YHC’s birthday usually falls on the BRR weekend so I have been doing my birthday Q on that prior Tuesday. Since I’m heading to NYC with Argyle for the 9/11 HTL next weekend, I figured I’d do my birthday Q a week early. I’ll be turning 52 and came up with a 52CardPickup game that may be making the rounds over the next year. The workout was dedicated to the 13 fallen servicemen recently killed in Afghanistan.
2 for SL, 1 for RL
Weather: just right
A few minutes before bootcamp, I brought out an exercise chart to be filled out by the PAX. The initial thought was, since it’s my birthday, everyone can bring the gifts/idea/exercises. Then, after the events in Afghanistan, it became dedicating the exercises/workout to the fallen servicemen. So everyone chose a body weight exercise and a block exercise, or two, to fill in the chart.
1 minute warning, disclaimer, finish up the chart while warming up
- 13x SSHs IC
- 13x IWs IC
- 13x AirSquats IC
- 13x Flutterkicks IC
We made our way to the blockpile then to the courtyard. 70’s music was the entertainment for the morning.
52CardPickup, 13 rounds per set, 1 body weight and 1 block exercise per round, the card decided the count (ace = 1, king = 13)
| Round | Body Weight | Block |
| 1 | HRR Merkins | CFTGs |
| 2 | Burpees | Shoulder Presses |
| 3 | In-n-Outs | BBSUs |
| 4 | Plankjacks | Thrusters |
| 5 | Low Plank (10s per #) | Block Swings |
| 6 | BBSUs | Tricep Exts |
| 7 | Squats | Block Squats |
| 8 | Bobby Hurleys | Bench Presses |
| 9 | Walking Lunges | Manmakers |
| 10 | Bonnie Blairs | Blockees |
| 11 | Imperial Walkers | Alternating Block Merkins |
| 12 | Mountain Climbers | Farmers Carry |
| 13 | Flutter Kicks | Chest Presses |
We made it through 3 sets, 39 cards, for an average of 3x2x91=546 reps. The final 13 cards were left untouched for the fallen servicemen.
We returned blocks and got back to the SF a few minutes late, but worth finishing the set.
Announcements:
- This weekend – Wild Hog is moving, if you want to help… 9:30 AM @ 623 Meadow Grass Ln
- Next weekend – BRR and GR HTL
- 9/18 – Smokehouse’s 9/11 Challenge
- Kenwood will sign up 1 Hollow team for D2D, 2 open slots.
Prayers:
- Families of the 13 fallen, and all servicemen
- Covid
- Afghanistan
- Hurricane
- Cramps’ grandmother