This is F3, I’m Bogey….to the rock pile for a brief warmup. Then to the pavillion for Step ups(20 each leg) with Dips in between, multiple variations on sit ups using the bench to support the upper body-compliments of Kennah. Then to the Gym for calf raises, monkey humpers, and squats(25 each)….all over again, but 20 each this time. Leg over rail(right leg over and then left) back and forth for ten reps-Kennah strikes again. Lunge from black top, up stairs, and to the wall; people’s chair with 15 air presses-Mayhem special. Back to the rock pile for a Little Rock work and some Mary.
COT – gratitude for the assist from my brothers.
Tag: Kenna Brah
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I get by with a little help… – from Bogey
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Half and Half plus Mambi hits a streak – from Bolt
6 pax faced the gloom on this pleasant morning of the Mardi Gras season, 3 to run and 3 to ruck. Coincidentally, this makes 3 posts in a row for our most recent Kotter: Mambi which qualifies as a streak; well done and keep the streak alive! We are here for progress, not perfection and we are never “done!”
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Another Limerick and a Joke – from Charmin
Rucker rucked and runners ran
But nowhere was my regional Nantan
Compared to Bolt us ruckers were slowpokes
But to make up for it, YHC told a joke
But but by the end, we were all a better manThe joke:
Two cowboys are riding through the desert and are running out of food
The first cowboy calls out because he sees a short tree with bacon hanging from it.
Delighted he starts running towards it. Before the second cowboy can react, the first cowboy is shot from out of nowhere.
The second cowboy, pauses and screams out, “That wasn’t a bacon tree, it was a ham bush!” -
Charmin Maniversary – from Charmin
Apparently today was YHC’s Maniversary; so to celebrate I have written a lymrick:
I posted in the gloom today for a ruck.
I chose this ’cause I knew running would suck
In total there were 9 runners
1 walker, and 3 ruckers
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F’n A.L.A.R.M.S. Blaring – from Mayhem
YHC arrived early to assess the grounds and avoid a train delay. Committed to keeping the PAX off the hill and out of the grass for the most part.
Flag planted by @Fracsac, disclaimer given, mosey halfway to the rocks. Warmup location reminiscent of where @Mahatma took us my first day ever posting 11/28/22.
Warmup included SSH, AV, GG, Arm Circles, Reverse Arm Circles, PP, PP. 10 burpees OYO. No clubbin’ to @Charmin’s dismay.
Mosey to the rock pile. Medium rock selected and head to the parking lot.
Three rounds of A.L.A.R.M.S. ensued (Arms, Legs, Abs, Run, Merkins, SSH):
Round 1
A – 50 curls with rock
L – 50 squats with rock
A – 100 LBCs
R – 250yd run (one PAX brought the rock)
M – 25 merkins
S – 25 SSHRound 2
A – 50 shoulder press with rock
L – 30 lunges with rock, 2 is 1
A – 100 flutter kicks, 2 is 1
R – 250yd run (one PAX brought the rock)
M – 25 merkins
S – 25 SSHRound 3
A – 30 triceps with rock
L – 50 calf raises with rock
A – 50 big boy sit-ups
R – 250yd run (one PAX brought the rock)
M – 25 merkins
S – 25 SSHReturn the rocks, penguins, one-legged wife pleasers. Mosey to the flag for CoT.
@Fracsac reminded @Kenna Brah not to forget to set his ALARM in the future. To which @Kenna Brah decided to give YHC an ‘F’ for Q… “F’n A.L.A.R.M.S. Blaring”
Let’s all keep @Macgyver in our thoughts and prayers.
Thanks for posting with me! My 2nd Q and 17th post in 2023!
SYITG!
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Dora 1-2-3 on 1/23 – from Rudy
YHC has Q for 3rd time in rapid succession. Much grumbling ensued. I think I offered a fake promise of No Burpees. But I had every intention of burpeeing through the morning. Disclaimer and head to the field for warm up. Immediately Charmin starts with “Waaah! I want Rocks!” Quick warm up, then time to get busy.
January 23rd. 1st month, 23rd day. what else has those numbers? RIGHT – Dora! Count-off to find your partner, then to the sidelines. 100 burpees, 200 merkins, 300 squats. PAX 2 runs back and forth across the field.
Finished up right on 6am, lets get over to the rocks. Time for…. Yup, another Dora 123! Different partner. 100 Shoulder Presses, 200 Curls, 300 Flutter Kicks. PAX 2 is holding their rock up while PAX1 completes 10/20/30 reps.
Back to the flag with 3 mins to spare for some Mary. PAX disputes that Scantron’s choice of J-Lo counts as Mary, but we did it anyway.
CoT with War Eagle praying us out.
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Maverick++ and 99 Burpees – from Rudy
Brisk Mothership morning. 12 PAX in the cool gloom came out to better themselves. YHC wanted to reward them – and what better way than with burpees.
