The forecast said it was going to be in the single digits, so when YHC woke up and saw the temp at 15 degrees, I thought, “Oh, well thats actually gonna be warm!” (which is an interesting thought for 15 degrees) Anyways, 8 others joined me around the sun dial
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Jan 31, 2019
10 Pax for a 15 ish degree workout where we all over dressed. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP 20 Burpees as a group Abe , SSHs, Hillbilly Walkers, Arm Circles, Bear Crawls THE THANG Give the guys a chance to shed some clothes and head to Dora Hill Bernie Sanders and abs
Jan 31, 2019
When the AOQ requests some elevation, the only response from a good QIC is “how high?”. Honeysuckle made the request for a trip across the big hill on Roan so 19 PAX rolled into Arrowhead prepared for the journey. 12 degrees picked up the pace a bit to stay...
9 PAX arrived on a semi-wet day dreading what was supposed to be pretty poor weather. The skies dried up for most of the workout however. Sometimes things just go your way. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH x 20 IC Arm Circles Overhead x 12 IC Line up on one end
Jan 29, 2019
DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP: SSH (40 IC) TTT (10 IC) LBAC (10 each way, IC) Windmills (10 IC) Imperial Walkers (15 IC) Squats (10 IC) – I skipped these Merkins (15 IC) The Thang: Line up across the sidelines in some semblance of order. Objective is simple, get ba...
Jan 28, 2019
11 PAX showed up on a chilly 27 degree morning and braved the icy track for some speed work. Good to see the PAX putting in hard work so early! DISCLAIMER COP SSHx20 IC TTTx20 IC Warm up lap THE THANG 8x200m sprints followed by a recovery lap. The remaining
Jan 28, 2019
High teens. Clear skies. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Motivators, arm circles, air squats, merkins, and 10 burpees. THE THANG 10 merkins, 15 heels to heaven, 20 squats, run to the top of The Hill, 10 side saddle hops, run back down, rinse, and repeat.!! MARY 34 fl...
Jan 26, 2019
QIC – Honeysuckle DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Motivator from 6 (Except Baby showed up late and did Motivator from 1) TTT (IC) X 10 WMH X 10 count each side LBACs (IC) X 10 F/R Merkins (IC) X 10 Hillbilly Walkers (IC) X 10 Slaughter Starter THE THANG The Thang The
Jan 24, 2019
It was cold and windy. At 9:30, the app said 95% chance of rain but it broke for 45 minutes to give us a dry-ish workout. Whoops!! Where’s the Q. YHC and Swingline subbed in. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH X20 IC IW X10 IC DQ X10 IC LBAC >X10<X9 IC
10 Pax Posted in the Drizzly 49° Gloom for an Improv Q. DISCLAIMER COP Motivators from 10 10x IC TTT 10x IC Abe Vigoda 2x Mosey Lap THE THANG Block Party (1:2 Ratio 1-5 Rep, Wait Like Al Gore, 5-1 Rep) – Block Pushup:Block Curl – Block Row:Block Shoulder Press
11 PAX, including FNG Brain Freeze came out for clear 16 degrees at Wilderness Road. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH, TTT, forward and backwards baby arm circles, and two lap mosey THE THANG Corner to Corner: 25 reps for first corner, 50 at second corner, 75 for...
Jan 22, 2019
13 energized PAX arrived at AH for Matlock’s first Q in about 5 months – too long. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Motivator – 10 IC TTT – 10 IC LBAC- 10 IC Reverse LBAC – 10 IC WMH – 10 second count on each side THE THANG Split into 2 lines and do an Indian
Jan 21, 2019
It was a day of 10s for the 10 PAX who rolled into The Hill on a brisk 10 degree morning. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Too cold to hold still Warm-up lap Dynamic moves on the field THE THANG Straight forward Q: 10 100 yard sprints 10 400m laps 10 stair
WEATHER – 9 degrees but as Floppy Disk wanted to point out his app said it feels like -3 degrees DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Motivators – 6 Hilly Billy Walkers – IC – 15 Abe Vigoda – IC – 10 Peter Parker – IC – 10 Boby Hurley – OYO –
40 Degrees, Overcast and Slight Breeze. Great Weather for a Mid January Workout! DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Motivators from 6, LBAC – FWD/BKWD/OVHD, Mercs x 10 IC, Abe Vigoda x 10 IC, TTT x 10 IC THE THANG A variety of coupons were gathered and carried to the tr...
01/15/19 On a brisk 34 degree day yhc brought the pain in his vq. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP 20 ssh ic, 20k, 20 mericans. Insert information about the warmup. THE THANG Mosied To cemetery hill, Dora 1234. 100 Mericans, 200 American hammers, 300 flutter kicks, 40...
Jan 19, 2019
Weather: Cloudy, 42 degrees F COP – Brownie Disclaimer Warmup No warmup – there is no warmup in life! The Thang Mosey over to where the tires are and bring them back to the starting position. While rolling a tire back, YHC noted that some PAX had taken it upon
Jan 19, 2019
25 PAX showed up in the gloomy, breezy 40° weather for YHC’s block beat down. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH x 20 IC Don Quixotes x10? IC LBACs x10 IC (Forwards & Backwards) Frankensteins x10 IC Block Merkins x 10 IC THE THANG -Block Lap: *Perform a lap around t...