7 PAX experienced the lingering death at Atlantis this week. At least the weather was nice!
QIC: Princess Aurora
PAX: Crablegs, Crawlspace, Lunch Lady, Right Said, Trapper Keeper, FNG Woodstock
THE THANG:
Disclaimer and long mosey around the lower fields with some Buttkickers, High Knees, Side Shuffles, and Backpedals strewn throughout. Back to the flag for COP:
- SSH x 20
- WMH x 20
- SnL Squats x 15
- LBAC x 15
- Overhead Claps x 15
- RLBAC x 15
Torture time! YHC quizzed the PAX to see if anyone knew what “lingchi” was.
*Crickets*
So, a quick educational moment for you, dear reader: lingchi is the term given to an old torture and execution technique during which the “recipient” had small pieces of flesh cut away over time. Westerners came to call it “death by a thousand cuts,” and that was to be our theme of the day.
As a group, the aim was to complete 1000 reps of the following:
- Clerkins
- Upright Rows (30# plate)
- Thrusters
- Sumo Squats (CMU)
After a rocky start in terms of tracking reps (#Qfail), we eventually settled in to a system of marking on the pavement as reps were completed. No surprise that the Thrusters were the first to be knocked out. While time ran out with our counts for Upright Rows and Sumo Squats somewhere in the high 800s, most impressive was that we completed the Clerkins in the eleventh hour. That’s 143 clap merkins each, and if you’ve never done that, YHC recommends you keep it that way.
COT/BOM
MOLESKINE:
Tclaps to everybody for dogging this one out. Had YHC not dragged you around for a half-mile and 5′ COP to start, 1000 reps would’ve been hit across the board. Special shoutout to FNG Woodstock for enduring this as his first workout. Please come back!
Other observations: the scent of fresh cut “grass” in the air, Right Said always keeps a pen and pad handy, and sometimes you just don’t need Mary to close it out.
BULLHORN:
- June 21: Vector Leadership Lunch at Thistle Farms
- Late July/Early August: Social Ruck CSAUP
- September 14: 5th Anniversary Workout – Save the date!
- Late October/Early November: TN CAN RUCK 002!
- Be on the lookout for some site upgrades and other new initiatives to help connect the PAX and disseminate information.
PA out.