{"id":11765,"date":"2020-03-03T21:21:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T01:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/?p=11765"},"modified":"2020-03-03T21:21:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T01:21:21","slug":"a-workout-group-for-small-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/2020\/03\/a-workout-group-for-small-men\/","title":{"rendered":"A Workout Group for Small Men"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beatdown.<\/b><\/p>\n

PARKING GARAGE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BLIMPS<\/span><\/i>, with one exercise at each level<\/span><\/p>\n

Burpees<\/b> x 5 OYO<\/span><\/p>\n

Lunges<\/b> x 10 DC OYO<\/span><\/p>\n

Imperial Storm Troopers<\/b> x 15 IC (<\/span>I\u2019m not kidding, the PAX requested that these be done in cadence.\u00a0 And much like a certain Ukranian phone call, it was PERFECT.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mountain Climbers<\/b> x 20 DC OYO<\/span><\/p>\n

Plank Jacks<\/b> x 25 OYO<\/span><\/p>\n

Squats<\/b> x 30 OYO<\/span><\/p>\n

And \u2026 head back down to base level.\u00a0 Do <\/span>SSHs<\/b> while the Q explains what\u2019s next.\u00a0 YHC announced that this was an old favorite that exactly nobody asked for.<\/span><\/p>\n

Modified \u201cTHE ZIMA\u201d <\/span><\/i>(Note: YHC did not choose the eponymous title for the exercise routine.\u00a0 It was bestowed by Pita. Remember that guy?) Anyway, instead of using lots of light poles on Town Run Lane, we used relatively few parking garage levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Start at Level 1: <\/span>WWII x 5<\/b><\/p>\n

Run to Level 2: <\/span>Burpees x 20<\/b><\/p>\n

Back to Level 1: <\/span>WWII x 10<\/b><\/p>\n

Run to Level 3: <\/span>Burpees x 15<\/b><\/p>\n

Back to Level 1: <\/span>WWII x 15<\/b><\/p>\n

Run to Level 4: <\/span>Burpees x 10<\/b><\/p>\n

Back to Level 1: <\/span>WWII x 20<\/b><\/p>\n

Run to Level 5: <\/span>Burpees x 5<\/b><\/p>\n

Mountain Climbers<\/b> or go back for the six.\u00a0 Some crazy fools went through a complete extra set.<\/span><\/p>\n

Obviously we all marveled at the fact that Huck finished his first 20 burpees before most of the rest of the PAX even reached double digits.\u00a0 Not sure he even broke a sweat during this sequence. Then he effortlessly glided by, almost mocking our struggles. However, Van Gogh was on a mission to beat him to the finish line.\u00a0 Now, YHC was a least an entire set behind these guys by the end, so I have no idea what transpired on the upper levels of the parking deck, but at some point, VG came streaking down the ramps ahead of Mr. Huckleberry.\u00a0 Given that Huck seemed to have a black eye, a busted nose, missing two fingers, and a noticeable limp in the left leg, YHC is forced to wonder how exactly VG passed him on those desolate upper parking deck levels. Maybe the honorable H.O.G. can shed some light on the situation because he was closely on the leaders\u2019 heels, displaying that All American speed.\u00a0 Greenspan tried to hang back with YHC for a bit, but finally cut me loose like dead weight as he was then free to fly up the ramps and catch the leaders. All that I heard Turnover say was something about his love for WWIIs and burpees. Given that he does so many of them, he\u2019s a true expert. He better make a wise choice about where he posts tomorrow. Don\u2019t believe Spicoli\u2019s hogwash about his tiny boo boo or whatever malady he\u2019s faking now.\u00a0 The man showed no signs of an \u201cinjury\u201d or \u201crecovery\u201d as the burpees did not pose a problem for the other half of the #HeadbandBrothers. Faberge easily handled our faux elevation since it compared not to the mountains of Boone. I\u2019m not sure the smile ever left his face. Palin was the true hero of the morning. He chose not to engage in the silly contests of manhood, but instead went with the \u201cEff It\u201d attitude and focused on near perfect form.\u00a0 Speed be damned. He was going to finish every rep of every exercise in perfect form at his own speed. Let the boys have their racing fun, but by golly, he was going to finish and everyone was going to wait for him. Spoiler alert. We waited (… or went back and got him). Tommy Boy smartly saw the shenanigans taking place and paced himself with Palin, rather than join in on the tomfoolery.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since we needed to keep up the intensity, we ran as far and as high as we could \u2026 until we almost got wet.\u00a0 We wouldn\u2019t want that to happen, now would we. At the highest dry level, we began the next area of fun. YHC again made the same announcement that this was another old favorite that definitely nobody asked for.<\/span><\/p>\n

Combos<\/span><\/i> at each I-Beam (somewhere between 8-10 per level) going downhill<\/span><\/p>\n

Level 6: <\/span>Pullup \/ Jump Squat \/ Merkin\u00a0 x 1<\/b><\/p>\n

Level 5: <\/span>Pullup \/ Jump Squat \/ Merkin\u00a0 x 2<\/b><\/p>\n

Level 4: <\/span>Pullup \/ Jump Squat \/ Merkin\u00a0 x 3<\/b><\/p>\n

To absolutely not a single person\u2019s surprise, Van Gogh DOMINATED this portion of the workout.\u00a0 There was talk of something called a Spartan Race (?) maybe – I think it happens in Greece – that he should check out.\u00a0 Might be up his alley. Spicoli hung with him (pun intended) through all three levels (see comment above about the non-existent injury), but then sheepishly admitted during COT that it wasn\u2019t that hard to keep pace when you skip all of the pullups.\u00a0 Apparently, that\u2019s a rounding error. The rest of us just slowly walked between I-Beams, took unacceptable Flatline breaks in the action, heavily modified every exercise, and cursed out the Q (YHC included).<\/span><\/p>\n

At this point, it was either the self-pity or the lack of usable muscle fiber that caused the Q lead the PAX back to the main level for some easy Mary.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mary.<\/b><\/p>\n

In-N-Outs<\/b> x 15 IC<\/span><\/p>\n

Low Flutters<\/b> x 15 IC<\/span><\/p>\n

Regular Crunches<\/b> x 15 IC<\/span><\/p>\n

Low Dollies<\/b> x 12 IC<\/span><\/p>\n

Quitting Time.<\/b><\/p>\n

NMM:<\/b><\/p>\n