One hour. Hot. Humid. Mothership is where it’s at on a Saturday morning.

A special welcome back to Carpool, who purposely chose the only workout in New Orleans that lasts a full sixty minutes. Meanwhile, WhistlePig elected to take a leisurely stroll through City Park in lieu of joining the men for the beatdown. To each his own.

WOR – The Peristyle

A proper warmup to get things started before making our way to the Great Lawn.

The Thang

Motivators from 7 down to 1, with burpees after each count, because apparently regular motivators weren’t motivating enough.

Mosey to the rocks.

Four rounds, OYO:
* 15 Curls for the Girls
* 15 Rows for the Hoes
* 15 Overhead Presses for… ummm…
* Run around the tree thirty yards away
Rinse and repeat.

Mosey to the Castle of the Eye.
* 25 IC Rocky Balboas
* 25 IC Calf Raises
* 25 IC Rocky Balboas
* 25 IC Calf Raises

Then it was time for Freak Nasty:
* 1:4 up to 5:20 Dips/Squats
* 1:4 up to 5:20 Squats/Dips

Mosey to the columns by the dry fountain.
* 1:2 up to 5:10 Air Presses/Donkey Kicks
* Back down from 5:10 to 1:2

Back to the Great Lawn for B.O.M.B.S. — The Hard Way:
* First tree: 5 burpees
* Second tree: 5 burpees, 10 overhead claps
* Third tree: 5 burpees, 10 overhead claps, 15 merkins
* Fourth tree: 5 burpees, 10 overhead claps, 15 merkins, 20 BBSU
* Fifth tree: 5 burpees, 10 overhead claps, 15 merkins, 20 BBSU, 25 squats

At this point, we sought refuge in the shade so that Carpool could be introduced to the greatest exercise in the Exicon: MAYHEM MERKINS.

* 10 IC Hip Slaps
* 10 IC Shoulder Taps
* 5 IC Tempo Merkins
* 5 IC MAYHEM MERKINS

Mary
For the final segment, each PAX took turns calling an exercise while bear crawling around the circle as everyone else suffered. The final three minutes belonged to High Rise, who mercifully led us through some stretching.

COT

Announcements: Rumor has it that Squints may have decided to take the reins on RCR.

Intentions: Aging parents.

Prayer to close us out.

NMM

* Total calories burned: 776
* Exercise load: 440
* Smooth spent the entire morning circling the group, beginning his run before the workout and continuing well into coffee.
* Vagabond quietly piled up an impressive number of miles before joining the group for coffee.
* Triple Shift brought his e-bike.
* Welcome back, Carpool. Have a great trip.

National Girlfriends Day: Whether you have a wife, girlfriend, ex-girlfriend, future girlfriend, or you’re still trying to figure it out… today’s beatdown is dedicated to all the women who put up with us.

On the way to coffee, YHC received a call from Kilo with some incredible news: he and Liv are expecting a baby boy in January. Congratulations to the growing family, and prayers for a healthy pregnancy and delivery.