The Scene: The Colosseum
Conditions: Balmy. Rainy. Ample Puddles….. Just Right.
Welcome & Disclaimer: The Q is neither bonded nor insured. But no FNGs today, so we all knew the drill.
Warm-a-Rama:
Mosey twice around the parking lot (a chance to chat and see how everyone is doing)
Shoulder circles (lest our shoulders should atrophy) x30 each direction
Frankensteins (to stretch out those hamstrings) x20
Imperial Squat Walkers (using the big muscles to get the blood flowing) x15, 4-count
Windmills (hammies again, and backs) x10
SSH (cuz we like ’em) x20
The Thang:
Partner Pullup Nasties: 5 pullups each, with help from partner as necessary; then mosey to the parking bars for 10 freak nasties; then mosey back. 3 sets. (working on those arms) Great teamwork!
Gladiator Mosey: 1.5 laps around our beloved Colosseum, ending at the steps by the Gym. A longer mosey than we’re used to – definitely saw some perseverance here – really nice work. As usual, MegaDad sets a high bar and got to plank for the Six longer than the rest of us. And I had a chance to chat it up with Big Easy whom I hadn’t met before.
Baby Freak Nasties on the steps. x10.
Partner Windmill Pushups: one partner on top of stairs; the other at bottom. 5 windmill pushups (4 count), then change places. 3 sets. A bit of grunting and swearing.
Catch Me If You Can: Mosey back to the Shovel flag, with the last man sprinting (um, sometimes) to the front. Lots of mutual encouragement on this part.
Freak Nasties x10 on the parking bars to wrap it up.
6MOM (listen for the midwife noises)
Since we were already soaked from the rain, no one minded getting just a bit wetter on their sixes….
Homer to Marge (one of my favorites) x10
Reverse Crunches x10
Bicycles x10
Jane Fondas x20 each side (amid a few tears for Rocket, who was strangely absent)
Then we were supposed to do some Manatee, but my notes were too wet to read by this time. So I’ll save it for another day. And Workhorse saved us by suggesting
American Hammers, to close it out with a bang… banging our knuckles on the ground on each side.
Count-O-Rama: 8 men. A strong Wednesday.
COT: A strong closing in prayer by MegaDad.
Oh, and the title of this post? The MIRACLE of seeing MegaDad at 5:30am on a Wednesday! Nice job making it out there, despite a late night of fellowship with the extended family.
