If you don’t sign up to Q you risk getting on the chain gang. A brisk cool morning at the Gipper. Four of us showed and no one had signed up to Q. YHC included had procrastinated. Just so happens I had been thinking of some new chain exercises and this was just the group to try them out on so I, Mobydick, stepped up. A light warm up geared to the challenge to come. Self luv/Torso twist combo OYO for about a minute/SSH 4 is 1 to 20x/Cherru Pckers X20. Windmills X20. Merkins 2 is 1 x20. Interior walker x20 High Knees x20. Now for the thang.
I thought perhaps there is more to the chain than dragging.
Laid it out in 4 piles and each PAX hand over to the left shoulder tap. Then to the right 2 rounds back and forth.
Then. Passed chain bucket brigade style up high back and forth 2 rounds
Then Same thing only out stretched
Then pass then chain between the legs forward and back a couple of rounds
Then curls with a large loop of chain x20
The call of the drag got to be too much so the PAX separated 2 and 2 by 50 yards, doubled the chain and 1 man dragged the chain the 50 yards while everyone else did the exercise of their choice til their turn (Plank/al gore/lunges/etc). That went through 3 or 4 rounds. 1 round being the first man got back to where he started. A lot of huff and puff and glute burn.
Finished off with some core Leg Lifts/Hello dollies etc.
Countarama and YHC closed out with prayer of gratitude that these fine men had help this 73 yo one time couch potato discover the strength hidden within himself.
