Old Stomping Grounds

A pax of 3 eventually converged upon the fields of Holton to do some exercising where audience participation is always welcome.  Lab Rat was late due to a dead car battery, but made it just in time to pick up the Q from Chumbucket and give him the night off.

Stuff:

-COP included invisible jump ropes, side stradle hops, helicopters, Don Quixotes, merkins, LBC’s, and Hillbillies to test the commitment of audience members (they were commited).

-Mosey to jungle gym for pullups and derkins.  3 sets of 7 and 10 reps, respectively.

-Little 4 corners on the black top:  1) deep squats 2) APD’s 3) Carolina dry docks 4) WW2 situps

-Big 4 corners around the block:  same as above

-Human steeplechase:  Go over one way, go over back, then alternate over/under

-The Abyss:  picnic bench abyss merkins X10.  Done correctly, 10 is all you need.

-Mary and a little yoga.

NMS:  I told Chum Saturday I was a maybe, but if I could make it I would gladly grab the Q.  I got the go-ahead from Mrs. Lab Rat to go LATE in the day, and was eagerly anticipating getting back out to Holton!  After wrapping up grilling duties and leaving the family with a quite awesome dinner (feeling proud, I must say), I jumped in the Ratmobile only to hear the dreaded clicking of a drained battery.  I was able to put the charger on it just enough to get the engine to turn over, but knew I was not going to make it by 1830.  Chum and Nightcrawler were all too kind though and didnt go far to start the COP…and Chum handed the Q off upon arrival.

We were on the Boulevard side for COP, and after a couple rounds, we noticed that there were several women gathered in the front yard of a neighboring house following along!  Fun times were had with them, as cadence got louder so they could keep in step.  Lab Rat decided to really test their commitment with Hillbillys and they were right in step.  Alas, all good things come to an end and we waved farewell to our lady friends and headed back to where the real work got done.

It needs not be said how awesome and committed Chumbucket is for keeping this workout going.  I really got to thinking about the many mornings that were spent around the grounds in the early days with the old guard before they moved on to Batteau and Hoedown.  Hell, my first Q was Punisher!  While lying on the grass in the back corner of the soccer field, I couldnt help but reflect back on the time Bleeder ran me over with his bike in that very spot.  Good times….

Back to reality, it was great to meet up with Nightcrawler.  This is a dude I need to hang out with some!  Serious fisherman, and he likes to chase all kinds of fish, too….my kind of guy.  We talked of catching bowfin, carp, and the mighty chain pickerel among other non-glamour species.

Apology of the week goes out to that little girl on the jungle gym that had to wait on us to get our pullups in before she could feel comfortable hanging on the monkey bars.

Lab Rat apologizes…