No Roads Lead to Stallings Elem

No Roads Lead to Stallings Elem

Despite the NC DOT’s efforts to thwart our 1st F, Union County’s only ‘moderate’ workout happened without incident….almost.  Despite warnings earlier in the week that roads were closed all over the Stallings/Indian Trail/Union County area, YHC decided they didn’t pertain to him and set out to Q the toughest ‘moderate’ workout in the area.  As YHC approached the only major highway between him and the AO, 2 of Union County’s finest met him with flashing lights and traffic batons indicating that “thou shall not pass this way”.  Crap!  Plan B is activated.  Still 10 minutes before launch.  YHC quickly takes a left only to find that the detour signs were not properly placed and the ‘detour’ only took him to a dead end (.75 miles later).  Crap! Crap!  Plan C.  There is no plan C at this point, but I’m on Q and still have approx 5 minutes to get there, give the disclaimer and lead the PAX.  Plan C was being created on the spot.  Thank God for GPS.  It at least identified where I needed to go and only showed that I was 10 minutes away…..  As I made my way through the dark county roads, I began to contemplate aborting my mission and returning home, but decided to give it a few more minutes.  Siri announces, “Your destination is on the right”.  Thank God (again) because I had no idea where I had just come from or how I got there, but I was there and 4 studs were already hard at work.  Time on the clock = 5:38

The PAX were in the midst of a series of karaokes & burpees and I think they may have been happy to see me show because nothing about what Shake n’ Bake had them doing looked moderate to me.  Bullwinkle turned over the Q to (tardy) YHC and we were off for the regularly scheduled workout.

Quick disclaimer (disclaimer #2 for the PAX)

Track Work

• Mosey to bus lot where there is a track painted on the parking lot.
• Start between turns 1 & 2 – 15 Merkins OYO
• Run to opposite end (turns 3 & 4) – 15 Squats OYO
• Back to turns 1 & 2 – 15 CDD OYO
• Down to 3 & 4 – 15 Monkey Humpers OYO

Back to Start

Infield Work

There are 11 vacant bus parking spaces – too good to pass up

• Start on the 1st line in space 1 and shuffle (left) to other end.  Sprint to line 2.  Shuffle (right) to other end.  Snake your way (repeato) to the end of the spaces.  Did I mention there were 11 total spaces?

We find ourselves at the far end of the lot.  Have to get back….

• Suicide sprints will get us there.  Start at line 1, run to line 3, back to 1, down to 5, etc. to the end.  Plank & wait on the six.

Partner Work

• P1 planks.  P2 puts feet on P1’s back & performs 10 Derkins (X 10).  Flap Jack
• P1 planks & holds feet of P2 as he performs WW1 sit ups (X 10).  Flap Jack
• P1 performs Merkins (X 10) with P2’s feet on his back.  Flap Jack
• P1 anchors himself with P2 & performs 20 leg raises.  Flap Jack

Mosey to playground.

Playground Work

• P1 does AMRAP Pull Ups while P2 runs to far side of lot & back.  Flap Jack upon P2’s return
• P1 does AMRAP Dips while P2 runs to far side of lot & back.  Flap Jack upon P2’s return
• P1 does AMRAP Step Ups while P2 runs to far side of lot & back.  Flap Jack upon P2’s return
• P1 does AMRAP Toes to Bah while P2 runs to far side of lot & back.  Flap Jack upon P2’s return

Mosey to wall & line up for People’s Chair

• While the PAX is holding People’s Chair, the person on the end steps out & does 5 Burpees the returns to wall.  When he gets back, 2nd in line steps out, does 5 Burpees & returns.  PAX is still holding People’s Chair.  Repeato until all 5 have done their 5 Burpees.

Mosey back to cars for 2 MOM

• LBC x 20 IC
• Flutter X 15 IC

Finis

Moleskin

Today was a stressful Q for YHC.  Not because of the weinke, but because it may be the only time in the history of F3UC that the Q was late to his own workout.  Funny thing is, the roads were opened up and the usual route was available by the time we finished the workout.  The most impressive part of the morning is that the PAX did not let the lack of a Q stop them.  When I arrived, they were already hard at work.  That screams of leadership and fortitude.  Thanks for stepping up and forging ahead instead of making excuses.  Once again, the effort did not disappoint.  I see these guys getting stronger every week.  It was my first time meeting Gypsy in the Gloom and he was killing the workout.  Shake n’ Bake, Bullwinkle & eHarmony are inspirations for their determination, strength, and dedication.   Conviction is advertised as a ‘Moderate’ workout, but these guys bring their A game and showed that the only thing ‘moderate’ in today was the name.  It’s a pleaseure to lead such a great group of strong men, and I’m honored to call them friends.