Six pax came out to a balmy morning to earn their tickets to the Gun Show (i.e. this Q was intended to be very arms/upper body focused) DISCLAIMER COT Warm up (IC): Hillbilly squat walkers (x15) Motivator from 7 Willy Mays haze (x15) Don Quixote (x15) Arm c...
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Yep it was cold AGAIN 6 Pax Showed UP DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP TTT, Arm Circles, Motivator 10 Each Mosey around Parking Lot THE THANG Merks and Squats (15, then 14, then 13 …….. Stop at 6) Curls and Mountain Climbers (15, then 14, then 13 …….. Stop at 6) Block
beautiful morning for a Erwin / Nolichucky River overlook run DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP hillbillie walkers, imperial walkers, dymanic stretching THE THANG Trail run workout, 2 miles, 600 ft vert, included the following exercises: carolina dry docks merkins squa...
Apr 19, 2018
Mid 40s and felt great. 4 men. About 5 miles total we ran the mall and school hill
Apr 18, 2018
13 PAX met for on a chilly but clear 32 degree morning to get just a little bit better than the day before. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH’s IC x 20, Imperial Walkers IC x 10, Hillbilly Walkers IC x 10, StairLap at brisk pace, TTT IC x 10, Windmill IC
Apr 17, 2018
13 pax braved the unseasonably cool 34° morning for a game of blackjack DISCLAIMER PRAYER (in honor of our nantan we went counter to convention) COP kinetic warmup. mosey to turn 1: SSHx15 IC, Willy May’s hays x10 IC MOSEY TO TURN 2: imperial walker x15 IC,...
Apr 16, 2018
Spring is still lost so it was another chilly day. 3 Men Approx 4 Miles with a good mix of Mall Sprints
Ten PAX (one FNG) got out of the sack for a perfect 60 degree morning for a perfect B-Day Q. Since 52 is the number, it all will add up to that today. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP The Warm Up • SSH (IC) X26 • Willie Mays Hays (IC) X13 seconds
Apr 15, 2018
12 pax showed up in the not-gloomy-at-all Gloom ready to move. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Warmup- SSH X10 IC DQ X10 IC IW X10 IC HW X10 IC LBAC X11 <> IC THE THANG Mosey to amphitheatre.. At amphitheatre 10 reps each of Dips Inclines Jump squats Freddy Mercury B...
A very cool 40 DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP LBAC Arm Pretzels LBAC Reverse Abe Vigoda Imperial Walkers Hillbilly Walkers Imperial Squat Walkers Motivator Agilities High Knees High Kicks Backward Run Defensive Slides (both directions) Karaokes (both directions) THE...
22 PAX including a FNG came out on a cool day, mid-40s. Thanks to the few Ironhorse regulars that ventured over to the track this morning. Several PAX in the business of logistics felt the need to come early and carry giant logs and gas cans from one part of
In the gloom under a sliver of the golden moon, met 11 men ready to pay the price, to start off this 43 degree day wasn’t it nice. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP The Motivator from seven was the way to start and everyone loved it they took it to heart. The
Apr 10, 2018
Cold, but dry morning for 13 DISCLAIMER First Q, no man left behind (not at my speed) PRAYER be thankful, humble helpful COP Dazzled ’em with the count, typical warmup with a stair lap THE THANG Mosied to The Hill, King Commons Park and back Abs and legs mo...
It was a chillier than advertised 34 degrees and foggy this morning. 19 doods made it out to the Arrowhead AO to work dat cardio. Thanks to Queen for the inspirational title for this workout, first debuted back in October of 2017. DISCLAIMER There was no wa...
Apr 10, 2018
35 degrees this gorgeous Tuesday morning 9 pax DISCLAIMER PRAYER Army Physical Readiness Prep Drill THE THANG Start with: 25 pushups 25 sit-ups 1 lap on track X 4 END TOTAL: 125 Pushups 125 sit-ups 1 mile run 10 jump squats top of hill 200 meter jog down hill
Apr 9, 2018
A gloomy dreary 40 degree morning. April showers bring May flowers (of course I can’t seem to find an opportunity to plant anything when its not raining….) 9 runners and 5 ruckers put in some good work. DISCLAIMER Some stretching including toe touches and W...
Apr 7, 2018
TIME: 0700 TEMP: 37 Degrees DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Merkins x20IC (How else should the Merkin Champions start a warmup) LBAC x20IC, Cherry Pickers & Dropping them in the bucket, Shoulder Pretzels x20IC, LBAC x20IC (Rev) Merkins x10IC (oh, yes he did) Imperial...
Beautiful Weather to celebrate a win for Iron Valley in the #MerkinMadness AO challenge. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP What we did not do was Merkins. Instead, we did: LBAC Cherry Pickers (the ones in the air not on the ground, Chunk) Arm Pretzels LBAC Reverse Hill...