A rock is a terrible thing to waste

A rock is a terrible thing to waste

12 PAX joined YHC at McKee Rd Elementary for a tour of the campus that serves as host AO of Charlotte South’s elder statesman of work-outs, Area 51.  YHC was looking forward to getting back into the Gloom on a regular basis after being an infrequent participant due to a little 4/15 deadline that seemed to occupy most of my time.  The morning brought the promise of a nice day for 60 minutes of hard work to get the weekend started off right.

Greeted two visitors, Rebel, who was up from the Fort, and Boo Boo, who is an Area 51 resident who has worked out with Metro crowd in the past as he works Uptown.  Glad to have both of them out and would welcome them back anytime.

Led the PAX off on a light jog through the lower parking lot, around the 1st island and then back to the lower parking lot at top end of the soccer fields where we circled up for the COP:

• With visitors in tow, YHC provided quick disclaimer
• SSH x 20 IC
• IW x 20 IC
• Low Slow Squat x 20 IC
• MC x 20 IC
• Peter Parker x 20 IC
• Parker Peter x 20 IC

After nice warm-up it was time to head over to the rock pile to pick up a pet rock.  PAX was instructed that we would be taking our coupons along with us for a good while during the work-out, so pick accordingly.  YHC would have been well served to have heeded his own warning.  Live and learn.

With rocks in tow we headed over to the soccer field and lined up along the sideline for the following:

• 10 rock curls
• 10 rock presses
• 10 goblet squats
• Drop rock and run to other sideline and back
• Rinse & repeat x 2 w/ Plank series after Rds 2 & 3 (Several Larry Bird’s during this series)

Grab your rock and let’s head over to the stumps behind the school

• 20 step-ups (10 each leg)
• 10 rock curls
• 10 tire hops
• Rd 2 – PAX option of 20 step-ups or 10 Jump-ups, then 10 rock presses, 10 tire hops
• Rd 3 – 20 step-ups or 10 Jump-ups, 10 tricep extensions w/ rock, 10 tire hops

Head over to the grass and find a somewhat dry area for 6 MOM w/ our pet rocks

• Dolly w/ rock press x 20 IC
• Flutter w/ rock press x 20 IC
• Rosalia (no rock) x 20 IC
• LBC (no rock ) x 25 IC
• Russian/Mason Twist w/ rock x 10 IC

Leave the rocks in the circle and we headed over to the entrance of the nature trail

• 20 dips on the benches, run the trail, 20 step-ups
• Rinse & repeat

Time to head back to pick up our pet rocks before someone tries to steal them.  Bear crawl up the hill at the entrance to the trail and then mosey back to our rocks.

Quick repeat of our 6 MOM

• Dolly w/ rock press x 20 IC
• Flutter w/ rock press x 20 IC
• Rosalia (no rock) x 20 IC
• LBC (no rock ) x 25 IC
• Russian/Mason Twist w/ rock x 10 IC

Back to the stumps for two more rounds

• 20 step-ups or 10 Jump-ups, 10 rock curls, 10 tire hops

Enough quality time with our pet rocks, so we headed back to the rock piles and dropped off our friends.  Headed back to the playground at the front of the school for a little circuit work

• 10 Pull-ups
• 20 Prisoner squats
• 20 Incline merkins on the curb
• Rinse & repeat replacing Incline merkins with Decline merkins

Head over to the wall at front of the school for People’s Chair

• PC x 75 secs (w/ arms out front and then air presses x 25)
• Lunge walk to sidewalk
• Back to wall for PC x 60 secs (w/ rt leg up then left leg up & then air presses x 20)
• Lunge walk to sidewalk

Short mosey to launch point and wrap it up with 5 Burpees OYO to keep DK content

COT

NMM:

• Great group of men out this Saturday with a couple new faces and some veterans hadn’t seen out at Area 51 in a while
• Rebel, a regular at the Fort, had to drop his 2.0 off at Charlotte Latin for swim practice w/ Swim MAC and decided to join us since we were just around the corner.  Even managed to EH Boo Boo, who had previously worked out with Metro crowd at Cotswold and Freedom Park but apparently had been AWOL for a while. Glad to have you both out and you are welcome to join us again anytime.  Boo Boo has been added to Area 51 mailing list.
• A number of Larry Birds on the work on the soccer fields.  Cold Cuts was flying out there and Croissant, Donkey Kong, and O’Tannenbaum were right up there with him.
• Tried to vary the exercises to distribute the work between the upper body, the legs and the core.
• Crab Cake was one of the veterans that returned this weekend.  Know how he enjoys swinging the Kettle Bell, so he should have felt right at home with the rock for a good part of the work-out.
• Good to see Squid and Beaver out there on Saturday.  Good discussion of Yankee/Red Sox history at coffeteria afterwards as these two brought up the stars from 60s, 70s and 80s.
• Appreciate the push from Turkey Leg on the second trek around the nature trail, even if he did not realize he was providing one.  Dragging there a little bit toward the end, but the sound of TL’s footsteps kept me forging ahead.
• Thanks to Floor Slapper for the take out.

Announcements:

• Great opportunity to provide some much needed male leadership with kids at Alexander Youth Network.  Joker is leading a work-out there the 1st Saturday of each month.  For May, we will be having a cook-out on May 2nd rather than a work-out.  Let Joker know if have any interest in helping with cook-out or assisting with a work-out there in the upcoming months.  (Shawn.Heath@duke-energy.com)
• BRR sign-ups still available.  Turkey Leg is Area 51 Q for the race to be held on 9/11 & 9/12.
• F3 Golf to be held 4/30 at Olde Sycamore Golf Course.  Sign up to play golf or sponsor a hole.  Funds raised go toward F3 Leap expansion efforts.
• New 3rd F opportunity on Tuesdays at 6:30 am after Swift/Bagpipe