.

After a scramble to unwind from pigeon and briefly land back in corpse, YHC revisited the devo … yes, we have a God who cares for us and wants us to give Him our anxieties, but we must remember the first verse in the passage – we are to humble ourselves first, because, if there’s one thing that’s a certainty, it’s that we aren’t in charge, and we should always be humble as we approach the throne.

–30–

GREEN MOLESKINE:

There is a certain irony, given the devo, that YHC was a little nervous in his first venture as Q. The goal was to concentrate on quality versus quantity, so it was a lot of Gumby meat-and-potatoes with some slightly longer-than-average holds on each one, with the movement coming with the barrage of yoga burpees.

The workout music was, as usual, an adventure. We were using the SiriusXM app to stream in music. YHC started with some classical music until Horsehead piped up that it sounded like “Kill the Wabbit.” YHC quickly found something more Horsehead’s speed, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by the venerable Cyndi Lauper. There was a palpable disappointment amongst the PAX when we had to turn that down for the devo.

Related: Welcome back Horsehead.

Eventually, YHC settled on a jazz standards station. Ethereal in its own right, but a little more peppy than usual. Next time YHC promises he will deliver on his promise to bring Apocalyptica to the masses. Until then, enjoy their stirring rendition of “Nothing Else Matters.”

Great takeout (as usual) by Tweetsie.

It was an honor to lead this morning. Can’t wait for the next opportunity! We might actually end on time next time around.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Q needed for next week’s Gumby. Let High Tide know, because he’ll need to pass off the keys to the hut.

F3 is launching in Pittsburgh on April 28. Stone Cold and Baracus are going up for the launch. If yinz know of anyone in the city (AO will be North Park), EH them to post at launch. If you need EH verbiage, Horsehead has you covered: “If you like them, tell them about F3. If you love them, tell them to move.” According to Stone Cold, there will be at least 1 trip to Primanti Bros.

Also on tap for expansion: On May 6, F3 Birmingham is launching. High Tide is likely to fall on that sword. If he does, I expect him to bring back Dreamland for everyone.

I forgot to mention during announcement time – there is still a big need for men to serve at Carmel Baptist Church’s upcoming Joy Prom, which is a full-scale prom for special-needs folks.
(Fri. Apr. 28 6:45-9:45pm and two times on Sat. Apr. 29 1:00-3:00pm / 6:00-9:00pm)
In essence, you get gussied up in your suit (or tux, if you ball that hard), you are paired up with a female guest for the evening. You take her to get some jewelry, sparkles, etc., then hit the dance floor. You also in theory go have a dessert with your guest, but, sometimes, they don’t want to leave the dance floor.
It is one of the best ways you can spend 3 hours on a given evening. It does not disappoint. Do it. Tweetsie and I will both be there on Friday the 29th, where there is a better-than-average chance you’ll see me flip out in the DJ room when “Turn Down for What” is played. Let either of us know if there are any questions, or you can go see more details and signup at joyprom.org. If you need any more convincing, watch the videos there.