As YHC prepped for ANOTHER work trip, the plan was to hedge against road warrior fatigue and grab a local workout before the flight and what better way to avoid the fartsack than to ask for HCs in exchange for taking the Q!? Boo-boo was the first HC and with a text to PVC there would be three—with YHC’s promise to adjust for PVC’s bum foot (me too, brother…me too) and thus a mostly stationary BD it would be.
Warmorama of mostly 10 reps: Abe SLOWgodas, IW, Hill Billies, MMPGM, Tie Fighters R/L, OH and seal claps, chinooks, self love, and SSH x 20 to Frac’s favorite songs with a cherry on top of 2 min. of February NOLA ISI pull up hangs (10 secs work/20 secs rest x 12 rounds) and then off to retrieve coupons for JPAX 7s.
The Thang:
6 Blockees followed by a mosey from the sidewalk to JPAX entrance columns for a single Shoulders, Knees, and Toes planks (TM new exicon!) which is a 30 count plank: punch each arm, shoulder taps, crossover hip taps, Peter Parker, Parker Peter, Low Plank, low Plank Jack, back to high plank, cross over toe tap.
Continue 5 blockees/2SKT Planks for the rest of 7s.
Mosey back to warmup pad for 1 min full body stretch/cool down breathing. COT; honored men—off to the airport…
Tag: Boo Boo
-
New Exicon: Shoulders, Knees, and Toes Plank – from Bolt
-
More Kettlebells Baby! – from Boo-Boo
Three men assembled in the gloom for a kettlebell-themed beatdown.
Warmup consisted of Abe Vigodas x10, Thai fighters x15, Parker Peter/Peter Parker x15, Grass Grabbers, Mountain Man Poopers x15
Scantroned (Scantronned- awaiting adjudication by Hawg) to JPAS where kettlebells awaited for a 30-second AMRAP and rest for 30 seconds. Three round per sequence.
Sequence 1 x3:
25 lb KB swings
35 lb Gobblet Squats
45 lb over shoulder throwsSequence 2 x3:
Deficit merkins using 25 lb KBs
35 lb Triceps extensions
45 lb Sandies (Blockees using a sandbag)Sequence 3 x3:
25 lb Gorilla rows
Burpee crossovers (American Hammers using the 35 lb KB)
45 lb curlsSequence 4 x4:
25 lb Racked Overhead presses
35 lb KB swings
Big Bois hold the 45 lb bagCarried heavy things back and dropped off at YHC’s vehicle on the way to the flag.
COT: Prayers for Frac and his family, Space Cowboy’s friend, and Boo-Boo’s SIL.
Leading such a fine group of men is always an honor and an opportunity to grow. Boo-Boo out!
-
Motivating Yellboy – from Mayhem
48°F, 3mph NE wind (feels like 38°F when you’re wet with sweat), 70% humidity
PAX were a mix of anxious warriors and confused early risers who mistook this for a yoga class… and an FNG
Warm-O-Rama:
Windmills: 10 reps, which started with a demonstration to which Frac said ‘even little kids know how to do windmills’
Grass Grabbers: 10 reps, which did not start with a demonstration, to which Frac said ‘why aren’t you demonstrating’, but then he attempted to touch the grass but just bent forward and looked like a confused flamingo
Peter Parker Peters: 20 reps
Tie Fighters: 10 reps count up, 10 reps count down
Back on your face for a Mayhem special (I think it is new to all, and I think it will stick): Hip Slap Shoulder Tap Merkins, it is a 10-count exercise, 10 repsThang 1: Snake the Bleachers with Some Mary
Time to snake up and down the bleachers. But since we’re in F3, we added some Mary in between. 15 BB, half the bleachers, 15 V-ups, half the bleachers, 15 BB, half the bleachers, 15 V-ups, half the bleachers, 15 BB. 10ish bonus burpees for Kilo for finishing first.Thang 2: Sevens with Motivators-Burpees
Start with 6 motivators and 1 burpee then 5 motivators and 2 burpees and so on.
