22 HIM came out into the chilly gloom to make themselves better, and strange happenings ensued.
PAX: ABC, Bad Boy, Bicentennial Man, Blue Mule, Brother-at-Law, CCR, Crawlspace, en fuego, Firefox, Harvey Updyke, Hi_Viz, Hot Route, Pop-A-Lock, Porcelain, Pumpkin Spice, Ride Along, Right Said, Shadow, T-cell, Tiny Dancer, Trapper Keeper, Vector (QIC)
Conditions: 23 degrees, wind chill a balmy 13 (Ironclad credit, ka-ching)
Mosey to the upper parking lot and then down to Rec Center cul-de-sac for the
Warm-o-rama: WMH x 12, Cherry Pickers x 12, Good Mornings OYO x 15 (at which point, YHC was mocked for his “strenuous Good Morning Apocalypse” — oh, just you wait, my friends . . . ), LBAC x 15, Overhead Claps x 15, Reverse LBAC x 15, SSH x 20.
Partner up for first round, which was moderately successful given YHC crappy instructions to “look to your right” for your partner — most figured it out.
First Round:
DORA — 100 burpees, 200 merkins, 300 dips with partner run around Rec Center. And then, strange things ensued . . . While attempting to start the patented Vector Cheesy Playlist (“Heat” themed, of course), we learned several important lessons:
- Crappy bluetooth speakers don’t like the cold
- T-cell REALLY likes the playlists, running back to his car for a cord (hmm, why so persistent, you say? You’ll see in a bit)
- Hi-Viz is a true HIM, as his “partner,” YHC, spent more time with the audio than with his share of the exercises
- The PAX is a little slow on the draw at 5:30am and 23 degrees, as it took a good 4 songs before realization of the “heat” theme to today’s audio enjoyment.
Playlist:
Some Like It Hot – The Power Station
Burn the House Down – AJR
The Heat is On – Glenn Frey
Hot, Hot, Hot – The Cure
Hot in Herre – Nelly
Blister in the Sun – Violent Femmes
Walking on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves
Hot Stuff – Donna Summer
Second Round:
After plank work, mosey to playground for “7”s”
Pull-ups (regular on the odds, wide on the evens) and squats
Because we “had enough time,” PAX performed 100 jump squats, perhaps in part for mocking my Good Mornings . . . and that’s when we discovered T-cell’s unabashed love for Donna Summer/Disco. In what could be described by some as “feeling the spirit,” our friendly neighborhood Volunteer shook his groove thang. A sight that the PAX won’t quickly forget . . .
Mosey to parking lot for quick Mary of flutter kicks x 20 and Crunchy Happy Frogs x 20 (led by T-cell, so we could stop his boogie fever). Time called.
COT:
- Bicentennial Man – 6th man. Learned “C” stands for “Clarence.” So all we need is a Roger to re-enact the classic scene from Airplane:
- Prayers for ABC’s friend, Jennifer, in Texas, hospitalized with fevers of unknown origin.
- Glad CCR could mosey over to his first Bomber post. Hopefully all the high jinx won’t make it his last visit.
- Plenty of Q spots open for February — opportunities for leadership (and if anyone wants to VQ, I’ll provide the playlist, free of charge).
- West Park AO launch successful yesterday, led by Crablegs. Try to make it out to keep momentum at a great AO site.
- And finally, the last lesson learned — when trying to shut down your iPhone, don’t ignore the “Emergency Call” feature, as YHC accidentally let our friendly neighborhood 911 operator know we had finished our workout (hence the sudden 862-8600 follow up call). I blame the trauma induced by T-cell’s gyrations . . . so disturbing, so mesmerizing.
Was an honor to lead you men this morning. SYITG,
Vector