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The OCBAL…

12 HIMs gathered at Quagmire for their DRP and to help create a calorie deficit as part of Thanksgiving week preparations.  In putting together the plan, YHC asked his three boys (ages 4 – 7) what they thought we should do for a warmup.  It provided some insights into exactly what they think we do when we post.  As I explained when we circled-up, it was a heavy dose of favorites with a “dash of random”.  And our warmup began, in three parts:

Part One:

• 10 Merkins
• 10 SSHs
• 10 Burpees – OYO
• Mosey to the fountain

Part Two:

• 10 Merkins
• Partner wheelbarrows from the fountain to the stop sign.  Swap at the end, switch partners and wheelbarrow back to the fountain.  (Small dash of random, larger dose of pain)
• Both partners then run one half lap around the traffic circle back to the fountain.
• Rinse and repeat including the fountain run

Part Three:

• 10 Merkins
• 10 SSHs

After the warmup we moseyed over to the Target parking lot.  No red balls of pain but instead, we stopped in one corner of the parking lot for a brief explanation.  At our starting point we were to do two sets of exercises (one on the ground and one standing up) in a ladder format up to 10  (1,1, 2,2, 3,3, 4,4…. etc.) followed by a lap, a very big lap, around all four corners of the parking lot until we reached the starting point again.  YHC wasn’t sure exactly what to call it so I referred to it as a “four corners” which DaVinci later appropriately renamed “The OCBAL”.  (More on that later)  And we began:

• Set #1: Merkins & Squats followed by a lap
• Set #2: LBCs & Side Straddle Hops followed by a lap
• Set #3: Carolina Dry Docks & Imperial Walker Squats followed by a lap
• Set #3: Plank Jacks & Monkey Humpers followed by a lap

We ended up doing 55 reps of each exercise and by the time we returned to COT we had put in over 2.5 miles of fun.  There was good mumble chatter along the way and one or two comments about Quagmire becoming a “running AO”.

As I mentioned, YHC incorrectly said that the workout we were doing was going to be a “four corners”.  It certainly wasn’t a traditional four corners.  We did multiple exercises and counted up rather than a single countdown exercise.  Oh… and we ran… a lot for a bootcamp AO.  DaVinci nailed it when he coined the new term “OCBAL”.  One Corner followed by a Big Ass Lap.  OCBAL… submitting soon for official exercise routine status.

Announcements included the Thanksgiving Day convergence, sign-ups for the Holiday party and the always popular “read your newsletter”.  Prayers included ailing coworkers and friends, safe holiday travels and patience with family.  Thanks for the honor to lead.

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