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Moleskin

Yeah, I know it usually goes at the end but then I started thinking about why we call it the Moleskin. What is Moleskin? Well, Moleskine with an ‘e’ on the end is an overpriced (IMHO) notebook you write stuff in. Could be that’s where the name comes from. After all, this is the part of the backblast where you write down somewhat truthful things (beyond the actual exercises) of what actually happened that morning. But in my mind it’s always been Moleskin with no ‘e’, which is a soft, adhesive pad that you stick on your skin to prevent blisters. That would imply it’s something you should do before the workout, but today I’ll just apply the Moleskin before the documentation of the workout.

Today was my vQ. No, not my virgin vQ, but it was my vQ of The Floater. 2.5 years of F3 and countless postings at the AO and this is the very first time I’ve Qed it. And up until recently I would have put that on the Site Qs for not asking me to Q it. I Qed 40 times in 2020 and not one of them was The Floater. How is that possible??

But I’m not gonna put it solely on the Site Qs. I’m gonna put it on me too. Because I could have volunteered at any point.

So I have two challenges for you:

1. If you’re a Site Q, think outside the box. Yes, you probably have go to guys that you regularly use to fill your calendar. Cool. Use them in a pinch. You know they’re good for it. But we have a TON of pax that NEED to lead. They NEED to be pushed/shoved/kicked out of their comfort zones. That’s how we grow. Think of someone that’s never Qed your site before and EH them into Qing it. Run up alongside them during a workout and get them to commit. Who knows, if they’re reading this they might see you coming and run faster to avoid the ask. Win/win you got them to push harder!
2. If you’re NOT a Site Q, think about stepping up and volunteering to Q. No wait, don’t think about it. Just do it. Talk to the Site Q of the AOs you regularly attend and tell them you want on their calendar. Or better yet! Talk to the Site Q of the AOs you DON’T regularly attend and get on their calendars.

OK, so the moleskin is on now. I’ll get off the soapbox. Here’s what we did.

DiCCS provided. Special instructions that there would be NO Mary while waiting on the 6 today. Instead we will always pick up the 6 and if they’re doing exercises you’ll be doing exercises with them. Burpee penalties will be enforced if I see PAX standing around.

Warmup

Long mosey down Keith Jong Hill to the animal hospital parking lot. The usual SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Moroccan Night Clubs, some Glidah stretches, then finished off with a few Mountain Climbers. Apparently I sounded a little too giddy with my instructions. I’ll go easier on Brutus’ Cocaine-O’s next time.

The Thang

Mosey to the bottom of Keith Jong Hill with instructions to give her all you got to the laundromat. Should’ve listened to my own instructions as I just missed obliterating the segment record because I stopped short of the finish line. At least that’s what I’ll tell myself when I cry myself to sleep tonight.

Now that everyone’s at the top and completely dead from that stupid hill it’s time for

The Real Thang (This backblast is not endorsed by, directly affiliated with, maintained, authorized, or sponsored by Coca-Cola)

Aggressive 4 Corners – Stolen from Fuse Box. Aggressive because that’s what I thought he called it and because it’s terrible.

Because this is The Floater and we can’t be soft we’re gonna take the standard 5 count and add ONE MORE REP because we can. While we’re add it we’re gonna take the standard 4 corners and add ONE MORE CORNER because we can. Each time you complete a corner you run back the way you came, all the way to the beginning and start over, doing each exercise on the way to the next one. So the last round does all corners, all reps. Don’t forget to pick up the 6.

• Corner 1 – 6 Burpees
• Corner 2 – 11 Merkins
• Corner 3 – 16 Speed Skaters (2=1)
• Corner 4 – 21 Big Boi Sit-Ups
• Corner 5 – 26 Bomb Jacks

Once we’re all in it’s a quick Moseying 10 Count™. I was told that’s not a thing and yet we did it. Over to the curb/wall on N Main St for some more stupidity. I stole this one from Dasher who inflicted it upon us yesterday at Cowbell.

100 Dips and 2 laps past the store fronts, over to COT, and back to your starting place on the wall. You can run at any point. 40 Dips, Run, 40 Dips, Run, 20 Dips? Or you could Run both times then bang out 100 Dips in a row (stupid). Or you could do Dips until your arms hurt then Run for a break. Up to you. OYO. Pick up the 6.

Round 2 – 100 Box Jumps (or Step Ups if you must) and 2 laps. Same concept.

1 minute remaining so fast mosey back to COT for a perfect, on-time finish.

The End.

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