Martha’s Hills and Rocks

Hills & Rocks

10 men climbed out of the smartsack and gathered in the gloom for the Wednesday morning red pill.  YHC flew in with 2 minutes to spare to find the Pax waiting and ready.  Startex arrived and we began with the pledge, then some SSH IC X 20, Appalachian Americans (Hillbillies) and some box cutters.  The mumble chatter began and jokes of renaming the exercise the nutcracker were made.

Next, we moseyed to the rock farm in front of KFC to pick up some coupons and headed across the grocery store parking lot towards the Elementary.  We stopped halfway for the 6 for a set of tricep extensions with the rocks over our head, then we moved on.  We safely crossed Union road and into Robinson Elementary School’s parking lot where I happened to see a wallet on the ground.  Since I had no pockets Easy Rider agreed to hold onto it and turn it in at the local BB&T (there was a BBT card inside).

Once we arrived at the School basketball court we performed some overhead presses (and to catch my breath).  We met at the top of the hill next to the playground and I called 11’s.  We started with 10 chest presses with the rock, carefully down the dark hill and 1 monkey humper at the bottom, then bear crawl back up the hill and repeat, decreasing reps each time at the top and increasing at the bottom until the final rep was 10 monkey humpers at the bottom and 1 overhead press at the top.

Upon completion we gathered back on the basketball court and I called 7’s, with 7 pushups on the basketball court and 1 pull-up of some sort on the playground.  We alternated starting points so there was not a crowd on the monkey bars and began the workout.  On about rep 2 I realized we were technically doing 8’s because it was 7 pushups 1 pull-up, etc.

Upon completion we grabbed our rocks (the coupons, not the junk) and began the journey back.  We stopped at the breezeway for some dips IC X 15, then some step ups IC X 20.  As I began to taste my coffee in the back of my throat I asked for help with the cadence and Bulldog, Sargento, and Gastone helped me call the reps.

Again, we grabbed our rocks (coupons) and headed back across the road and met back up in the grocery store parking lot for some wall sits.  Hold the peoples chair for a silent 10 count, then rocks out in front with arms extended for a 10 count, then overhead, then Defib called some overhead presses for us.

We returned to the rocks to the farm and arrived back at Startex with 1 minute remaining for a Merkin circle of fire.

Strong work to all the Men, including Poppa John (hate hate).

Announcements: Community Foundation run this Saturday, 3^rd F returns to the Schiele at 6:30am on Saturday, several fighting cancer, Bulldog and Job interviews.