YHC figured it would be good to introduce the Thibodaux PAX to the tradition of a 12 Days of Fitmas beatdown including some high energy Christmas tunes (Mannheim, Trans Siberian, etc.), but it was difficult to remember exactly how long these have lasted in the past. Did the 12-exercise inverse ladder take the whole 45 minutes? Was there a mosey involved that ate up some time and provided for a break? A quick glance at some of last year’s backblasts led me to believe that there may be no additional elements needed, but my confidence was not high.
YHC was initially joined by Paradox and Enron, then Cardinal came in hot on two wheels just as SSH’s were beginning.
Warmup: SSH, Windmills, Arm Circles, Imperial Walkers, Self-Love
12 Days of Christmas (the first 12 days…); day number is the number of reps–start with Day 1, and then add the next day’s exercise along with the preceding days (back down to 1):
Day 1. 1 One legged pistol squat (2:1)
Day 2. 2 Bonnie Blair (2:1)
Day 3. 3 star jumps
Day 4. 4 Apollo Ono’s (2:1)
Day 5. 5 Diamond Merkins
Day 6. 6 HR Merkins
Day 7. 7 mountain climbers
Day 8. 8 LBC’s
Day 9. 9 leg raises
Day 10. 10 Freddy’s
Day 11. 11 BBS
Day 12. 12 8-count body builders
Ultimately, it was pretty challenging, and all felt good about what they had accomplished, but we still had 15 minutes (and a good bit of excellent Christmas tunage) to go. So, thankfully my recent search into last year’s backblasts was fresh, and I was immediately able to pull up what I think was Steve’s (Northshore) 12 Days of Fitmas from last year, and brutality ensued. (YHC’s memory of doing this one last year at home wasn’t too traumatic, but I hadn’t done a whole other set of 12 days before it.)
We started over with the new Day 1, and we made it up to Day 8 before time ran out. The modified burpees sucked the PAX’s will to live, but in true HIM fashion, we carried each other via a combination of comradery and competition to complete the following:
Day 1: 1x Burpee
Day 2: 2x Merkins
Day 3: 3x Triple Jump Squat Burpees
Day 4: 4x Monkey Humpers (IC)
Day 5: 5x Sister Mary Katherine’s (2 is 1)
Day 6: 6x Triple Merkin Burpees
Day 7: 7x Sit-Ups
Day 8: 8x T-Merkins
Gratitude for a solid beatdown took a little longer than usual to set in, but pain brings unity and a shared sense of purpose, so our COT and prayer were sweaty but powerful. Gratitude for these men for being willing to embrace the pain together!
SYITG (See You In the Gloom),
Goose
