10/22/2020 - Holy Hill - Rain Soaked Wheel of Misfortune
AO: Holy Hill
When: 10/22/2020
PAX:
Number of Pax: 9
Pax Names: Clueless, DJ Sump Pump, Dutch Boy, Lawnmower, Lewinsky, Sonny Bono, The Wedding Planner,
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names: Sargent KneeLock
QIC: Rusty
Introduction
After Moonlight published his Porcelain Throne Manifesto, I decided to head over to the Google Sheets Q Schedule and add my name to a few open slots…. I expected to find the first open slot in the week of 10/26/20… but was SHOCKED to see that Holy Hill didn’t have a Q for this week… So I reached out to Lewinsky to make sure it wasn’t a mistake and then added my name to the list….
And I am glad that I did…. Because the weather SUCKED! The forecast said we could expect rain at 5am. I went to bed the night before hoping that the weather man would be wrong like they usually are… Then at about 2am the thunder and heavy rain started pounding my house…. I laid in bed thinking… Man, this is going to suck!
At 4:30am the alarm sounds… After shutting it off I lay in bed listening for the sound of rain hitting the house, but all I hear is blissful nothingness…. Awesome! The rain has passed! NOPE! While getting dressed I hear the next round of storms rolling through….
Oh well, not much I can do about it now…. So I grab the rain gear and hit the road.
While I am driving, my phone buzzes with messages from a couple Pax saying that they are pulling their HCs…
As I arrive at the AO, I see two other cars in the lot. While reading through my workout plan a couple more cars arrive…. Great! My plan required at least 8 Pax and it looked like I would have enough…. I won’t have to modify on the fly.
It is almost 5:15, but everyone (including me) waits in their cars until the last possible moment… But when we get out the rain decides to dump on us again!! Oh well, not much we can do about it now. Time to get moving….
5:15am hits and I give the disclaimer… Not a professional, don’t know your injuries, you came on your own, modify if needed…. Let’s roll….
Warm-O-Rama
Mosey Around lot, stopping to do warm ups along the way and ending at the flags
X-Men Trunk Rotations x 10 IC each direction
Arm Circles x 12 F/B IC
Good Mornings x 15 IC
Jump Squats to Alternating Kick Through x 10 – on my go.
The Thang
Thang 1 – 4 Corner Ladder (Sprint the long leg, Bear Crawl the short leg)
C1 – 25 Merkins
C2 – 25 Merkins, 50 Squats
C3 – 25 Merkins, 50 Squats, 75 SSH
C4 – 25 Merkins, 50 Squats, 75 SSH, 100 LBC
Thang 2 – Wheel of Misfortune
Pax Count off by 4s
Each Pax picks an exercise from the designated stack (Upper Body, Lower Body, Abs, Cardio).
Pax forms a large circle (Wheel)
- Pax will perform the designated exercise for their spot on the wheel for 1 minute.
- All pax will run one revolution around the outside of the wheel and advance to the next spot on the wheel.
- Rinse and repeat until all pax are back to their starting point on the wheel.
Exercise picked:
Upper Body – Hindu Merkins, Overhead Coupon Press, Resistance Band Chest/Lat Pull
Lower Body – Lunge Twists, Jump Squats
Abs – High Hand Big Boys, Coupon Side Bends
Cardio – Jump Rope, Rusty BBJS (1 Burpee, 2 Bonnie Blairs, 1 Jump Squat = 1 Rep)
6 MoM
Scissor Kick Leg Raises x 30 IC
Alternating Toe Touch Crunches x 20 IC
Circle of Trust
Perseverance in times of trouble is what will make us stronger. Don’t ever give in to the voice inside your head telling you that you cannot do something. You have the strength inside of yourself to overcome any challenge put before you… All it takes is an indominable will and perseverance!
Dear Lord we thank you for this day. Please give us the strength to continue to push through hard times so that we can make a positive difference in the lives of those around us. We also prayed for CVS and his family as they continue to heal from their loss. And we prayed for Mr Miyagi’s mother who is dealing with pancreatic cancer.
I finished with the following….
A couple of years ago, Toadstool said the following prayer in a CoT and it has always stuck with me as a simple, but powerful prayer….
Let us pray that the weak find strength.
Let us pray that those in pain find relief.
Let us pray that all men in darkness find light.
We say these prayers in God’s Holy Name…. Amen!
Naked Man Moleskin
While the weather sucked, it was not as bad as my head was leading me to believe. The topic of perseverance was even more fitting because of the weather…. I am very thankful for the 8 men who joined me today. You all showed true grit and strength.
Remember what I told you in my last backblast…. If you want to live a long and healthy life…..
NEVER STOP MOVING
Until next time….
I am Rusty….
and We are F3 Naperville
Out.