IPX Week One at the Ricky Bobby

We had six at the Ricky Bobby for the IPX week one challenge.  it was a 45 Minute you versus you workout and it was horrible.

Flintstone allowed YHC to borrow some coupons and the course was laid out behind the school in the parking lot under a light with a stereo system just waiting to rock out to the best 80’s and 90’s metal and new wave.

Whoopee arrived first, followed by Defib, Kool Aid, Tesla.  We started two minutes early and pledged allegiance to the flag before heading to the AO.  Defib carried his own coupon like Linus with his blanket.  It had indentions on both ends, likely giving him an advantage in the grip department.  I may need to get one of those.

YHC gave instructions, hit the music, and the drill instructor from Runkeeper yelled at us to get started.  J2C came in hot and got to work a few seconds after we started.

Round one  80 total reps, alternating between 10 Flying Squirrels and 10 WW3 Situps with a block.  At five minutes, the drill instructor ordered us to do the MOT (Mode of transportation) and carry the block while lunge walking ten yards and back.

After 80 reps, move onto round two which was burpees over blocks and no cheat (perfect form) merkins, ten reps at a time for a total of 80 reps.  The MOT this round was murder bunnies

After 80 reps of these, move onto round three which consisted of 10 block thrusters and 10 Jillian Michaels for 80 total.   The MOT this round was the Block Rifle Carry.  Every five minutes the Drill instructor (I hate to say it) kind of gave us a break.

At the 42 minute mark (since we started a few minutes late), Kool Aid had to bolt.  The rest of us finished at 45 minutes totally soaked in sweat and shoulders smoking.  Defib even allowed me to car transport his coveted block back around to his car as I believe he fell out of love with it in those 45 minutes.

This was a suckfest.  There was very little mumblechatter with the exception of talking a little about what was playing on the speaker.  George Strait is playing in Atlanta in October.  Nobody got the band “Saga” from Linus’s old CD days, and Black Sabbath and Scorpions were crowd pleasers, although Whoopee doesn’t like “Mob Rules” by Sabbath.

I would say that week one was bad, and we can probably look forward to it getting worse from here.  I think a relay with multiple PAX would be a little more “fun”, F3 Waxhaw style.  You can’t pretend to like burpee over blocks, Jillian Michaels, Perfect Form Merkins, WW3 Situps, etc.

Respect to Defib who knocked out a gazillion reps.  The guy is a beast.  Whoopee was likely second but I could barely count my own reps so I have no idea.  Kool Aid left early but had like 1800 reps.  J2C and Tesla were on the other side and stayed busy beasting the reps.

All in all a successful Week one.

Prayers for Tesla’s son, Defib’s son, YHC’s son, Turtleman, YHC’s mom’s knee surgery today.

Always a pleasure to lead and thanks to Flintstone for the blocks.

Roscoe