One Does Not Simply Skip Burpees at Woodshed
4 PAX met in perfect weather for a workout and a game of trivia, covering various topics but hand-picked by the Q, with 20 burpees on the line for each wrong answer.
Month: March 2022
When all else fails, hills
Conditions: 50ish and relatively chilly Warmup: 25 SSH IC 25 Frankensteins IC Mosey down Covenant to Roberts Spring Road. 20 Mercans, 20 LBC, 20 Squats Mosey to Raven Hill Road 20 Mercans, 20 LBC, 20 Squats Mosey to Barnes Springs Rd. At the bottom of the hill, 20 mercans, run to top of hill, 19 …
Another Trip Around the Sun
Weather Conditions: 47° Yet another glorious morning at Shawshank as 12 strong Pax assembled in the gloom with the goal of betterment. YHC was commemorating another trip around the sun with an annual birthday Q and arrived early to select the perfect field for the morning events. It should be noted that Ken Doll was …
March Madness
Conditions: 61 degrees Warmup: 20 SSH IC 20 Little Baby Arm Circles – Forward 20 Little Baby Arm Circles – Backwards 20 Through the Tunnel IC 20 Merkins 20 Free Squats The Thang: Mosey to tennis courts, number off into two teams, establish 4 corner stations Tourney Rules- No man left behind, Dick Vitale “Prime …
Memory Lane
Conditions: 60 and Damp Warmup: 20 SSH IC 15 Imperial Walkers IC 15 Through the Tunnel IC 15 Frankenstein’s IC The Thang: Mosey right on Bethel Church Rd. run down to Fox Hall : 20 merkins 30 Squats run down to Circle Drive 20 merkins 30 Squats Right on Briarfied: 20 merkins 30 squats Right …
Triumphant Return
Non-stop action was the goal this AM. Lots of plyo movements with strength and cardio. Tclaps to Dunphy for the weighted vest. That had to suck. Or, maybe he was just hiding his nips. Glad to have the opportunity to return to UL. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Couldn’t have asked for a better group of men …
St. Pat’s at the ‘Shed
6 Pax ventured out on a beautiful, if damp (moist?), Thursday morning. We celebrated St. Pats! Warm-up: Dublin Hops (aka SSHs) x24 IC Irish Walkers (aka IW) x24 IC Irish Squats (a squat with calf-raise when you come up) x24 IC Grand Eejits! (aka Burpees) x 4 Waiting on Teddy to get out of …
Lucky PAX on St Patty’s Day at Shawshank
These lucky PAX got to do BC having YHC as the Q today! They must have all found a four leaf clover or kissed the Blarney Stone this week. Awesome time today and good fellowship. Coon Dog really took advantage of some 2nd F today. He did do a full stride lite today, so no …
Surge – Pork Chop Challenge?
8 Pax Posted to Surge for YHCs call up from the bullpen. Not to worry as there were no knuckle balls thrown, just straight heat. With that being said the PAX batted 1.000 as they took everything that was thrown at them and knocked it our of the park Weather was a damp 55ish degrees …
St Patrick’s journey
Conditions: 55 and wet The Thang: first exercise was to chase anyone not wearing green and pinch them. All pax took to heart that YHC is not a professional and declined this exercise. COP: ssh, ttt, overhead arm claps grab a block and head to the back parking lot (about 1/4 mile long). 4 ways to …