Amphibious assault

The forecast was rain, so I was prepared with a weinke with some cover. I also put out a late tweet that I would do 3 burpees for each pax who posted, but increase this to 5 per pax if it was raining. I even taunted JK2 with a 10 burpee bonus if he showed. Rain seems to induce fartsacking around my house so I was trying to avoid this for others but think the message went out too late. Only 4 other pax, and no JK2…..We did have a visitor from Greensboro-good to meet Amphibious-would have been a good one for Stroganoff to meet-he is a fellow WolfPacker. (Is that a word?). Hope Strog’s back gets better soon.

Here is what I remember:

Quick disclaimer.

WU: SSH x 10, LBC X 10 (get right onto the wet pavement and embrace the puddles), Burp and Merk (total 10 burpees starting with 1 Merkin and increasing the number of Merkins on each burpee by 1 until you get to 10), Sumo Squats x 10.

Pledge

Thang: Mosey across the street to bank for Three Way Partner Work: rotate A to B to C then repeat X 5 total times (1 time for each exercise in C below)

A: Run lap around bank

B: Plank until runner returns

C: Exercise AMRAP until runner returns: SSH, High Knees, Jane Fonda L, Jane Fonda R (lay on side and lateral straight leg raise-prob not real exercise but needed something to work legs), Squats

Fast Mosey to Grocery Store under cover (called it cave on my weinke), bears live in caves so we did some bear-ish kind of things…

2 groups:

Group A: BTTW-this hurt a bit

Group B: did exercise: bear crawl across cave then lunge back, bear crawl half way across cave then mosey back, ? lunge across cave and back, lunge across cave. Think was 4 sets but the low oxygen content in cave made my brain foggy. Luckily we got out of the cave before any dain bramage.

Hindu Squat Count Down (Thanks Freight for this in your recent backblast) with some short mosey:

Squats X 20, 15, 10, 5. Between sets we ran across parking lot and back.

Mosey back towards Pelicans with short rounds X 2 of Arm Squats on the way.

Arrive in parking lot with time to spare: Jack Webb. Turtleman was heard to say something like: What  is the purpose of air presses? He figured it out somewhere around 7 or 8.

Mary X 1 round each pax: LBC, Crunchy Frog, and other stuff I can’t recall except the 5 count flutter kicks from Gastone-suggestion from Q was no more than 20 reps…always someone who bucks the system. Glad I never do that.

COT: Good stuff today. I am not a big fan of posting in the rain, but really not a big deal since we are usually sweaty anyway and the rain actually feels pretty good, especially during the warmer months. I guess that is why I jumped at the open Q last night, otherwise I would likely have fartsacked. Hey Zeus is moving this weekend for anyone able to help. See Twitter post from Hushpuppy.

Was good to meet Amphibious this am. Always good to meet Pax from other areas and get a different perspective. We had some interesting discussion during the COT. Consistently posting at 0530 is a really good incentive to avoid those old demons. Also, being involved in your brothers’ lives and holding them accountable with honest feedback when you suspect they are veering off the path. Got an email from Stroganoff this am from The Eagles Perch that seemed very timely: Even from the lowest point in the dark valley, there’s a path leading to the sunlit mountain peak. No matter where you are or what has happened, your next step can be a positive one. Keep an eye on your brothers-we need each other.

One final note-there was a pax (Cheech) who was hit by a car while running this am in Lexington, SC and was critically injured despite wearing a headlamp, reflective gear, and blinkers. Keep him in your prayers and be mindful of general safety issues when you post. Make sure someone has a phone (Q’s responsibility). Tomorrow, in his honor, all pax are encouraged to go sleeveless. Remember him in COT.

later-Whoopee