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...
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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...
The video demos the two stretches we did in the warm -up. You can see proper form. Weather 52 degrees and a clear sky Disclaimer COP Prayer Jar Jar Warm –up: Merkin 20 IC Imperial Walkers 15 IC Hillbilly Walkers 10 IC LBAC and Reverse 10 IC Name??? plank into
Mar 4, 2017
COT Disclaimer Prayer 24 degree frosty morning. SSH 20(IC) TTT 12(IC) LAC 12(IC) The Thang: 22 posted this morning so we divided into two groups. Group 1 mosey to Tombstone Hill. 5 Burpees at Bottom, Bernie Sanders to 1st Pole do 25 Squats, Lunge to top of...
Mar 2, 2017
No workout info posted, but apparently there were Burpees.
13 PAX made the decision to get a little better this morning and entered a crucible of mud, sweat, and pain. Partly cloudy, 35 with a slight wind-chill. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Motivator from 8 Windmills 10 IC Through The Tunnel 13 IC LBAC 10 IC (then reverse...
Time: 0530 Temp: 41 degrees Humidity: 60% DISCLAIMER CIRCLE OF PRAYER WARMUP (10min) SSH x60 IC Lunges x20 IC Squat Jumps x15 IC Merkins x5 IC Wide Merkins x5 IC Diamond Merkins x5 IC TTT x15 IC Don Quixote’s x15 IC LBAC x20 IC and Rev. THE THANG PAX split
16 men braved the lightning and rain (although they both stopped about the time we started working) for a cardio-heavy circuit courtesy of the Seconds iPhone app. Note: It’s spelled lightEning, if you ask Donatello. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Side Straddle Hops...
Conditions: Clear, Waning Crescent rising, 50ish 12 Pax found the AO and were ready to put in some work. Disclaimer Prayer COP Cherry Pickers x15 IC SSH x20 IC DQ x10 IC Merkins X5 IC Carolina Dry Docks X5 IC IW x15 IC LBAC x15 <> Burpees 10 OYO The
Weather: 44 and GLOOMY 13 PAX made the more difficult choice and showed up in the gloom to put in some work. Literally, several said that today it truly was the gloom. No lights and foggy. COP – Jar Jar Disclaimer Prayer YHC was thinking about hopping on the Q