Never Too Cold on The Peak

Despite the forecast of record-setting temps and sub-arctic wind chills, 4 hearty PAX (or idiots as described by some M’s) suited up to ascend Peak 51 for their weekly dose of high-altitude O2 deprivation. Slim Fast on Q to deliver.

Only 2 in the parking lot with 5 mins to go… Geraldo and YHC… but I said “Just wait… if we build it, they will come…” Then out of the darkness, a lone headlamp appears… Freedom jogging in from his fartsack. Then right on “Q”, Insomniac rolls in, actually early for him…

4 logged-in and disclaimed – Off we went.

The Thang:
Quick warm-up lap around the Matthews Performing Arts Center, avoid the remaining sheets of ice on the sidewalks, then COP in the Matthews Elementary courtyard with some protection from the wind.

Started with some stretching for the 40-somethingers
SSH x 20
IW x 20
Merkins x 10
Slow Squats x 20
Mountain Climbers x 20
SSH x 20
Merkins x 10 (wanted to get to 20)

Time for some grinders. 4 men, 3 stations, 1 man running between stations, handoff, go to next station:
Station 1 – Dips
Station 2 – CDD’s
Station 3 – Step Ups/Jump Ups

We did 3 full rounds… at each station, each PAX did 20-40 reps/station… great effort by everyone… arms were smoked.

Time for Peak 51 Olympic Relay Training…
Lined up on sidewalk next to “warm” side of the building, spaced 2 poles (10 yards) apart.

Round 1:
PAX 1 bear crawl to PAX 2, PAX 2 bear crawl to PAX 3, PAX 3 to PAX 4, back to PAX 2, etc, etc… Took a quick adjustment for YHC to get the math right… So while you weren’t bear crawling, you were doing LBC’s – 5 mins

Round 2:
Same flow, substitute crabwalk and flutters – 5 mins

Round 3:
Same flow, substitute lunge walk and squats – 5 mins

Legs sufficiently smoked after Round 3!

Quick lap to parking lot and back… Q was sneaking in 2 rounds of People’s Chair for 1:00 each with 40 airpresses in cadence.

Back to the parking lot… done!

Moleskin:
I was 100% schitzo leading up to the workout! I had many conversations with myself about what to wear, what to do, should I leave the country, fake an alien abduction, etc, etc…

But in the end, it really wasn’t that bad!! And I had a great time with Freedom, Geraldo and Insomniac. Definitely missed the other regulars, and understand completely why the numbers were small… but also had a great time sweating and freezing with my brothers!

T-Claps to Freedom for jogging in from home!

Nice send-off prayer by Insomniac.

Always an honor to lead a great group of men!

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