Day: January 18, 2023

Mumblechatter was strong on a muggy, spring-like morning at The Ricky Bobby as a fully caffeinated Tricycle explained to our esteemed Nant’an how a 40-week lead time for HVAC equipment gets cut down to just 4 days.  At 0530 I regrettably had to cut short the conversation about stashing random objects in former Nant’ans’ houses.  Who knew this was a thing?

0530 – After a brief disclaimer, warmed up with 5 burpees, then 10xIC each: SSH, merkins, hillbilly walkers, Nolan Ryans.

The Thang:
Moseyed to the back parking lot (pausing for 5 burpees midway) and partnered up for “Boo-yah 11s:” Partners began with 10 Boo-yah merkins in the middle, carioca-ed in opposite directions for 1 big boy sit-up, returned to middle for 9 Boo-yah merkins, etc.  This went much better than yesterday’s Boo-yah 11s at Bulldog. 

Moseyed back toward the flag (pausing for 5 burpees midway) for “Team Dora.” We had to count off twice to make sure everyone understood “even” and “odd” numbers (I’ll refrain from calling out the PAX whose name rhymes with “Pluckshot”).  While one group ran a lap around the front of the school, the other group did AMRAP:  Bobby Hurleys, dying cockroaches, air presses.  After 5 rounds, we circled up to repeat warmup exercises, then had time for 1 minute of Mary.  To close out, we welcomed Mrs. Breaker Breaker by holding 6 inches.  She was happy to see us!

Announcements:  2nd F lunch next week 1/25 (Wednesday) at Hillbilly’s BBQ; Feb 11th “Winternationals” Convergence at Folsom (you need to hear Roscoe announce it verbally, though).

Prayers:  Slim Shady and his dad; Boudin’s son

As always, privileged to lead this group of HIM’s and getting a positive start to the day,
 – Nutria

Tube hustled to pick up the shovel flag knocked down by a bone-chilling gusty wind that reminded 6 HIM’s gathered in the gloom that we’re still in January despite the thermometer showing a spring-like 48 degrees.  The winter breeze persisted, but the newly secured shovel flag would stand for the remainder of the workout, and the PAX would soon warm up.

At 0530, after the usual disclaimer, we warmed up with SSH, hillbilly walkers (15xIC), merkins and mountain climbers (10xIC).  Then setting up Pandora’s heavy metal station, we moved on to The Thang.

1. Bench work:  Dips, Bulgarian split squats, Rows (“lawn mowers”), Step-downs. Leg exercises were chosen for their difficulty with balance/stability.   Set of 10 each, OYO. 

2. “Boo-yah 11s:”  Partners lined up with the middle post of the walkway and began with 10 Boo-yah merkins, then bear crawled in opposite directions to the next support post for 1 heels-to-Heaven, returned to middle for 9 Boo-yah merkins, etc.  This looked much better on paper than in practice.  There was a lot of modifying to lunge-walks.  Also,  since even numbers are convenient for partner work, things were going well until Time Frame casually strolled up just after I had finished explaining the routine.  No worries, though – after an appropriate amount of harassment and figuring out a way for a group of 3 to work, we got it done. Since he didn’t technically schedule an appointment between 0540-0550 or other range, I’ll resist the obvious cheap shot at the proverbial cable guy…

3. Back to the bench.  Same exercises, 15 reps.

4. AMRAP relay:  We split into 3 groups of PAX.  Group 1 did kettlebell swings.  Group 2 set up near the end of the walkway and did squat thrusts.  Group 3 started out lunge-walking from one station to the other, but I quickly modified that to rifle-carrying to keep things moving.  We did 2 or 3 rounds.

5. Back to the bench.  Same exercises, 15 reps.

6. It was getting close to time, so we finished up with nearly a full round of Mary that included penguins, American hammers, other good stuff.

Announcements:  2nd F lunch 1/25; 2/11 convergence in Folsom (“Winternationals”)

Prayers: Hunchback’s 11-yr old neighbor; Orangeman’s friend Lana.

Privileged to lead this group of HIM’s,
 – Nutria

14 men on a Friday morning at Downtown!

Warmup: SSH, Hillbillies, Gravel Pickers

The Thang:

With it being Friday the 13th, I wanted to do something around the number 13.  Came across a workout titled “Lucky 13”.  Looked interesting, so basically I kept the name but changed all the exercises to typical SA workout.   Basically 13 exercises, 13 reps each, run end of parking lot and back, for 3 Rounds. Went like this;

Lucky 13

1.  13 Burpees
2. 13 Imperial Walker Squats
3. 13 Big Boys
4. 13 Mountain Climbers
5. 13 Star Jacks
6. 13 Peter Parkers
7. 13 Mike Tyson’s
8. 13 Flutter Kicks
9. 13 Bobby Hurleys
10. 13 Perfect Form Merkins
11. 13 Seal Jacks
12. 13 American Hammer
13. 13 BDE Burpees(Burpee, to a Jump Lunge each leg, to a squat =1)

Run to end of long parking lot and back. That completes 1 round. Complete a total of 3 Rounds. BDE Burpees are awful.  Give those a shot at your next workout and you’ll hear all kinds of complaints!🐈

Mosey around the block to Main Street at corner of Pita Wheel. I’m known to call a certain Route 66 routine on the Main Street using light poles, but today is a tad different.  We’ll call this one Route 91. Start at first light pole and do 13 Merkins.  Next pole do 12 Merkins. Continue until you finish with 1 Merkin at last pole for a total of 91 reps. Mosey back to flag.

Announcements

Nameorama

Prayer

Appreciate the opportunity to lead today.  One of my favorite AOs to lead a workout, nice job men!

SA

A few days since the the 24 Hour/50 Mile Challenge aka The Redneck Rooster, I notice many of the guys who put in the most miles were representing and putting in some miles this morning. T-claps to Round Up and Hacksaw as that event continues to grow each year and support local charities. Those guys are HIM for sure!

Oh, we also had an FNG! Welcome Crop Duster! I have actually seen him running down Cloninger Rd before and he was seen running with Ball Join this morning so I suspect he will be just fine.

Announcements: Lunch next Wednesday at Hillbillies, Convergence 2/11 @ 6:30 am @ Folsom. Keep Huck, Pappy, Wichita’s family, Wirenut’s family, and Slaw’s M in your prayers. Montross, Mayor, and Broke all had praise reports. Sparky kindly took us out in prayer.

-Montross