Sweating To The Oldies

Seven Richard Simmons-looking dudes came out on a Tuesday morning to break a sweat whilst listening to the oldies. There may have been some chafing.

Warm-o-Rama

Dynamic stretching platter

The Thang

Cinder block pain stations with musical accompaniment. We did 12 reps of the weighted exercises and 50 reps of the cardio exercises

Round 1

• Bent over hockey stick rows (one cinderblock at each end of hockey stick)

• Squats with OH press – 25lb dumbbell

• Gun show curls with cinder

• Alternating mercans with one hand on cinder

• Back and forth alternating shuffle steps on cinder – 50

• Mason twist with 12lb medicine ball

• One arm kettle swings with 15lb dumbbell

• Side shoulder raises with 12lb dumbbell

• Laying down OH chest raise and press with cinder

• Jump rope (sans rope) – 50

Run lines in parking lot forwards, sideways and back

Round 2

• Incline mercans (one cinderblock at each end of hockey stick)

• Upright row (trapezius) – 12lb dumbbell

• Alternating mercans with one hand on cinder

• Alternating steps/kicks on cinder – 50

• Down and ups with 12lb medicine ball

• Tri extensions with 15lb dumbbell

• Front raises (shoulders) with 12lb dumbbells

• Dips on cinder

• Mountain climbers – 50

Take one lap around parking lot

Round 3 – Repeato Round 1

Round 4 – Repeato Round 2

Moleskine

• Today’s setlist included the following oldies but goodies

  • Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations

  • Draggin’ The Line – Tommy James & The Shondells

  • Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

  • Gimme Some Lovin’ – The Spencer Davis Group

  • I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) – Four Tops

  • Spirit In the Sky – Norman Greenbaum

  • The Rubberband Man – The Spinners

  • Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross

  • Crystal Blue Persuasion – Tommy James & The Shondells

  • The Tears Of A Clown – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

  • Hold On, I'm Comin' – SaM & Dave

  • The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) – The Tokens

• Hey man, is that Freedom Rock? Well turn it up man! (video attached)

• This setlist may have exposed the culture gap. Some Pax were not even alive when these songs were recorded

• You always find your way back to the classics

• Fellas with a bare midriff during the workout would fit right in at Biscuitville

• Lotta prep and chalk time in order to get this party started

• Slow Roll earned extra credit for not just planking while waiting, but doing burpees as well

• By my unofficial count that was 40 total exercises and some running

• Solid work fellas!