It was a rainy and foggy morning that saw 7 PAX arrive at the Blast Furnace in Phoenixville for a tag-teamed workout by Mr. Feeney and Spike (YHC). A balmy 43 degrees with light rain greeted us as we arrived on-site. We couldn’t see much more than a 50 feet in front of us due to heavy fog, but all the PAX were quite pleased that it wasn’t snowing instead, as we started out.
Disclaimer
YHC reminded everyone that he was no professional trainer (has anyone ever mistaken him for one? Highly doubtful.), what we were there for, and to modify as needed!
Mosey to the (seasonally decorated) light post in the center of Reeves Park.
Warm-up:
- 10x arm circles IC
- 11x circle arms IC
- 12x Abe Vigodas IC
- 15x side straddle hops IC
- 13x Imperial walkers IC
- 16x monkey humpers IC
- 15x mountain climbers IC
YHC wisely tried to keep the PAX guessing as to when they would halt each exercise (or was it the lack of sleep from the night before made him forget what number he was on? You be the judge.)
Jog to Gay Street Bridge (approximately 0.6 miles, which somehow seemed further in the light rain).
While on the bridge, we did The Thang. It turns out there are 15 light posts along the length of the Gay Street Bridge (also known as the High Bridge). On your own :
- Lunge walk to each light post (x15)
- At each light post perform 10 merkins (x15)
- At each light post perform 30 side straddle hops (x15)
For those of you who are math challenged, that ended up being 150 merkins and 450 side straddle hops by the time we reached the end, not to mention about 0.25 mile of lunge walks! YHC believed that Mr. Feeney was trying to take revenge on the PAX for some perceived slight, but this was not spoken of.
We did “side crossover” walks all the way back on the bridge, and then jogged back to Reeves Park, where we stopped at the bandstand.
6MOM / Core at the bandstand :
- 30 flutter kicks IC
- 30 superman swims IC
- 25 American hammers IC
- 20 reverse sweat angels IC (yes they do exist!)
Some mumble chatter about YHC had been working out his core recently.
Mosey back to our starting point, when Flipper pointed out “where’s the flag and shovel?” Made mental note to poke Side Effects next time I see him about this oversight.
Count-o-Rama = 7
Name-o-Rama
- Included an FNG brought out by Hershey (woo!) who we named Easy Rider
Mission reminder by YHC as to our purpose.
Words of Wisdom :
- YHC brought a few quotes out to remind everyone about manly things, which included :
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- “You spend time with your family? Good. Because a man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.” – Don Vito Corlene, the Godfather
- “The stronger a man is, the more gentle he can afford to be.” – Elbert Hubbard, American Writer
- “A real man can’t stand seeing his woman hurt. He’s careful with his decisions and actions, so he never has to be responsible for her pain.” – Anonymous
- “Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.” – Chuck Norris
- “Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity.” Apostle Paul, Titus 2:7
Announcements / Prayer Requests :
- Prayed for Hershey’s wife who is looking for part time employment.
- Prayed for this season of Christmas, and help us to remember what it means.
- We have a guest Q (Dunphy!) in the Blast Furnace next week!