“I don’t know what to say, but it’s Christmas, and we’re all in misery.”

We started with coupons at the West endzone, coupon carries to the 25yd line and exercises in increasing order to tie in with the increasing number of gifts My True Love gave to me!

*Everything was completed in some form of cadence count. Q’s brain was getting a little foggy by the end there; thanks for sticking with me through this workout!
12 Days of Christmas Workout
Curls for the Girls until we reached the 25 yard line.
1 – 30 sec plank
Rifle carry back to the West endzone
Curls for the Girls to the 25 yard line again
1 – 30 sec plank
2 – slow diamond merkins (4 count cadence)
Rifle carry back to the West endzone
Curls for the Girls to the 25 yard line again
1 – 30 sec plank
2 – slow diamond merkins (4 count cadence)
3 – man-makers (4 count cadence)
—————————————————————————— curls and rifle carry continued
4- lawn mower rows (4 for each arm)
5 – chest press
6 – backwards lunges (3 for each leg)
7- pickle pumpers (PUMP-2-3-1, Pump-2-3-2, etc!)
8- alternating Supermans (right arm/left leg, switch to left arm/right leg)
9- weighted squats
10 – shoulder press
________________________________________________________________ Q combined the last two as we ran a bit short on time. Merry Christmas!
11- mountain climbers (4 count cadence)
12- triceps/dips

roughly 5:30 of planks plus extra credit for guys who came to @Squealer’s Murph prep. Additional Mary was included in the exercise today – I think we got our 6minutes worth.

The Christmas season continues! The spirit of this season should be one that we practice year round. Caring for our communities, giving our time, talent and treasure to those less fortunate, and coming before our God in praise and thanksgiving for all that we have; these are excellent examples of what this group calls us to do throughout the entire year. We need to continue to strengthen our community, our core group, and ourselves. Let’s continue to use the gifts our heavenly Father has given us, and be the best versions of ourselves. Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you find him. I provided a couple of links to the articles I read that made me think a little deeper about the 12 Days of Christmas, and the theory that it is actually a coded message of Christianity. This workout went from being a fun idea that I had to make the Christmas song and the numbers work in my favor for the reps, but it ended up being a cool tie-in with the true reason for the season. The partridge in a pear tree is actually an analog for Jesus, as it is a bird that will literally sacrifice itself to save its young.

Theory that each verse has a meaning for church teaching:
https://www.greatchristianhymns.com/12-days-christmas.html
Catholic take on it:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-15/the-12-days-of-christmas-a-secret-code-for-persecuted-catholics/8123428