Day: January 17, 2024

Core group of HIM’s came out for a 19-degree beatdown.  No disclaimer, went straight to business.  Side-straddle hops to get the blood flowing, then moseyed down the street to the parking lot of the Presbyterian church for some classic BLIMPS – “rack’em-stack’em” style from one end of the parking lot to the other.
B = 5 Burpees
L = 10 Lunges single count
I = 15 Imperial walkers single count
M = 20 Merkins
P = 25 Plank jacks
S = 30 Squats

At the end of this, we were all nice and warm – even Tesla, who wore long sleeves for once!  Goose delivered a 10-count.  Before the cold had a chance to settle back in, I broke the unfortunate news that our BLIMPS were stacked in the wrong place, so we reversed everything and re-stacked while enjoying some mumblechatter about frozen Teslas (the car, not the ornery old fart) in Chicago and Cheesesteak’s “business trip” adventures out west.

Announcements:  Sign up for Pushing Rocks.

Prayers:  Struggling marriages and all those suffering; Gratitude for God’s gifts and blessings

After making jokes about those Teslas in Chicago that couldn’t function, my car wouldn’t start until I warmed up the key fob!  This morning was tough but we fought through it together, and I’m glad to be able to start out the day with these HIM’s.

• Nutria

We did a proper warm up of course followed by 10 burpees

then did 11’s burpee pull ups and box jumps these got me winded

then we did the navy seal fit test- the swimming minimum 50 merkins in 2 minutes 50 Bigboys in 2 minutes 10 pull ups in 2 minutes

then we did 35 burpees to meet the 100 quota for the MABA challenge

good times were had by all

allways a pleasure to lead

great group of guys this morning

Approximately 2 hours prior to the workout I received a text from the Site Q Slaw stating he had to work and would not be able to attend – So I thought we could channel our inner Slaw and I added some burpees to the recipe.  Here is how it turned out.  With winds whipping up and mercury rapidly dropping there was a lot of pre-game mumberchatter about the weather and how some pax would rather we move the workout into the turdshack!  obviously said pax have not been in there in a while for no one with a functioning proboscis could stand that environment very long.  With the clock at 5:30 YHC took off running – it seemed the best way to counter jack Frost.  After a quick lap around the parking lot we circled up for the formal warm-up – usual stuff SSH, IW, gravel pickers MNC – but with escalation burpees between sets.

The Thang:

Grab two blocks and divide into two teams at 6 successive light poles each team completes 250 reps (in aggregate) and rifle carries to next light pole.  Exercises were BLIMPS – Burpees, Lunges, Imperial Walkers, Merkins Planck Jacks and Squats.  With 5 on each team that meant on average 50 reps per man.

Next mosey to parking lot to do modified 11’s – HR Merkins and Mike Tysons with escalating burpees in the middle.  That brought us to time.

Announcements:

Lunch at Whiskey Mill 1/17

Sign up for Pushing Rocks

Prayer requests:

happy Trees cousin going through Chemo

Flintstone’s sister in law – surgery for detached retina

Virus’s father in law

Montross – friend with pneumonia

Oompa Loompa

Huck

Turtleman

Jackson Hall

Balljoint

7 runners, 6 ruckers, and 18 degrees.  Great showing as always at Ground Assault.

2nd F lunch is today.  If you haven’t signed up for the challenge yet, stop right now and do it before you forget.
Sign up now before you forget-Push the Rock

Keep Ocho in your prayers as he navigates being laid off and searches for a new job.

~I’m Anchorman, you stay classy Gastonia.

Weather: 16 degrees

Pax : 3

When I arrived this morning, no one was around no EC nothing. It was cold luckily for me I looked up and here comes the one and only Sister Act followed by a HIM who has been posting more regular at Prison Break Stogie.

SA lets me know this is his first day back to work and running. Most people wouldnt think about running that soon after knee surgery. So the recent recipient of a new knee (clean shaven as well) throws on the light and rolls out.

Days when its cold and you have the Q its always good to have a few friends show up and post.

The Bed Pan is full