Say Cheese

PAX: Toga, Not-a-Sport, Hugs Not Drugs, Penny Loafers, Black Widow, Offshore, Olan Mills (QIC)

Disclaimer and roll to the park.

Warm-o-rama

  • SSH x20
  • Good Mornings x10
  • Willie x10
  • BAC x10…reverse x10
  • Merkins x10

Thang:

  • 5 x Burpees
  • 5 x Tony’s
  • 10 x Burpees
  • 20 x Crunches
  • 20 x Burpees
  • 30 x 4-Count Flutter Kicks
  • 0.4 mi loop and get ready to go again

Rinse & Repeat x3

Prep for mosey back to parking lot

  • Launch with 10 Merkins
  • Next stop 10 Merkins + 20 Squats
  • + 30 Crunches
  • + 40 American Hammers
  • + 10 Burpees

…and we’re done.

Pleasure to lead you men today.

I’m a loner Dottie. A rebel.

PAX: Giving Tree, Ultratecht, 6 Degrees, 40 Minutes, Hot Route, Brother-at-law, YHC

Disclaimer, quick mosey around the adjacent building, and back to startex. YHC provided a heartwarming backstory for the Vagrant Records tribute and WOR commenced.

20 SSH, 10 Good Mornings oyo, 10 lbac each way, 10 slow and low squats.

THANG:
50 squats, 40 big boy situps, 30 merkins, 20 v-ups, 10 burpees, run the loop x 4. YHC allowed for a 30-minute cap and all pax beat that.

At this point 40 minutes gave a hearty ‘Great Q!’ to YHC who then informed him we still had 15 minutes left. Hell, we hadn’t even made it to Dashboard Confessional yet.

In honor of Vagrant Records industry-leading compilation albums – 5 Years on the Streets, Another Year on the Streets, Another Year on the Streets Volume 2, and Another Year on the Streets Volume 3 we did two rounds of the VAGRANT with 8 reps each (1 for each year on the street).

V: V-Up
A: Aligator Merkin
G: God Bless America
R: Reverse Crunch
A: Angle Grinder
N: Never Cross Dolly
T: The BUT KIS

COT:
– 9/11 Convergenz details coming soon
– IronPax Challenge @ Detention on Mondays
– Prayers for Ludwig and his family

Honored to lead and thrilled to share an important part of 16-year-old me. Here is the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1KNphEkOuDOT5UXM4GCC6T?si=uinfJaxLTZ6_yGEHg5I8nA

Bomber – 08.21.2020 – “Three 6 M.A.F.I.A.”

14 PAX survived a hit job by the “3-6 Mafia” at Bomber today.

QIC: Princess Aurora

PAX: BnB, DFrost, Drago, Hambone, Michelin Man, Pumpkin Spice, Right Said, Salpal, Siri, T-Cell, The Nanny, Toothless, Vector

THE THANG:

Quick mosey and circle up in the lower lot for:

  • SSH x 36
  • LBAC F x 10
  • Air Press x 10
  • LBAC R x 10
  • SnL Squat x 10

Mosey to upper lot and line up along curb for today’s timed grinder inspired by the number 36. With a timer set for 36 minutes, PAX complete 36 laps (18 yards to cone and back). EMOM, PAX will stop where they are to complete 36 reps of the exercises below, rotating through the letters each minute. Once all laps were complete, PAX were free to use the remaining time within each round however they saw fit. All wisely chose to rest.

  • Merkins
  • Ab Thrusters
  • Flutter Kicks (36 e/s)
  • Iron Mikes (18 e/s)
  • Alabama Prom Dates

I can only hope most heeded my advice to get as many laps in that first minute before the beep because most PAX were averaging around 2 laps per minute after the first beep. That rest time came in extra handy by round 5. Alas, YHC failed to get us started on the main event in time go through the seventh and final round, but we appropriately aborted the mission to Kenny Rogers singing “know when to fold ’em.” All in, we had 180 of each exercise.

With just a couple of minutes to go, we chose to focus on one core (hip flexors?) exercise for the remainder of the workout and performed for the entire 2:43 duration of Frank Sinatra’s tune, “Hello, Dolly.” You can guess the exercise.

COT/BOM

MOLESKINE:

While not quite as stupid as last year’s Mt. Covenant birthday challenge, I was pleased with how wiped I felt following this one. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I know my hindquarters will be yelling at me this afternoon. I’ll shut them up with some birthday cold ones.

With the exception of Three 6 Mafia, today’s playlist featured songs performed by musicians with whom I share a birthday.

