02/02/2022 - rosewater - u2 You Too! Work Out AGAIN!!??
AO: Rosewater
When: 02/02/2022
QIC: Tex
PAX:
Number of Pax: 4
Number of FNGS: 0
Pax Names:
Tex, Legally Blonde, KPop, and Songbird
BackBlast:
It’s true…I love my U2 and the Rosewater gang had not had the pleasure of working out with the “guys” yet. So, I brought out the “U2 You Too” workout for a 3rd time! Here’s The Thang:
(disclaimer: some of my instructions were difficult for even me to follow even on the 3rd time – just do your best and keep moving – that’s the workout!!)
Warm Up Song Helter Skelter – 3:00min
Run in Place – in and out feet
“Helter Skelter” chorus – do burpees (three choruses)
Forward Kick – alternating
“When you get to the bottom” – Hi Lo punches – alternating
Desire – 3:00 min – switch on “desiiiire”
Bicep curls
Tricep extensions
Lateral raise
Ventral raise (switch without saying “desire”)
Flys
Upright rows (harmonica)
Hammer curls
Hawkmoon 269 – 6 min
Dora – one group runs the parking lot “island”
Other group does exercise of choice from those written on cones
Switch
Go to next exercise
Continue til song ends. This is a REALLY long song!
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking for – 6:00 min
1st verse – Mountain climbers (change when they sing title)
2nd verse – skaters
3rd verse – Reverse Lunges
4th verse – side lunges – alternating
Kingdom come to the end – forward lunges or walking
Freedom for my people – 30 seconds
Russian Twist
Pride (In the Name of Love) – 4:30 min
Bicycles
“In the name of love” – BGSit Ups
“The Edge” guitar solo – plank it
Boat Canoes
“In the name of love” – BGSit Ups
“oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh” – plank it
Reverend MLK – ankle biters
When Love Comes to Town – 4:00 min
When Bono sang we did Shoulder Presses.
When BB King sang we did jumping jacks.
When we weren’t sure who was singing we did whatever we wanted.
During Guitar solos we did planks.
God, Pt. II – 3:15 min
Started with Squats (you choose what kind)
When Bono sings “I….I believe in love” switch to push ups
Bullet the Blue Sky – 5:30 min
Dora – one group runs the parking lot “island”
Other group does cone exercise (as above)
Switch
Go to next exercise
We only had time for a couple rounds of this long song.
Cool Down – we stretched to Love Rescue Me.
COT – Lyrics at the end of Love Rescue Me
“I said Love Rescue me; I’ve conquered my past; The future is here at last; I stand at the entrance; to a new world I can see; The ruins to the right of me; Will soon have lost sight of me; Love rescue me.”
