July 5th, 2019 By Poutine

5 of @Highlands fastest looked like they were still asleep and feeling like Joey Chestnut this July 5th!  YHC didn’t wolf down 71 hot dogs (chien chaud in French), but “sacré bleu” it felt like I did for the first part of WARMARAMA.  There are no excuses, but it is not easy being dual citizen having to celebrate both Canada Day Eh! on Monday followed by 4th of July yesterday.  Disclaimer was given in English only this time, but also excluded Canada from any liability.  We all know that we are quick to blame Canada.  We moseyed toward bus lot while doing carioca, Alleluia, high knees skip & reach, and we then circled up for……………

WARMARAMA

1. Mummy IC x15  (I demonstrated because I could tell @snape was like; “What in the world?”
2. Skiers IC x14  (Looks like the PAX have been on the slopes before)
3. Heisman IC x13  (@tiny dancer just confirmed his name.  He’s got moves!
4. Squat jacks IC x12  (The PAX love that one because your quads don’t burn!  LOL)
5. Grass Picker IC x10  (Some call it Cotton Picker but YHC heard Grass Picker at other others across the country and prefers Grass Picker.)

THE THANG

AGILITY LADDER WITH RESISTANCE BANDS – Not sure what was tougher, the exercises or putting on the bands?
1. High Knees x2
2. Lateral High Knees x2
3. In & Out x2
4. Lateral In & Out x2
5. Icky shuffle x2
6. One foot hop x2

CONE DRILLS
1. zigzag sprints x2
2. Shuttle Run x2
3. + sign x2
4. 40 yard sprint x2 (Audible and were taken out)
5. Zigzag Cone Alley with Bands x2
6. 1-2-3 Back with Bands x2
7. Suicide with bands x2 (Audible and were taken out)

Partner tag around circle. Loser runs full speed around 200 meter track (that is 656.16798 feet for you Americans).  Congrats to @tiny dancer, @dutch boy and Poutine’s imaginary partner for winning the tag competition.  @snape, @pavarotti and poutine ran around the track at full speed, at least in my mind it was full speed.  But after video replay, that looked old men pushing walkers.  We were simply whipped out!

Cone Pick up:  PAX that returns with most cones is exempt from doing 15 sidewalk power plant.  Of course, freakin @tiny dancer won again.  We need to change his name to Rocketman.  The dude can freakin fly and built like a brickhouse.

MARRY

Hold plank position, then lift right foot up to the sky.  Then swing right foot next to right hand while lifting left arm toward the sky.  Look at the sky and hold for 10 count.

Back to plank position, then cobra.

Flap jack

Bring hands feet

Slowly rise up with arm stretch across body and over head – flap jack

Recover, recover.

COT/BOM

MOLESKIN

• Full disclosure – If YHC was not scheduled to Q, he would have fartsacked this AM.  But am I glad I came out and was pushed by the PAX. Thank your my brudders!
• @pavaratti showed up after being HC yesterday but admitted he too thought long and yard about staying under the cover.  Glad he showed up tried to keep up with @tiny dancer, aka Rocketman
• A few audibles were called, but I don’t believe the PAX were too disappointed about removing the suicides and 40 year (36.576 meters) sprints due to time (thank Goodness!)
• After 1 agility ladder pass, we all decided that @tiny dancer needed to go first so he wouldn’t run over the PAX.  So he was first in every exercises.
• The PAX really pushed one another on cone drills with the resistance bands.  That was a lot of resistance, or maybe i was simply slowed down by the cocktails and food consumed yesterday.
• We need a Q for Mettle this Monday July 8th as well as Speed Friday July 12th and last call Saturday July 13th.  Plenty of other opportunities in July.  Remember, we workout for free and the way we pay it back is by leading the PAX once a month or so.

As always, thank you for showing up and pushing each other to get better physically, mentally and spiritually.  Have a great weekend!  YHC is heading to Jamaica with the M tomorrow until the 12th for 20th wedding anniversary!  For those who have met my M, I am simply a blessed man because she is one of the nicest person you will ever meet.  See you on July 15th!

Poutine!

 

 

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