Pyramids in a Chilly Rain
You never know what to expect when headed to an AO on a rainy morning, especially a chilly one. YHC had signed up to Q Red October a few days back and I was grateful for that because I knew it meant I could be under shelter the whole time. What I didn’t know was how many other men to expect. I pulled in to the parking lot to find Breach already waiting. A minute or two after I arrived FedEx pulled in. He was set to Q Mutiny. That looked like it was going to be it but at 05:29:59 Norm came squealing in on two wheels to make it in time.
Due to the rain everyone wanted to do something under the shelter. Luckily I had soething planned and those without a bell could use a rock. We decided to combine AOs and get underway.
FNGs: None
Warm Up:
Lead by FedEx –
SSH x20 IC
SFAC x10 IC forward and reverse
Daisy Pickers x10 IC
Imperial Walkers x12 IC
The Workout:
Needing rocks we decided to mosey to the lower shelter. Once rocks were secured the workout was explained. A pyramid would be done consisting of 6 different exercises. We started with one rep of each, then two, then three, all the way up to 10. Afterwards we would work our way back down. To give credit where credit is due I stole this idea from Rams. I went to my first Thunder workout last week and this is what we did and I liked it so I stole it.
The exercises we did were:
Swings
Curls for the Girls
Triceps Extensions
Overhead Press
Weighted Hillbillies
Merkins
The PAX were going through these pretty quickly so after our round of 10 YHC announced a bonus round of 11 before we started working our way back down.
Once the pyramid was done we did a decreasing number of goblet squats and rut-rows. The sets were 20/10, 16/8, 14/7, 12/6, 10/5. I realized too late that I had missed the 9s but just rolled with it. After these were done we returned our rocks and then took a mosey up to the upper shelter for …
Mary:
Again lead by FedEx we did:
LBC x10 IC
LSF x10 IC
Protractors
Planks with alternating leg lifts and then alternating arm raises
Chill cut plank
Pickle pounders x10 IC
American Hammers x10 IC
Announcements:
Holiday part on Thursday
Mama’s House looking for toys to distribute to needy families. Breach will provide more information later today.
Prayer:
Breach’s sister with COVID and mother who also isn’t feeling well. She tested negative but they’re still not convinced.
Everyone dealing with hardship or illness during the holiday season.
Glad to get out there and lead this group of men on a dreary morning. Thanks for starting your day with me.
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