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Mar 30, 2017
Weather: Spring is in the air… and temps were in the 60s! Boy, it felt nice! Welcome – Disclaimer Prayer: Pythagoras COP SSH X 15 IC Air Presses (raise the roofs) x 15 IC LBAC X15 IC forwards and backwards TTT X 15 IC Knew I didn’t have a lot
Welcome–Disclaimer Prayer-Baby Warm A Rama Slaughter Starter–10 Burpees OYO SSH x 25 IC LBAC x 10 IC each way Mountain Climbers x 25 IC IW x 15 IC Windmills x 10 IC Slow Squat x 10 IC Mosey to cones but not before taking a sharp right turn to Burpback
Conditions: Storms had passed leaving an overcast, damp 55ish YHC is running the Knoxville Half Marathon Saturday (How do you know if someone . . . runs marathons, is a vegetarian, does crossfit, etc.? – Don’t worry, they will tell you. I’m not kidding, THE...
Mar 28, 2017
With the new crop of leaders emerging, YHC has been content to step back and stay off Q for a good while. With the Saturday launch of F3 Erwin looming, however, a solid Q to shake the rust off seemed in order (and the Q sheet was blank). Arrowhead is
Mar 25, 2017
TIME: 0700 TEMP: Beautiful 55 Degrees DISCLAIMER PRAYER WARM UP SSH x 40IC Merkins x10IC Hillbilly Walkers x 15IC Imperial Walkers x 15IC LBC x 20IC TTT x 10IC Windmills x 10IC Merkins x10IC THE THANG Tour de Founder’s The PAX run around Founder’s Park with...
Mar 23, 2017
Weather: Cool (30 degrees), crisp and clear Welcome/Prayer Warm up: SSH x 70 Merkins x 10 IC Little baby arm circles X 15 then reverse x15 Through the tunnel x 15 IC Merkins x 5 IC Imperial Walkers x 20 IC Shoulder pretzel x 20 IC Merkins x5 IC Hill
Location AO: Iron Horse – good to be back and see some familiar faces Conditions: Brisk, low 30s and dry – perfect lunge weather Welcome/disclaimer COP Warm up: Abe Vigoda: 10 IC Through the Tunnel: 10 IC Willie Mays Haze: 10 IC The MOTIVATOR starting at 8...
Mar 21, 2017
Weather: Calm, 50s COP – Brownie Disclaimer Warmup Merkins x15 OYO LBAC x15 IC (forwards) “Michael Phelps” TTT x15 IC LBAC x15 IC (backwards) “Michael Phelps” Imperial Walkers x15 IC Hillbilly Walkers x15 IC Willy Mays Hays x15 IC Shoulder Pretzels x15 IC A...
Conditions: 52 degrees, damp, a very pleasant morning 14 PAX showed up Honeysuckle was there early. Baby, an FNG, and Queen came to run a lap at 5:20. Honeysuckle watched the post by the bleachers just in case some of the PAX showed up a little early. Welco...
Conditions: 44 Degrees, Rainy, Muddy, and plain wet Welcome/Disclaimer Prayer – Roadblock Warm Up Groin Stretch – 10 sec each leg Thigh Stretch – 10 sec each leg Hamstring Stretch x 2 – 10 sec each Overhead Arm Pull – 10 sec each arm Abe Vigoda x 20 Side St...
TIME: 0530 TEMP: 19 degrees DISCLAIMER CIRCLE OF PRAYER WARMUP SSH X40IC Merkins x10 IC SSH x30IC Mountain Climbers x10IC SSH x20IC Mountain Climbers x10IC SSH x10IC Merkins x10IC THE THANG A progressive exercise routine: Reps of 5, 10, and 15 Merkin Donkey...
Arrowhead AO: 11 Men braved the frigid conditions and railed against the indecency of daylight savings to put in some work. A bracing 18 degrees, light wind, and starlit AO greeted them with the subtlety of a clenched fist to the face. Disclaimer Prayer COP...
Mar 14, 2017
Weather: Da gloom 36 and damp 13 PAX made the more difficult choice and showed up in the gloom to put in some work. COP – Rudy Disclaimer Prayer Warm-up Mosey over to the playground area of Arrowhead TTT – 15 IC Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
Mar 14, 2017
Conditions: THE Definition of The Gloom: 35 and snow/drizzle As early as Saturday I knew the weather was going to be questionable, and the weatherman did not disappoint. Worried that I might ruin a perfectly good Bluetooth speaker, I planned on moving our w...
Mar 11, 2017
It was a ripe 29 degrees for the start of the workout, but it was either the boom box that Glory brought or the rising temps that started making those closes come off. Disclaimer COT Merkins (10) IC Squats 15 (IC) LBAC 10 (IC) Each Direction TTT 15 (IC) Now
Mar 9, 2017
11 men showed up to a day with heavy lifting. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Motivator from 8 Merkins 10 IC Abe Vigoda IC 10 Willie Mays Hays IC 10 Little Baby Arm Circles IC 10 Reverse Little Baby Arm Circles IC 10 THE THANG Ponzi’s own twist on Tabata. 90 seconds
Mar 9, 2017
10 men, perhaps baited by the promise of beer, came out to isolate some muscle groups, and get stronger. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Through The Tunnel 20 IC Run A Stair Lap THE THANG Part 1: Shoulders, Chest, and Arms Merkins 5 IC (hold last one in the up positi...
Conditions – 53 and dry Welcome/Disclaimer Prayer – Sweaty Palms Warm up SSH (51 IC) Through the Tunnel (20 IC) Merkins (11 IC) Abe Vigoda (20 IC) Willie Mays Hays (20 IC) Merkins (11 IC) Imperial Walkers (19 IC) Hillbilly Walkers (21 IC) Merkins (11 IC) Th...
