The Q is Who?
QIC: Zima (emergency substitute)
Date: 7/28/25
PAX: Rubber Ducky, Rachael Ray, Tami, Five Dollar Footlong, The Big Short (DR from Austin), Zima
You know how sometimes you look around and wonder who is the Q and then you realize crap, it’s you? Well … that’s not exactly what happened this morning, but it was close. The Q, whose name most of us didn’t recognize, was MIA. In hopes that he would show up, YHC started the time wasters (and even did more than usual). He did not show up. We then slowly moseyed to the blocks thinking maybe he would show up. He did not. So we moved to the track and started with one exercise with the hopes that the Q would show up and take over. He did not. At this point, in order for Rachael Ray to get a decent beatdown and not spend his entire time waiting around for old men, YHC realized that we needed some type of coherent strategy so a very well thought out plan was formulated (read: “Hey Footlong, think of the next exercise while I go running.”)
TIME WASTERS. Trust me, you’re not reading the backblast to find out how we warmed up.
BEATDOWN.
Boat Race / Reverse Peleton / Non-PC Native American Run term to the track
Typical ladder. Do one exercise, run a lap. Do two exercises, run a lap. Rinse and repeat through six exercises.
Blockees x 5
Coupon Thrusters x 10
Curls x 15
WWIIIs x 20
Squatty Potties with a Jump Squat x 25
Block Swings x 30
Rifle Carry back.
Boat hold
Leg Raises x 20
Gas Pumps X 10
Heels to Heaven x 20
DONE.
NMM:
- Rachael Ray is not human. We had to announce the next exercise a few rounds in advance so he wasn’t bored out of his mind. Good luck to the poor soul who he is partnering with in WV.
- Our DR friend from Austin, The Big Short, returned to the land of his upbringing. He didn’t seem to struggle with the workout. Discussing Michael Saylor’s leveraged Bitcoin strategy with Rubber Ducky was another matter though.
- Five Dollar Footlong put in his normal max effort. His running commentary throughout the workout was … “helpful”.
- Tami destroyed the workout. He found another gear at the end and really pushed the pace.
- Rubber Ducky continued to be a machine and kick serious butt, outworking the group.
- Zima whined for 45 straight minutes about having to chase Rachael Ray through the hills of West Virginia. #DumpsterFire
- It was a humble privilege to be allowed to briefly lead the men this morning. Thank you for joining me in that adventure.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Tami has WIB on Thursday, probably at Reynolda Village
- Zima has Mayhem on Wednesday
- Go to LaunchPad
- Go to Rural Assault
PRAYERS:
- The Big Short’s mom
- Childhood hunger, everywhere
- PAX going through tough domestic situations
Let us be the men that our dogs think we are. Zima Out.
