11/06/2020 - The Colosseum - 11/6/20 — The Colosseum – Burn-a-rama
AO: The Colosseum
When: 11/06/2020
PAX:
Number of Pax: 18
Pax Names: Bobby Fischer, Boston Butt, Bunny Hill, Dilly Dilly, Happy Camper, Penalty Box, Short Sale,
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names: Nickleback, Cyclone, Binford, Spinout, Happy Gilmore, Squirts, Unibrow, Fish Sticks, Wreck-it Ralph,
QIC: Bartles and Jaymes
Introduction
I wanted to do something a little different. The air here is a lot thinner, drier, and cooler than where I moved from, and the standard warm ups always leave me moving slow. I thought I’d incorporate a full workout into the warm up, and really get us moving.
Advertised as a pusherama, and hopefully delivered. I’m usually the six, so hoping that what’s pushing me is at least a good routine for the beasts we’ve got coming out.
If I missed any names up above, I’m sorry, but I appreciate you coming out.
Warm-O-Rama
WoR
All in cadence
60 seconds SSH
60 seconds imperial walkers
60 seconds squats
60 seconds groiners
30 seconds superman
30 seconds low plank
30 seconds mosey
60 seconds motivators from 5
30 seconds calf raises
30 seconds arm circles forward
60 seconds heel touches
60 seconds glute bridge
30 seconds merkins
30 seconds mosey
60 seconds SSH
60 seconds hairy rockettes
60 seconds burpees
30 seconds high plank
30 seconds mosey
60 seconds SSH
30 seconds mountain climbers
30 seconds side plank left
30 seconds side plank right
30 seconds big boys
30 seconds SSH
30 seconds flutter kicks
30 seconds squats
60 seconds motivators from 5
20 minutes total.
The Thang
Thang 1
Island to Island – Merkin storm
Bear crawl to far curb. Hand on curb, ten incline merkins
Crawl bear back to first island, feet on curb for ten decline merkins
Frog jump to far end. Right hand on curb for ten angled merkins
Lunge walk back to start. Left hand on curb for ten angled merkins. Pick up the six.
Thang 2
Contra burpee suicide ladder. Five markers, burpees with increasing merkins at each marker and at the starting line up to ten. Ladder down until six is in.
Mary
Split the PAX into two teams, and held plank while playing rock paper scissors until there was a single winner.
Big boy sit ups until six – in cadence. I believe we managed 43.
Circle of Trust
Since this was my first Q in Crossroads, I let everyone know about where I came from. Recently moved to Naperville from Atlanta, during lockdot. Left friends and family behind, lost my two pets, and had a hard time up here until finding F3.
I appreciate everyone here, both for pushing anrd supporting me. I open up all my CoT time to the PAX to talk if they need support, because so many have supported me.
All together, 55 burpees, over a hundred merkins, and just shy of a hundred big boys for every PAX, along with everything else.
Naked Man Moleskin
A mix of exercises I hate, and ones I’m decent at. I wanted the Burn-a-Rama to be in cadence to prevent OYO or AMRAP movements from burning anyone out. It was pointed out my cadence was off on SSH, which was intentional to keep the pace, but it did throw off the start, since it was odd for everyone. In the future, I’ll just change the vocal cadence and slow down the actual reps.
Still, I wasn’t sure I’d be able to call cadence for twenty minutes, and proud of myself for managing. Got sweat in my eyes at one point and couldn’t read my routine, so I missed doing the Alabama Prom Dates, but I’ll get that again at a future Q.
Hope everyone enjoyed the randomness of it, the disrupted movement, and the rock paper scissors. Thank you for your support, and for letting me try something new.