8 Q-less PAX arrived at #RockCity in the frigid (relative term) gloom looking to lift something heavy. I wonder if the temperature was any warmer down south where our skinny-armed brethren were congregating. At 0530 YHC asked if anyone knew where the Q was to learn that he had decide to rest, apparently planning to skip the workout he is supposed to Q in favor of some workouts later in the week. #LetsNotLetHimForgetAboutThisOne. After YHC stumbled through the disclaimer it was off to the rock pile.
The Thang
We circled up near our workout partners for the warm-up COP all IC: SSH x 30; Hillbillies x 30 (insert obligatory joke about my Sr. Prom); Arm Circles x 30; Merkins x 15; Toe Raises x 30; Squats x 15.
Time to select your workout partner, aka rock. YHC decided to not provide any friendly advice to the FNG – some lessons are best learned through experience.
Mosey to the flag football field for a Rock COP all IC: Shoulder Press x 15; Toe Raises x 40; Curls x 15; Squats x 15; Rows x 15
We then lined up facing the far fence ( 75 yards?) for a variation of Lt. Dan. 2 lunges followed by 1 squat, then 4 lunges followed by 2 squats, 6 lunges and 3 squats, etc. etc. and so forth until you reach the fence. YHC almost got to 16 lunges. Tool and I recognized that Shorty seemed to be benefiting from his abnormally long stride. I am going to put his over/under at 12 lunges. Feel free to place your bets in the comments.
Next up was Lt. Dan’s cousin the Rockin’ Jack Webb: 1 merkin with hands on rock followed by one overhead rock press, then 2 merkins and 2 presses, etc., etc., and so forth. We made it to 7 before YHC got totally smoked.
Grab the rocks and mosey to the Kaboom playground where we partnered up into 4 groups and completed 2 sets of the following
- Group 1: Pull-ups x AMRAP
- Group 2: Squats con roca x AMRAP
- Group 3: Curls con roca x AMRAP
- Group 4: Rock burpees (Rockees?) x 5 (this was the count for everyone)
Grab the rock in front of you (Heisenberg got the raw end of this deal as he got stuck with Gibraltar) and return it to its home.
Finish with 6 minutes of Mary: Regular Plank; Elbow Plank; Pickle Pounders x 15; LBC IC x 30; Dying Cockroach IC x 30; Superman to Boat x 2.5
Horses to the stable back to the flag.
Shout Out
YHC led the shout out praising God for the weather, the park, and a group of men to workout with. Prayed for increased strength and compassion.
Naked Man Molekskin
The title to the backblast is a pun poking fun of our missing Q, but it does hint at a much more serious problem in our world. The situation in Syria and Iraq is grave and needs our attention and prayer. The decisions that countries must make in regards to the millions of refugees are not simple. Let’s pray that world leaders make the right decisions. Let’s pray that God moves us to look upon those seeking refuge with love and compassion. What is happening in Iraq and Syria is genocide. Christians are being killed for their faith. Peaceful Muslims are are also being murdered. I follow the band Rend Collective on twitter and they tweeted the following quote that I think is important to consider if you are a Christian: “Safety is not our number one priority : it is to follow the dangerous, wild, gospel with a cross on our backs. Settle for nothing less.” If you are a Christian, you have an opportunity to exercise your faith in this crisis. Will we deny Christ in our decision making, or will we take up our cross and follow Him?”
