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Dec 31, 2018
17 PAX gathered on a dark, damp, unseasonably not-so-cold December morning to finish out the year at Iron Horse. Plenty of blocks, wet pavement, willingness and hard work were provided to enhance the experience. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Warm Up in the muck: DQ...
Dec 30, 2018
Dec. 27, 2018 12 pax present on a 40 degree morning. COP Side saddle hops, merkins, arm circles and merkins in cadence. 10 burpees on your own. Mosey to hill. THE THANG Repeats up the hill consisting of 123 merkins, LBC’s, and squats in a Dora fashion at th...
Dec 23, 2018
Dec. 18, 2018 17 on pax on deck for a cold and clear cycle of repeats. PRAYER Thankful for another day to try to make a difference and try to be the light for others. COP 10 side-saddle hops, 10 air-squats, 10 merkins in cadence, and 5 burpees on your
Dec 22, 2018
14 pax were the recipients of an impromptu Pythagoras/Rite-Aid Q on 12/20/18. Whoopi decided he needed some beauty rest Thursday morning. YHC saw him this morning when he Q’d. The beauty rest didn’t do a thing for his beauty. There was consensus amongst the...
Dec 22, 2018
17 PAXs showed up for a wet, gloomy, cold winter morning. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP T Slaughter Starter – 20 burpees OYO SSH x25 IC Don Quixotes x10 IC Merkin x10 IC TTL X10 IC Imperial Walkers x10 IC Hillbilly Walkers X10 IC THE THANG A Al Gore 30 ct. American...
16 Pax, including 1 FNG (Pong) showed up on a slightly icy, but not too chili morning to put in some work. The temperature was around 36 degrees. Pax gathered under the Farmer’s Market to avoid the ice. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Motivators from 5, 10 x Burpees,...
Dec 11, 2018
Around 18 degrees with deep snow, something called freezing fog, and black ice on the road did not keep 11 NETN pax from showing up to get some work done. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Slaughter Starter 20 Burpees OYO DQ X10 IC TTT X10 IC THE THANG Indian Run w/cou...
Dec 10, 2018
16 Pax turned out for a brisk VQ morning. DISCLAIMER PRAYER Warm-up Little Baby Arm Circles – IC – 15 (reverse) Windmill – IC – 10 Motivator – IC – from 7 Staggered Merkin – IC – 5 switch 5 The Thang • Mosey – One Lap • “American Hammer”
Dec 6, 2018
12 PAX gathered at the IH amphitheater in 28 degree weather to enjoy a few rounds of 10s, 20s, and 30s. Everyone was eager to start moving to stay warm… Disclaimer COP – Sugar Warm-up SSH 20 IC TTT 10 IC LBAC 15 IC LBAC Reverse 15 IC Hillbilly Walker
YHC turns 40 tomorrow. As someone eloquently put it, “I’m entering my 5th decade.” Seems like reflection is a requirement when men turn 40. It sure is for me. After 3 Mile agreed to relinquish the Q to me today (Thanks 3 Mile), I reflected on how I could best
It was a very gloomy, but warm Saturday morning that brought out 18 pax to put in work to honor a fallen warrior. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Mosey for a good blood flow. The Motivator 7 Mosey a bit more. Imperial Walkers x15 Mosey to Amphitheater THE THANG There...
Nov 27, 2018
So it was a warm 31 degrees this am with light snow……. is this the first snow of the season? DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP – SSH 25 IC -LBAC 10 IC each direction – TTT 10 IC Low and Slow THE THANG So it appears the YHC has to Q in
Nov 22, 2018
15 men gathered in the sub-freezing temps to put some work in before they put a bunch of food in. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH – 25 IC LBAC – 20 IC forwards, 20 IC backwards Overhead Claps – 20 IC Plank Shoulder Taps – 20 IC THE THANG 4 Stations
Nov 20, 2018
Sixteen PAX ran, planked and abed their way around the AO this morning. Mumblechatter was light, breathing was labored, and Cold Call was dressed questionably. Despite Cold Call’s appearance, the PAX worked hard. Six-packs were chiseled in preparation for 6...
29 degrees didn’t stop 17 TF men from joining the Sanders campaign rally for a quad burning workout DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP The Motivator from 7 IC Mosey lap around the park field 10 Mericans IC 10 LBCs IC 10 Squats IC 10 Flutterkicks IC 5 8-Counts IC Mosey a...
Nov 9, 2018
22 Pax blessed Cold Call with the gift of their presence on his 37th birthday. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP WARMUP Side Straddle Hops x 19 In Cadence (IC). Little Baby Arm Circles x 19 IC Forward. ” “ “ ” x 18 IC Backward. Through The
Nov 3, 2018
It’s been a good long time since I’ve led a traditional bootcamp workout, especially on a Saturday. It was good to be back in the gloom with the Iron Horse Pax. I wanted to make sure the guys remembered me and introduce myself to the newer guys in Donatello...
After a couple weeks of cool fall weather, YHC was pleasantly surprised by 61 degrees and DRY! 25 guys met in the gloom to work off that dad tax from Halloween night. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Warmup SSH X20IC TTT X10IC DQ X10IC IW X15IC LBACs X10IC <> (YHC is...
