It is with great pain that YHC hammers out this Backblast, because simply lifting my arms is a painful challenge. But apparently that is the norm when one posts to (or co-Qs with) Walker’s workout. Perhaps all 12 pax that posted are suffering, and thus better as a result.

The morning was cool and dry, and the pax were ready to start their weekend on the right foot, especially Crash and Bojangles who had run. Disclaimer was issued and YHC started off the first half with 30 SSH before a mosey around the neighborhood. We stopped at a few different places for some warm up exercises, including:

* Windmills
* Peter Parkers
* Parker Peters
* (an exercise I don’t remember)
* Monkey Humpers

Mosey to the top of the hill (road) behind the west-most baseball field and partner up. Partner 1 runs about 1/2 way down the hill and back while partner 2 does first pair of exercises (alternating every 10 reps), listed below. Flapjack when partner 1 returns. Then move to next set of exercise.

1. Bomb jacks // Box
2. LBCs // Lunges (in place)
3. Imperial Deep Squat Walkers // Apolo Ohnos (speed skaters)

Quick recovery and discussion about having the #giveitaway spirit and passion, but about the Christmas (and its true meaning).

4. Makhtar N’Diayes // Monkey Humpers (full hill run)
5. Plank Punches // Peter Parkers (full hill run)
6. Seal jacks // Scorpion Dry Dock

Hand off to Walker for the serious punishment. Mosey around and onto one of the baseball fields for Blackjack 21. For those not familiar, this is like Elevens (or a ladder), but starting reps is 20 on the near side of the field, and 1 at the far side. Near side exercise was merkins, and far side was squats. For the non-math majors, that’s 210 merkins. And for pax that finished early, they were rewarded with planking up.

With 5 or so minutes left, we circled up for COP, which involved leg-lifts and more merkins. I think I blacked out for some of the COP, but what I remember was at least 60 or so additional merkins of various types.

Moleskin
It was a pleasure and honor to Q Alcatraz, and Q with Walker. The pax did awesome work. Special t-claps to guest pax Prosciutto from Tennessee (Chattanooga?), who was visiting family in Tega Cay. He’s actively involved with giving it away by helping start a new region in TN. Nice work!!!