Backblasts

14 PAX (plus 1 runner) took the DRP and posted at Titan for a Smashing Pumpkins-inspired beatdown delivered by YHC.

PAX: Black Lung, Blue Mule, Crablegs, Crawlspace, DFrost, Dry Rub, Hambone, Michelin Man (runner), Porcelain, Right Said, Salpal, Siri, Tim The Toolman, Wood Rider

QIC: Cunning Linguist

Gloom Factor: Low to medium, depending on how you feel about the cold.

INTRO:
YHC arrived to Titan just in time to deliver the 1MW. At 0530, YHC gave a slightly verbose Disclaimer, and then we did a Mosey around the loop in front of the Parthenon for WOR.

WOR:
15 x SSH
10 x LBAC
10 x rLBAC
12 x WMH
15 x SnL Squats

YHC then led the PAX to the halfway point of the loop and provided details about THANG 1 — a Smashing Pumpkins-themed workout, given that we are past Halloween, and it is fair game to smash all of the remaining pumpkins that we see in our neighborhoods, right?!

Ahem.

According to Porcelain, it’s against the law to smash pumpkins, so please DO NOT DO THAT.

Anywho…

We performed the following in letter pairs (first two were the SM, then the AS, then the HI, then the NG — same process for the word ‘Pumpkins’), running half a lap in between each pair of letters.

THANG 1:
The SMASHING PUMPKINS Routine
All OYO
20 x Squats
20 x Merkins
20 x Air Press
20 x Squat Jumps
20 x Hillbillies
20 x Imperial Walkers
20 x Nerkins (Knuckle Merkins)
20 x Gorilla Hummers

20 x Pickle Pounders
20 x Ups (V-Ups)
20 x Merkins
20 x Press (Air Press)
20 x Kicks (Flutter Kicks)
20 x Iron Mike
20 x Nerkins
20 x Squats


Next, YHC led the PAX to the other side of the Parthenon for THANG 2

THANG 2:
DIDs and Step-Ups
15 x Dips
10 x Incline Merkins
5 x Decline Merkins
50 Step-Ups (25 per leg)

The PAX appeared to be getting stronger here. It’s bizarre. It must have something to do with the power that is deep within the Parthenon. Noticing this, YHC felt obliged to deliver a 3rd THANG.

THANG 3:
Bear Crawls/SSH/Lunges/SSH
PAX partner up and Partner 1 performs Bear Crawls along pathway to street while Partner 2 does SSH, then upon Partner 1 completion, they perform SSH while Partner 2 Bear Crawls to the street.
Reverse was Lunges and SSH.

With approx. 7 minutes left, we ran through the Parthenon to the other side for MARY.

MARY:
Dealers Choice, Clockwise.
15 x Happy Crunchy Frogs
50 x Flutter Kicks (Black Lung FOR THE WIN!)
25 x WWIIs
20 x Alabama Prom Dates
25 x Freddie Mercury
20 x J-Lo
20 x Alternating Heel Taps (shoulders up for this)

End of Workout at 0615

COT/BOM

BONUS: WE HAD MINUS3 SHOW UP FOR CAFE PRIUS!

MOLESKINE:
Always an honor to lead, and as usual, the Men of Titan put in a fantastic effort this AM. Thank you for letting me take point this morning.

BULLHORN:
Prayers of congratulations for Salpal and the M for a successful 1st trimester — prayers of blessings for the future!
Prayers of congratulations for DFrost completing his PMP Certification — you’re a BFD now!
Welcome back, Minus3 — we always encourage those who are injured to show up for the workout and/or coffeeteria! 
Keep showing up!

See you all on the flip side.

-CL

6 Essential Functional Movements / Cardio EMOM

TEMP : 50ish
GLOOM : High

PAX: Spandex, shocker, Dan & Dave, black widow, Hambone, TOGA, Red Skull, Bagger Vance, whale water, match stick, Barely Legal, juicy juice, glow stick, Einstein, Yogi, September
QIC: BV

Disclaimer Claimed 0530

WOR : Mosey to Bus Loop with some Side Shuffle, Bear Crawl and Bernie mixed in.

