Month: April 2024
51 of Everything
April 15, 1973 was a heckuva a day in the Barrett household. Ma and Pa packed up a suitcase and headed to a birthing ward in a Greenville hospital for the delivery of a budding stud. Pa was in the waiting room, Ma was in the stirrups, and YHC was in the canal. Quite an …
Survey based run on whether Winston would even show up
AO: rogue Q: Winston PAX: Bemis, Cauliflower, Friar Tuck, noonan, Shocker, SweetTart, Quaker, Swingline, Winston, @F3 Manny FNGs: None COUNT: 10 WARMUP: Winston showed up! THE THANG: 10 flat behind the VA. ANNOUNCEMENTS: upcoming Speed for Need 5K. COT: trust Q will show up but show some grace (or not) when Easy Street doesn’t show. …
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Block Circuits
AO: swampfox Q: Nelly PAX: Sheets, Kilt, Kitty, Krusty, Strom, Leprechaun, Fountainhead FNGs: None COUNT: 8 WARMUP: SSH, IW THE THANG: “Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift no heavy-ass weights.” – Ronnie Coleman – Leprechaun Grab blocks and Mosey to school Circuits: 20 reps of each exercise, lap around parking …
Kettlebell Mile at SnakePit
AO: snakepit FNGs: None COUNT: 7 STRIDELITE: Pups walked and YHC ran. www.strava.com/activities/11193218840 WARMUP: PAX split ways as Emmy and Brainiac walk the track the rest of the PAX were with YHC. Mosey to the track and place 45 lbs kettlebells at the start of the track. – 15 Merkins and 15 Squats OYO – …
Simple Things
AO: score Q: OBC PAX: Crawlspace, Nails, Ripcord, Charley (f3Pele), Lumen, Sled, Spool FNGs: None COUNT: 8 WARMUP: As usual! THE THANG: Neighborhood tour with some simple things and each intersection. Visited the Animal Hospital, Club Carlyle, a few other intersections and to the Sandbox for some brick work. New exercise, gas pumpers with brick …
Sandlot and Sandbags
AO: sandlot Q: Runt PAX: Baby Seal, Bayou, Coin Flip, Fenway, Ruby, Two Gloves FNGs: None COUNT: 7 WARMUP: Side straddle hops, through the tunnel, hillbillies, little baby arm circles. THANG 1 10 skull crushers w/sandbag and 1 diamond merkin 9 skull crushers and 2 diamond merkins Rinse and repeat until 1 skull crusher and …
A Taxing Workout
AO: woodshed Q: Teddy PAX: Silent Bob, Silver Bullet, Side Salad, Glow FNGs: 1 Glow COUNT: 5 WARMUP: 20 SSH, 20 Imperial Walkers, Little Baby Arm Circles (10 forward, 10 back, 10 overhead clap & 10 raise the roof) & 20 Windmills, all in cadence. 20 squats OYO THE THANG: Moved out to the Queens …
Sack o’ pain
AO: sawmill Q: Rudder (WeaselShaker) , Bush, Gepetto, Full Metal Jacket, Valdez PAX: Rudder (WeaselShaker) FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: classic exercises. Side, straddlehops, Imperial, Walkers, squats, through the tunnel, windmill, stuff on your six, and, of course… Finkle swings! THE THANG: Each pax drew 4 exercise cards from the sack of pain. They got …
18 reps for the 18th cake day
AO: hammer Q: Duckie PAX: Bindi, Ratatouille, Darlene, Felix, Collar FNGs: None COUNT: 6 WARMUP: SSH IC, some stretching, through the tunnel, merkins THE THANG: grab blocks, head to the field. 4 corner action. Curls,squats, overhead press, kettlebell swings. 18 reps each corner to celebrate my daughter’s 18th bday. Lap around the field. Rinse and …