Mosey over to the Peristyle for a quick warm up of some stretching and SSH/IW.
Thing 1: YHC went way back in the backblast archives looking for something new, and found what Reluctant Yankee termed “The Maverick” from July 2015. But – YHC wanted to one-up them. The Maverick was 11s. What one-ups 11s? A larger number. So in honor of the 220th anniversary of Louis XVI’s beheading – we went for 16s.
16 Squat Jumps to start, in the Peristyle. Run to the benches, stopping for 1 Hand Release Merkin on the way. Then 1 Dip. Return for 15/2/2. 14/3/3. You get the idea. That was a gasser… Way to go, SOGO and Mahatma (the early finishers) as they pushed the rest of us through to completion. Spaulding’s form was, as always, impeccable.
YHC was accused of running away, merely because he had to return to his car to get…. The Deck o’ Death. Mosey to the center of the newly-resurrected Great Lawn.
Thing 2: Hearts = Burpees, Diamonds = Squats, Clubs = Sit Ups, Spades = More Hand Release Merkins (Kennah Brah started griping about that early). Meanwhile, because Macgyver refused to pay attention, he drew a 5 burpee penalty while the rest of the PAX waited. Then the cards began. Out of the gate, Squats took the early lead. But then Hearts started showing. Again. And again. Forever it seemed.
20 mins later, 26 cards down, YHC called it – so we could get to the last thing. 12 of 26 cards were BurpeeHearts. Frac reported that we did a total of 91 burpees.
Thing 3: A few rounds of Tyson, with Core exercises. Sprint half-way on the lawn, 10 reps. Sprint to the end, 10 reps, Sprint halfway back, 10 reps, Sprint to the end, 10 reps. Start with V-Ups. YHC instructed PAX who finished first to keep going until the 6 finished 10 reps. Several of the PAX revolted – leading to a 5 Burpee penalty (96 burpees, YHC thought to himself).
Then we did rounds of Freddy Mercury, Wife Pleasers, and Hello Dolly. Heisenberg and Frac TRIED to get additional penalty burpees to hit 100. But YHC would not bite.
7:29 – time to head back to the flag. BUT WAIT: 3 more burpees, just because. 99 burpees total.
COT: Close up with a count-off and name-o-rama. Lots of stuff going on, especially running – Run Cajun Run, Krazy Ivan and City Pork. Several intentions – new life (congrats Disclaimer!) and sad passings. Prayers go with those heading to the next stage of life, and for comfort for those they have left (temporarily).
And prayers for Spaulding’s friend suffering from Shingles. PSA: The shingles vaccine. If you haven’t (looks askance at himself), please get it. It is painful and 100% unnecessary to suffer through. That is all.
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Run…Ruck…Just keep ur feet dry, Rudy! – from Bolt
5 rucked, 2 ran including Charmin making a running debut; well done!
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You go the Q and You got the Q – from Kenna Brah
8 PAX joined this old guy for some fun despite the excellent weather. Being a benevolent dictator, I shared the Q once the THANG started, everyone got in on the Q’n. Some even did better than me, Amazing!!! So all rocks got used by all the PAX and I left feeling like I did something. COT etc
Warm Up 10x each
Self-Love
Arm Circles F/B, OH Clap, Seal Clap, Moroccan Night Club ( Dance like Fracsac)
Imperial Walkers
Abe VigodaCircle with Me with Rock
5 Curls
5 OHP
5 Sumo Squat
Rotate 1 to right repeat till completed
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10 Chest Press
10 Calf Raises
5/Leg Lunge with Twist
Rotate 1 to right repeat till completed
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12 count death with a rock ( A 12 count Manmaker with Moutain Man Pooper, OHP and Moutain Climber added)
Mary -
Life by Burpee – from Heisenberg
Warm-up IC IW x20, Abe Vigoda 15, Grass Grabbers x 15, SSH x 31, Arm Circles x 20, 8-Count Body Builders x 10
The Thangs:
Alternating Lunge Walks/Bear Crawls with five burpees at each of the ten cones for 100 yardsMosey to locked fence and back to endzone for . . . . .
Death by Burpees – With one-minute rounds we started with one burpee, and added a burpee with each successive minute. The first 5 minutes were almost a waste of time. Minutes 6-10 were a little more exciting as the time available for rest continued to decline. I ran out of time at round 12. I am not sure if anyone made it past round 14. Rudy insisted we complete round 15. Rudy has developed an affinity for burpees.
Back across the field to use up the remaining 10 or so minutes.
LBC, Flutter Kicks, LBT’s, Low Slow Squats, Monkey Humpers, Wife Pleasers, American Hammers and 10 more burpees.TClaps to Triple Shift for doing much of the above with a sandbag.
I executed approximately 160 burpees bringing my 2023 burpee total to 1400