Despite the weatherman’s predictions, 10 men emerged to light rain and a cool 58. Still warm as Ma Bell is still sporting his wife beater, while YHC introduce the sleeves. Didn’t matter, we were getting wet.
With one FNG as guest of Burt, YHC passed the honor of the disclaimer to CK. And with that we were off for trip around the parking lot and then down the lonely trail to the scenic overlook for a little warmup: SSH, mountain climbers, 10 merkins, low plank hold, good am’s, and imp walker.
We recovered with 75% up to first intersection [sans 75%] for 5 burpees oyo.
The thing; a Ladder with 4 stops around the hill at each of the intersections, with the pax calling out an exercise at the stops. Pax to give AYG on the one leg up the hill
- 5 plankjacks from Burt, for total of 55
- 6 crabjacks / Franklin / 60
- 7 burpees / Banjo / 63
- 8 scorpion merkins / Ma Bell / 64
- 9 WWII / Callahan / 63
- 10 Starjumps / Goose / 60
- 11 sumo squats / Disco Duck / 55
- 12 standing one legged lifts / CK / 48
- 13 hammers / Bartman / 39
- 14 diamond merkins / FNG Chocolate Shop / 28
- 15 low plank hold / Burt / 5 ct around the circle and a Burt 15 count
At this time, Burt looks at the watch and reminds Q that we have run over on time. At 6:32, we round the circle to pick up Burt’s night light, then AYG up the hill to the shelter.
COT:
- K2C signup active. Stay tuned to twitter from Ma Bell for practice workouts.
- Signup to Q
- Happy 16th anniversary to Disco Duck and M.
- Several prayer concerns.
- Burt took us out in prayer.
Lots of mumble chatter from all the pax – very welcome in the super gloom. FNG is fellow Purdue alum from Chicago. Unlike Callahan, he can count and his call out on the diamond merkins was perfect. YHC collected some heat from the pax for the long warmup jog to the scenic overlook – that is why they call it a warmup jog. Seems Goose now has a propensity for starjumps – they sucked.
10 pax shunned the weather channel and the call for lots of rain and cooler temperatures, took the DRP, and willingly climbed the ladder.
“The rung of a ladder is not meant to rest upon, but to hold a man’s foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.”
“One only gets to the top rung of the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities which you never thought belonged to you, suddenly become within your own possibility, and you think, I’ll have a go, too.”
“You cannot climb the ladder to success without stepping on the rungs of opportunity”
Thanks men!
