6 PAX gathering on a frosty post-Christmas morning to jump back into the routine after the holiday hiatus. YHC was thrilled to see 5 friendly faces as lack of slack activity the night before had visions of a solo post dancing in his head. Not sure how hard YHC would have been able to push on his own, but thankfully the fellowship and accountability made it easy to stick to the original plan.
Warm-up
SSH x 25 (IC)
Hillbilly x 15 (IC)
WMH x 10 (IC)
LBAC x 10 (IC)
Reverse x 10 (IC)
MC x 20 (IC)
Slow Merkin x 10 (IC)
To kick things off, YHC called a personal favorite, the parking lot Paula Abdul. Starting at bottom of the lot, Bear Crawl uphill 2 spots, Crawl Bear back 1 spot, repeato all the way to the tree line. As Blackball noted, “That will wake you up!”
Feeling good and thawed out, despite the 28 degree morning, we moseyed to the middle of THWM (bottom gate). Here we partnered up for some Dora. Partner 1 sprinted up to the top gate and back while partner 2 did exercises. When Partner 1 returns, Partner 2 ascends the hill and Partner 1 picks up the exercises adding to the team’s cumulative total. Each team performed: 100 merkins, 200 squats, and 300 overhead claps. Estimate each PAX got 5 trips up THWM during this round.
Next we ascended THWM together with a round of Everest: 3 stage lunge walk – Lunge out with right leg/then lunge with left leg/then a squat. Repeato all the way up to top gate.
Keeping the same partners, YHC called for a 2nd round of Dora. This one featuring a backwards run from the top gate all the way up tree line with a mosey back down. Partners switch off traveling up and back and exercises with each team completing a total of: 50 hand release merkins, 100 jump squats, and 150 overhead claps. Each pax got in 3-4 backwards runs. Capped round 2 off with a plank round robin ending with a 30 second 6 inch hold.
Exactly 6 minutes left for a proper Mary session:
LBC x 25 (IC)
Alternating Shoulder Taps x 25 (IC)
Flutter Kicks x 25 (IC)
J-Lo x 10 (IC)
Freddy Mercury x 25 (IC)
COT
Cheers to Blackball as he joins the RESPECT club today and celebrates his 50th birthday!
Prayers for Virgil friend who is facing a terminal cancer diagnosis.