  1. “Doe Boy Fresh” – Three 6 Mafia, Chamillionaire
  2. “I’m So Bored With the U.S.A.” – The Clash (Joe Strummer, guitar – 8/21/1952)
  3. “Chop Suey!” – System of a Down (Serj Tankian, vocals – 8/21/1967)
  4. “Stormbringer” – Deep Purple (Glenn Hughes, bass – 8/21/1951)
  5. “Smack My Bitch Up” – The Prodigy (Liam Howlett, producer – 8/21/1971)
  6. “Only the Young” – Journey (Steve Smith, drums – 8/21/1954)
  7. “High Horse” – Kacey Musgraves* – 8/21/1988
  8. “The Gambler” – Kenny Rogers – 8/21/1938
  9. “Hello, Dolly!” – Frank Sinatra (Count Basie, bandleader – 8/21/1904)

*Shoutout to Venus who co-wrote this delicious pop hit

BULLHORN:

TAPs for Crablegs as they are in the hospital awaiting the arrival of their first soft shell crab. (2.0 has a chance to be in *great* birthday company, Crabby!)

Thank you all for your friendship, wisdom, humor, insight, and motivation. I’ll be counting on it to help make this 37th year a good one.

PA out.

16 for Westeros 8.17.20

Westeros

8.17.20

Gloom: a cool 68*

 

PAX:

Michelin man

Black Lung

The Nanny

Bad Boy

Vector

Cub Cadet

Harvey Updike

Crab Legs

B&B

Defrost

Crawlspace

Drago

Sal Pal

Blue Mule

T cell

YHC

 

Warmup:

Mosey to pick up circle

SSH

GM

WMH

Cherry pickers

(r)LBACs

Air presses

High knees

Butt kickers

 

Mosey to big hill on the way to Love Circle

Thang:

11s (squat at the top, burpee at the bottom) up the big hill

 

Mosey back to the start

 

Cafe Prius did a good business post-workout.

 

-YHC

Pedestrian! Dog! Dog Driving Car!

14 Aug 2020

Conditions: Delightfully gloomy, almost a muggy coolness at the end

PAX:  20! – Hi Viz, Harvey Updyke, Siri, Right Said, Bareback, River Dawg, Hambone, Toothless, Drago, Crawlspace, The Nanny, Pumpkin Spice, BnB, Michelin Man, Vector (respect), Cub Cadet, T-Cell, Buster Bluth, Princess Aurora, Crablegs (QIC)

WoR: Mosey with side shuffle & bernie the length of the driving range, lunge walk the width on the back side, imperial walk for 80yards or so and mosey back to the startex for some good mornings.

Thang:

PAX took a mosey to line the sidewalks of Murphy Road, keeping at least 6feet and covering both sides. We did 6 rounds of approximately 5 minutes each of a stationary exercise and then something in reaction to passers by.  Each Pedestrian spotted was 1 rep, Car was 2 reps and dog was 4 reps of the reaction exercise.

Pairings were:

  • Overhead Claps & Burpees
  • American Hammers & Crunchy Frogs
  • Air Presses & Mountain Climbers
  • Imperial Walkers and Jump Tucks
  • SSH and Lt. Dans
  • Squats & Jump Tucks

Or something like that…the record is now fuzzy.

There was controversy about what constituted a car, how many reps per axle of a large truck, what to do if a dog was driving the car and at least one 15 count set for a conversation with stranger driving while he had a dog.

CoT: Praise for better news surrounding PA’s brother in law.

NMM: I had a good time, hope y’all did too.  We will do this again, but not soon.

Crablegs

Hot Tub Time Machine

Conditions: Super gloom – palpable…visible…thicc

PAX: Crablegs (QIC), Pumpkin Spice, DFrost, Bareback, Michelin Man, THE Situation, Siri

WoR: Mosey around the park with some side to side, butt kickers, high knees, bernie, etc. Then we got loose with Moroccan night clubs and a few atlantis favorites.

THANG:

PAX took a short mosey to the tank and got started on the time machine. 4 exercises – merkin, squat, 90 degree leg raise and back extension.

In Time Machine** fashion, PAX did 1 rep of each of the above exercises and took a lap around the tank. SSH while you wait and then 2 reps of each, so on, so forth up to 9 (due to time). That’s your 9th merkin taking 9 counts down and 9 counts up…ouch!

**Time Machine format: 1st rep = 1 count up, 1 count down, 2nd rep = 2 counts up, 2 counts down…8th rep = 8 counts up, 8 counts down…etc

CoT & Out.

Crablegs

Choosing Your Own Adventure

PAX: Offshore, Umbrella, Hugs Not Drugs, Toga (QIC), Not a Sport, Venus, Olan Mills

Gloom Factor: 70 and sunny

Seven redwoods posted to get a bit better today, and they were all armed with the power of choice!  Here’s how it went down.

Mosey to pull-up bars for brief warmarama.  Then begin the special ‘Pick Your Path to Adventure’ WOD= 5 exercises with a set number of reps done in the order of your choosing, BUT you can’t move to the next exercise till you complete all the reps (Get it?  You pick your own path.  Like the old kids’ books.  You get to choose.. guess you had to be there).

