“What’s Up With O.P.E?…..Yeah, You Know Me!”

  • When:1/22/15
  • QIC: Hopper
  • The PAX: Bugeater, Flutie Flakes, Champagne, Chico, Puddin' Pop, Gecko, Plug, Floor Slapper, Marge (WB), Cotton Mouth, Lazy Boy, Donkey Kong (LIFO), Iron Horse (WD;Respect), Baracus, Green Machine (LIFO), Hopper


“What’s Up With O.P.E?…..Yeah, You Know Me!”

16 pax went old school this morning and covered a ton of the Olde Providence Elementary campus with a mix of rock lifting, sprinting, jumping fences and planking.  After a riveting disclaimer recited by yours turly, we moseyed to the back field and got after it with……

Warm Up:

  • 35 SSH
  • 20 civilian count merkins
  • 25 slow squats
  • 15 MC’s

Mosey to east side (I think?) of school to open parking lot.  Grab a partner and while Partner A runs zig zag parking space drill and sprints AYG back to his partner for flapjack, Partner B completes the following exercise:

  • Jumping lunges
  • CCD’s
  • Dolly’s

Plank for a moment to catch our breath, and then mosey across Rea Rd to the church parking lot (church parking lot voices, please, as the staff was already at work at 5:40 AM).  Each pair picks a manly boulder.   Partner A completes the following exercise with boulder while Partner B runs around the parking lot to the other entrance of the church, returning for flapjack:

  • curls
  • tricep extensions
  • squats

Place the boulder (I am embellishing just in case you grant your wives reading privileges to this backblast)  back in its bed and run back to OPE to the playground at the back of the school.  Stay linked to your partner for the following:

  • Partner A runs to track on the west side (again….I think?) of the school while Partner B does pull-ups; flapjack
  • Partner A jumps the baseball fence and runs to home plate and back while Partner B does diamond merkins; flapjack
  • Partner A runs to the concession stand and back while Partner B does Freddy Mercury; flapjack
  • Partner A runs to the far basketball pole at adjoining lot and back while Partner B does plankjacks; flapjack

Plank exercise with ultimate back to back 10 counts at six inch position

Mosey to concession stand area for:

  • 20 dips
  • 20 decline merkins
  • 20 jump ups

Rinse and repeat the above

Mosey to the back field where we started this mess for:

  • 25 Rosalitas
  • 25 LBC’s
  • 15 Flutters

One more thing with 30 seconds left…..line up abreast (I credit Gummy for teaching me that term) near batting cages and sprint AYG 50 yards to the fenceline.  I think DK took home the gold on that one!

That’s a wrap!

Moleskin:

Believe it or not, we covered just a little over two miles today and barely left the OPE campus.  It was a great pax this morning with all 16 hanging together which helped for both 1st F and 2nd F purposes.  Lot of good mumble chatter out there, including:

  • FF telling me he liked seeing I would be Q as that meant no burpees….my reputation as a burpee slacker is preceeding me.
  • Comments that DK was only late because he did 100 burpees in the parking lot first…..that’s likely factual!
  • A whispered curse from Champagne (didn’t think I heard that did you, brother?) when I called rinse and repeat on the dips, derkins, jump ups.  When a well-regarded beast like Champagne curses you, you know you have arrived!
  • Cottonmouth delivering the fastest 10 count ever recorded in F3 history!

As I mentioned to Bug ealrier today, I think highly of the Hydra AO, but I think even more highly of the men who show up and give it their all there!  It was awesome.  Thanks for letting me lead, Bug, and thanks to the pax for a great morning!  It started my day off perfectly!

T Claps to Iron Horse and Champagne who ran in for the workout!

Iron Horse, thanks for the great prayer in Ball of Man!

Announcements:

  • Mud Run Preblast is coming soon.  Race is scheduled for 4/11.
  • The BRR is already half way full.  Contact Turkey Leg is you want to enter or get on a team.
  • Volunteers are needed to scrape paint off of a Hoskins Ministry home this Saturday at 9:30.  Hoskins provides housing for formerly homeless men.  Contact Iron Horse for more details.
  • Chico is looking for one more runner for his Palmetto 200 team.  Race is 3/20-3/21.
  • Indian Land will have a convergence this Saturday and OBT and Dredd are Qing.  They will also have “Freed to Lead” books available post workout.

All my best,

Hopper

 

 

 

 

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Gummy
9 years ago

I too have apparently arrived – mentioned in a backblast for a workout I didn’t attend. I’m honored. I did post for the first time this morning since the muddy 1/3 workout where I left my left foot on the back field. The boys of Meathead lived up to their 0.0 promise, bro.

Bugeater
9 years ago

That would be some sight, a 350/750 Gummy! You are missed out here G. We had great turnout for a decently cold morning, just glad to be north of freezing. Great group of regulars and always good to see others make the CHOICE to not take the traditional fart sack Thursday. Gotta take a Friday off every now and then and give Hydra a stopover.

Hopper you absolutely knocked the ball off the cover man! Thanks for taking the time to layout that plan and lead us today.

Green machine you are welcome down from metro and considering you live by us look to see you regularly hitting the ole hydra. Same with you Marge. Great seeing you back out man! Olaf will return next week. Baracus and champagne, great having you stop by. Come more often.

Good thing this is not twitter. I would have been done typing a long time ago.

The great Cheese Turd is up for next week!

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