#neveragain

#neveragain

Disclaimer (for any mildly offended snow-flakes): This back-blast was written before the workout began.  It was written when someone dropped a #neveragain bracelet in the parking lot of Providence Day School.  Because let’s face it, you can’t leave something so sensitive in a parking lot where a bunch of pax meet in the gloom and not expect it to be referenced multiple times in the workout.

To be clear:  YHC supports the right to free speech, whether that means walking out of a classroom or staying in your seat.  Just remember kids, actions have consequences.  That’s a lesson many so-called adults should be reminded of.

That’s all I will say on the matter.

Four (then five) men looked for a dry spot on a wet cold day at The Charge.  Luckily, we found a new parking garage but decided the smart decision was not to start the workout there.  After discovering a #neveragain bracelet abandoned by the cars and declaring that the backblast will practically write itself, the disclaimer was given and we were off.

The Thang:

Mosey up towards the school (not towards the field) for some COP

SSH x 25, IW x 20, Merkins x 15 all IC

Mosey back to the cars to grab “the ladies” and a wayward Monk.  The ladies consisted of a 35# kettlebell and 2 35# weight plates.  Monk was unlucky enough to show up late and run around in the rain looking for us.

CMIYC from the car to dry parking garage with P1 running with weight and P2 doing 10 merkins then chasing P1.

“In the garage, I feel safe …” from the rain maybe but not the pain.  #neveragain will they let Hoover lead. (Bonus points if you know the song I just referenced.)

Once in the garage everyone put down the ladies and broke the first rule of handling the ladies.  Nobody puts the ladies on the ground.  Everyone does 10 merkins.  #neveragin did they put the ladies down.  Then it was time to work.

P1 takes a lap around the parking garage while P2 does a called exercise until P1 relieves them then flapjack.

Exercises:

Alternating Lunges (weight overhead)

Overhead Press

Curls

Tricep Extensions

Upright rows

Squats

Lawnmowers

Afterwards we all sat in a circle facing outwards and passed the weights.  First clockwise and then counter-clockwise.  This caused some grumbles.

Next the pax lined up for a Jacob’s ladder plank-o-rama.  Using the parking spaces pax planked up on the lines between each space, then the first pax ran to the first open space and signaled for the next pax to run to the next open space.  This continued until we made a circuit around the parking garage.

Onto the Mary:  LBC’s x 20, Heels to Heaven x 20, Freddie Mercury x 20, Protractor (outsourced to the pax for the angles.  We went wide a few times, it was terrible for the pax and the spectators.)

Head back to the cars for the COT

Moleskine:  I took the Q yesterday after receiving a text from Boererwors that he needed a substi-Q.  Apparently there was an injury.  YHC stepped up to the plate to deliver a downpainment.

It must have rained last night, like a lot.  I slept right through it, had no clue it would be in the 30’s and raining until the alarm went off at 4:45.  There was a moment of #neveragain regret for not checking the weather but then it was go-time.  YHC was asked to lead and you don’t back down from that.

As pax were assembling in the parking lot, Carrier found a bracelet memorializing the recent hashtag that all the kids are wearing these days #neveragain was found on the ground.  After a brief moment of pax introspection the decision was made … #neveragain will we assemble in the rain when the temperature starts with a 3 to have an outdoor workout … instead we’ll hit the parking garage.

And hit it the pax did.  I pulled a workout down from the library of past Q’s that should have left everyone crying in pain.  Instead the pax seemed to take it all in stride.  Maybe it was because the pax knew the option was to go outside and lay on the cold wet football field, maybe the ladies were too light, maybe the pax were just that good, and maybe it was the confidence from standing outside in the cold wet gloom and realizing you’re surrounded by pax that also embraced the suck today and didn’t fart-sack it.  So it can’t be that bad, right?  Whatever the reason, #neveragain will I underestimate the pax at The Charge.

Solid effort by everyone and we stayed (mostly) dry.

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