YHC planned this workout in January, for January 29th. It included 29 exercises, with most comprised of 29 reps. However, on January 28th, YHC got hit in the face with the flu and barely left his bed until the month of February arrived. Since February doesn’t sport a 29th, at least this year, and YHC was up for Q on the 28th, the entire workout plan rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the flu-induced fartsack, lost 29 burpees, and made a triumphant appearance as 28 exercises, with most comprised of 28 reps.
Seven PAX show up… …oh wait, there’s Doughboy with The Mount flag… …eight PAX show up ready for the Mountain View Tour. YHC welcomes everyone to the Mount, and starts exercise #1 of the 28th’s 28.
28th’s Twenty-eights
- 14 (x2) Side-straddle Hops in cadence
- 14 (x2) ATT’s in cadence
- 14 (x2) Windmills in cadence
- 14 (x2) Storm Troopers in cadence – YHC was already thinking about the mosey and forgot to change tone on the 14th. Fortunately the PAX were on point. Mosey to the cul-de-sac that isn’t.
- 28 Big Boy Sit-ups OYO then mosey to the parking lot.
- Here YHC switched things up a bit. This section of parking lot has 14 spaces, so we traverse to the end and back (28 spaces total) with Lunges
- and stopped in the middle and on the ends for 7 Plank Jacks (totaling 28).
- Bear Crawl (28 spaces)
- 28 Jump Squats (7×4)
- Long Jumps
- 28 Merkins (7×4) and then mosey to the Block Pile
- 28 Skull Crushers
- 28 Overhead Press
- 28 Curls
- 28 Bent-over Rows and mosey…
- YHC has been at the Mount for nearly a year, and we’ve never gotten pizza, so YHC decided to rectify that and we cut across the road to Dominoes for a round of 28 Decline Merkins
- and 28 Incline Merkins and then a mosey across 127 and uphill to Lowe’s Food for dessert.
- Arriving at the Lowe’s Food parking lot, we found a spectator had anticipated our arrival, prepared to enjoy the next event from the comfort of his truck. After seeing how much fun we were having, we may have an FNG on Tuesday. This parking lot has a section 26 spaces long plus two islands, making 28 total, so we did another round of traversals with stops, starting with Crawl Bears. Boy this asphalt is slick: I’m pretty sure I saw PAX crawl-bearing without lifting their feet, pushing themselves along just using arms. This location may unlock a whole new set of Mount exercise possibilities… …speed skating… …curling…
- Broke up the Crawl Bears with 7 Squats on both ends and at each island for a total of 28.
- Crab Walk traversal, to the first island, run afterward
- 28 RBC’s (7×4)
- Backwards Run, to the first island, run afterward
- 28 Wide-arm Merkins (7×4) and mosey across the road to CVS
- 14 Peter Parkers (YHC noted the time and started cutting reps to get us back to the flag on time)
- 14 Mountain Climbers and mosey across 127 to the retaining wall behind Walgreen.
- 10 Tricep Dips on the wall
- 10 Step-up and mosey back to the flag.
- Circle up for a final round of 28 LBC’s OYO
Time read 6:14, so Doughboy threw in a single, slow-mo burpee to put us at 6:15.
COT
Count-o-rama, Name-o-rama:
Then YHC shared a small excerpt from Rankin Wilbourne’s Union With Christ:
Much has been written about the importance of a morning routine. The first few choices you make each morning have great power to set the direction of the whole rest of your day….
Every morning I wake up and find my heart has reverted to its default position: I need to prove myself today, handle things, make a name for myself. Part of “preparing my mind for action” is choosing instead to reorient myself toward God and his mercies, which are new every morning; to remember God relates to me by his grace, not by my performance….
Above all, what will make this day a good day will be abiding in Christ today, listening to his voice, keeping in step with his Spirit, walking in faith and repentance.
And then closed with 1 Peter 1:13 to encourage us for the day:
Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. (NIV)
YHC prayed us out; SYITG!
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