Last month Marky Mark and Yanni put out the idea of a Blind Co-Q workout where two Qs would be told they were in charge the next morning and were given some themes to think about, but they weren’t told who their co-Q was until the start of the workout.  Today, it was Beaujolais (VQ!) and Brotox.  Theme options given to the co-Qs (but unbeknownst to the rest of the PAX) were: Date Night, 80s Movies, Beaver Task Force, Fake World History, and Road Trip.

Warm-Up

Provided by Jingles while Brotox and Beaujolais were busy plotting and scheming, I mean planning.

Pre-Date Preparation:  Time to Get Pumped Up

To the tune of Eye of The Tiger, alternate through 30s each of the following and then do them all a second time through:

• SSH
• Jump Rope
• 4-ct Punch/Squat combo
• Mike Tysons (jump lunges)

First Date:  Off To A Concert

To the tune of Robot Rock (Daft Punk, album: Human after all).

Pick two parking spots, on “Rock” touch the leftmost line, on “Robot Rock” touch the right most. Dance on the middle line during pauses. Add fist bumps after the first verse.

Two verses total

Second Date, Part 1:  Time For Road Trip of Fake World History

Sprint for a while, then stop and answer Brotox’s question.  Get it right, no exercise.  Get it wrong, exercise.  None of the questions were answered right (after all, it was FAKE world history trivia–though the PAX didn’t know that!).  The five questions with corresponding exercises were:

• What French President had a home called L’Hermitage?  PAX guessed de Gaulle.  Brotox pretended it was Pompidou.  Real right answer: it’s a totally made up question with no correct answer.  Penalty: 30 Squats
• How many days in a week were there in the Ancient Roman calendar; 5, 7, 9, or 11?  PAX guessed 7. Brotox pretended it was 9.  Real right answer: 8, not an option given. Penalty: 15 Merkins
• In approximately what year was The Great Pyramid of Alexander built (one of the Great Wonders of the Ancient World; ~3100BC, ~2600 BC, ~1400 BC, or ~800BC?  PAX guessed 2600BC.  Brotox pretended it was 3100BC.  Real right answer: another totally made up question, though some PAX questioned the potential mixing of two ancient cultures and may have started to smell a little BS.  Penalty: 5 Burpees
• What year did the War of 1812 end; 1812, 1814, 1816, or 1818?  PAX guess 1816.  Brotox pretended it was 1814.  Real right answer: 1815, again not an option given.  Penalty: 15 Merkins
• From which country did the ship the HMS Beaver Inspector (as it was colloquially known) originate?  PAX guessed Great Britian.  Brotox pretended it was Canada.  Real right answer: another made up question, though the PAX were definitely on to a little BS at this point.  Penalty: 30 Squats
• Final Bonus Question: Yes or No, did you just participate in a segment titled Fake World History?  This is when the PAX found out the whole thing was a ruse, YHC (Brotox) was lucky not to catch a beating!

Second Date, Part 2: Tom Cruise 80s Filmography

Road Trip World History probably didn’t help your cause with your date, but Tom Cruise will do the trick!

While listening to Highway to the Danger Zone and doing SSH, PAX were to come up with each of the 12 Tom Cruise Films from the 80s.  For each one the got correct, it was 5 squats.  And for the ones they couldn’t come up with it was 5 penalty burpees.

Correctly Named:

1. Taps, 1981
2. The Outsiders, 1983
3. Risky Business, 1983
4. All the Right Moves, 1983
5. Legend, 1985
6. Top Gun, 1986
7. Cocktail, 1988
8. Rain Man, 1988

Not Guessed:

1. Endless Love, 1981
2. Losin’ It, 1983
3. The Color of Money, 1986
4. Born on the Fourth of July, 1989

Getting short on time so we only did 10 penalty burpees instead of 20.

Third Date: They’re Into You

• “Forehead Kisses” (i.e. Dolphin Pushups) x10
• Side-openings x5 each side
• “Forehead Kisses” (i.e. Dolphin Pushups) x10

Mary: If you’re (un)lucky, 9 months later you get a baby

To the tune of Human After All (Daft Punk – album: Human after all), hold Boat position by default, do Crunch every time you hear “human”, move to Canoe every time you hear “after all”.

COT: Nuggets of Joy (by Beaujolais)

Life is hard, especially these days. As men, I feel that we’re often asked to take on a lot. It’s easy to take all those responsibilities and stress and to close up. To just go through the motion. I found that sometimes, getting just one moment of happiness can open you up. Even if you had a terrible day, if you had that nugget of joy to hold onto, you can go to sleep happy with it.

So I encourage you to find tiny nuggets of joy during your day. May it be a donut, a coffee, a 5min daft punk song, or whatever makes YOU happy. Take it and breathe it in. Don’t let life happen to you, live it.

Moleskin (by Brotox)

It’s not a stretch to say 80s movies and music are in YHC’s wheelhouse (after all, I’ve previously led a full Q based on Top Gun and a partial Q based on 80s Hairband music).  What we learned today is that apparently electronic dance music is where Beaujolais finds himself most comfortable.

We did two different sets today where our movements were based on what words they were singing in Daft Punk songs; I feel old as hell saying this but I didn’t understand one damn word in either of those songs!  Fortunately, Beaujolais just told us what to do!