Category: Cruel Hall

16 HIM got better this morning in warm, but dry and breezy conditions for a very loosely inspired Masters workout.

PAX: D’Mish, Olan Mills, Black Widow, CAPSLOCK, PSL, Accounts Receivable, Dupree, Hipster, Yard Sale, Reefer, Big Stick, Boyband, Floppy Disk, Bagger Vance, Prevac, Ludwig van Oshkosh (QIC)

Short mosey over to Crievewood Baptist for WOR.

20 SSH
10 WMH
10 Good Mornings
10 LBAC
10 LBAC – reverse
10 Butt Kickers
10 High Knees
10 Tempo Merkins

Thang:
In honor of Masters week, lets do 4 rounds of 18 for 72 holes.
Round 1 – 18 Burpees OYO

On the line in the parking lot.
Round 2 – Lunge to the top, then 18 good form squats at the top. Mosey back down, plank for the 6.
Round 3 – Broad Jump to the top, then 18 squats.
Round 4 – Lt. Dan to the top, 18 squats. Plank at top for 6.

Masters is over. See what I mean by loosely inspired?

MC was on point, and according to Floppy that is a natural occurrence on leg day. Among the topics of discussion: If video evidence in Robert Kraft’s happy ending trial is ruled inadmissible, did it actually even happen? I don’t recall hearing our resident DA CAPSLOCK weigh in with his thoughts.

Mosey to the rails for a pyramid of rows and merks.

1 row, 1 merkin, 2 rows, 2 merkins, etc… All the way up to 11, and all the way back down to 1. Plank for the 6.

Now that we’ve worked the whole body, let’s do some cardio with 5 sets of suicides in the pavilion.

With a partner, P1 runs a suicide, while P2 performs called exercise until P1 returns. Flapjack.

Round 1 & 2 – Mountain Climbers
Round 3 & 4 – SSH
Round 5 – Gorilla Humpers

Mosey back to the parking lot for Mary

Audible — All tied after 72 holes, 18 hole burpee playoff to decide the winner.

20 Mariah Careys
30 Flutter Kicks
10 Hello Dolly
20 IC low plank
5 Good Mornings

Good work today. WARPATH is tomorrow morning at 5 at Pinkerton Park.

17 PAX posted in 40 degree weather and an annoying mist for a workout honoring the memory of my brother Sam Sinclair, who passed away 7 years ago today. If he were still with us, he’d be 38 today. Thus, all exercises would be 38 reps, or two sets of 19 depending on the difficulty of called exercise.

PAX: D’Mish, Edible Arrangement, PSL, Offshore, Floppy Disk, Old Hickory, Black Widow, Accounts Receivable, Bootleggers, Lumbergh, Movin’ On Up, Sterno, Riefer, Big Stick, Prevac, Bagger Vance, Ludwig van Oshkosh (QIC)

Moseyed the bus loop and circled up back in the parking lot for warm-o-rama.

WOR:

38 SSH
10 LBACs/ reverse LBACs
10 Butt Kickers
10 High Knees
10 WMH
10 Good Mornings
10 Sqauts, slow ‘n low style

Thang:

10 Burpees a minute for 4 minutes…..Last minute only 8, for 38 rep purposes
38 Mountain Climbers (IC)
38 Deep Squats

Run the Capri Lap and circle back up for:

Single Leg Squats – 19 each leg
Jump Lunges – 1 1, 2 2, etc. all the way to 19 (Did anyone want to go all the way to 38 in one set? Didn’t think so)
38 LBCs in cadence to give the legs a breather before hitting them again.
Set 2 – Single Leg Squats – 19 each leg (now we’re at 38)
Set 2 – Jump Lunges – 1 1, 2 2, etc. all the way to 19

Now that it’s hard to walk, let’s mosey the baseball loop, pick up a coupon at the shed and head to the pavilion.

38 Overhead Presses (Interesting to notice some bring it down to their chest, and others only down to eye level)
38 WWIs
38 Curls
38 Kettle Bell swings

Head to the rails for two sets each of:

19 rows
19 swerkins
19 dips

Return blocks, head back to the parking lot. Not much time left, so called an audible to finish how we began, with 10 burpees a minute, up to 38 reps.

10 Good Mornings
2 Cherry Pickers

Good work today. For those who weren’t there, Sam was a healthy 31-year-old when he was diagnosed with leukemia, and passed away from a brain bleed just two days later. Certainly the first couple of anniversaries of his passing were difficult, but the last few years have transitioned more into joy thinking about the good times I had with him and my family.

Sam was the extrovert of all extroverts, and was highly involved as a YoungLife leader in the Houston area. To briefly brag on his impact, so many donations came in from people that were influenced by him in Houston that my family setup a scholarship fund to send two Houston area kids to YoungLife camp in the summer for free. (a HIM if I ever knew one) The last I heard, the fund would last at least twenty years. One of the two kids awarded a scholarship the first summer after Sam died became a Christ follower at Young Life camp that year. While we lost Sam, another life was gained.

Thanks for reading a little bit of my testimony. May we all strive to be better HIM and influence and lead others for their good.

Ludwig

Temp: 59
Gloom Factor: Full Effect
PAX: Lumbergh, Strangler, Big Stick, PREVAC, Calf Killer, Rafiki (Greeneville, NC), Bagger Vance (QIC)

0529:45 – Disclaimer

Mosey top loop and reverse the bus loop up T-dale and circle up near gate.

