December 9th, 2020 By Rick Hepner

The morning started with high expectations.  The day after our governor’s new restrictions.  It brought me back to the “good old days” when we were under Phase 1.  During that time all our BD’s went under the radar and no BB were allowed. Could it be again?  Another lock down and maybe no more BB, an early Christmas present! Well my excitement was shattered just like my cinder blocks! The lockdown ends at 5am and we start at 5:30. We could only wish!

We started with a few warmups that included SSH and WWII’s. The BD started with an Indian run with 2 burpees’ around the school. Then we made it over the fire lane for the Thang.

Thang

We paired up and one pax ran to the third fire; and the other pax leap frogged using the cinder block.  The goal was to make it halfway around the fire lane.   Well right off the bat we had a casualty.  Bullwinkle shattered the first block.  Seconds later Othello shattered his block.   Then my partner (Hot Corner) crushed our block.  Then came Head and Shoulder’s block.  Guess Epsilon felt left out so he just shattered his too!!

Well with the blocks gone the Q had to act quick.  We went to the wall and had a round of BTW with shoulder taps.  Then to the parking lot.  Stayed in pairs. One pax ran the parking lot and the other pax completed exercises (curls, thrusters, WWII and Merkins). The goal was to use the blocks, but we improvised and use pieces.  We completed two rounds and another round of BTW with shoulder taps.

The Pax had a little too much conversation this morning and the Q had to call them out.  Felt like a governor!

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It was a pleasure this morning and thanks for putting up with me!  Who knew cinder blocks shatter when temperatures are in the twenties!

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