Viva le Tour de Tobacco Rd!
The Tour de France is in full swing and it never disappoints. I I get sucked in to many hours of coverage a day, not just for the beautiful scenery, announcers with soothing accents, or the nap-inducing monotony.
The athletes who participate are quite impressive. Three things always stand out to me: the power of their legs, the capacity of their lungs, and their tiny, noodley arms.
Today at Tobacco Road, I wanted to test the legs, strain the lung capacity, and be sure everybody felt some noodley arms while replicating the Tour de France by covering vast distances, facing difficult climbs, and opening it up on flat stretches of the course.
WARMUP
Ray Finkle swings 10ea side IC
Michael Phelps 10 IC, Upright and bentover
Imperial Walkers 10 IC
9 Windmills IC -9 members of each team
21 SSH -21 stages of the race
SHOULDER BLASTER SPECIAL
(This sequence was repeated at various stages of the tour, with assistance from the PAX and leading a 10 count of each exercise, IC)
Without rest, in cadence
Baby Arm Circles, Reverse Baby Arm Circles, Moroccan Night Club, Bent Arm Moroccan Night Club, Chinooks, Shoulder Press, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps, Albatross (wing flaps), Cherry Pickers, and Cherry on Top (Hold at 45 Degree Angle in cadence.
THE TOUR
“Rollout” mosey to new soccer field.
Stage 1 – NEW turf = NEW country for the Tour
time trial: 3 sprints
This year the tour returns to Denmark. The average citizen owns more than two bikes. For every mile of road built, a mile of bike path is also built.
* We performed three sideline to sideline sprints, one at 50% effort, one at 75% effort, one at 100% effort.
* The winner earned the coveted Yellow Jersey* but soon found the burden of being at the Leader is great.
* since we did not have a yellow jersey, a cinderblock was substituted.
SHOULDER BLASTER SPECIAL
Stage 2- NEW lot, The Pyrenees
Mtn Goats (1,2,3, kick)
Mtn Climber Merkins (1,2,3, down)
Mtn Climbers
-perform each of the above exercises from island to island to replicate the difficult climbs in the Pyrenees.
Stage 3- curb
Johnny Dramas
Toe taps
SHOULDER BLASTER SPECIAL
Stage 5- the wall
(Breakthrough Album for our own Floyd Landis)
Step-ups
Stage 6- concession stand
Peoples Chair 10ct ea PAX
Aussie Mtn Climbers 10 IC
London Bridges 10 IC
SHOULDER BLASTER SPECIAL
Stage 7- Rest Day
Floyd Plank
Stage 8- ATT Hill
KIng of the Mountain climb
Bear crawl up hill
Nur down hill
SHOULDER BLASTER SPECIAL
Stage 10 – Historic Soccer Field
Freddie Mercury’s 10 IC
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Due to fires in the south of France (and time)
Stage CANCELLED- pull-up bars
-Ricky Bobby to and from
-Copenhagen side planks w partner
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COT
-F3DadsCamp
Thinking of Cosmo