15 Men. 70 degrees. Humidity = 235%. The Legacy of Ronald & Nancy Reagan. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Through The Tunnel 10 IC Shoulders Down Pickle Pounders 10 IC Little Baby Crunches 10 IC Merkins 10 IC Motivators from 7 (mosey to the sign on the far end of the...
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Aug 12, 2017
It was a comfortable 68 degrees this morning, as 23 PAX(1 FNG) assembled at Iron Horse for Launch Pad’s SVQ. These men gathered to shed blood, sweat and tears. Ok, so there was no blood shed but there was definitely some sweat and maybe a couple tears shed...
Aug 10, 2017
17 Pax arrived (wow! all on time!) to the warm, humid gloom to put in some work. DISCLAIMER – Kardashian PRAYER – Kardashian COP WARMUP: Motivators X 7 TTT X 15 DQ X 15 @ 3000 RPMs Mericans X 5 IW X 15 HW X 15 LBAC X 15 <>
Weather – warm, wet, but just slight like with a nice clean break in the rain. 19 Pax: Rite-Aid, Singlet, Penn-Seagal, Cacahuete (Peanut), Cold Call, Kardashian, Betsy, Pythagoras, Billy Jean, Ponch, 2nd Amendment, Jimmy Neutron(R), Hoarders, Refill, Chum(R...
The weather was nice (I can’t remember the details). Only a little damp from the deluge of rain the night before. What a great morning for a Pythagorean inspired Q. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP TTT (IC) X 11 Abe Vigoda (IC) X 11 Hillbilly Walkers (you know like Im...
Beautiful morning to work, 65 and clear. 13 PAX (2 fng’s – hoorah!) showed up to sweat. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Warmup; SSH’s x 20, Windmills x 15, 5 Burpee’s OYO, stair lap back to ampitheater Hillbilly Walkers x 13, Imperial Walkers x 11 – lots of mumble ch...
When: 08/01/2017 QIC: Brownie The PAX: 2nd Amendment, Shepherd, Refill, Chum, Jimmy Neutron, Hoarders, Red Card, Donatello, Rite Aid, Kardashian, Road Block, Cold Call, and Brownie. Weather: Warm, 66 degrees F COP – Brownie Disclaimer Warmup Merkins x10 OYO...
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...
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...
Jul 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...
Jul 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
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...