This sounds like a broken record these days, but it was 78 degrees and HUMID at Granny’s this morning. What was new(ish) was the return of Cowbell (dare I say on time?), fresh off an amazing stretch of wedding/ national title / honeymoon, a Bird sighting, Bushwhacker and what has become his trusty walkie, and Akbar. They joined “regulars” Hammer, Steve, and YHC to close out Independence Day weekend in style with a 1776 themed beatdown. Doing a quick count of fingers, pax of 7 appeared to have all digits accounted for, so amateur firework festivities seemed to have gone well.
Warmup (all 10x-20x IC)
– seal jacks
– cherry pickers
– arm circles
– grass grabbers
– windmills
– toe touches
– imperial walkers
Thang
Varying exercises around the number 1776, with a mosey / back pedal / side shuffle jaunt sprinkled between every two rounds or so.
1 8 count body builder
7 wide merkins
7 diamond merkins
6 burpees
17 merkins
76 plank jacks
17 jump squats
76 shoulder taps (1 is 1)
17 monkey humpers
76 high knees (1 is 1)
17 freak nastys
76 calf raises
17 durkins
76 squats
17 groiners
76 SSHs
17 urkins
7/6 Bulgarian split squats
7/6 step ups
17 side squats (2 is 1)
76 butt kicks
Betsy Ross (Mary)
17 leg raises
76 flutter kicks (1 is 1)
17 big boy sit-ups
76 American hammers
17 box cutters
7 hello Dolly’s
6 Rosalitas
17 crunchy frogs
76 SSHs
COT, Name-o-Rama, announcements, and prayer closed us out. Reminder that the Grarly Nutria (July 20) and St. Vincent 500 (August 13) are both quickly approaching. Check Slack for more info.
Generally speaking, we take a lot of freedoms and blessings for granted, at least I know that I do. It’s easy to be distracted and go about our daily lives with its worries and chores and tasks and not take a minute to give thanks. On July 4th, I’m reminded of just how blessed I am to live in a country where, despite its flaws and fights, disagreements and ideologies, we are allowed to practice freedoms and have rights that others do not have. My challenge to all of us is that we take a minute to give thanks, reflect on how we’re blessed, and then go out and use that to provide good things for those around us.
I appreciate each of you joining, pushing me to work harder and make myself better, and look forward to doing it again.
Checking the notes from the pre-blast:
1 – Minimal burpees (6, 7 if you count an 8 count bodybuilder): check!
2 – minimal moseying, staying close to home base: check!
3 – sweat: check!
4 – math: check!
5 – bats: check! (Although I only briefly caught a glimpse on the stage as we were moseying, no attacks noted)
SYITG
