Four upstanding gentlemen arrived in the gloom, hunks of iron in tow, eager to start the day off right. Unfortunately for the rest of them, YHC was in charge, so “right” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in the previous sentence. Here’s what happened in this Birthday Q:
COP – side straddle hops, Don Quixote, helicopters, Russian soldiers (with some mumblechatter about whether one is meant to use arm/leg from the same side or opposite sides), LBCs, merkins
Triple Check #1:
Carry the bell in a lap of the parking lot
Old Man Test – sit down and stand back up again without hands or knees touching the ground (basically a squat that sucks more)
“Strong & Accomplished” – combo of bicep curl, overhead press, then tricep curl behind the head, then reverse (if there’s already a name drop it in the comments)
Triple Check #2:
20 kettlebell swings (timer)
WWII w/bell press
Goblet Squats
Finale: The Bell Toss. Does what it says on the tin – you throw the bell over your head, man with the furthest-away impact crater wins. YHC absolutely crushed the competition. And yes, I realize that “humble” is part of that acronym, and it, too, is doing a bit of heavy lifting in that previous statement. I said what I said.
35 trips around the sun have brought about new pops and aches in the joints, joys and tragedies, hopefully a bit of wit and wisdom, and good people to share all of it with. Glad that you lot are a part of it! I appreciate the motivation, the new ideas, (most of) the chatter, and the fellowship of good dudes. Apologies to Oyster for the reminder of why he only comes to MANNdate once a year. We collectively blame Mud Face.
YNWA,
-Mr. Holland
