While planning this second workout for this new AO I was staring at a weather forecast that said 100% rain.  Considering the amount of CYA in weather forecasting industry you hardly ever see a forecast as definitive as 100%.  So I planned for rain.  As fun as it is to slop around in a muddy field (October 24th!!!!) I couldn’t ignore the great amount of cover offered by the excellent new AO.

I pulled in the parking lot 15 minutes before kick off to find the shovel flag already planted.  Site Q Old Bay was already there so we would have at least 2 which was good because my moderate workout required partner participation.  Soon after Senator Tressel pulled in and the clock said it was time to begin.  We started with a mosey tour of all the covered areas and were approaching the warm up area when Solid State pulled up to join us.

Warm up:

• 25 SSH
• 15 Imperial Squat Walkers
• 20 Windmills
• 10 Merkins
• Hold 6 inches

One really nice thing about this AO is it offers the normal covered walkway between the buildings as the other schools in the Fort Mill area but this one is built really low.  Low enough to allow a slight jump up to grab one of the steel support beams and perform some pull ups.  First exercise, partner assisted pull ups.  Do at least 5 assisted, if required, and then continue to failure or 10, whichever comes first.  We did this 3 times alternating and somehow we all got heavier with each set, except for the Senator of course who again reminded us why we yell “RESPECT!”

We then took a short mosey to the end of the covered area on the middle school and began a partner routine that involved one partner doing a stationary exercise while the other partner completed a movement exercise.

• Partner 1 – Hold elbow plank; Partner 2 – Run the entire covered area of the middle school and back
• Partner 1 – Hello Dolly; Partner 2 – Bear crawl to the second door and jog back
• Partner 1 – Merkins; Partner 2 – Lunge walk to the second door and job back

Complete the series twice

We then moved to the benches for two sets of leg raises and dips.

A very short mosey to the end of the covered area we circled up for some shoulders and abs.  We completed both a 10/40 of Jack Webbs and a 10/40 or Captain Thors (big boy sit-up followed by a 4 count of American Hammers).

We had about 5 minutes left in the workout and YHC had exhausted the weinke, so we took a little jog.  At the suggestion of the PAX we left the covered area and ran the parking lot, so yes we experienced some of the wonderful 55 degree rain.

Thank you to Old Bay for the opportunity to Q this wonderful new AO and thank you to the men who came out!!  Always humbled to lead such a group of #HIMs.

Announcements:

• Mud run 10/24.  Last chance to sign up.  Bus arrangements coming soon.