A Q like no other

A Q like no other

One Star was the scheduled Q for Firestarter on Monday, April 12, and BBs aren’t really his thing, so this is the memoir of a One Star experience.

There was the initial question whether he’d slow fully prepared to Q or head to Asylum, a flapjack of the scheduled Q for Asylum a few weeks ago when he posted at Firestarter. He did post and may have been prepared for his, though YHC was a last-minute arrival and may have missed the oh-crap realization moment. He gets the benefit of the doubt though and we’ll assume he was prepared.

He took the PAX to 131 Main for the warm-up where any underlying significance of the number of reps was not clear and never became clear, but bodies were warmed.

Then he finished and began The Thang with the question, “Do you know what my favorite golf tournament is?” I was thinking the old Kmart Greater Greensboro Open or the PGA because nobody cares about the PGA.  Nope, it’s the Masters. Maybe the proximity to Waffle House? He explained that the workout would be themed on the Masters and Hideki Matsuyama becoming the first champion from Japan.

First exercise was BLIMPS in the NY&Co parking lot. YHC of not clear how that relates but thinks it may be a resemblance to Japan’s old Rising Sun flag? The sets of 5 reps again weren’t clear but they may have added up to the age of the Japanese empire. Then run the long drive with increasing merkins at each light pole, trying not to get hit by incoming cars. This was a salute to the presence of light poles and heavy traffic in Tokyo. Well done.

On to the front of Target. Pair up and one dies a walking plank on the circles while the other runs to the next circle and back. Relevance? Japan has the most 7-11s, Ballantyne has many Targets. This was scrapped, though, because, like manga and Sailor Moon, it only made sense to some people.

Then Q led the PAX to a wall to do sets of Donkey kicks, air presses and air jabs while the partner ran around a few parking lot islands. Japan gave us Donkey Kong, thus our salute. At this point Fiji asked which country and golfer was there first island nation to win the Masters? Fiji and Vijay Singh! Wait, does he not recognize the dominance of the British Isles from 88-91 with Sandy Lyle (Scotland), Nick Faldo (England b2b + ’96), and Ian Woosnam (Wales)? YHC mistakenly thought Mrs Doubtfire may have won it, but his best finish was a T8.

This was followed by Bento Box cutters and barrel rolls in a parking lot, which Q called a sushi roll. Total refusenik by the PAX for this one, though two did try a horizontal roll. Other exercises omnivores burpees, lunges, BTTW with hand circles, but the ties to Japan or golf was about as strong as the defense of the belly putter.

Overall, like most, this One Star Q was memorable, unique and probably a little on the fly. Strong turnout for the post spring break workout and who doesn’t love the Q’s enthusiasm?