On the tail end of a surprisingly cold November week, four men proved their manhood by posting in the 45-ish degree gloom at Pontiff Park for The Uptowner. The scheduled Q requested a sub days prior so YHC hopped on it as to commit to posting and help ensure the frigid-fartsack would not prevail yet again. As the PAX trickled in, one could only notice some crazy dude walking up in beach-like attire….sleeveless, in shorts, no gloves, no hat….wait, that’s the one and only Jingle Vader! YHC is always in awe of his tolerance to cold weather. After exchanging a few stories to recap the frigid workouts throughout the week, the clock struck 5:30 and we kicked things off with a disclaimer followed by a quick warmup:
Hillbillies x20, WM x10, AC x20, ISWx10, Plank Roll x15
Circuit #1: Next up, grab a small “good form” rock to work with before moving on to a larger one. In an effort to avoid wet rocks and wet feet, we opted to stay on the pavement for:
- Tricep Ext x10
- Rock Overhead/Side Press to Opposite Knee x10 (Imperial Rock Press?)
- One Hand Rock Curl x10 (use other had to balance/assist)
- Squat x10
- Rinse and repeat (all IC)
Circuit #2: Set small rock down, grab a larger “man maker” rock and return to the circle. JV once again declined an offer of the extra pair of gloves YHC had five feet away….must be immune to the numbness that the rest of the PAX encounters with chilly boulders. I’m envious. This circuit would be w/partners doing the following:
- PAX #1 – Inchworm Burpee w/rock press (small) x10 (Timer)
- PAX #2 – Curl w/large rock AMRAP
- Switch, then rinse and repeat x8, x6, x4, x2 w/lagniappe x10 rock press on the last burpee round.
Circuit #3: Similar to previous circuit but different exercises
- PAX #1 – Squat Press w/large rock x10 (Timer)
- PAX #2 – Tricep Extension w/small rock AMRAP
- Switch, then rinse and repeat x8, x6, x4, x2 w/lagniappe x10 rock press on the last squat press round.
Time to return rocks back to base, throwing in curls x10 with each one.
Then burpees x10 to keep the blood flowing.
Mary: LBC x20, Dolly x20, Penguins x20, High Plank for 1 minute
COT to cap things off. As always, thanks for the motivation and giving YHC the drive to get out in the gloom.
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