THANG –

BLOX
Hairburner
Reverse Hairburner
Drag (R/L)
Dead Lift
Right shoulder carry
Swings
Left Shoulder Carry
Curl/Press Lunge
Bear Hug Carry
Rows (R/L) x 13 Sgl ct

EMOM
Shuttle Run (5-10)
Skips/Bernie (10)

MARY
Plank
Scorps
Reverse Scorps
APD
High plank foot in hand R/L

TIME

NMM: First 413 Q in 8 weeks or so. Good crew over there. JJ & WW back in the mix this time; their really leading well over there.
As we age, we need to be sure that functional movements and mobility are a large part of our routine. Hence the days work.
Tunes : Roku Erickson “Halloween 197-1981. Punk Pioneer.

YHC,
🎒🐜

4 HIM (and 1 additional Running HIM) did that hard thing and posted for a challenging yet classic workout that was meant to highlight the importance of the fundamentals.

QIC: Cunning Linguist
PAX: Bareback, Oatmeal, Sooner, Pumpkin Spice (aka The Running HIM)

Gloom Factor: Virtually nonexistent with a light dusting of moisture

At 0530, YHC announced the Disclaimer and led PAX around the left-hand side of the loop and toward the lower parking lot where we deplaned for the Warm-O-Rama.

WOR:

25 x SSH
10 x LBAC
10 x rLBAC
16 x WMH
10 x Imperial Walker
15 x SnL Squat

YHC then continued on a brief mosey toward the water tower (aka the ‘Bob Ross Thing’ where we began Part 1 of The Thang.

THANG 1:  DORA 1-2-3

YHC gave the history lesson for the day: this is the week of the 50th Anniversary of arguably the greatest rock album ever — ‘Who’s Next’ by The Who. Although, let’s be honest: if you actually argue with this sentiment, you probably hate puppies.

With the classic ‘Baba O’Riley’ booming from the Bluetooth speaker, YHC announced the classic Dora 1-2-3 in honor of such a classic album.

Partner 1 runs a lap around the Water Tower, Partner 2 does the following (and the Partners flip flop with each successive lap):

100 x Merkins
200 x LBCs
300 x Squats

Upon completion, Bareback gave us a 30 count

Then, YHC led his fellow HIM on over to the swings for Thang 2.

THANG 2:  CM PUNKs

YHC expressed vulnerability here and admitted his love for pro wrestling. For those who have been paying attention, this is not a surprise. However, this set of PAX was less familiar with YHC’s vices (from what I could tell).

Tomorrow night, after a long 7 years away from the ring, CM Punk is (likely) returning. In honor of his return, YHC played ‘Cult of Personality’ by Living Colour (aka CM Punk’s entrance music) and we did the following OYO:


10 x Carolina Dry Docks
10 x Monkey Humpers
10 x Pickle Pounders
10 x UNKders (or ‘Down Unders,’ a pull up from under a swing)

Repeato until song completion.

Oatmeal gave us a 20 count.

Next, YHC led the PAX over to set of benches for another short THANG:

THANG 3: DIDs

YHC played an Atlantis-themed song (namely, ‘Ocean Avenue’ by Yellowcard) while PAX performed the following until song completion:

15 x Dips
10 x Incline Merkins
5 x Decline Merkins

Sooner gave us a 10 count.

With just a few minutes to spare, we then set off on a mosey to STARTEX for Mary.

MARY:

YHC put another relevant song on (‘Waterfalls’ by TLC) while leading PAX in the following:

10 x Freddie Mercury
15 x Big Boy Sit Ups
15 x LBCs
25 x Alabama Prom Dates
10 Alternating Heel Taps
1 minute Pigeon Stretch
10 x American Hammers

YHC officially called “All She Wrote” at 0615

We did that COT, and with no official announcements or prayer requests, YHC led a Prayer for Blessing and Healing, then we had on-site Coffeeteria and Fellowship with PAX.

MOLESKINE:

Always an honor to lead, gents. Thanks for having me. I think I may have overdone it today, but I found myself digging deep because of your energy this morning. I just could not let y’all down!

-CL