May 13th, 2020 By Othello

0515 – YHC arrives at Pain Academy, light drizzle, cool morning, perfect for a Mini-Merkin-Mania BD
0520 – Hornet is the first to pull in, looks like he’s driving an undercover cop car! I got nervous for a second.
0525 – More and more headlights enter the parking lot, what is going on here? I love it!
0528 – YHC announces “2-minutes!” with 9 Pax in attendance – great crowd!!
Wait, where is our Triathlon Man, Toughskins, and his dastardly boy wonder, Chum?
0530 – a lousy disclaimer (yada, yada, 6ft apart etc) is given and we are off to the “Fire Lane” behind the school for a little Warm-O-Rama

It went something like this in no particular order (Stopping at each word “Fire”)

1. SSH x15 IC
2. LSS x15 IC
3. IST x15 IC
4. Mt. Climbers x15 IC
5. Windmill x15 IC
6. Jump Squats x15 IC
7. G’pa Jacks x15 IC
8. 15 Burpees OYO
9. Not sure if I missed one, Cobains if I did.

The Thang: Mini-Merkin-Mania

YHC had everyone line up (shoulder to shoulder, 6ft apart) on bus lot line #18 in front of the school and face the tree at the other end. Pax on the end (YHC) announces a merkin exercise. Entire Pax does 10 reps of said merkin exercise on line #18, runs to the tree, stopping at line #1 to do another 10 reps of said merkin exercise, then runs back to to line #18.  Quick Pax get to do EC while waiting for the six.  Next in line gets to announce the next Merkin exercise.  It went something like this in no particular order (but you get the jist):

1. Shoulder Tap Merkins, running to/fro, EC = LBC’s
2. Inchworm Merkin, running to/fro, EC = LBC’s
3. Diamond Merkin, , high skip to/fro, EC = Low Flutters
4. Staggered Merkin, high skip to/fro, EC = Low Flutters
5. Regular Merkin,  back pedal to/fro, EC = reverse crunches
6. CDD’s Merkin(?), back pedal to/fro, EC = reverse crunches
7. (Getting old, can’t remember this one), running to/fro, EC = LBC’s
8. Mike Tysons, running to/fro, EC = LBC’s
9. Spiderman Merkin, high skip to/fro, EC = Low Flutters
10. EC Round to get us to 200 Merkins:  Wide Merkin, AYG sprint to/fro, Gentleman mosey to the wall by the school

Time to work the legs with Wall Sits – x15 IC with…

1. Air Presses
2. Over/Under
3. Rocking Chair
4. Overhead Claps

Gentleman mosey over to Fire Lane for a reverse Mary on the way out to the flag.  Again, in no particular order…

1. LBC’s x15 IC
2. Pull the Rope (?) x15 IC
3. WWII’s x15 OYO
4. Bicycles x10 IC, oopps, then another 5 IC
5. WWII’s x15 OYO – very creative Silas
6. Squirm x15 IC
7. Again, if I missed one, Cobains.

Count/Name-O-Rama

Announcements

• Silas has the Broga Q tomorrow
• Toughskins has Metal on Friday
• Keep Corona-free by maintaining your Social Distancing of 6ft, and don’t kiss your brother, it’s not that kind of Men’s Group
• No roosters or landscape lighting were harmed in the making of this BD, promise!

6ftx9 COT – YHC took us out

Moleskine-mania

• Great to have Delta and Epsilon continue posting.  I am sure they are going to teach us some new exercises when their turn to Q comes around.  Great to have you guys!
• Big Tuna & RAR – Staggered Merkins and Spiderman merkins suck, ’nuff said (but need to do more of those!)
• Gopher – strong work and I love your positive attitude, every morning, rain or shine, AYE!
• Hornet – awesome seeing you back out brother! Keep coming but keep modifying, OK?
• H&S – I think you are at 99.9999% better. You were smoking those merkins and runs today!
• Silas – I hope it wasn’t to cold or rainy for you today. Did I make you do too many merkins? Don’t worry, I’ll bring a lavender towel for you tomorrow, HA!
• Always an honor to lead this group of fine men (I use that term loosely) AYE! SYITG!

Pain Academy

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