6 PAX tested their will for YHC’s Q at the Falcon this morning. Work was done and crying was plentiful, but everyone made it out alive.
Conditions – 35 and perfect for Capilene
The Thang – With 6 people, we needed the right coupons for our trip to Emily. 1 Pole, 2 sandbags and 2 blocks would do nicely. This meant that everyone had a coupon and no one got a rest. If you wanna be GoRuck tough, you gotta be prepared to carry weight the whole time.
YHC gave the PAX 20 minutes to make the 1 mile trek, and they blew it spectacularly courtesy of a circuitous route from Boris. This meant that punishment was in order for all. We started with the following on YHC’s command:
10 Slooooooow Squats
10 Decline Merkins on the Steps
10 Curl Presses with the Rucks
Since rucking takes time, YHC cut short the fun and games and went straight for the PAX’s hearts:
Reverse bearcrawl up the steps. Once at the top of the ampitheater, plank walk until you meet a friend in the middle. #crowdpleaser
This is where the crying began. You would think a simple 30 yard plank walk with a ruck wouldn’t cause grown men to whine, but Emily just about flooded with the amount of tears from these dudes.
After Improv dusted off his fancy ruck pants, we had 20 minutes to get back to Brickpile to put the coupons back. The PAX did better, but still ran over by 35 seconds. This called for one last punishment, a group caterpillar pushup. This did not go well as you could expect.
All in all, we had a good time. A couple miles under constant weight, and a couple tried and true ruck exercises.