16 men were pleasantly surprised by the balmy conditions of the morning in comparison to the previous morning and the forecast. With VSF flying the veteran crew took off.
Thang
Mosey up Little to McMahon by Wells Fargo down to the crosswalk in front of the campus. Cross over 51 to the plaza and around Jack in the Box drive thru lane to empty lot.
COP
SSH x 10 IC
Smurf Jack x 10 IC
Imperial Walker x 10 IC
Imperial Squat Walker x 10 IC
Merkin x 20 IC
Fast mosey to base of Palatine Hill. Plank to wait for six. Right leg high/Left Leg High. Follow Q up and over Palatine and make loop through parking lot to start (1 lap) to establish route.
Up and Over Laps with Burpee Ladder
5 Burpee and complete lap/10 Burpee complete lap/15 Burpee complete lap
Plank-o-rama to wait for six
Mary with a touch of Merkin
Heels to Heaven x 20 IC/Hold/Dolly x 20 IC/Hold/Protractor with three 10 counts/Merkin x 25 IC
Mosey back to Jack in the Box parking lot near crosswalk. SSH x 20 IC.
Cross over 51 to CCHS campus picnic area.
Bench Set
15 Incline Merkin/15 Dip/15 Derkin
10 Incline Merkin/10 Dip/10 Derkin
Mosey North on 51 and cut through Wells Fargo parking lot to follow route back the way we came past the launch lot to the farthest rock pile. Grab an exercise rock.
Rock Set
Exercises to 15, no rest, civilian cadence: Curls/Press/Tri Extension/Curl/Press/Overhead hold with two 10 counts
Drop rocks and partner up.
Partner Run and Stack
Partner 1 runs up hill to the picnic area entrance and back while 2 does called exercise. Flapjack to target number of cumulative reps.
Round 1: 150 LBC
Round 2: 50 Burpees
Plank-o-rama: RAH/LLH/Flapjack
Merkin x 20 IC
Mosey back to launch for COT
Moleskin
YHC almost ran into a gentleman and his dog on the way back down to the launch lot at 0615. Pleasantries exchanged and continued on. Said gentleman took an interest in our group and stood outside the circle while we did COT. With a break in the announcements he asked, “Hey, Udder out here with you guys? He said he would be out here working out this morning.” We explained that he had a newborn at home and he appeared in the know. Udder may have been preoccupied this morning. Congratulations to our brother Udder on the birth of his daughter. Good intentions to get out thwarted, most likely, by the needs his baby, or a lack of sleep. That is the first time YHC has seen someone try to track down an F3er at a workout. Thought maybe we had a potential FNG on our hands.
Strong crew out today and hard work was completed by all. Smurf Jacks and Imperial Squat Walkers drew some chatter. Purple Haze asked YHC why he had looked at him while calling Smurf Jacks. Unintentional, but, now that YHC ponders, may have been unconscious look for approval from the Sensei, as Haze was dubbed at Anvil Wednesday. A fitting aka for Haze who has been a mentor to YHC and to many other F3 guys #leader. Bout Time was Larry Bird on Palatine set with the PAX all displaying physical prowess and crushing this set. More of the same as we moved through the AO. Heavy on the burpees and merkins today as YHC tried to take the Joe Davis into consideration. Hard to go easy on the run when the temps are semi-cold. T-claps to Margo, Scabby, and Dear Abby who ran in and home from workout even though BOG offered them a lift home #strong. Apologies to Abacus for the Q fail of skipping him in the name-o-rama. Not enough O2 to the brain YHC supposes. Great job out there today men. A pleasure to lead a fine crew. T-claps to Chelms aka Tater Tot for taking us out.
Announcements
Joe Davis Memorial Run tomorrow 1/10/2015 in Baxter Village in Fort Mill, SC. See website and twitter feeds for information on clown cars from Arbo and the Vine. Bring cash to give to the coffeeteria fund or check the website for Paypal link.
03/21/2015 Team Chepul Hill will run in the 5K/10K/1 mile fun run to raise money for brain cancer research. Look for preblast from Chelms next week on the website.
Iron Horse is looking for 20 to 30 HC’s to help scrape paint off a house that is being prepared to house 5 homeless men through Hoskins Park Ministry. 01/24/2015 from 9:30 to 3:30. Volunteer what you can, it does not need to be all-day commitment.
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