TheMutt BackBlast 11/21/17 #wedidsonethingnew #wedidsomethinhard

18 Pax came to the Mutt this morning (some ran – I see you Waterboy!) excited to see Zoo’s new track suit – but alas – Barney’s had it on backorder – and the Pax were immediately deflated. I felt bad…so I decided to make the PAX feel bad. And by bad – I mean a good ol fashioned face melter.

PAX

Bumblebee (respect), Quimby, old bay, country boy, mouth, backdraft, gepetto, pk, buuuuuusch, mad cow, grindEr (welcome back!!) spreadsheet, glen ross, wham-o, waterboy, Digiorno, moonlight, YHQ-Zoolander

Conditions: 41 degrees, no wind-crisp, cool, and clear

We gathered around the flag for a quick fashion check. The warmer weather brought Quimby out of his tights and into some shorts. The PAX cheered. Mouth’s M bought him some new tights that he wore UNDER his shorts. Hint hint. And CB was dressed in full ski regalia ready for the Iditarod. CI bailed on yet another one of my Q’s. Oh well – probably still channel surfing in Mexico. A well dressed and handsome PAX.  I made the disclaimer that I was not a professional, and the PAX (backdraft) responded “no sh$@t Zoo. We know.”  Ok. I see ya. It’s on.

Jog around the school.  Wait… What are these cones doing here by the first turn? Bear crawl the length of the lawn. It’s a sign of things to come. Finish the lap and circle up.

COP

4×4’s – (merkins and mountain climbers) did a lot. sign of things to come

Go into plank position. Downward dog for some stretching then into a chataranga, and cobra for more streatching. We gonna need it. Plank jacks while we’re down here

Left leg over right. Stretch, and switch.

BLIMPS – need to know how to do these for later. Burpee, lunge, imperial Walker, merkins, plank jacks, squats.

SSH – just cuz we wanted to get more blood flowing and get CB out of his ski mask and ski jacket. Goal accomplished

Thang 1

Count off 1s and 2s. Now we got 2 teams of 9. Mosey over to the cones, get in a station, grab a partner, and prepare for the big race. We had 4 groups per team. 1st group set off on an AYG RUN around the school. Remembering to bear crawl through the grass. The grass was cold. (And backdraft gets my vote if we ever need to send a mutt representative to a convergent bear crawl race. He kills it.) The PAX were instructed to stay together and push their teammate to the end. I felt bad for whomever was Busch’s partner. Dude flies. Respect to Digiorno for keeping up. Teammates had to do a Bro-pee at the end of the run (jump and high five each other instead of the clap). The 3 person bro-pees were the best. Moonlight was sporting that vertical! Once the bro-pee was completed the runners got in the back station and everyone rotated and the next crew ran. The stations were:

1-Pax 1 does 4×4’s x20 while pax 2 SSH

2-BLIMPS – 5 burpees, 10 lunges, 15 imperial walkers….you get the idea

3- pax 1 planks and holds pax 2’s shoes while pax 2 does 20 big boy sit ups. This is great. Equally sucks for both

4 – coupon time!  15 curls, squats, and skull crushers  rinse and repeat-o

Thanks to old Bay for noticing my smiley faces on the sheets. Details matter. So do compliments. So does F3.

I think team 1 won….or maybe it was team 2?  Doesn’t matter  all got better. And all were gassed

Thang 2

Team 1 Indiana run with bear crawl on the grass while team 2 picks their least favorite station and goes to work. Switcharoo to team 2 on the Indiana run while team 1 picks their least favorite station. I noticed that no one picked the plank/big boy sit up station? Since I asked them to pick their least favorite – that must mean they all love ab work!! Note to self….

Mary

Since I disappointed the pax with my generic wardrobe… I felt obligated to end our post with something everyone would enjoy. You know, kind of like a reward for the fellas. And since it was obvious the pax loved ab work, and there’s a new Thor movie coming out….I introduced everyone to Thor Webb. Jack’s Scandinavian step brother. 1:4 big boy sit-ups and American hammers. I’m proud of the pax for knocking this baby out! May need to bring yoga mats next time. Sorry about your coccyx Quimby.

COT

We said many intentions for too many people that need sky Q’s strength, love, and protection. We gave thanks for this group of HIM’s, and set out to conquer the day. Quimby invited all male 2.0’s to Thursday’s post at 7:00, and all 2.0’s to the Mutt Turkey bowl at 9. Love these guys!

Zoo