Getting To Know You

Getting To Know You

19 men gathered at the Peak once again to hear the disclaimer and worry about the ruck that Dora threw into the middle of the circle, but don’t fear, there’s only 3 bricks in it and everyone will get a chance to wear it during the workout, just keep passing it around. And we’re off!

Mosey to the big parking lot for…

COP

x15 Side-Straddle Hops, 4-count
x15 Imperial Walkers, 4-count
x10 Slow-hold Jump Squats
x10 8-count Body Builders

Count off by threes and group by teams of three and commence getting to know each other.

Count the number of letters in each PAX’s name to determine number of reps: DORA = 4
Count the number of letters in each PAX’s age to determine number of reps. FORTY-THREE = 10

Round 1, Set 1, Reps by Spelling Out PAX Name
– Low #: Pushups
– Mid #: Squats
– Hi #: LBCs

Round 1, Set 2, Reps by Spelling Out PAX Age
– Low #: Pushups
– Mid #: Squats
– Hi #: LBCs

All 1s move one team to the left. All 2s move one team to the right

Round 2, Set 1, Reps by Spelling Out PAX Name
– Low #: Wide-arm Pushups
– Mid #: Single-leg Lunges
– Hi #: Hello Dollys

Round 2, Set 2, Reps by Spelling Out PAX Age
– Low #: Wide-arm Pushups
– Mid #: Single-leg Lunges
– Hi #: Hello Dollys

Mosey to the lacrosse pitch for Ark Loading by teams, stay in your team of three.

Round 1:
Set 1: P1/P2 Bear Crawl 30 yards, Reverse Bear Crawl back 30 yards while P3 Flutter Kicks
Set 2: P1/P3 Bear Crawl 30 yards, Reverse Bear Crawl back 30 yards while P2 Flutter Kicks
Set 3: P3/P2 Bear Crawl 30 yards, Reverse Bear Crawl back 30 yards while P1 Flutter Kicks

Round 2:
Set 1: P1/P2 Crab Walk 20 yards, Reverse Crab Walk back 20 yards while P3 Hello Dollys
Set 2: P1/P3 Crab Walk 20 yards, Reverse Crab Walk back 20 yards while P2 Hello Dollys
Set 3: P3/P2 Crab Walk 20 yards, Reverse Crab Walk back 20 yards while P1 Hello Dollys

Round 3:
Set 1: P1/P2 Gorilla Walk 20 yards, Gorilla Walk back 20 yards while P3 LBCs
Set 2: P1/P3 Gorilla Walk 20 yards, Gorilla Walk back 20 yards while P2 LBCs
Set 3: P3/P2 Gorilla Walk 20 yards, Gorilla Walk back 20 yards while P1 LBCs

Mosey back to the start, losing Passport along the way.

Finish up with Dora’s favorite, the Rosalita, around 20 4-count.

COT

Le Moleskine

Strong work by the Peak 51 Pax and an honor to get to lead them for the first time. Great to have Strange Brew join us for a break from his SF Marathon training especially seeing that it was Strange Brew who originally conceived the idea of the moderate F3 workout to serve men just like us. Peak 51 is the culmination of that vision which was to have three of this type of workout available, the other two being Basecamp and Ascent.

The idea behind today’s workout was to lay off the cardio a bit, build some strength, focus on form, get a taste of SPEARHEAD-style team work, and ultimately give everyone the chance to get to know each another a little better. Hence the model of using Pax Names and Ages to determine the number of reps each team of three would do together, and spelling each name and age out rather than counting by the numbers. You probably will never forget the 4 other men you worked out with in your small teams today. I do kinda feel bad for the “Big League Chew, Horsehead, Remington Steele” team. They did A LOT of reps. A LOT.

The team Ark Loader also was designed for teamwork as the 2 Pax who moved together had to stay together and encourage each other along the way and back. I heard a lot of positive chatter all during these exercises…that is up until the Gorilla Walks began at which point the chatter took a decidedly negative turn, yet it all seemed to be directed at the Q. Weird.

I hope each of your gained something from your work today beyond just physical improvement. Team work builds strong bonds. Keep up the strong work. You are stronger than you think.

Thank you for giving me the chance to lead. I can’t wait to do it again.

Dora out.