Round 1:

  • 50 pullups
  • 50 merkins
  • 50 squats
  • 50 WWII
  • 5x up and down the stairs at the construction site

Round 2:

  • 60 lat pulls
  • 60 werkins
  • 60 4 ct flutters
  • 60 jump squats
  • 3 x around the track

Mosey back to the flag for Mary and YHC took us out in the COT.

Stay Classy,

Toga

Most Popular Q on the Beach

PAX: Offshore, Not a Sport, Umbrella, Black Widow, Toga (QIC)

Gloom Factor:  Sunny and 70

Five redwoods posted for a brand new opportunity to join the fight at Granny White Park.  Here’s how it went down:

Mosey to parking lot to GWP sand volleyball courts.  Yes, all sand, all the time, in all the places!  YHC recommended losing the shoes and we began warmarama then start Brazilian jiu-jitsu style warmup=

  • bear crawls x2
  • shrimps x2
  • shot walks x1

Begin main event = 3, 5 minute rounds with one minute “corner” breaks.., just like a UFC bout.  Each round consisted of nonstop lunges, merkins, burpees, some core work and squats.

Mosey back to parking lot for Mary= flutters, APDs, Jane Fondas

COT= Offshore took us out

NMM:  If you ever want to see a PAX get unhappy, just roll them in sand for a few minutes.  YHC even had it in the ears, and I’m not sure how you guys with hair handled that.  Fun times indeed!

Stay Classy,

Toga

Birthday Burner – no thanks to Bruce

10 August 2020 – Birthday Burner, no thanks to Bruce

PAX: Pumpkin Spice, Hambone, BnB, Vector, Hi Viz, Siri, Blue Mule, Sal Pal, Bad Boy, Right Said, Michelin Man, Drago, Harvey Updyke, Natural Ice, DFrost, Cub Cadet, Crawlspace, Crablegs(QIC)

Conditions: Dark, muggy, and muggier still at the Hillwood Pool Microclimate

WoR: PAX Started with a gentle mosey counterclockwise around the park and up Elmington to the Hillwood Parking lot – the only non-grassy space at this AO that could accomodate 18! (not factorial…Hambone…) PAX.

We got loose with some Good mornings and other lower body activities.  YHC was disappointed by Bruce Cupcake/Brooks Koepka digging his own grave at the PGA and decided to take out that frustration on the lower body of the PAX. All were better for it, save for Bruce.

THANG

YHC rang in 32years this AM so we started and ended with a 16 burpee (or Bonnie Blair + Jump squat if you choose) buy in and out.

Next…

Every minute on the minute, starting at 4 reps and adding 4 reps each minute for a total of 8 mins and eventually 32 reps of the following + a waiting exercise until the next minute

  • Squats/Imperial Walkers
  • 90 degree leg raises/Alabama Prom Dates
  • Merkins (or lunges for the wounded)/Side Straddle Hops

Mosey back for the 16 burpee buy out.

COT: Praise for the encouragement of the PAX and for Tallu Quinn dealing with Brain Cancer. Link is here to learn more about her story and support her family if you so choose.

NMM: It’s a privilige to lead the PAX, as always. YHC very grateful to make it to 32 and am looking forward to a year that sees the onset of parenthood and maybe even inroads to a real job.  I’m incredibly grateful for the encouragement of the PAX, particularly in 2018 when I was deep in the wilderness of life decisions. You guys were the support that I needed then and I hope that I can be the same for someone now or in the future.

Stay crabby,

Crablegs

We’re going to need more blocks!

PAX: Big Baby, Life Champ, Kennethfairee, Stuart Little, Rain Man, Bad Boy, Liger, Hussain, City, Detective Pickachu, Shoota, Hack Face, Dan and Dave, Red Skull, Blue Mule, Hambone, B&B, Click Bait, Socket Wrench, Red Tees, Rudy, Noble Virus, Honey Do (FNG), Toga (QIC)

Gloom Factor: 70 and Sunny

BIG PAX of 24 posted to get a bit better this morning.  Here’s how it went down:

Mosey to gravel lot for standard issue warmarama then head back to main lot for everyone to select a coupon.  Mosey to Brother-at-Law’s hill (behind the bus lot) for BAL’s special coupon workout.

P1 runs to bottom of hill and back while P2 executes an exercise.  Flapjack then repeato x3.  Exercises:

  • block press
  • squat
  • curl
  • WWII
  • bent rows

Return coupons and head to the basketball court for the shuttle run of doom= shuttle runs increasing by 1 EMOM.  We started at 5 and made it to 13 before time expired.

COT and YHC took us out.

Stay Classy,

Toga