Motivator: full SSH, star hop, leg only, and a bunny hopThang 3: BLIMPS
This is when things really started getting… interesting. Blimps are just a nice way of saying “burpee but with a little extra ‘why did I do this to myself’ factor.”
Rd1- 20 each (burpee, lunge, imperial walker, merkin, plank jack, squat) at each cone, with mode of transportation being bear crawl (of course), then mosey to midfield cone and back to start
Rd2- 10 each, with mode of transportation duck walk (Triple not present to demonstrate proper form), then mosey to midfield cone and back to start
Rd3- 5 each, but in the form of shuttle runs to each of the 6 cones then mosey to midfield cone and back to startBut wait, there’s more…
Thang 4: Ring of Fire
We ended with the classic Ring of Fire. Three rounds. Al Gore to squats. Plank to merkins. Al Gore to burpees. The “fire” quickly turned into “fire in my quads.”Bogey enjoyed this beat down so much he claimed I stole his script for his upcoming Q on Monday.
COT:
We circled up, not to share deep philosophical musings, but to recover from the sheer trauma of the last 45 minutes and to get to know and name our FNG. Welcome, Yellboy! Kudos to Kilo for EH’ing. If Yellboy is half as committed as Kilo then we got ourselves another great PAX.Prayers for Boo Boo’s sister-in-law, Leigh Whitman’s family and Pai Gow’s father.
Great to lead and try new things!
Sign up to Q!
Make it a point to EH this year!SYITG
-
Burpeepalooza: Heisenberg would’ve loved this one… – from Bolt
It went like this: YHC showed up to the last “chapter” of the Tu pamphlet (book) club…sans BD where Boo-Boo remarked he had been slacking which was interpreted as a cry for accountability and who was I to not oblige!? Space Cowboy unwittingly dragged me into MABA Monday so I offered to Q Wednesday with a promise to deliver the RDA of burpees, penance for not doing anything Tu, and accountability to all pax posting.
The gloom came after a short night of sleep and a very cold, windy morning to accompany my bad attitude and sore body (courtesy of Space Cowboy); the pax were counting on me and guilt/obligation brought me here. The playlist demanded what we’d do—Burpeepalooza!
Warmorama with Mosey to JPAS, Rapper’s Delight (of course): Abe SLOWgodas, OH/Seal/FAC/RAC, Self Love, LSS, Willie Mays Hayes, SSH, Sampson Stretch, finish with 10 burpees IC even though the Q called 5 (do what I do/say during, not before the action…)
The Thang: A group of songs requiring burpees on a certain word/phrase with different body movements for each song. Leveling up burpees between songs to honor Heisenberg. All pax did at least 155 burpees (playlist below), mosey back to flag and burpee on the six. COT
-
Substiture teacher – from Kenna Brah
In the foggy dew of the gloom where men grind out a new life, I approached the field with confidence. Putting on a beat-down worthy of Mr Rodgers is no small feat, but, chaos rules here and we were headed toward a great time together.
Once the PAX had assembled, we mosey’d to the rocks We had a down ranger from Houston, DINGHY. A former NOLA native.
Warm-ups arm circles imperial walkers combo meal ple’ squat, picked up rocks rifle Carry to parking lotRound 1
start with five Hellraisers walk parallel to the next tree WITH ROCK
10 Merkens on the rock walk back to the start repeat the first two exercises. Moving from tree to tree
15 tricep extension so 5,10,15 each time returning to the start to repeat the first exerciseRound 2 – Same movements as Thang 1 ( Between trees, return to start after each movement)
5 sumo squat, then backwards, walk to the next tree, holind rock in a static curl position
10 lunges
15 Curtsy lunges every time coming back to the beginningRound 3
5 pullovers
10 chest press
15 Rock on hips, wife pleasersReturn to Rockpile for Mary with the rock, COT
Prayers for aging family mental health during the holidays suicide prevention, general friendship
Get Outlook for iOS
-
The 12 Days of Fitmas, 9 Days before Christmas – from Bolt
KB was the first to both call for and seek accountability, quickly followed by Boo-boo. YHC decided to participate and then realized it was the last chance of the year to give the pax their annual gift—12 Days of Fitmas…the Q shall b YHC’s! Frac would b pleased that Rapper’s Delight would b replaced by 120bpm Christmas playlist.
