August 25, 1975: Born To Run turns 50 today. So YHC decided to celebrate his own BDay with a Born To Run workout.
Who knew that all Rock City PAX apparently hate Bruce Springsteen.
Weather: Warm and Muggy again. Hope for lower temperatures later this week.
PAX: 10 total, including Whistlepig, Squints and Mayhem out for their 3rd BDay Bonanza workout. Thanks guys! Thumb War out for some early sprints, and Triple typical late arrival.
Head towards the rockpile. YHC turns on Born To Run, and griping starts already. Frac leads the way, earning a 5 burpee penalty to kick the morning off right.
The Thang: A different round of exercises for each track:
➡️ Thunder Road (4:49) – Warm-Up
Warm Ups, Arm Circles, Peter Parkers.
➡️ Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (3:11) – Upper Body
Incline rock pushups, rock rows, deadlifts. Each x10. Repeat ad-infinitum.
Vagabond joins the Frac in bitching about the music.
➡️ Night (3:00) – Explosive
Rock squat jumps x5, 20m sprint. Seriously – SPRINT. Not Mosey. And the PAX did. Repeat
YHC wasn’t sure that “Rock Squat Jumps” would work. But they sure do.
➡️ Backstreets (6:30) – Endurance Grind
Shoulder Press, Curls, Squats. Each x10. Repeat ad-infinitum
Seriously. There is now a LOT of griping about the soundtrack.
➡️ Born to Run (4:30) – Anthem Burst
Rock thrusters x5, 40m sprint. Keep repeating.
“Oh, I get it” says Bogey. That was a tough one. “Born to Run” and “Run”.
➡️ She’s the One (4:30) – Core
Rock Russian twists, flutter kicks w/ rock overhead, rock sit-ups. x10 each. Repeat.
Mayhem chimes in “I wasn’t even alive then”.
➡️ Meeting Across the River (3:18) – Rifle Carry Recovery
Rifle carry 20–30m, rock deadlifts.
“Hey Eddie, can you give me a ride”.
➡️ Jungleland (9:33) – Finale Grind
Rock squats (x10), rock burpees (x5), Mayhem Merkins (x3). Repeat
A cinematic closer → legs, lungs, core all tested to the end.
Hand Grenada asks “Do people really listen to this?”
Yes, yes they do.
Return the rocks and horses back to the barn.
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COT included the appearance of Triple, with perfectly coifed hair, having arrived late and finished early after one lap walked on the track.
One more trip around the sun completed. YHC thankful for F3 – and the opportunity to receive grief and hassles from a wonderful group of HIM
