And Then There Were Three

One of YHC’s favorite songs: from Genesis’ 1978 album And Then There Were Three.  Sure enough, as 5:30 arrived on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain – 3 PAX gathered for a workout.

But today’s theme was not Genesis.  No, not today (but maybe a future workout).  Today YHC had something else in mind.  Technically, YHC had something else in the trunk.

The Thang: Mosey to the trunk of YHC’s car and each PAX grab a pair of bricks.  Get to know your bricks, they will be your friends for the next 45 minutes.

Mosey over towards, and around, the fountain.  Mix in some High Knee, Karaoke, and Butt Kicks before settling in on the grass.

COP #1: Usual Rudy Warmup

• SSH x25
• IW x25
• Plank-o-Rama: PP x25, FM (with Bricks) x20, PP x25, PJ x30

COP #2: 2 Pax exercise while 1 Pax runs a lap.  All exercises and laps done with bricks.  Repeat each exercise until each PAX has taken advantage of the opportunity to run laps twice.

• 8 Count Body Builders.  (JV turned them into 10 count, adding a brick-press).
• Lunges
• Dying Cockroaches

YHC noticed quickly that just holding the bricks throughout was, in itself, a good grip workout.  YHC also noticed that each lap JV ran seemed to be different – different direction, different distance.  Some around the fountain, some around 1 quad, some around both quads, some around the fountain and one quad.  While lunging, YHC wondered what the inside of JV’s head must be like.

COP #3: October ISI Challenge continuing, so YHC needed more pullups.  With our brick friends, mosey to the top of the levee and over to the HOP.

• Down the levee to the HOP.  Pull-ups x5
• Up the levee.  Brick Murican x5
• Still on the levee.  Squats x5
• Repeat x5

Triple Shift crushed us.  Impressive watching the machine knock out the Pull Ups then sprint back up the levee.  Nice work!

COP #4: Mosey back to the VSF to finish with some Brick-Mary

• Putin x20
• Flutter x20
• Rosalita x20
• Crunch x20

COT: Countoff and Name-o-rama (both of which go pretty quickly when there are only 3).  Finish with a prayer, asking for God’s providence to help us use the gift of today wisely.  YHC asks for blessings on a long time friend of the family who passed away last night.  Close with St. Ignatius’ Prayer for Generosity.

JV, Triple Shift: Thank you for humoring me as I decided to try something different today with the bricks.  I think it went well enough that I’ll give it a shot again one day soon.