• Post Type: Backblast
  • When: 02/26/2024
  • AO: The Sandlot
  • QIC: Radar
  • FNG's:
  • PAX: JJ, Clutch, Winehouse, Alma Mater, Tricycle, Mabyelline

This morning at the Sandlot, I initially counted six of us, but Alma Mater’s arrival made it seven after we realized he had taken a wrong turn. He explained that he had encountered someone riding a bicycle and, instead of recruiting them with an EH (Encouragement to join), he inadvertently frightened them by suggesting he was late for a workout.

Seeing no FNG’s I gave a brief disclaimer followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

WARM UP:
Two laps around the parking lot at Pelican’s.
Toy Soldiers x 10 IC
Gravel Pickers x 10 IC
Windmill x 5 IC
Stretches

BEATDOWN #1
We headed for a run toward the entrance to Martha Rivers Park. At the entrance there are five light poles, which we stacked the exercise. Of course I called burpees.

  • Lightpole 1: 5 burpees
  • Lightpole 2: 5 burpees, 10 merkins
  • Lightpole 3: 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 15 squats
  • Lightpole 4: 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 15 squats, 20 mountain climbers (count one side)
  • Lightpole 5: 5 burpees, 10 merkins, 15 squats, 20 mountain climbers (count one side), 25 SSH

BEATDOWN #2
Next we took a stroll around the  Martha Rivers Parking Lot and ended up near the baseball diamond. There are four entrances, and somehow I missed one looking back at my Strava. So at each entrance to the diamond we would run and perform an ab exercise.

  • First entrance: 20 Flutter Kicks (IC)
  • Second entrance: 20 American Hammers (IC)
  • Third entrance: 10 Parker Peter (IC) and 10 Plank Jacks (IC)

BEATDOWN #3
We then headed toward the picnic shelter for some chest work.

  • Round 1: 10 dips (IC), 10 incline merkins, and 10 decline merkins
  • Round 2: 15 dips (IC), 15 incline merkins, and 15 decline merkins

FINAL BEATDOWN:
We left Martha Rivers Park and headed toward Riverwood Parkway for sprints at the light poles and an exercise at the starting point.

  • First lightpole: Crunchy Frogs x 20
  • Second lightpole: LBC’s x 20
  • Third lightpole: Mike Tyson’s x 20
  • Fourth lightpole: Oblique crunches

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hunchback has the Q Tuesday (2/27) at Midoriyama. He is bringing the rep count from the convergence if you want to see how you’re doing.
Q School at The Gashouse with JJ and Broke – Saturday, March 2 at 7:00 a.m.
Extinction Run on Saturday, April 20 at Primary Brewery in Charlotte.

PRAYERS:
Maybelline’s grandfather. He also mentioned some co-workers who had been sick.
Those PAX on the IR or dealing with illness.

*** Great work by all today. I think we ended up with more than 2.5 miles and a lot of calories burned!

Aye,
Radar