“Hard core” would be how I described the PAX that posted to The Ballroom this very cold morning of 25 degrees.  No complaints by anyone.  Not sure that YHC would have posted if not for being on Q.  Knowing that it would be cold, the weinke was built to keep everyone on the move without being a Run-N-Tempo-Clydes-Out.  1.75 miles were logged via loop of 8 pain stations, around a parked 18-wheeler whose cab likely nested a groggy-eyed trucker.  Pax resisted the temptation of knocking on the cab door, suggesting he (or she) “come join us!”. Might as well have, as I’m sure the mumble chatter woke him away.

The Thang

Pax moseyed to each pain station for warm up as follows:

• SSH x40
• Windmills x15
• IW x20
• Merkins x15
• Peter Parkers x20
• Low Slow Squats x 20
• Monkey Humpers x10

Main Event

As a group, we ran to each pain station and performed one exercise, with the rep count equaling the station number (1 rep at station 1, 2 reps at station 2, etc.).  Once we finished the 8th station, all circled back to station 1 and planked until the 6 arrived.  Rinse and repeat for next named exercise.  The exercises were as follows (B.L.I.M.P.S.):

• Burpees
• Lunges (stationary)
• Imperial Walkers
• Merkins
• Plankjacks
• Scorpion Dry Docks

Mary

• Flutters
• Russian Twists
• Hello Dollies
• Chopsticks
• LBCs

Moleskin

Similar to TheYard workout this past Saturday, we talked about selecting a personal word/theme for 2016.  Several pax shared their word from 2015, and proposed a word for 2016.  In many ways, just the act of selecting a word can foster a level of introspection that we tend to miss all to often, going through the motions of the days/weeks/months.

Thanks for the pax encouragement and hard work on a cold morning.  And thanks to Change Order for allowing me the privilege of Qing.

AYE!

-old bay