Build the wall!! Build the wall!!

Build the wall!! Build the wall!!

YHC woke up at 3:58am not from nervousness about my VQ but from a nightmare where I was being chased by INS (immigration for you non-foreigners). I think the trigger for the nightmare was a “tip off” earlier in the day from AKA: JRR Tolkien who said “his source” heard of a security leak that told him INS would be in the area. My plan of blending into the American dream in suburbia could be blown. I was thankful that the gloom could provide some cover, I came up with a plan to blend in among the PAX by promoting a build the wall workout. I figured this would throw off any INS agents in the area.

The Thang:

One was to let the PAX experience what crossing the Rio Grande with a baby in 5ft water would be like by carrying a 20lb paver overhead to Best Buy lot. Since I was only expecting 2 or 3 to show up I was surprised and unprepared when 16 showed and I was 5 pavers short.. Fail #1.. Out of the gate I had to audible to partner up and this threw off my whole Q since I had not planned for curveballs.. VQ fail.

Once at BB then 15 count in cadence of:

Side straddle hop, Imperial walkers, windmill,  and mountain climbers.

Then 2 rounds 10 count of:

Supermans and hollow rocks.

Don’t forget baby and mosey over to Blakeney playground for 3 rounds of:

10 pull-ups, 15 merkins (switching each round between wide arm, military and heart to heart), 10 box jumps, 10 overhead brick lunges and then run around Bath & Body Works building (about 200m). Plank or LBCs after each round and wait for others before going again.

Next circuit, 3 rounds of:

15 paver thruster squats, 15 over your toes LBCs, 15 paver push presses, 10 side to side push-ups and run around building again. Plank when finished and wait for the others.

Mosey over to water fountain for 3 rounds of:

10 derkins, 10 dips and 20 touch your toes LBCs, switching to Star Fish LBCs (thanks Tuck)  for the last 2 rounds.

Partner up, pick up 20lbs “baby” and share custody while moseying over to the wall behind Old Navy.

Audible due to time mismanagement and switch man maker with overhead brick push press to just 1 regular burpee and 1 wall climb. Repeat 10x

Run back to base and audible again for 4 sets of call ’em LBCs since Tolkien’s watch had 5 minutes left vs mine with only 1 minute ( per Verizon and GPS system…)

Moleskin: I definitely created a lot of confusion. I think some thought I was Qing in Spanish but I think eventually most caught on or implemented their own workout.  The goal was to get everyone huffing and puffing with minimal running. But only as an attorney can object, Patent Pending called me out and yelled “you lied” we ran 2.9 miles. Cockey decided to pile on. I was definitely disappointed since the goal was to stay below 1.5mi. Nard Dog tried to keep me company in one of the runs but decided I was too slow and dusted me. Mighty Mite, Tuck, Nard Dog and Bucky are beasts as they finished the rounds  as most of us were starting the run.  JRR Tolkien tried to break me down by telling me how short the workout was and showing me that he wasn’t even out of breath. Thanks for the constructive criticism. Loogie kept me from sobbing by telling me how I was good enough, nice enough and that people liked me. Thanks brother! Tuck sent me to the drawing board a few times and gave me a C for effort at the end but somehow I still qualified to get my DaVinci sox which I will proudly wear next time. Definitely enjoyed the privilege to lead all 16 of you and the kwoffee talk. Thanks for putting up wit the gear grinding and good thing the INS thing was a hoax and I won’t get deported to mexico where I’m NOT from.

Announcements:

April 22 Brolympics 6am-8am at Community House school

F3 featured report on the TODAY show on Saturday 25.