What’s a Grinder?
QIC: Rubber Ducky
Date: 10.20.2025
PAX: Tonka (WB), Ziggy Star Dust(WD), Slow Pitch, Rubber Ducky, Cruiser, Zima, Blind Date
It was a nice cool morning at the Jerry Long YMCA. I was not sure who was going to show up since I had seen no HC’s last night. Either way, I was armed with my ChatGPT workout. This was my first time using it for this purpose and I realized that ChatGPT does not know what a Grinder is. Apparently neither does the Duck. Anyhow, here we go.
Warm -Ups (Zima’s time wasters)
– Side Straddle Hop (Jumping Jacks) – 20 IC
– Whirlies – 15 IC
– Moroccan Night Clubs – 20 IC
– Michael Phelps – 20 IC
1. Phase I – 10 Minutes (AMRAP)
– 10 Merkins
– 20 Squats
– 30 LBCs
– 5 Burpees
2. Phase II – Partner Dora – 12 Minutes
With a partner
– Partner 1: Exercises
– Partner 2: Runs 50 yards (or to the basketball goal at end of the lot)
Team totals
– 100 Merkins
– 200 Squats
– 300 Flutter Kicks (each leg)
3. Four Corners – 3 Rounds – Roughly 15 minutes
. Mosey in between stations
– Corner 1: 20 Mike Tysons
– Corner 2: 25 Jump Squats
– Corner 3: 30 Mountain Climbers (each leg)
– Corner 4: 40 LBCs
Mary / Cool Down (5 Minutes)
– Mutton Crunch (Left and Right)
– Flutter Kicks – 20 IC
– Gas Pumps – 20 IC
– Dead Bugs – 20 IC
– Happy Porn Star Stretch – (Ask me later)
All in all, it was not a snotwoggler, but it kept a sustained heart rate. I think it was just enough to get a solid but not a debilitating workout. Thank you all again for letting me lead.
NMM:
- Blind Date is working on his rehab and recovery. Glad to see him.
- Zima had family in town and got the hall pass to workout. Killed it as usual.
- Tonka kept the pace making us oldies look bad.
- Ziggy was consistent and steady as usual. Also offered some advice with Zima on which LLM’s I need to be using for what tasks.
- Slow Pitch is killing it and becoming a regular. Welcome to the tribe brother.
- Cruiser is balancing 4 kids, running a practice and still made it out. I’m still trying to figure out how and I only have one child.
