Something that Turbo said a couple of months back kind of has stuck with me. He said something like (paraphrasing) ‘I’m not sure there are many people who like putting themselves through painful workouts, except of course Grundy…’ I laughed it off at the time, but the more I thought about it I had to conclude that it was actually true! If I see or hear about a workout that is labeled “painfully difficult” or “crazy hard”, my next thought without fail is “when can I try it!!!!”
This type of attitude might categorize me as a lower level Masochist which by definition is “a person who enjoys an activity that appears to be painful or tedious. ” But on some level though, if we are being honest with ourselves, everyone in F3 is a little bit like that to one degree or another.
So when Turbo said that the hardest workout he did all of last year was the week 2 cinderblock workout from the Iron Pax Challenge (which is coming up again in September so sign up here with F3 New Orleans at https://f3greenwood.com/ironpax-form/ ), my ears perked up and I immediately went into planning how I can make it happen again. I was not there the first time, so I needed to experience the pain…
Turbo got me the cinderblocks and the rest was history. 8 men in total were going to go through that beatdown again because I am indeed a Masochist..
After a brief warmup in cadence with some SSH, arm circle series, and good mornings, we walked over to the gravel pit near the trailhead for the main and only event.
Cinderblocks in hand, we embarked on the madness.
4 sets of 8 minutes
* Perform as many reps as possible in 8 minutes of each set
* After 25 reps, run 25 yards out and back (50 yards total)
* Rinse and Repeat until 8 minutes is up
* Make note of your rep count
*Rest 2 minutes exactly between sets
Set 1 – Squat Thrusters w/Coupon
Set 2 – Curls w/Coupon
Set 3 – KB Swings w/Coupon
Set 4 – Manmakers w/Coupon
* Coupon – Standard concrete block – 25lbs-35lbs
Total Score = Set1+Set2+Set3+Set4
It was as bad as it was hyped up to be and, true to my nature apparently, I loved it! We limped back over to the flag for a quick count off and Shooter prayed us out.
Truth be told though guys, doing all of this type of stuff wouldn’t be anything outside of doing it alongside one another. We truly make each other better and it’s amazing to be a part of a group of men of the highest quality.
Until next time,
Grundy
