February 17th, 2017 By Chum

5 meaty handed pax posted for the reboot of Mint Hill Metal at the Park on Wilgrove. To say the parking lot is a meat grinder would be an understatement.

YHC arrived earlier than usual to case the revised park layout which now includes a lot more trails than he remembered. Note to future Q’s – use it; there is a lot to offer in this site, geared and otherwise. Use it future Q’s and make men built in the forges of MHMETAL.

To begin we did a semi-traditional round of warmup exercises, with some kettlebell thrown in for good measure:

• SSH x 20 IC
• 2H Swings x 20 oYo
• IW x 10 IC
• RH Swings x 10 oYo
• Hillbillies (Happy Appies) x 10 IC
• LH Swings x 10 oYo
• Dead Bell Merkins x 10 IC
• 2H Swings x 20 oYo
• Slow Dead Bell Merkins x 10 IC

Mumblechatter during the warm-up seemed to be focused on the meat grinder parking lot at the site. YHC wrote a mental note to use that little detail for some Mary with Benefits. Note taken, he led the pax through the dark and uneven lands of the new site  for a game of “30 something” across the the tennis courts. “30 something” is Played like a typical game of 7s, except it begins with a 10/20 handicap.

• 10 goblet squats
• RH waiters carry across the court
• 20 swings
• LH waiters carry across the court
• rinse and repeat adding and taking reps till the counts are 20 and 10 (but totals are always 30)

At the round of 14/16 YHC called an audible and had the pax shift one bell to the left. We did this each round till 18/12. for 19/11, and 20/10 each pax should have finished on the bell they walked in with. Briefly the Q called for a backwash of Al Gore under the tree and reverse crunches to help relax his sore back muscles. Done with our tennis game he decided it was time to step up the ante of the game and head back to the cars for some partner work.

Since we were a pax of 5 YHC called for 1 rucker and 2 pairs (heavy set and light set) to play a game of Catch Me If You Can. A pax that will remain un-named didn’t quite understand the Q’s explanation of this game. He doesn’t always say it as he means it. (He is working on that wrinkle). The course runs the perimeter of the parking lot, out around the entrance island, and back. By this time the mumblechatter had all but dissipated in the steam and fog that was beginning to gather around each pax. YHC noticed one pax’s fog looked a little green.

CMIYC done, the Q started calling out a superset of chest work that must’ve looked like bacon on the pavement (pavement IS an overstatement). This little chunk of broad-chested goodness he draughted from the wells of MeatHead and SWAT to share with these Mint Hill Pax.

Chesty SuperSet (partners swap out for 3 total rounds)

• 10 double bell Floor Presses
• 10 Merkins

Merkins after presses always smoke YHC’s arms and he ends up doing more elbow bend than merkin by the end.

There is not enough time for the next superset so YHC called for a quick trip in the lap of Mary, with the added perk of the Meat Grinder on our sixes

• LBC x 20 IC

Time is done. Q is smoked. One of the pax stepped back to let off some odorous steam.

During the COT he reminded the pax that tomorrow’s Vet will be a Q school; it’s a beatdown with an education included in the cost of admission. Also, please remember to pray for TS daddy today.

It’s always an honor to lead. Thanks. Now it’s your turn.

AYE!

Mint Hill Metal

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