19 HIM came out into the beautiful gloom to make themselves better and to celebrate YHC’s 49th (technically, the real day was 3 weeks ago, but an untimely IR kept me off the Q).
PAX: Vector (QIC), PA, T-cell, Hi-Viz, Bad Boy, Harvey Updyke, Toothless, Duplex, DFrost, Cub Cadet, WL Carmen SanDiego (F3 Cherokee), WL Deuce (F3 Jackson), Tiny Dancer, Lunch Lady, Firefox, Preacher Man, Crablegs, Crawlspace, Porcelain
Conditions: 57 degrees, perfect
Last year, for my 48th birthday and my inaugural Q, I started with 48 SSH, but my overall lack of fitness had me die out around 27. So today, I had to start with 49 SSH, with PAX lined along the wall. Nailed it.
Mosey to McCabe Pub for rest of the
Warm-o-rama: WMH x 4, WMH x 9, LBAC x 4, LBAC x 9, Seal Claps x 4, Seal Claps x 9, RLBAC x 4, RLBAC x 9, Good Mornings x 4, Good Mornings x 9.
Mosey behind Murphy Road Animal Hospital to the conveniently placed large rocks. 49 Step-ups.
First Round:
Mosey over to playground where the main event was held.
DORA (I mean, it’s what I do):
Pull-Ups x 49
Merkins x 149
Squats x 249
Plankjacks x 349
More pull-ups when finish early
Playlist: Rather than torture the PAX with songs from 1970, my birth year (“Bridge Over Troubled Water” doesn’t really lend itself to a strong workout), I played selected cheesy/awesome tunes from 1984 (my 14th year and, by coincidence, PA’s birth year)
Owner of a Lonely Heart – Yes
The Reflex – Duran Duran
Talking in Your Sleep – The Romantics
Let’s Go Crazy – Prince and the Revolution
I Feel for You – Chaka Khan
Out of Touch – Hall & Oats
You Might Think – The Cars
I’m So Excited – The Pointer Sisters
Mary: Down the line PAX called special exercises including Flutter Kicks, Alabama Prom Dates, WWIs, LBCs, Alphabet (“Happy Birthday Vector” – Thanks T-cell!), Boxcutters, Hello Dolly’s, Crunchy Happy Frogs, Leg Lifts (AKA “Weezy Jeffersons” per Carmen SanDiego, because we’re “movin’ on up”), Freddy Mercuries, Hello Dolly’s again, American Hammers, and probably a few more . . .
COT:
- Prayers for Duplex’s dying grandfather (honorary F3 name Big Daddy) and his family and for keeping our kids safe (prompted by Lunch Lady and his colleagues finding a student that was being stalked online by a sexual predator). Also for my dad, who turns 80 today (and several PAX were thankful I didn’t celebrate with 80 SSH today).
- So awesome to see the newer guys come back out – Cub Cadet, DFrost, Toothless, keep up the strong work!
- Ended with a thanks to the PAX, as a year ago, I couldn’t lead the men on 48 SSH. Shows how far I have come in all areas F1, F2 and F3. Remember that age is just a number, be it 49 or 47 or 33 or 26, and each day we should push each other to be better in all aspects of life. Look out for those around us who need F3 and keep EH’ing.
Was an honor as always to lead you men this morning.
SYITG,
Vector