WOR:
SSH x 13 IC, IW x 13 IC, LBAC F x 10 IC, LBAC R x 10 IC, HB x 13 IC (enter Lumbergh)

Forward Leaning Rest for explanation of

Thang:

Hero WOD Maupin

4 Rounds
Run 800M
49 Merkins
49 Squata
49 LBCs

We partnered up for accountability. Big Stick was OMO.

Head North on T-dale, East on Bwood and first work-set nearish Grisham’s hooch.

Keep heading E on Bwood over Marchant to just below the Bagger Bolt hill for second work-set.

Circle back W on Bwood and turn S on Marchant to Sir E lower lot for work-set three.

PAX slow walked it over to Marchant and Hogan stop sign and instructed to run until next stop sign at T-dale and Hogan for fourth work-set. SSH or F kix for the 6.

Back to main lot of CH for

Mary:
High plank 30 sec
F Kix x 20 IC
5 Merkins
AL prom dates x 13 IC
5 Merkins
LBCs x 3 IC

TIME

NMM: Well done this AM men. Honor to lead and honored to be able to commemorate the life of a fallen hero, SSG, Matt Maupin, US Army. SSG Maupin was KIA by insurgents in ‘04 and his remains weren’t recovered until ‘08. The attack took place on 9 April ‘04, hence the 4 rounds and 49 reps. Here is the story behind the workout: https://youtu.be/txHXy2xADJo

BH: Prayers up for PREVAC’s nephew, Lane and his family as they navigate an auto immune and blood disease diagnosis.
Calf Killer’s friends, the Coopers in Fayetteville, Arkansas lost their daughter after only 48 hours. Please pray for peace, mercy and God’s redemption of their family.
Dupree and his wife are expecting a baby any day now.
Vegemite’s wife is still in recovery from her foot surgery and they will need prayers, food and service. Hit up CCR for more info.
NYD workout at The Hill on Tue, 0700-0800.

YHC,
BV

Mid 40’s and a downpour greeted the 6 PAX who made the correct decision. Contrary to popular belief, we did not actually traverse the undying lands of middle earth or summit the top of Minas Tirith.

PAX: Brother-at-Law, Floppy Disk, Donuts, PSL, Black Widow, Ludwig Vas Deferens

We moseyed down to the pavilion to have a drier workout.

WOR:
20 SSH
10 Butt Kickers
10 High Knees
10 Good Mornings
10 WMH
10 Air Presses

Thang:

This was YHC’s first time to lead after undergoing a male sterilization procedure, so I thought it was appropriate to have a SNIP SNIP themed workout.

S – Squats and Merkins — 15 and 10 on the minute for 10 minutes. The balance of the minute is used for recovery. Mumble Chatter was inspiring and spirited during recovery times.

N – Nines (like elevens) with WW1s and 2 count Crunchy Frogs on the other end

I – Iron Mikes – Also known as Jump Lunges – one set of 20

P – Partner Carry to the other end of the pavilion. Flapjack on the way back.

But that only cuts one tube, and we need to sever the other as well. So rinse ‘n repeat.

S – Squats and Merkins — 15 and 10 on the minute for 10 minutes. (May modify to 12 and 8)

N – Nines (like elevens) with WW1s and 2 count Crunchy Frogs on the other end

I – Iron Mikes – Also known as Jump Lunges – one set of 20

P – Partner Carry to the other end of the pavilion. Flapjack on the way back.

Mosey back to the parking lot.

20 ASTs – time

We did name and count-o-rama, but an hour later I realized I completely forgot COT, as our conversation quickly shifted to having coffeeteria under the covered awning of the gym to get out of the rain.

I’ll do better next time.
Ludwig

PAX: Big Stick, Umbrella, Accounts Receivable, Big Bopper, Venus, Cathy, Magic Mike, Swamp Fox, Black Widow, Offshore, PSL, Black Lung, Prevac, Floppy Disk

QIC: Floppy Disk

15 assembled in the gloom this am at Cruel Hall for a brisk Friendly Friday. YHC dispensed with the disclaimer, explained the 6-count IC Burpee and we were off.

No formal warmup this morning. We moseyed, occasionally stopping for an increasing number of 6-count IC Burpees. The mosey took us around Crievewood Baptist, in between the baseball fields and down towards the playground where we stopped at the rails for some rows and calf raises.

THANG
3 sets of:
10x Rows
20x Calf Raises (each leg)

We finished this with AMRAP Rows to be performed until failure.

Feeling a bit warmer we moseyed to the pavilion for the main part of the morning. 3 sets of 11s with increasing level of difficulty.

Round 1: Merkins/Squats
Round 2: Mt Merkins/Jump Squats
Round 3: Atomic Merkins/Jump Lunges (both legs=1)

With the 11s under our belt we moseyed to the bus hill and did: Broad Jumps to the first speed bump, Bear Crawl to the second speed bump and Duck Walk (proper form emphasized) to the third.

Final mosey back to the parking lot for a quick Mary

Mary
Flutter Kix x20 (IC)
Freddie Mercuries x20 (IC)
Supermans x15 (IC)
Low Plank 1:00

YHC,
Floppy Disk