We linked up with the Rapho PAX for their warm-up, then peeled off for our own… which, in what appeared to be a shocking lack of originality, turned out to be almost an identical repeat of DoorDash’s warm-up.

WARM-UP

• Slowsie Lap
• Imperial Walkers x15 IC
• Grass Pickers x15 IC
• Arm Circles x10 IC
• Circle Arms x10 IC
• Squats x10

THE THANG – 3 ROUNDS
Simple. Steady. No shortcuts.

• Incline Merkins x10
• Squats x10
• Dips x10
• Step-Ups x10 each leg

ACTIVE RECOVERY (OR NOT REALLY RECOVERY)

• 1 SSH → Walk 1 minute
• 2 SSH → Walk 1 minute
• Keep stacking it for 15 minutes

MARY

• Heel-Toe Walk, curb to curb
• Bird Dogs x10 each
• Plank x30 sec
• Single Leg Stand x20 sec each leg
• LBC x10 IC
• Flutter Kicks x10 IC

INTER-AO DIPLOMACY (OR ACTS OF WAR)
Out of nowhere, the Rapho PAX escalated things—Monkey Humpers… on the picnic tables—while Maintenance Crew stayed the course grinding Step-Ups while only seeing Rapho PAX backsides.
Message received.
Payback will be calculated… delayed… and deeply uncomfortable.

LESSONS LEARNED

• Meatball has officially defined a new pain scale: “mega mega ouchie.” Medical journals are being updated as we speak.
• Herm witnessed things that cannot be unseen. There will be no follow-up questions.
• In the middle of stress, worry, and the unknown… a little dark humor and shared suffering goes a long way. Probably the best medicine we’ve got.

COT / COFFEETERIA / Q Source
Solid wrap with the Rapho and Maintenance Crew PAX at Starbucks. Good chatter, better perspective.

SIGN-OFF
Stay operational, gents. Maybe a little slower… maybe a little creakier…
…but still getting it done.