I’ve led the PAX on numerous bootcamp style workouts, but leading a gear workout was new territory for me. So when Fuse approached me about leading the fine men of Chiseled I said yes, but I knew I’d need to do a little research ahead of time. What better place to go than the the tried-and-true back blasts of the leaders before me.
You always feel a bit of sadistic pride when the PAX groan upon the announcement of the next exercise. Or grumbling following a previous one. So I delved deep into the back blasts to determine what the PAX hate love the most at Chiseled and added that to my weinke.
DiCCS given. Notice given: There will be no counting today. Instead, we do As Many Reps As Possible (AMRAP) and focus on proper form. If you’re doing a Merkin, keep your back straight, bring your chest to the ground, then fully extend your arms back to the plank position. Don’t cheat yourself. Again, there’s no counting today so you’re better off doing 10 GOOD form Merkins (or whatever) than 20 with BAD form.
Warm-up:
The Thang:
Now that we’re 20 minutes in we should be good and warmed up. Drop your bricks off in the back of my truck and partner up.
I wasn’t sure how many PAX would show so we ended up with a lot of extra stations. I knew the Hair Burners would be a crowd favorite, but a surprise second was the Turkish Get Ups. I’ll be sure to add both of those to future weinkes.
Moleskin:
Two firsts for me today: First time leading a gear workout (had fun, will repeat) and first time without a prescribed number of exercises. A few other Qs (I’m looking at you Swimmers and Shake-n-Bake) have made mention recently on using proper form and I think that’s pretty important. I think sometimes we all get so focused on finishing the called number of reps that form can suffer. I know I’m guilty of that, so today was a day to forget about the numbers and focus on form.
Shout out to Ole Macdonald and Showgirl for stepping up and nursing a PAX back to health. Almost had some #splashedmerlot…maybe next time.
Another shout out to Fuse for getting there early to help me get the gear out and to the other who stayed around afterwards to help put it all away.
Announcements:
Thanks Fuse for taking us out
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