As Santini would say… “Looked great in a spreadsheet”. Sometimes our best laid plans are thwarted by our not-best-laid planning. Let me explain… no, there is too much… let me sum up…

The Thang:
WARM UP:
Mosey to bottom of winding drive
High knees and butt kickers part way
Power skips part way
Jog to top
SSH x 40
Windmills x 15
Moroccan Night Clubs x 30
Squats x 30
Imperial Walkers x 20
Seal clap SSH x 30
Explosive punches x 30
Mosey over to far end of band practice field
Burpee sprint to far end (sprint, then 1 burpee every 20 yards)

Triple up, size doesn’t matter. One partner does an exercise with gear, the others do the other exercise as listed. When the “timer” (see Station 1 below) is done, partners switch exercises. When all of the partners at Station 1 have completed the exercise, then everyone rotates stations (if that made any sense…).

1ST PART (5 stations):
Station 1: Sprint with resistance to 50 and back (this is the timer)
Station 2: – Plyo pushups – Medicine ball chest press toss (20 lbs)
Station 3: – Medicine ball chest pass (12 lbs) – Overhead Ball Pass (12 lbs) This station turned out to be a TERRIBLE idea in the darkness of the gloom. Audible to more pushups, but using the medicine ball, like this.
Station 4: – Plyo pushups between bricks (like this) – Lateral brick jumps (over one cinderblock)
Station 5: – Man Makers – Medicine ball bounce/slam (12lbs)
3 rounds 1 round… took a lot longer than I thought to get through this.
2ND PART:
Bounding (1/2 way then sprint back)
Backwards run (1/2 way then sprint back)
Repeat both.
Just enough time to do 180 degree Squat jumps x 30, then hussle back for COT

Moleskin:
Didn’t think through the fact that it would be very dark, so I nearly killed Ringer trying to demonstrate the medicine ball passes. Also, it took a lot longer to explain things than I thought it would, and when there were more PAX than normal that showed up, I got thrown off and didn’t pair people up well nor did I consider the number of newer guys (1 FNG, 3 second or third timers). I was thankful that everyone hung in there, though and mutiny didn’t take place… All that to say that I learned a few things about preparing better and thinking through more details and possibilities  prior to the workout. All in all, not terrible. I give it a solid B.

Always grateful for the chance to lead and workout with the PAX. Candidly, I don’t have a lot of places where I can just focus on one thing and be around like-minded men. Thank you all for making me a better man.

Helmet out…