Warm-o-Rama
Jump Rope – ~100 OYO
Arm Circles Forward (10 IC) – Reverse
Carolina Dry Docks (10)
Downward Dog Pose to alternating toe touches (right hand to left toe) – 5 each side
Montecristo treated us to a Pigeon pose
Jump Rope – ~100 OYO

Now… off to find the ISS (International Space Station). I was candidly watching the news Sunday morning getting ready for church and the meteorologist announced an opportunity to see the ISS this morning at 0541. It was our destiny!

We moseyed to a not so well lit area around the athletic fields as to protect our eyes from all the surrounding light pollution. While we gazed into the dark sky, YHC called SSH (~24 IC) and then settled in for a couple rounds of squat holds looking toward the WNW direction. While we waited for the ISS, I started to get a little nervous that we would miss it or the cloud cover would prevent observation. The PAX was so quiet and eager to see the ISS; ChiPs was so engaged he said I could have convinced him that the ISS was going to land on the football field. And then to all our amazement, the ISS came into view and travelled across our morning sky – if you’ve not see it before – find a time to do so!
https://spotthestation.nasa.gov

On to The Thang! –
What President’s Day would be complete without a Presidential Trivia workout. No points were awarded for correct or incorrect answers and exercise counts were based on the President’s term order.

Here are the questions, answers and our workout today.
Q1. His name appears twice on the roll call of presidents because his two terms were not back-to-back. ___________________
A1. Grover Cleveland, our 22nd and 24th president. His first name was Stephen but he went by Grover, perhaps not liking the sound of “Stephen Cleveland.”
Work: 22 IRKINS? (inclined merkin) AND 24 DERKINS (SINGLE COUNT)

2Q. Abraham Lincoln was born in a humble log cabin. Who was the first president born in a hospital? (Hint: He’s still alive, at age 95.) ___________________
2A. Jimmy Carter. (39) His mother was a nurse there.
Work: In honor of Jimmy’s Habitat for Humanity service – 39 American Hammers IC – this was way too many! CHiPS crushed it!

3Q. This president liked to skinny-dip in the Potomac River early in the morning. While that may seem shocking to us, it wasn’t uncommon in his day. ___________________
3A. John Quincy Adams (6) – . If it was too cold outside, he’d skip the swim and go for a two-mile hike instead. (Man Maker Burpees)
The Work: In honor of this stud – 6 Man Maker Burpees (following the 8 count routine)

4Q. He banned broccoli from his dinner plate. ___________________
4A. George H.W. Bush (41) . He said he had hated broccoli “since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it.”
The Work: 41 single count Imperial Walkers (L, R = 1)

5Q. He became president even though no one had voted for him. ___________________
5A. Gerald Ford (38). He became vice president after the resignation of Spiro Agnew in 1973 and was sworn in as president when Richard Nixon resigned in 1974.
The Work: 38 Squat Jumps

6Q. A practical joker, he liked to ring the White House doorbell and then hide. ___________________
6A. Calvin Coolidge (30) “Do you know, I’ve never really grown up?” he told a friend.
The Work: 30 Monkey Humpers for this clown.

7Q. His fancy attire and rich lifestyle led to this nickname: The Dude President. ___________________
7A. Chester Arthur (21) . He reportedly owned 80 pairs of pants.
The Work: 21 Diamond Merkins

8Q. He is the only president to have been a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University in England. ___________________
8A. Bill Clinton (42) . He left the two-year program early and didn’t receive a degree.
The Work: 42 LBCs

9Q. When the king and queen of Great Britain visited, he served them hot dogs. ___________________
9A. Franklin Roosevelt (26). When the queen asked how one eats a hot dog, the president replied: “Very simple. Push it into your mouth and keep pushing it until it is all gone.”
The Work: 26 Princess Kates in honor of HRH

10Q. He is the only man to have been a U.S. president and a chief justice of the United States. (He also was depicted as one of the “Racing Presidents” at Nationals’ baseball games in the 21st century.) ___________________
10A. William H. Taft (27). His larger-than-life Nats mascot has retired, as so many older folks do, to Florida.
The Work: 27 Raise the Roof – shoulder press

Time to mosey back to the AO

MARY
Since I had some tunes on and Queen was playing, we started with…
Freddie Mercury’s
Flutter Kicks
Jump Rope – 100 OYO
Plank Hold – then right arm to sky – switch

COT
We are all entering another week and another opportunity to be difference makers – go out this week, make a difference at home, work, school, in the BoJangles drive through line, wherever.

Until next time in the gloom, Aye!