Cold—dang it winter—you are drunk, go home. DISCLAIMER PRAYER—skipped it to demonstrate that prayer is not a requirement before the workout. COP Rolling start -> mosey around track to corner 1 -> SSH (10 IC) & LBAC (10 IC) -> mosey to corner 2 -> Imperial Walkers (10 IC) &
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EMOM Madness
Seven men found their way to the 2nd official Thursday at Wilderness Road. Good to see Tutu back among the men. DISCLAIMER PRAYER—skipped it, work to do. COP Rolling start warm-up. Mosey to the band field High knees (20 yards & back) Butt kickers (20 yards & back) Carioca (40
You Know What’s Coming—Repetitive Simplicity
9 PAX defy cantores and are rewarded with a healthy dose of hills, merkins, squats, and burpees. DISCLAIMER PRAYER—Skipped, have work to get done COP Kicking it old school with the mobile warm up. Mosey from the ampitheater to the middle stair landing -> SSH (10) IC -> mosey back
Simple yet Effective
12 men (2 ruckers, 1 stair climber, and 9 runners) hit The Hill. DISCLAIMER PRAYER -> skipped it, not a requirement, had work to get done. COP Typical running based warm-up from YHC. Mosey to the field: high knees, butt kicks, caricoa, side lunge, toy soldiers, 100 yard strides. THE
Frozen Dirty McDeuce
It was cold, very cold—10 degrees cold. Four pax arrived at 5:30 for a 5 mile ruck before bootcamp. T-claps. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH (30 IC) Windmills (10 IC) TTT (10 IC) Squats (10 IC) Imperial Walkers (10 IC Merkins (5 IC)—no comments please, YHC is just coming off shoulder
Thirty Steps: Lesson 1—Grab the Rope
My favorite evolution of the GoRuck event required the extraction and delivery of a package—a very large tree log floating in a small nook behind a marina on the Tennessee River. It was probably 18-20 feet in length, robust and awkward, with knots and a slight of a bow—water logged.
Thirty Steps of Humility
GoRuck events have a unique way of exposing your character and revealing motives—often in unexpected ways. You learn things about yourself and you learn things about the people around you. Since planting F3 in Johnson City my approach has been pretty straight forward—get in front and lead—pull the men with
Repetitive Simplicity—Run
Nice DISCLAIMER PRAYER -> No prayer this morning, we have some work to get done COP Jog to the 40 and back High knees to the 20 and back Butt kicks to the 20 and back Carioca to the 40 and back Side lune to the 10 and back THE
GoRuck Simulation
Eleven (11) men left the comforts of home at 8:30 on a nice Friday evening to get a small taste of the suck that awaits in 2 weeks. The PAX assembled in the parking lot for instructions from YHC: I will do his best to give you a real snapshot
Ruckers & Flat Backs
Cool, with 10 PAX getting some serious Ruck training in prior to the boot camp. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH (10 IC) Squats (10 IC) Imperial Walkers (10 IC) Merkins (10 IC) LBAC (10 IC) TTT (10 IC) THE THANG Divided into two groups—Ruckers and Flat Backs. Partner up. Ruckers Partner