No Wimps

9 PAX put in work with blocks, some with no gloves, others fresh faces, but none backed down.  Here’s what I remember:

Game time.  Many PAX out on vacation.  Some others decided to show up  to fill in the gaps.  Hokie’s been a regular lately, and it’s been good to see him out.  Hunchback and his 2.0, Pizza the Hut, made rare appearances in the summer sun at Midoriyama.  Hot Corner made up for an AM fartsack by getting in a late one.  Add in regulars Blart, Pockets, Montross and Happy Trees and there you have it.  A full ball team.

• 10 x SSH (IC)
• 10 x Don Quixotes (IC)
• 10 x Hillbilly Walkers (IC)
• Tesla Stretches
• 10 x Mountain Climbers (IC)
• 10 x Overhead Claps (IC)

Meander to get blocks.  No running til the hill work.  Once everyone had their blocks, we carried them down the road, around the turn, and to the turd shack at the top of the hill to the lake near the picnic shelter.  As we traveled, we stopped at each light pole on the route for

• 1 x Blockee (OYO)

We’re at about the midpoint between the early summer and late summer rounds of the PT tests.  Time to check on progress.  Today’s progress check was all about Thunder.  To recap:

• 12 x Thrusters
• 12 x Curls
• 12 x American Hamers (w/coupon, count right side only)
• 12 x Swings
• 12 x Bent Over Rows
• 12 x Big Boys (no coupon)
• 12 x Heels to Heaven (no coupon)
• 12 x Burpees (no coupon)

In Thunder, you repeat it for time.  As this is a bootcamp, we’re gonna take a break to run.

• Mosey down the hill to the water and back up at the end of every round

You’re welcome

Timing worked out pretty well.  The long walk over trimmed down the time to where we really didn’t have too much more time than the 25 minutes that’s allotted for Thunder.  Adding in the running sucked, and it was a sweatfest for those 25 minutes.  Most PAX got through 3 rounds, with some more and some less.

Shortcut back, stopping for

• 1 x Blockee (OYO)

at every pole.  We probably got about 15 in total.  Not significant, but not nothing.  It broke up the carrying.

By the time all PAX were back, blocks put up and we met back at the circle, we were 1 minute past time.  YHC cranked out his 10 burpee penalty for each minute late as COT got started.

Prayers for Norwood, Turtleman, Montross’s Mom, Balljoint’s Aunt & others.

Just because it’s simple, doesn’t mean it’s easy.  These 9 put it out there and left a lot of sweat on the field.  Strong work by all.

There’s nothing like July at Midoriyama.  Grateful for the opportunity to lead.

Yabba Dabba Doo