This is 40



This is 40

This morning, YHC woke up with an extra creak in his knees … an extra pang or two of discomfort … it’s almost as if YHC turned over his odometer. Strange. Well, no rest for the weary, time to put in some Works with Skunks.

A large crowd gathered at Covenant Day. Here’s what they experienced.

COP

  • Side-straddle hops x40 IC
  • Wait … 40? That’s a lot. Weird.
  • 10 swings OYO
  • Imperial Walker x20 IC
  • 10 swings OYO
  • Low, slow squat x20 IC
  • 10 swings OYO
  • Mountain climber x20 IC
  • 10 swings OYO

It appears that we did 40 swings in total as part of the warmup. This was less confusing to the group than the 40 SSH. But, prescient nonetheless.

Anyway, partner up for some Catch Me If You Can (10 merkin chaser) — head from launch to the lacrosse field over at Christ Covenant proper.

THANG

Line up on the line and stay with your partner.

  • Partner 1 — Stay on the line and do 40 reps of called exercise.
  • Partner 2 — Do something else.
  • When P1 finishes, run to P2, retrieve him, both run back to the line. Flapjack. Complicated? Maybe.

Round 1:

  • P1 — 40 swings
  • P2 — Rack the bell and walk to the other end, switching arms as needed.

Round 2:

  • P1 — 40 single-arm high pulls (so, 20 each arm)
  • P2 — Lunge walk, bell optional

Round 3:

  • P1 — Squats with BOTH bells
  • P2 — Backpedal run

Another round of CMIYC, heading from the LAX field to the courtyard where we run staircases — which, we did not do today.

LBCs while we wait for the 6.

This time, starting at the courtyard, do 40 seconds of called exercises AMRAP. After that, mosey to the next church entrance, 40s of same exercise, AMRAP, mosey to next church entrance, blah blah etc.

  • Round 1 — Curls
  • Round 2 — Overhead press

Mosey with your bell back to launch.

Time called.

COT

  • Counting
  • Naming
  • Fantastic takeout by Smokey

-30-

ANNOUNCEMENTS
None.

SKINE of the MOLE

Yes, as it came out during the course of the workout, today was my 40th birthday. It was also the first time in my F3 lifetime that my birthday fell on a day with my regularly scheduled workout. So, I thought, might as well lead.

Thinking of ways to incorporate the milestone birthday was harder than I originally thought, because, well, I was happy to make everyone else do this mess, I wasn’t looking forward to it. As I told Tulip, Funky, Tweetsie and Soprano (kotters) afterward: “This looked bad on paper. It was worse in practice.”

The field was a little damp, so, the backpedaling was originally supposed to be inchworm-ing, but, given the curls and presses ahead, I figured that having soaked hands/gloves would not be conducive to getting that done … well, safely anyway.

Good to see a mix of regulars and legends this morning.

I would launch into a Horsehead-worthy existential fever dream surrounding a major milestone birthday, but, I’ll spare y’all that. What I will say — I’ve been waiting 12 years for this moment, because, well, let us not forget the wise words of one of my Spirit Coaches, Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy, who famously barked in 2007: “I’M A MAN! I’M 40!“.

Thanks to Tulip and Funky Cold for the opportunity, and thanks to everyone who showed up. This workout is a backbreaker every week, but, it’s always fun because of the crowd.

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