YHC’s been thinking about ramping up the COP to make it a little more painful. Seems like the COP’s been getting treated as a time for stretching and getting ready for the Thang. Today, 19 out of 19 PAX agreed that the COP was painful. Weather: High 60s, lo...
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Weather, muggy, warm with 100% chance of trains. 9 Pax: Jimmy Neutron(R), Coldcall, Chum(R), Refill, Redcard, Shepherd(R), 2nd Amendment, Pythagoras, Roadblock Welcome/Disclaimer Prayer – Roadblock Prayers lifted for Brownie and Jester. Warm Up Side Straddl...
Just Keep Moving
Original WordPressJul 25, 2017
21 °C., 99% Humidity, Still/Calm air, Gloomy 12 PAX. T-Claps to Kardashian who came and left early even though he’s flying out to higher training altitudes this morning. As I turn 60 in a month, I realize how important it is to keep moving. I tried out this...
Kilo 5K (Almost) Reload
Original WordPressJul 23, 2017
Weather: 75 and ideal conditions for maximum sweat 27 PAX descended on Iron Horse for a reload of the fan favorite Kilo 5k. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Warm-up SSH – 15 IC TTT – 10 IC LBAC – 10 IC LBAC Reverse – 10 IC THE THANG 2 cones were setup
July 20th
Original WordPressJul 21, 2017
It was a daaaaaaark and pleasant morning. The nice weather and circumstances brought out 3 friends from IronValley. Good to see Escape Hatch, DocOck and Squidward DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Through the tunnel x11, Abe Vigoda x11,Mumble chatter from 3 PAX, Merkin...
I am not alone on the Hill
Original WordPressJul 19, 2017
Conditions: 66 Degrees, Clear, Bit Warm Welcome/Disclaimer Prayer – Roadblock Warm Up Side Straddle Hop x 15 Abe Vigoda x 15 Through the Tunnel x 15 Mosey to Boone Hill The Thang Blackjack up Boone’s Hill Pax Choice Big Boy Sit-ups or Little Baby Crunches t...
The Wheels Come Off
Original WordPressJul 18, 2017
Nice soggy day to play in the mud Q: Training Wheels – AKA Sweaty Wheels (18th BDay Rename) Pax: Sweaty Palms, Crampon, Road Block, Speed Bump, Launch Pad, FNG- Frazier, Glory, Donatello, Jobs, JarJar, El-Chapo, Animal, Rosco, Catfish (visiting-welcome), Pe...
When: 07/13/2017 QIC: Brownie The PAX: 2nd Amendment, Ambien, Jimmy Neutron, Depends, Cold Call, Peanut, Penn-Seagal, Road Block, Refill, Shepherd, Rite Aid, and Brownie. Weather: Beautiful, 71 degrees F COP – Brownie Disclaimer Warmup Merkins x10 OYO Squat...
Big Sexy is back!
Original WordPressJul 11, 2017
11 PAX brought the sexy back to Iron Horse, on a cool July morning. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Through The Tunnel 10 IC Side Straddle Hops 30 IC Abe Vigodas 10 IC Shoulder Pretzels 20 IC Merkins 10 IC THE THANG Mosey to mid-field, and plank on the sidewalk for the
Let’s do a few Merkins
Original WordPressJul 10, 2017
With the July Merkin challenge in full swing, 25 PAX were assured they would meet their totals today during the workout—without a single set with more than 10 reps. Disclaimer Prayer COT Merkins (5 OYO) SSH (20 IC) LBAC (10 IC) Squats (10 IC) TTT (10 IC) IW...
BOMBS: Squad Goals
Original WordPressJul 6, 2017
Conditions: 68 and clammy 7 pax get up and help YHC celebrate a one year anniversary and a slighlty modified version of the July 5, 2016 Escape Hatch Q (which had me thinking I wouldn’t return). Disclaimer – Kardashian Prayer – Kardashian Warmup: Motivators...
28 Pax un-ass the sack for an Independence Day celebration of sorts. With an extra 30 minutes of sleep, YHC decided to wake the PAX up with some fun, before the “Fun.” Disclaimer Prayer COP SSH -> Just kidding -> Merkins, because this is America (10 IC) SSH...
Conditions: Mostly sunny, 70 degrees, and 95% humidity made for a wet, hot American Workout 23 PAX took a little trip across town and put in some work. After seeing a challenge posted on Twitter about hitting 10,000 ‘Merkins in the month of July, QIC scrape...