So, it was my VQ, and I was a little hopped up on what I am dubbing “Qdrenaline”. (I am proposing that be added to the Lexicon, and I will write the full definition at the end of the post)

There were 18 men including YHC which showed up to be worked over for our weekly Kettlebell Beatdown at The Armory. I started by asking everyone to raise their right arm as high as they could. Everyone complied. Then I asked them to raise it two inches higher. Again, all complied. The question was, “So, why didn’t you raise it that high when I said to raise it as high as you could the first time?” So why don’t we give it all right out of the gate? Why do we hold back? The only things that keep us from doing that, and being OnePercenters, is the BS stories we tell ourselves… With that in mind, this workout was designed for each PAX to compete against himself. To push himself to make himself more of a HIM. To walk closer to “OnePercenter-dom”. And so… the Thang:

Warm Up (COP):
SSH x 20 (in cadence)
Merkin x 15 (in cadence)
WM x 20 (in cadence)
Squat x 20 (in cadence)

All exercises OYO at the following stations (RINSE AND REPEAT x 2):
1. Lap run station – man running the lap is the timer for those at the stations
2. Kettlebell Swings
3. Upright Rows
4. Kettlebell Merkin
5. Halo around body
6. Goblet Squats
7. Chest press
8. Triceps curls
9. Halo around body with a hi 5
10. Shoulder presses
11. Kettlebell Walker
12. Squat/upright row
13. Bridge Press
14. Halo around head
15. Arms out
16. Bicep curls
17. Dead lifts
18. Kettlebell burpee

After 2 rounds of that and limited #mumblechatter, it was time to cool down and wrap up:
LBCs x 20 (in cadence)c
Flutter kicks x 20 (in cadence)
Hello Dolly x 20 (in cadence)
Merkins x 15 (in cadence)

(COT/Name-o-Rama)

So, it was a very interesting and different perspective being on this side of the workout. I have a ton more respect for the men who give up their time and energy to lead us. Don’t be a taker only. F3 can’t grow without you leading, but WAY more important than that, YOU can’t grow without you leading. AYE!

Oh yeah… so “Qdrenaline = the giant adrenaline rush that a PAX experiences the night before (and during) his VQ. Often results in inability to sleep as well as in dreams about the Post. (such as YHC’s dream about the PAX running around like wild High Schoolers and not listening at all to the instructions)