This was a surprise Q.  And a surprise AO launch really.  YHC has felt like we needed a Thursday moderate option for PAX either starting out, on the mend or just looking for a touch less beatdown.  After mentioning it to a few guys on Tuesday and Wednesday, they wanted to go THIS WEEK.  So I did as I do and got it done.  Word.

Note to folks unfamiliar with ‘moderate’.  It’s a notch down from a regular workout.  Doing exercises in reps of 10 (which also forces you to do them correctly) mixed in with a 10 count here and there.   Plenty of good work happens at these every week.

The Thang:

A little run around the block thru downtown Fort Mill.  Change Order wanted to stop in for cheese fries at Hobo’s but their hours aren’t PAX hours.

Into the parking lot of St. John’s UMC for a little warm up.  SSH, IW, Moroccan night clubs and more.

Over to the wall for a quick sit session.

Down the hill to the First Baptist parking lot for a pavement tour.  Lunge halfway across, 10 LBCs, then lunge the rest of the way.  Follow that back with soccer walk/CDD, Toy Soldier/squat and hug knee/Peter Parker.

Lined up with a partner for partner suicides.  Which Maximus insisted were called homicides.  Partner 1 ran to the next line, did 10 lbcs while partner 2 did squats.  When 1 returned partner 2 then ran and did lbcs while Partner 1 did squats.  Next round you ran one additional line across the parking lot doing an exercise while your partner did something else.  All fun stuff like Carolina Dry Docks , overhead claps and more.

The stairs at the church were calling out to me, so we moseyed over for a look-see.  I thought it would be a good idea if we ran up and down and did merkins.  Someone thought we should ask permission to use the steps.  I cleared with Sky Q with a quick prayer and up we ran.  And down.  And merkined.  5-4-3-2-1.

Back over to the parking lot for more homicides, but first we had a visit with Mary.  All the standard fun ones inc American Hammers, Hello Dolly’s and the protractor.

SIDE NOTE – There are houses around the neighborhood, so we had been in semi-stealth mode.  During our round with Mary the train came thru town.  The engineer likes to use the horn.  So I think we can be louder next time.  Which means Twister can come.

We hit the curb for some Cakebosses…err…CALF RAISES.  Someone made the comment about what he would look like in spandex.  Conversation went rapidly downhill.  Shirtless, mullet, 1980s.

Back to the wall for a little sit where YHC stunned the crowd with a 10 count using only Nascar driver names.  My melon is full of useless knowledge.

COT

Great time with great PAX today.  Since we are doing this out of the Baptist church lot, the logical name for the workout seemed to be Footloose.  We are dancing all over that place.

Reminder with all this election nonsense that someone needs to be positive and be the light.  That’s us.

Til next time.

Anchorman