AO: Grill
When: 04/19/2022
PAX:
Number of Pax: 8
Pax Names: Beaker, Falling Waters, Klinger, Myra, Oreo, Pocahontas, Pork Chop, Star Burger,
Number of FNGS: 1
FNG Names: Falling Waters
QIC: Beaker
The BackBlast:
8 PAX including 1 FNG posted for a Tuesday afternoon workout. The weather was wild, going from mild to windy (which sent Pork Chop running off after his cap) to snow showers, to sleet to sunshine.
Warm-a-rama: Arm Circles, Trunk Rolls, Abe Vigoda, Grass Pickers, Seal Jacks, Side Lunges, BSE, Mountain Climbers
The Thang: Merkin Mania — We alternated various exercises (~ 15 reps each) with variations of merkins (5-10 reps each).
Non-Merkin exercises included: Squats, American Hammers, Dips, Box Jumps (Star Burger impressed us by jumping to the top of the picnic table for this one!), Flutter Kicks, Lunges, Freddie Mercury, Crab Cakes, Bobby Hurley, Imperial Walkers, Pistol Squats, LBC, Pull Ups, and mosey to the playground part way through for some of the exercises and then back to finish up.
Merkin Variations included: Sphinx, Derkin, Werkin, Crucible, Scorpion Dry Docks, Diamond, Claperkin, Finger Tip, Hand Release, One-Arm (modification is to use other arm to balance off to the side; however Myra demonstrated a true one-arm pushup), Dive Bomber, Copperhead, Punch Up, Brazilian, and Ranger. We finished off with Abyss Merkins
For part of the workout we had a couple of teenagers join us trying their hand at these crazy pushups.
Our FNG was named Falling Waters as a nod to his occupation as an architect. It is great to welcome a new PAX member to the Grill!
COT: prayers for Ditto’s granddaughter who is in NICU and for Oreo’s M’s aunt who is in the hospital.
Following the workout, Beaker, Pocahontas, and Star Burger went to the Westy to grab some dinner. Good fellowship as always.