Crape Myrtle 11’s

Crape Myrtle 11’s

19 PAX showed up as the lights were turned out at The Maul. There’s an analogy in that somewhere. This was my first Q off campus and was much different due to it. But thanks to my previous posts at The Maul, and Google Earth, I was able to build a solid Wienke.

Disclaimer delivered and we’re off.

Warmup

Mosey to Michael’s parking lot for a simple warmup.

• Side Straddle Hop x 20 IC
• Imperial Walker x 20 IC
• Flutter x 20 IC
• Hillbilly x 20 IC

The Thang

Mosey to Firebirds where there’s a nice knee-high wall and long parking lot. After a little more explanation than YHC hoped for, PAX partnered up to take turns running laps in the parking lot.

• Partner A took laps through increasingly distanced sidewalk pull-throughs (Where cars can drive through, I don’t know if that’s really what they’re called or not but I’m going with it) and did 10x of an exercise in the pull through, a different exercise for each of 5 laps:
  • Plank Jack
  • Carolina Dry Dock
  • Diamond Merkin
  • Jump Squat
  • LBC
• Partner B performed dips until Partner A finished each lap, then flapjack.

Mosey to the Regal’s parking lot for 11’s with Burpees and Merkins. Use the 11 crape myrtles lining the lot, which curve in as you progress so there’s less running (recovery) and more exercises. PAX finished up and with the stone’s throw mosey to launch, time expired.

COT & Announcements

• Mighty Mite continues to remind all to sign up for summer cookout! Food will be purchased soon, and a good headcount is necessary so if you’re delaying signing up – please do so now! https://f3southcharlotte.com/2019/06/10/sob-summer-pool-party-cookout-2019/
• Thanks Mic Check for taking us out.

Moleskine

• PAX looked great out there. I know those burpees aren’t possible for all, but solid modifications were made. Nice job men.
• This might have been the best weather in the gloom in a while. It felt great out there.
• Thanks Toolbag for giving me the chance to Q, and reviewing my Wienke.
• The rest of my moleskine is about my Q and lessons. It’s my 3^rd Q so I’m enjoying it and it’s mostly what’s on my mind. Deal with it.
• This was my first Q at one of the concrete jungle AOs. I selfishly avoided one of the best attributes of said AO, the Murderhorn, because YHC is preparing for the Crane in a couple of days and wanted to keep it to flat concrete.
• Keep it simple is totally the key. The more explaining that’s necessary, the more time you lose, and the more chance you lose the PAX. My new guideline will be if I can’t explain the routine to my 2-year-old, I’m scratching it. While it wasn’t debilitating for this workout, it could have gone smoother.
• Acronyms. If you have a list of exercises to perform, try to make it an acronym so everyone can easily remember it. PCDJL is not helpful.
• Gotta remember to grab my phone to record the name-o-rama and announcements. Thanks Fire Hazard, Toolbag, Wingman, and War Eagle for helping me reconstruct that list.
• Kudos to everyone who came out and supported my first Q in NC!