The BackBlast:

AO:

forge

Pax Names:

Wrangler, Kiffin, Ricky Bobby, Mouth 2 Mouth, Spock, Westside, Goat Milk, Lifestyles, Heisenberg, Ma Bell, Nightingale, Beater, Homer, Trill, Mandals, Lexi, Tiny Tat

Number of Pax:

17

FNG Names:

Number of FNGs:

0

Intro:

how many would show up after Goat Milk killed us at the launch last week?

Warm-o-Rama:

Leave the bells at the flag, mosey around a couple islands in the parking lot, circled up near the flag for: SSH, Copper Head Squats, Windmill, Michael Phelps, Rocky Balboas

The Thang:

Kind of like 11s, kind of not.
With bells by the flag, a circuit of 3 exercises starting at 10 each. Run across the parking lot to the island without bells, a circuit of 3 exercises starting at 1 each. Run back. Repeat with 9/2, 8/3 etc…

With Bells: Swings, Single hand rows, Squat Presses (both hands on bell, deep squat and back up pressing the bell overhead).
Without Bells: Diamond Merkins, Start Jumps, Burpees
Mary waiting for the 6. A few others continued the circuit with the 6 to finish out strong!

We've still got time. Grab a partner and bring your bells.
One partner lunge walks about 25 yards. Other partner does upright rows. When the lunging partner turns around, he lunge walks back and other partner does dead lifts. Switch.
Got through this 2.5 times.
Back to the flag – 40 second elbow plank to finish out – and that's time!

COT:

Spock asked for prayers as he is heading out of town for 2 weeks, wants to stay strong and workout while he's out in California.
Beater needs a site Q to step up for the Flying V as he is about to welcome #3 and will likely be inconsistent for a while. No takers yet…
Trills fam is camping out on Saturday at Stone Mountain and hiking to the top first thing Easter morning for a service on the mountain top – would love some F3 company!
Reminder of Good Friday service at Church of the Messiah.

Heading into Easter, YHC talked about how our faith depends on the resurrection of Jesus as Paul emphasizes in 1 Cor 15 – "if Christ has not been not raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins….If In Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people to be most pitied." The events of 2,000 years ago that we remember this week changed everything. Literally everything. YHC encouraged the PAX to spend some time reflecting on Jesus suffering this week, intentionally sitting in that over the coming few days so that the resurrection celebration on Sunday morning is that much more meaningful.

Closed out in prayer.

Naked Man Moleskin:

17 strong! Impressive work men, just showing up in the first place and then giving it your all today. Love seeing us beat our launch number of 16, and still having strong numbers over at the Clinic. Awesome stuff.

The PAX want more kettlebell – that is clear!

Few things:
YHC put out the warning on Slack with how-to videos that we would definitely be using the clean and rack position – well, I tried it at home a few times and my technique sucks! And according to slack same with a few others. So took that off the agenda today. For another day!
It was good to see Ma Bell on time and not lost in the fog.
Props to Wrangler (15 yrs old) for coming out with us and killing it – great foundation you are building at a young age
Mandals, Nightingale, Goat Milk – out leading the pack like beasts during the 11s routine and picking up the 6 for an extra round – great work and leadership men!

it was pretty quiet today, everyone working hard. question – is it possible to have a really tough kbell workout and good mumblechatter? I'm sure Drumstick could figure out how…