YHC has been watching the numbers at H&H (Hawksnest & Hydra) all year with a certain degree of incredulity if I am being honest. Sustaining 20+ PAX on a week in, week out basis is quite the feet, and after making comment regarding the same to the Deepest of Dishes, YHC was invited to Q a workout and experience the revolution first hand. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but more on that after…
THE THANG:
Ye Olde Moleskinny:
It’s par for the course to get a little bit of mumblechatter at a workout, especially for YHC who is oft derided for high complexity weinkes. That said, I’ve never encountered mumblechatter to the level of the HN PAX. True, the trifusenik effect is present, but there seems to be a bit of a talk-then-work subculture which has taken root. Clearly the chatter brings all the PAX to the yard, so not gonna knock a working formula either. YHC pulled every dirty trick in the book to bring the gift of quiet through pain and succeeded only in moderation… I’ll take a small win. It was no small victory, however, to have more than 2 or 3 PAX count cadence out loud, which happened a solid one or two times during the 45 minutes.
All joking aside, this a tight knit crew and everyone got after what was designed to be a smokefest for the arms, chest, and shoulders #nosoccerarmshere. Impressively, the refuseniking which did occur was often during the planking portions #inactiverecovery. Solid work up and down the ranks. Grateful as always to Hopper and Deep Dish for the opportunity to lead, once Marathon training is done, I’ll have to make a point to get out to the H&H neck of the woods more frequently. Maybe next time I can be part of the chatter instead of swimming upstream.
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Final thought for the day, as you gather to celebrate the season, be safe and take care of each other. The world is a challenging place for so many right now and it can be hard to be thankful. Find space where you can to help those who are struggling this week, the world will be a brighter place because of your generosity.
-SYITG
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