So I was sitting at work thinking “what could I do to get pax to drive past their regular Tuesday offering and head on over to Viking?” Bribery? Extortion? Threats? Nah – let’s just find an obscure thing about Viking lore, post a cryptic photo, and see who bites.
Well it worked! 10 pax emerged from their vehicles to learn a little about the Valhalla Ladder, complete with a somewhat painful ladder of a different nature for their enjoyment and incessant whining. Here’s what we did:
Mosey the parking lot while we waited for Bagboy to emerge from his newish vehicle.
Circle up for imperial stormtroopers, toy soldier, knee to chest, long snapper, and windmill.
Mosey to soccer fields.
Grab a rock and place in corner 1, mosey to corner 4, plank it out
Ladders: 1 back to 4, 1-2 back, 1-2-3 back, 1-2-3-4 back plank when back each round the a little stretchy stretch
Exercises:
Corner 1 – 20 curls
Corner 2 – 10 tippy birds each leg
Corner 3 – 15 hand release Mericans in cadence
Corner 4 – 20 Freddie Mercury’s each side
When we made it to corner 4 we fell off the top of the ladder due to time constraints and moseyed back to launch, stopping at the top of the hill for a little mobility.
Mary consisted of 10 WW2’s OYO.
Moleskin:
– Goat accurately called it before the workout that we would be doing some kind of ladder.
– Google explains it better, but The Valhalla Ladder was something created from driftwood collected in Viking travels to protect the Viking home. Legend has it that Odin created man from driftwood.
– It was Hippie’s birthday! We sang. Poorly. But with good intentions.
– Bagboy took us out and then 80% of us went to the Viking Starbucks where we were joined by Possum and Bel Air from Gladiator.
– A good time was had by all. Chilly Willy has the Q next week. Come on out and support him in his second full Q.
WH