I had a difficult time sleeping last night. Knowing I had to wake up for this Christmas Eve Q reminded me of what it’s like trying to sleep on Christmas Eve as a kid. Well, and as an adult, too.
The PAX were apparently excited, too. Judge and I rolled in early to set things up. Cardiac soon followed, moving to the beat of his own little drummer boy for some EC. In fact, everybody (except one) arrived early enough to hear the start of our Christmas music and to hear that there was a hidden message within the work out today.
For this special workout, I curated a selection of bastardized and relatively terrible takes on some Christmas music. If you were so inclined, there is a link to this Spotify playlist at the bottom of this back blast.
Warmup
- SSH x24 (24th of Dec)
- SSH x6 (to get to 30)
- WMH
B.O.M.B.S. x1
- burpee 5
- OH clap 10 ic
- Merkin 20
- Big Boi situps 10 oyo
- Squats 10 slow
The PAX then moseyed to the courtyard between the baseball fields, after having to be Redirected, as many took off as if they were headed for a lap around the peanut. I guess old habits die hard. By the baseball fields, we stumbled across a 30 story tall lit tower that would eventually become our Christmas tree, but we had to decorate it first:
Decorate the Tree
- Pickle Pointers/Pounders 30 IC ( it is a German tradition to hide a pickle in the Christmas tree)
- Elf on a Shelf 30 (15 ea side)
- Jingle Balls to the wall (each PAX had to belt out a verse to their favorite Christmas carol during hold)
- Wall Angels x10
Each PAX Carried their present and lined them up neatly in the field. Jolly Old Saint Nick requires some fuel for his journey. Unfortunately his diet is not very good so we left him a sweet treat:
Cookies for Santa
-Sugar Cookies x10(Superman/WW2)
A quick mosey to the soccer field revealed A game board surrounded by festive Christmas lights. Was it time for reindeer games or reindeer GAINZ?
Reindeer Games
Guess each reindeers exercise, do half the reps! Each exercise was followed by a sprint to midfield and a Mosey back. The PAX we’re very bad guessers and got to enjoy many reps of the following:
-Dasher-Down-ups
-Dancer-Diamond merkins
-Prancer-Plank Jacks
-Vixen- v-ups
-Comet- Chilly jacks
-Cupid- Carolina Dry Docks
-Donner- Dan Taylor’s
-Blitzen -Burpees
A PAX who will go unnamed reminded us we couldn’t forget Rudolph
Rudolph Rides (murder bunnies)
- 50yd down and back. These remain terrible.
OH carry the ‘gifts’ back to the sleigh.
Gather round the Tree
Little Merkin Boy Ring of Fire
- Play the Christmas song Little Drummer Boy by Bing Crosby. Hold plank and complete one Merkin every time you here “Pa rum pum pum pum”.
3 minutes of plank, 21 Merkins.
Mary:
No Mary; she has a busy day tomorrow.
COT:
Kia Qing A Blue Christmas at TBL on 12/26
THOUGHTS:
Even in a year as unusual and unpredictable as 2020, the Christmas season is always magical. without significant holiday gatherings, parties, typical consumer trappings, I have been able to focus on the important things around me such as family and friends.
As we close out this unprecedented year, it is my intent to try to focus on the positive.
I hope everybody has a Merry Christmas!
…and what about that secret message?
- 30 SSH, Tower of Cinderblocks
- There was a little BOMBS
- Germans (traditions were discussed) around the tower
- Old habits died hard as PAX attempted to run around the closed Peanut
(Die Hard IS a Christmas movie)