14 pax today brushed off the weather reports and posted for a tag-team tour of WEP.  Snow and sleet started to fall just as we were getting out of the car.  C-SPAN started off the festivities a few minutes early to make sure everyone got their money’s worth.

Warm-up – SSH, IW, Windmills, Squats, Plank set (left arm high, right arm high, drop hips, etc.) mixed with some Peter Parkers, Parker Peters, and some well-paced Mountain Climbers.

Mosey to the 2nd drill bit

The Thang Part 1: Drill Bit Routine

Run to each drill bit (5) and repeat the following:

1. 7 SSH
2. 7 Seal-jacks
3. 7 Squats
4. 7 Lunges
5. 7 Monkey Humpers

Short ab-lab at the last drill bit until the 6 arrived.  The off to the trees along road.  Bear crawl or crab walk (Pax choice) to the first tree and then lunge to the sign.  Upon reaching the sign, C-Span spoke some words of wisdom about “sitting in the front row” and taking charge and getting out of your comfort zone. #HIM

Next, YHC took the reins and we moseyed off to the downtown parking lot for…

The Thang Part 2:

1) “A Clockwork Merkin” (start in push up position at 12 o’clock, 3 merkins and then “walk” yourself around to 3 o’clock, 3 merkins, on to 6 o’clock, 3 merkins, on to 9 o’clock, 3 merkins and then back to 12.) – 3 “hours” worth and then hold in elbow plank position.

2) Attack the grassy knoll to the upper parking lot.

3) “Jack Webb Burped” – line up across the parking lot and work the parking lines. 1 burpee/2 airpress, 2 burpees/4 airpress, 4/8, 8/16, 4/8, 2/4, 1/2. – LBCs until the 6 comes home.

4) Bear crawl/squat line work – 1 squat, bear crawl to second line, 2 squats, bear crawl to 4th line, 4 squats, repeat up to 8 and then work back down as before.

5) “Hot Hand Merkins” x 10 (push-up, touch right should with right hand, push up, touch left shoulder with left hand = 1)

6) Mosey to other parking lot and grab some curbs.  20 dips and then 5 more Hot Hand Merkins.

Mosey to COT….prematurely as it was brought to my attention by Twister.  Keeping in mind that I didn’t want these Pax to be cheated out of their hard-earned price of admission, we worked the abs a bit….30 Freddy Mercury, 30 LBCs, 15 CBLs (crowd pleaser).

Always wonderful and an honor to lead this group of men and a special chance to team up with C-SPAN to bring some pain.  Great work by all the PAX as the snow fell harder towards the end of the workout.