Five of Indianland area’s finest arrived to test their mettle and the mettle of the Q. The parking lot was pretty dry considering the ice and snow that had everything covered only days before. Such is the life in Beautiful South Carolina. Snow blowers need not apply…

Disclaimer was disclaimed.

Warm-up

Mosey to a nice wide spot on the bus loop.

In Cadence

20 SSH-15 Windmills-20 MC- 10 Merkins- 15 IW

Mosey back to the lot and pick up the bells. Slow mosey back to the school where the light was better, particularly for winke reading.

OYO

10 KB Good Mornings- 5 each side Turkish Get-ups

Now that everyone was sufficiently warmed up, which should have been a warning to everyone including YHC, we could begin the real workout.

The Thang

Since this was such a highly motivated group of men, it was clear that there wouldn’t be any standing ten counts needed today. It was also clear that the Q may have liked a few 10 counts but when he looked around at the PAX and saw the effort that everyone else was putting forth he pushed a bit harder. That said:

All of the activities today were done in pairs, mostly as a core or lower body exercise followed by an upper body focused exercise. These alternated in a 2 step ladder, 6-8-10 reps.

KB Cleans – KB Press : focusing on form over speed

KB Swings – 2 hand Triceps Extensions

KB Reverse Lunge to a Press – Curls : These lunges sucked so much YHC called an audible after the 8 reps

Goblet Squats – 1 Handed Chest Press : YHC tested that you can adjust the intensity of goblet squats by how extended the arms are holding the bell.

Intermission: Moroccan Nightclubs x 20 IC – Magilla Gorillas (arm raises) x20 IC

Lateral Goblet Lunge – High Pull : These Lunges also sucked but everyone pushed through them

Side bend – Negative Curls : Those negatives really shred, everyone agreed they would lay off them for the rest of the week

Wow! Time’s up and it felt like we just got here.

Mosey back across the lot for COT.

Moleskin

I appreciated the opportunity to lead. This was my first opportunity to lead a KB workout and I had some fun with it. Today I realized that one thing I really need to work on during my workouts is my interacting during the workout. One of the reasons I come out every day instead of just workin’ out with ol’ Billy Blanks in the Garage, is the face time with real guys, guys that kid with you and poke fun at your form or lack of it, make comments about how short your shorts are, or just yack about the football games from last night. I think everyone probably did get a good workout today, but did I connect in personal way with anyone? Maybe a bit. That’s another reason I keep coming out though, next time I’ll open my mouth more, encourage a bit more, maybe yack a bit more.

Otherwise, I may lose out to ol’ Billy Blanks…

Geronimo! Out