December 13th, 2018 By Disaster

Nine men showed up at Highland Creek Elementary School this morning and were pleased to find that the parking lot was almost completely clear of snow and ice. After a quick yet thorough disclaimer the PAX was off for a short mosey up to the bus lot for…..

WARMARAMA

SSH IC X 12

IST IC X 12

CP IC X 12

MC IC X 12

Merkins IC X 12

THE THANG

With today’s date being December 13, YHC realized that there were only 12 days left until Christmas. This brought to mind the traditional “Twelve Days of Christmas” beatdown that @Frodo used to subject us to back when he still tortured us with regular posts. With a little tweaking to bring the challenge back down to at least a normal level, here’s how it all went down.

The PAX gathered at the edge of the Dropcloth 200 track where YHC had placed twelve exercise cards around the perimeter as follows:

10 Side Straddle Hops

20 Carolina Dry Docks

30 Merkins

40 Air Squats

50 Dips on Curb

60 Little Baby Crunch

70 Reverse Crunch

80 Imperial Strom Troopers

90 Low Flutters

100 Arm Circles

110 Apollo Ohno

120 Freddy Mercury

The PAX was instructed to complete the first exercise and then run a full lap around the Dropcloth 200 track. Next they completed the first and second exercises, moving to a new station each time. The process continued cumulatively with a lap run each time you added a new exercise. The (nearly impossible) goal was to complete all twelve stations before time ran out. Most of the leaders got to lap nine before time was (mercifully) called. At 6:10 AM we gathered up the cards and mosey back down to the parking lot for Mary.

MARY

Low Flutter IC X 12

The W IC X 12

COT and BOM and Lord’s Prayer as a group

MOLESKIN

1. There was a lot of grumbling from the PAX about the order of the exercises, particularly the back-to-back upper body (CDD and Merkins) as well as the back-to-back abdominals (LBC and Reverse Crunch). YHC was fairly lenient about the order of the exercises and allowed for some rearranging to give some relief between sets. You’re welcome.
2. @Frodo’s original layout included 10 burpees instead of the SSH and 70 calf raises instead of the reverse crunches. I thought that some substitution was needed to prevent us from dying out there this morning. Again, you’re welcome.
3.  @Buffalo Bill set a furious pace out there but I don’t think that there is any way someone could possibly finish this beatdown in just 45 minutes. This might be better suited for a Saturday when we have a full hour to finish. Also 100+ of any exercise is a lot to ask. I didn’t think I would ever get through the 70 reverse crunches.
4. Just a reminder that the Gremlin is scheduled for Saturday January 19 and the Winter Gala is scheduled for Saturday January 26. Please check slack or the weekly email for more details.
5. Thanks to everyone who posted today. It was great getting back out there after a five day layoff. I’m sure that I will be feeling it later today. It is always an honor to lead the PAX.

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