01/22/2022 - the_coop - U2 You Too! Work Out
AO: the_coop
When: 01/22/2022
QIC: Tex
PAX:
Number of Pax: 5
Number of FNGS: 0
Pax Names:
Tex, Kinetic, Nightingale, Myiagi, Boxer
BackBlast:
Inspired by a recent workout at The MUD Room, I remembered that I had a similar workout in the “Magic Binder of FiA Workouts” and pulled out the U2 You too! Workout and simplified the plan a little from the last time we did it.
It was 30 degrees, so we needed some cardio and U2 delivered!
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
Here we paused the music and did our Plank Challenge – 2 minutes and 12 seconds
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 partner runs around pavilion
Other partner does exercise of choice from those written on cones
Switch
Go to next exercise
Continue til song ends.
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 – reverse 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 side 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 perimeter of pavilion
Other group does cone exercise (as above)
Switch
Go to next exercise
We only had time for one round of this.
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.”
Announcements
Name-o-rama
By the time we took our photo, we had worked out so hard that even the SUN decided to join us! It was a good morning at The Coop!
