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Jul 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...
Jul 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...
Jul 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...
Jul 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
Jul 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...
Jul 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...
Jun 29, 2017
TIME: 0530 TEMP: 67 COP Disclaimer Prayer WARMUP SSH x30IC Merkin x15IC Freddie Mercury x15IC Peter Parkers x15IC Carolina Dry Docks x15IC LBAC x20IC (And Rev) Squat Jumps x15IC (3 count hold) THE THANG First Circuit Run one lap and SSH on the six Iron Mike...
A perfect 62 and clear morning with some dew on the Ironhorse grass. 10 PAX posted at Ironhorse to partake in some Forest Gump themed exercises. YHC likes Forest Gump and he wanted to remind PAX of the simple pleasures and quotes from an American classic. D...
Weather: Breezy, 57 degrees F COP Disclaimer Warmup We skipped the warmup this morning! The Thang Tabata. 1 minute of work followed by 10 seconds of rest/transition. We completed ALMOST 4 rounds of the following (all AMRAP): -Merkins -Squats -Dips -LBC’s -L...
Jun 25, 2017
It was a cool 67 this morning, but the temps would quickly rise. PAX:27 Disclaimer COT Appetizers: TTT (20) IC Flutter Kicks (20) IC Merkins (10) IC Shoulder Pretzels (30) IC LBAC (15) IC each direction( well at least for some) Entrée: Get into a group of 3...
Jun 22, 2017
. . . for Cheech Conditions: 65 and perfect 12 Pax showed up sleeveless and ready to put in some work. YHC had already planned some running. Seemed even more appropriate under the conditions. Disclaimer: Kardashian Prayer: Kardashian Warmup: Morning Glories...
Weather: Cloudy, Mid 60s, and pretty humid. Let the gloom begin! Disclaimer: QIC COP: QIC 14 PAX got to experience the simplicity of a ladder on Tombstone Hill this morning. The QIC cooked up most of this routine to be used as part of the Converenge Q and l...
Jun 17, 2017
DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP No warmup. Just instructions. THE THANG After tearing something in my knee at a church softball game the week before, I decided to Q a stationary workout via the Seconds iPhone app, and a 57 minute circuit of 1 minute arm, ab, and butt...
Jun 15, 2017
Warm Up Through the Tunnel Merkins Side Straddle Hop Abe Vigoda Merkins Imperial Walkers all in cadence to strange numbers Then mosey to the field the long way to do Wilt Chamberlins Line up even with one light post 100 LBCs run 100 feet to other light post...
Jun 13, 2017
Weather: Beautiful, 66 degrees F 0529 – YHC asked 2A to pick a number between 5 and 10. He chose wisely. The number 7 will get us started. COP – Brownie Disclaimer Warmup Burpees x7 OYO Lunges (each leg) x10 IC Imperial Walkers x10 IC Merkins x10 OYO Stay in