The Thang: Each additional day will add an exercise and the corresponding number of reps resulting in a ladder workout:
Day 1: Mosey
Day 2: Merkins
Day3: Shoulder Taps
Day 4: Lunges
Day 5: Burpees
Day 6: Squats
Day 7: Diamond merkins
Day 8: Big Boy sit-ups
Day 9: Plank Jacks
Day 10: Superman
Day 11: SSH
Day 12: Mtn. ClimbersWith 11 minutes left, we put our fate in the “deca-die” of pain, rolling for random exercises (OYO) including 15 squat jumps+20 burpees, 1 min wall sit+30 tricep dips, etc. COT.
-
Keeping Wednesdays Alive – from Boo-Boo
Three PAX showed up to clear skies, no wind, air temps in the mid-40s, and commitment to keep Wednesdays at JPAX alive.
Slowsey to the pad for a warmup consisting of Grass Grabbers, Imperial Walkers, forward and reverse arm circles, Mountain Man Poopers with Good Mornings, Parker Peter/Peter Parkers, Thai Fighters, and Abe Vigodas.
Scantroned halfway to JPAS and mosey the remainder of the way.
The Thang
7 rounds (8 for Mahatma and Frac to support the 6) of 12 reps per exercise, no rest between reps, 1 minute rest after each round
Box jumps
V-ups
Mountain climbers 2-1
Freddy Mercs
Merkins (PAX choice on variations)
Mosey up the stairs and back down the ramp.
PAX appreciated the new light at the stairs, but also noticed the staged coupons were exposed. After all rounds were completed, PAX slowseyed to the stairs to reorganize the coupon cache.
Mosey to the jogging path for a burpee at each light pole (regardless of whether it was lit or not) around JPAS.
Scantroned halfway to the flag, moseyed the other half. COT with prayers for Mahatma’s niece, Frac’s parents, Boo-Boo’s SIL, and Charmin’s family. Boo-Boo out!
-
2 Weeks is 2 Long! – from Bolt
YHC had been under the weather and traveling, leading to too many fartsacks and too many excuses. Having had enough the call was made for HCs to Waning Wednesday at The Goldmine. Boo-boo was first to answer with a choice offered: The Goldmine or Pontiff and YHC texted with Pontiff…in the event he fartsacked so as not to leave Boo-boo solo. Space Cowboy HC’d which meant The Goldmine would prevail for both pax previously destined for Pontiff!
Having started this whole thing, YHC prepped to Q—speaker and Frac’s favorite song in hand. Disclaimer and off to the warmup pad for LSS, Abe SLOWgodas, Tie Fighter R/L, SSH, Shoulder taps, PP/PP, OH claps.Mosey to JPAX via shuffle each direction, karaoke each direction, KnOT walk, Mosey, switching at each light pole.
The Thang: KISS—ascending ladder BLIMPS (Burpees, Lunges, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Plank Jacks, Squats) with 10 step ups 2:1 after each letter:
5 Burpees, step ups
Add a letter and 5 reps to the count
5 Burpees, 10 Lunges, step ups…
…all the way to 30 Squats
YHC had to pause several times for HR to drop below 160 before resuming as Space Cowboy lapped us, per usual.Mosey back to warmup pad for Mary, pax choice: LBCx30, Dying cockroachesx30, Protractor Penguins (this one sucked and WILL return)x5 at 15/90/45/15/45. Switch to AMRAP of pax choice while 30 sec. dead hang is timer: plank, xfactors, and close out time with high plank. COT