Rocky Balboa Returns (2-Year Manniversary Edition) – from Mr Rodgers

Backblast: Rocky Balboa Returns (2-Year Manniversary Edition)
QIC: YHC
PAX: Too many to name, one less after Mustard’s ankle called it quits
Conditions: Dry skies (for once), humidity set to “drenched”

At 5:29 AM sharp, YHC gave a lightning-fast disclaimer (no actual lightning this time), and we were off to the rock pile. I instructed each PAX to choose a partner and a rock wisely—because no one wants to get stuck with a pebble… or a boulder.

Warm-Up? Nope.
Due to distance and time management (and possibly because warm-ups are overrated), we skipped tradition. Instead:

Pax 1: 10 Side Straddle Hops

Pax 2: Rifle carry the rock to the beatdown zone
Switch and repeat until arrival. By the time we got there, Vagabond dropped a rock on Mayhem’s head, giving us a preview of the punishment to come. Shoulders were smoked. Mission accomplished.

Exercise 1: “Rocky Balboa Returns”
Pax 1: Run bleachers with your rock

Pax 2: AMRAP — 5 Burpees, 10 Merkins, 15 Squats, Big Boys

x3 Each

💬 You’re the champ… until you drop the rock.
Spoiler: several PAX were dethroned early.

Exercise 2: “Stairway to Suck”
Pax 1: Burpee broad jump at base, sprint up next stair set

Pax 2: AMRAP — 5 Burpees, 10 Rock Thrusters, 15 SSH, LBCs

x3 Each

💬 It looks like a stairway. It feels like doom.
Colonel Mustard’s ankle tapped out here. Respect.

Exercise 3: “The Crawlinator”
Pax 1: Bear crawl up ramp, run stairs, crawl to next set

Pax 2: AMRAP — 5 Hellraisers, 10 Rock Squats, 15 Rock Shoulder Presses, Flutter Kicks

x1 Each

💬 Now featuring puddles of sweat to make bleacher crawling extra sketchy.
Even YHC took off the weight vest. That says it all.

Wrap-Up:
Kid Rock blared. Sweat flew. Rocks were dropped. Bodies collapsed. Intentions were lifted to the Lord Almighty, and we dispersed knowing we earned this manniversary.

Two years in, and still standing. Barely.

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