Fitness, Fellowship, Faith
Fitness, Fellowship, Faith
135th Q – Titan
Small group this morning. How many personal texts did Deadwood send to his minions to join him in the gloom? Is this a contest? Nope, merely bragging rights in coffee but the boys at Titan were ready to rock!
I let everyone know that their Kettlebell would become their metaphorical football. Similar to Darnel Jefferson aka Omar Epps in the 1993 smash hit, The Program, this “kettleball/footbell”would become the most important thing for the next 60mins. Please only put it down when the exercise doesn’t call for it, other than that LFG!
Mosey to the front of the church for a little warm up before the big game. KBs in hand.
Warm Up:
– 20 x SSH
– 15 x Moroccan Night Club
– Jimmy Dugans: CLR
– Calf Stretch
– Downward Dog
– Upward Dog
Mosey to the fields for the Battle on the Grid Iron. Kettle Bells vs. Pure Iron. What would that actually entail? A double beatdown on a whiteboard would be delivered.
First up Team Kettlebells: Always Rifle Carry down to opposite end zone and Farmer Carry to the other. Along the journey you would stop at each yardage marker, which is also the rep count:
– 100x Chest Press
– 90x Curls
– 80 x Lawnmower Pulls – 40 x Per Side
– 70x Swings
– 60x Clean & Press – 30 x Per side
– 50x Simbas
– 40 x Goblet Squats
– 30 x Deadlifts
– 20X Side Lunge 1:1
– 10 x Jump Over Burpees
This was a gasser and I audibled the full field Rifle Carry by the time we got to the 50yd line due to time. During the Simbas I realized I was merely doing weighted sit-ups after looking at Avis lifting his KB high on the sky. Whoops.
As Gaspirilla continued to pull away and the fact Bottlecap brought a pig skin and tee…. My brain had ideas. LFG! If he could bang a field goal, once he finished, from the 15 yard line we would switch to the next workout.
GP pulled off his shoe to ensure proper footing, the laces were facing out and he banged a pecker high fast ball! Not enough to secure the 3pts but to earn those watching respect the fact he had the power to make the distance. I believe it was on his 3-4 try that he banged that thing right through the up rights. No arc at all, just a freaking scud missile through and some say it almost ripped the net.
We celebrated for a moment but it was only time to move on to game 2. I removed the poster board that had been taped across the front to reveal the Pure Iron workout.
Now we will have modes of transport but the KB won’t be used in exercises. But continue to carry your KB with you. Mosey to the other end zone, do the exercise. Repeato:
– 100 x SSH
– 90 x Lunges back to the other end zone
– 80 х Вig Boys
– 70 x Murder Bunnies
– 60x Squats
– 50 x Broadjump Burpees
– 40 x Mike Tyson’s
– 30 x Crawl Bear
– 20 х Perfect Merkin™️ = Hand Release Merkin with a Shoulder Tap at the top
– 10 x KB Swings every 10 yards
All of the above would be called short due to the stupid football parents showing up early. We would have to modify over to the parking lot. Less distance but absolutely atrocious asphalt made for the perfect pain train.
Time was up and all were gassed. Mostly a successful Q that kept everything moving. Decent mileage but high reps keeps the HR high. Very little chatter but verbal appreciation was given when audibles were called. That means you are doing something right….usually.
My dad hit me with a quote today that has nothing to do with F3 but it stuck in my brain: “When you are just trying to survive, you don’t have time to dream.” He wasn’t sure where he heard it and/or if he butchered it. Good food for thought.