YHC is confined to SoDu on school days given early kid-schlepping duties, so try to get out and about on days with no school. It’s a good thing my name was on the Q sheet, because the fartsack likely would have won out this morning following the celebration and dread caused by Carolina yesterday earning a chance to face Duke in the Final Four. Terrifying!

Decided to bring some Durham flavor with a Merkin Monday extravaganza, adapted from a Devil’s Ridge Q last year.

5 gathered in the gloom to talk about the Will Smith sucker slap of Chris Rock before moseying down to the traffic circle for a standard warm-up.

The PAX kindly then escorted YHC over to the rock pile, where we all grabbed a big’n. But, not time for that just yet.

Circled up for a 5 minute EMOM of standard merkins, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10

Then grabbed aforementioned rocks for 30 bent-over rows, 30 goblet squats and 20 curls

EMOM wide-grip merkins, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, then same rock work

EMOM hand-release merkins, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, then same rock work

Went up to picnic tables for last EMOM of irkins, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10

Voila, 400 merkins before most are out of bed.

Enough time for a bit of Mary

20 IC perfect crunches, moderately paced cadence count to make sure PAX were able to get full motion of bringing knees to chest as they crunched up on each rep

Quick yoga flow – down dog and what not

Finished off with some Homers to Marge holds and pulses to strengthen those glutes. Denali observed this had 80s fitness video vibes, and he wasn’t wrong.

COT

Hillsborough hosting Quarterly Report on Saturday. Be there or be square. YHC took us out.

MOLESKIN

Great crew this morning. Everyone pushed hard and hopefully got stronger. Honor and a privilege to lead the PAX of the Northern Province! See y’all again on Saturday, aye!