In Cadence In the Rain

There is plenty of shelter at The Gipper AO.  The PAX did not take advantage of it this morning.  Instead, the PAX chose to brave the elements for a wet and dirty beatdown.

YHC and Brat tag teamed for The Warmup:

Squats 20x IC

SSH 20x IC

Butt Kicks 30x IC

Merkins 10x IC

High Knees 30x IC

Shoulder Circles 10x IC each direction

Peter Parkers 20x IC

IW 10x IC

Good Mornings 20x IC

Windmills 10x IC

Mosey to the back of the Justice Center for The Thang:

Round 1:  Burpee to Forward Bench Jump 5x OYO, circle up for Plank Jacks 20x IC

Round 2:  Burpee to Lateral Bench Jump 5x OYO, circle up for Shoulder Taps 20x IC

Round 3:  Burpee to Lateral Bench Jump 5x OYO, circle up for Carolina Dry Dock Ankle Taps 20x IC

Mosey back to the Trailhead for an AMRAP:

In the spirit of trying something new and somewhat stupid, YHC threw down instructions for a 10 minute AMRAP.  Raccoon crawl up the concrete barrier, tumble or backwards crab walk down the grassy knoll, jump up on the bandstand, jump down the stairs or bunny hop down the ramp, back to the raccoon crawl for as many rounds as you can complete in 10 minutes.  The PAX were good sports, spread out along the circuit, and got to work.  The jump up to the bandstand was interesting coming out of the tumble; jumping while dizzy is somewhat disconcerting.  It goes without saying that everyone enjoyed getting dirty.  Why not?

Into the bag of tricks for a Game:

Another first for YHC as Q.  Distributed tennis balls among the PAX and teamed up into groups of 2 and 3 with each team possessing two balls.  Passed the tennis balls to one another with the goal of keeping them in the air as much as possible.  Most if not all of the PAX apparently have years of little league baseball under their belts as there were very few dropped balls and the pace picked up once the teams settled into a rhythm.

Circle up for the Finale:  Seal Jacks 101x IC

Countorama, nameorama and prayer of gratitude for one another and all the first responders, public and private, helping out in Houston.

Moleskin:

Great job Brat stepping up to Q the warmup.

Thanks to the PAX for the eager willingness to try new things.  YHC loves games.  When did we, as men, stop playing the stupid games we enjoyed so much as boys?  YHC is committed to bringing back a taste of that silliness to his beatdowns.

Thanks for letting me lead.

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