The art of distraction

The art of distraction

12 men showed up for a site Qless DaVinci.  Heartbreaker and Strawberry ran in.  Nice!

Disclaimer given and off we went.

The thangy thang: Run across the street to a building I help build Charlotte Ear Nose and Throat between my son and myself.  Old school/classic warm up: SSH x 10; IW x 10; MC x 10 and two minute elbow plank.  This is where we learned the art of distraction or the clinical term displacement.  Paper Jam was in particular good at this skill.  He was also good at helping other Pax learn how to displace.  Some appreciate this more than others.  Warm up and therapy skills done.

Mosey across the street to the playground that poses as a playground but is really just interesting art that causes carnage to little people.  Instructions were given that we would do the mini Murph. Run .5 miles, 150 squats, 100 merkins, 50 pull ups and run .5 miles.  You versus you but we ran back for the six before starting the exercises and at the end of the second run.

Phase two.  We moseyed through the parking lot of Blakeney.  Every time we hit a stop sign we did five merkins.  We made our way over to the stairs by the yoga and noah’s ark store.  We did five 180 jump squats at the top of the stairs and five merkins at the bottom five times total.  Last round we hopped up the stairs right leg/left leg.  Good option for yoga pants for Run Stopper or Tolken when the store opens later today.  Always plank or stand around until the six gets there.

Mosey over to the wall behind Old Navy.  By the way 40% off most of the store today. Here we did an exercise that may or may not have a name.  No one was creative enough to give it a name and I was too lazy to look up the lexicon to see if it has a name.  Basically you face the wall in a plank position.  You put both hands on the wall and go back to plank going straight into a merkin.  Pop up and jump up on the wall standing straight up.  We did this ten times.

We stayed up on the wall and did American Hammer x 25.  Hop down and mosey back to the parking lot in front of Old Navy stopping at all stop signs for five merkins.  Just in case you are in the mood 50% off at Banana Republic.  We did four corners after a snide comment by Mighty Mite about UNC class credibility.  First round ten merkins at each corner.  Six inches to hold until six arrives.  Second round five turkish get ups without the weight.

Time was drawing near and so we headed back.  Stopping at all stop signs for five merkins and stop lights were worth ten merkins.  Timing was perfect for two minutes of plank.  There were some rude comments from Paper Jam about my profession but I have to be honest I stopped listening.  Classic therapist move.  Although I did nod a lot.  Done!

Moleskin: It was humid.  It took at the time to get out of the car to get a good sweet going.  No one brought water so that was a bummer.  We did a lot of merkins.  Not sure how many but a lot. Holding plank for two minutes is hard.  Great work out there today men.  Commish there is no way you are bailing on the BRR.  Plenty of time to get your mind right.  Anyone can run 14 miles total cut into four segments.  I encourage everyone to sign up for a relay race Ragnar, BRR, Palmetto, etc.  It is the best second F you can get.

Announcements: The usual.  May 24th FNG recruiting effort at The Maul.  Start working the crowds early and often.  We are all at some sporting thing this weekend with the kids.  Headlock a guy today.

Enjoy the weekend.

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Fredo
Fredo
6 years ago

That was a beat down – nice work Frasier!

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