In honor of today’s date (3/11/22), we celebrated the great 90s/2000s rock band 311 by jamming out to their music during the workout.
WarmUp
The usual stuff, but all to 14 reps (3+11). Side Shuffle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Michael Phelps, Willie Mays Hays, F&R Arm Circles. Then we did a little routine to the song ‘Come Original’ where we waved our hands in the air for the duration of the song (Overhead Claps) and added a Squat every time they said ‘come original’ (31 or so in total over ~3:30). Finally, we moseyed the half mile loop around the AO.
The Thang
Earlier in the week, we pieced together the idea for a new workout routine. We called it Jenga because you were supposed to take exercises and stack them on top of each other (one more rep each time). Marky Mark suggested you keep doing it until the PAX fell over. YHC was feeling particularly democratic this morning, so he let the other PAX decide by majority vote (but not until all exercises had been performed at least one time). The exercises to choose from were as follows, and we ultimately made it up to #25 before quitting though I don’t know which order the exercises were called in:
- SSH IC
- Squats SC
- Groiners SC
- High Knees IC
- Burpees
- WWII SC
- Mountain Climbers IC
- Monkey Humpers SC
- Flutter Kicks IC
- Bonnie Blairs SC
- Plank Jacks IC
- Overhead Claps IC
- Merkins IC
- Shoulder Taps IC
- Ukranian Hammers IC (like the American Hammer, as we stand in solidarity with our democratic friends in Ukraine)
After Jenga, we moseyed over to the hill past the pull-up bars for some hill sprints until it was time to return and wrap it up. No Mary since it was included in Jenga.
Announcements
The Leprechaun Dash to support the Chatham YMCA is tomorrow, the weather looks to be resplendent.
COT
YHC signed up several weeks ago for this Q slot with the sole purpose of turning it into a 311 theme day. For those that have Q’d many times over the years, it can sometimes begin to feel a little monotonous and boring; having a planned Q theme might be just the thing to get the creative juices flowing again. Until next time, aye!
Moleskin
- The damn streetlight is finally fixed.
- The newly fixed streetlight allowed YHC to see who was actually present at The Wall for the first time in a while…unfortunately, it also meant being able to see who fartsacked and didn’t make it after they said they were going to be there (*cough*cough*Duplo).
- Chum calling Burpees for round 22 of Jenga is proof he just wants to watch the world burn.
- Unknown 311-related fact: YHC and his roommate had the opportunity to live in Room 311 sophomore year of college (a surprisingly coveted room) but decided at the last minute to stay in the same suite we were previously in on the 2nd floor because we were too lazy to walk an extra flight of stairs all year. The first weekend of school, a pretty blonde freshman living on the 2nd floor came knocking on all the 2nd floor doors to meet people and get them to sign a birthday card for her roommate (who was away from home for the first time and kind of lonely). If I lived on the 3rd floor who knows if/when I would have ever met that pretty blonde, but she and I will be celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary this June. Fate? Maybe.