13 pax posted to Block Party for their Tue AM #DRP and some Q tips on staying in the zone of HERE and NOW.  No FNGs today, so after a Cliff Note version of the Disclaimer, the fun began.

The Thang

Warm up run to the Springs parking lot at Ardrey & 160.

COP – Mtn climbers, Parker Peters, Hillbilly Walkers, Windmills, Moroccan Night Clubs, Monkey Humpers, Slow Merkins, 2 laps of Karaoke around the island

Mosey to front courtyard of UC Synergetics building

Derkins x10

Dips x15

Step ups R x20

Step ups L x20

Derkins x10

Dips x15

Mosey to Memorial statue/flags on 160

Plank sequence

Mosey to park on hill across from rail car

Bear crawls over Pyramids on one side of playground & plank it up

Merkins x10

Bombjacks x15 OYO

Bear crawls over Pyramids on other side of playground

Line up along brick wall

Hip slappers x10 (Courtesy of F3/NOLA)
(Rinse & repeat)

Mosey to UC Synergetics parking lot on 160

Mary — Flutters, Hello Dollies, Penguins

Mosey to wall at Springs building

People’s chair

Wall pull-ups x10 OYO

People’s chair

Run home

COT

Naked man moleskin

No SSHs, no burpees, no LBCs, no high reps…somehow it still qualified as a workout based on the stench from the laundry pile when I arrived home.

Solid effort by all pax today!  The group hung together quite well – special recognition to Clydesdales like Bird Cage and Training Wheels who didn’t let the running from spot to spot beat them down.  Nice work guys!  No bellyaching at all from anyone on extended Peoples’ Chair sessions at the end, including some extra slow counting from Geronimo among others.  This group clearly came to put it all out there today.

Leaving it all out there was really what I had in mind when I talked about my Q tips of being present.  The best workouts for me as one of the pax are always the ones where I get lost in the workout…so absorbed in the pain and the perseverance that my brain can’t hold onto anything else.  I am totally locked into the present.

As a Q, being present to the mission at hand is essential.  Followers cannot/will not follow someone who is not engaged in the activity in front of them, the environment around them and the people at their side.  The leader must be fully present.  Don’t let your Weinke control you.  Don’t let your preparation make you rigid.  Don’t let your mind drift elsewhere.  Use the warm up to your advantage — not just to get loose, but to get in touch with everything that is in front of you and then make decisions based on the present reality and nothing else.

A great morning was topped off with requests to get in the Q line from Shady and Java.  Thanks for stepping up guys!

Always an honor to lead such noble men.  Thanks for your presence!