*Disclaimer* YHC is Ghost Writing this BB for the Q, HVAC.
Today is the last day of the MapMyRun Challenge so YHC took the long way to the park. As I jogged up at T minus 1 minute, I saw that the PAX already had their rocks and were circled up ready to start. This was a clue that there would be know time for messing around this morning.
I’ll update this once HVAC sends me the details, but it went something like this:
- SSH x 30 IC
- Way Backs x 30 IC
- Windmills x 30 IC
- Freddy Mercurys x 30 IC
- Tin Snips x 30 IC (New exercise. Like a Rosalita, except legs stay closer together and you cross them over when you bring them together. Alternate one over the other.
- Lionel Ritchies x 30 IC (New exercise. Bicycle, feet straight up in the air – Like you are dancing on the ceiling)
- Merkin Planks – 10 Merkins followed by 10 second plank straight into 8 merkins followed by 8 second plank straight into 6 merkins…..finish with 2 second plank.
- What The Hell – 10 seconds Downward Dog, 10 seconds Plank, 10 seconds Mission impossible, repeat with no rest for a total of 3 sets. (This exercise was not named until the next time we did it).
- Side plank from left elbow x 25 seconds, Side Plank from right elbow x 25 seconds – Repeato
Finally it was time to grab your rock. We had been instructed to go Medium Size.
- Put it on The Left Shelf x 30 IC
- Put it on The Right Shelf x 30 IC
- Alternating Lunges con roca x 30 IC
- Low Slow Squats con roca x 30 IC
Then HVAC exclaims “Back on your butt – let’s go again”
- Freddy Mercurys x 30 IC
- Tin Snips x 30 IC
- Lionel Ritchies x 30 IC
- What The Hell – most of us were thinking “He forgot the Merkin Plank Torture,” but not one of us spoke up. What The Hell (although it was not called that yet) seemed a much better alternative. We were wrong. We did the Downward Dog – Plank – Mission Impossible sequence 3 times, but as HVAC was counting out the last Mission Impossible he interjected, “since you all are having so much fun, let’s do it again.” Ok, I thought. I can do it again. So Downward Dog – Plank – Mission Impossible, but as he starts counting on the Mission Impossible he says, “let’s do it one more time.” “One more time” he says. Well at least we know it’s the last one. But it wasn’t. Perhaps fueled by the groans from the Pax, HVAC made it his ritual to say “What the hell? Let’s do it again” every time we came within a few seconds of completing the Mission Impossible. I have know idea how many times we went through the total sequence. I am certain I blacked out at one point. I do remember my face starting to go numb…not sure what that was about but it did help me to understand what The Weeknd was talking about. I’m going to guess we did it 9 times?
- Side plank from left elbow x 25 seconds, Side Plank from right elbow x 25 seconds – Repeato – (JV engouraged some Leg raises at this point)
- A new addition to the rotation – Sit on your six with arms spread and feet off the ground. Hold that position for 25 seconds, or so he said. At this point, we knew he was a liar. We held it for 50.
- Merkin Planks – He didn’t forget, he was just saving them. Same thing, start at 10 and descend by 2s.
- Lionel Ritchie x 30 IC
Moleskin
This may have been my favorite Uptowner workout yet. This is the kind of workout YHC envisioned when we started the Uptowner. It was a break from the normal routine of the rest of the week, something that gives us some variety. Lots of good core exercises today and What The Hell was epic. I’ll remember that for a while.
T-claps to Tiny Dancer for posting at his second workout in a row. Since he started, he has never missed a workout.
Rumors abound that the Broke Bike Mountain workout is happening on Tuesday. Talk to Triple Shift for details (and the the real name of the workout).
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-Hawg
