Eight men met on a cool December morning for one of the few remaining moderate workouts in 2016!  We had four Q’s today and this is what we did:

The Thang:

Bassomatic led the group out of the parking lot and down to the last lot on the left for COP:

COP (all in cadence)

Merkin x 10, SSH x 20, windmill x 15, IW x 15, Carolina dry dock x 10, left arm/right arm high (can’t remember the rest)

Hand off to Ditch Witch: 

Standing Hamstring stretch (left leg over right, reverse), arm circles-small/large – forward/reverse (can’t remember what else we did)

Hand off to Senator Tressel:

Form 2 lines along the curb, one behind the other.  Start running in place.  First group bearcrawls to the opposite end of the curb while the second group runs in place.  When the first group gets to the end, the second group bearcrawls to the opposite curb and joins the first group.  Do the same thing and get back to the start.  Rinse and repeat.

Back to the curb for 7’s.  1 derkin, 6 dips, 2 derkins, 5 dips, 3 derkins, 4 dips, etc.  All the way to 7

Mosey to the far end of the lot and form a single line.  Lunge walk 2 lines, do a burpee, lunge walk 2 lines, do two burpees, continue until you get to 5 burpees.

Mosey out of the back lot and head up to the hill on the right hand side (backed up to Ft. Mill Ford)

Jacob’s ladder pt 1:  bombjacks at the top.  Start at one and work up to 5.  Plank up until the six is in.  Do 10 merkins in cadence.

Jacob’s ladder pt 2:  squats at the top.  Start at 1 and work up to 5.  Plank up until the six is in.  Do 8 diamond merkins in cadence.

Hand off to Cake Boss:

Mosey back up to the road to a nice grassy spot near the front and circle up:

LBC x 15,  Hello Dolly x 15, Merkin x 10, Flutter x 15, protractor (10, 45, 90 degree)  mountain climber x 15 (can’t remember what else!)

Moleskin

I had planned to go to the Colosseum this morning, but changed my plans late last night when I received a  text from the site Q, Change Order,  looking for someone to lead the group.  I was happy to help, but going in, my plan was to recruit some new blood to assist with Q duties. Bassomatic and Ditchwitch volunteered to help as well as our ‘old faithful and reliable’ Cake Boss. I see a lot of new guys at various AO’s, but don’t see enough of those guys at the Q spot.  I visit the Ballroom semi-regularly and feel that this is a great location to break in new Q’s.

My thanks to Bassomatic, Ditchwitch, and Cake Boss for volunteering to help lead the group today. I thought everything flowed pretty well.  Too much planning or over thinking of a workout can sometimes kill it. Often times, the best workouts are those that are spontaneous and ‘off the cuff’.   It was a pleasure to lead the group and also to have some new guys take the reins.  If you are reading this (yes, I am talking to you, TPS and Bait Shop), and have not Q’d yet, find a workout you like and have the site Q get you on the schedule.  I guarantee you will be glad you did it.

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