It was a chilly fall morning on November 18th, 2019 at #thethicket. To prepare for this workout I attempted to find inspiration through history. On November 18th, 1991 U2 released their album Achtung Baby. On November 18th, 1978 900 die at Jonestown. On November 18th, 1922 Mussolini comes to power in Italy. It was clear to me that history would be an inadequate source of inspiration for this workout. It was also clear from the mumble chatter on Slack prior to the workout that there might be a full on revolt if I attempted to run a triple-Dora.
Listen to the people.
Warm-Up:
SSH x 20, Merkins x 20, WMH x 10, 21’s w/ SSH’s – The Q counted 6 SSH’s in cadence and then allowed the PAX to execute the remaining exercises until a count of 21 was achieved. We did not all stop on 21 so a penalty of 10 OYO Burpees were assigned to the PAX.
Main Event:
The 20 PAX present split into two lines and ran a Bataan Death March from the AO up to the Great Meadows shelter and back to the AO.
The PAX were then informed that the focus of this portion of the workout would be on quality – no quantity. The PAX executed two sets of intervals. Four exercises in each interval were executed for one minute with a goal of focusing on quality. Interval 1: Plank, Merkin, LBC’s, Squats. Interval 2: Planks, Mountain Climbers, Flutter Kicks, American Hammers.
The final workout was a poorly planned partner exercise where one partner was balls to the wall while the other was executing 30 Squats, 30 Squats, 20 LBC’s, and 20 LBC’s.
Announcements: Reach out to @HornyToad – he had a fall. Congratulations on all those who completed the Chatham 6-Pack Challenge last week – good luck to Stinky Pete as he attempts this week. We will be running an event focused on getting the PAX out on Tuesdays at #thejag and #therabbit – information will be posted on that. The Christmas party will be held Sunday, December 22nd at 8PM at the BC Clubhouse.
The Message: Some recent mumble chatter at different workouts has inspired me to set three goals for the coming year. One personal, one professional, and one physical. I’m not sure what those goals are yet, but I appreciate the men of this group helping place focus on benefits of planning.