Backblast by Rio (Andrew DiGiovanni) on 06/05/2024

Backblast! Rio’s Underground (Parking) Garage

AO: Quarantine
Q: Rio (Andrew DiGiovanni)
PAX: Money Pit (Blake Anderson), Boys 2 Men Scott Markel, Rio (Andrew DiGiovanni), Oscar Mayer (Shaun Hanna), Papi (Isaias Brito), Jay Z – Shawn, F3 Poncharello (Aaron Denn), Ascot, Kitchen (Joseph Johnson), Green Thumb (Ray Perry), Pump Action, Open House, Goose, Osceola, Horse Shoe, , Kill Switch, Lapdog
FNGs: 2 Kill Switch, Lapdog
Count: 17


WARMUP:
Standard Rio. We’ve got things to do. 10 SSH, 10 Imperial Walkers, 6 Good Mornings, & b/c Oscar was late, 10 Mtn Climbers

THE THANG: 17 Pax had nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide as they ascended the double trouble of Rio’s Underground parking Garage. They were met by a wall of sound.
Mosey over to the Clocktower spot, center campus
. 20 L-Step Ups, 20 Dips. Crossed the pond, then stopped for 20 Quick Feet (IC), 10 Rail Derkins.
From there, we entered the bottom of underground parking garage number one.
We would run up 2 ramps and perform repetitions of upper body, legs, and abdominals in succession. Deck 1
. 25 Merkins. 20 Squats. 10 LBC (IC). 20 East Carolina Dry Docks. 10 L-R = 1 Lunges. 20 Low Slow Flutters (IC).
Sprint down the stairwell, and onto underground parking garage garage number two.
Directions were barely audible due to the level of volume. Garage rock must be heard!
Parking Deck 2: Same deal
. 15 Diamond Merkins, 20 Jumps Squats. 20 Shakira’s.
Descend, the second stairwell, and onto the ridge benches where we performed 15 L-R Step Ups, & 15 Dips
.
Hard mosey to the flag, where we grabbed rocks and circled up for 3,2,1, circuits
.
Three minutes of strength. Two minutes of cardio. One minute of abs.
Round 1.) 20 Overhead Press, 15 Left leg static lunge, while doing Curls
. 20 OHP again, then repeat lunges & curls with right leg forward.
20 SSH, 15 High Knees
. 15 SSH, 10 High Knees.
20 Heavy
Freddie’s, 10 Heavy LBC’s.
Round 2.) 10 Straight out arm extensions while rotating to the R&L, sort of like Willie Mays Hayes
. 20 Bent Rows. Repeat, but only 5 & 15 reps.
20 Plank Jacks
.
Time!

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Adopt-A-Hwy Saturday, 9:15. Friday night second F.

COT: Prayers for Peace throughout the world . Help find healing and strength for Jay-Z’s daughter. Pray for the families and souls of two army reservists who committed suicide this week.
As always, it was a pleasure to lead this group. Thank you for indulging me with my musical foolishness.

Rio’s Underground (Parking) Garage