- When:03/25/2015
- QIC: Iron Horse
- The PAX: Purple Haze, Young Love, Scabby, Cane, Margo, Ickey Shuffle, Van Pelt, Lobsta Roll, Floor Slapper, Boutique, Big Tuna, Brushback, Voodoo, Big Top, Iron Horse (QIC) Mermaid, Bout Time. Missing 1 PAX
Beach Arms
POSTED ON BEHALF OF IRON HORSE
18 brave PAX gather at Anvil for a crisp spring morning slide down the Merkin Ladder to get those arms toned for Spring Break. Shovel flag planted by Young Love. Due to warnings of fire ant infestation we stayed on the new, pristine pavement for today’s beatdown that went something like this:
Thang
Mosey around the parking lot to the far end.
COP
SSH x 25 IC
Burpee x 5 OYO
Mountain Climber x 20 IC
Burpee x 10 OYO
IW x 15 IC
Burpee x 15 OYO
Man-Maker Merkin x 10
Burpee x 10 OYO
Bottom Squats x 10 IC
Burpee x 5 OYO
Mosey to adjacent parking lot and line up.
Merkin Ladder
Sprint 50 yards. 20 merkin. Sprint back. 19 merkin. Down to 1 merkin (210 total) LBC to wait for six.
Recovery: Side Crunch x 16 right/left IC. Dolly x 20 IC
Mosey to Entrance 4. Disclaimer about fire ants and cars given.
Jump Squat/Sprint/LBC/Lunge Walk Set
10 Jump Squat/Sprint to top of hill/15 LBC/Lunge Walk down hill/5 Reps
Mosey through parking lots and wind way over to rock pile
Rock ‘n Mary
Rock exercises done in civilian cadence. Mary done in regular cadence count.
Press x 20/Flutter x 20/Curls x 20/Russian Twist x 20/Tricep Press x 20/Dolly x 20/Squat x 15/LBC x 20
Drop rocks and mosey to launch for COT
Moleskin
Good work by all today–fantastic weather. Great privilege to lead the PAX at Anvil. Brought out the Merkin Ladder at Hydra a few months ago and the response was so overwhelming that YHC saw fit for a return engagement. Same enthusiastic response here! Thought about doing that in cadence, but that would have been a mistake (70 burpees in COP were probably a mistake also–getting a bit of shoulder quiver while typing). One perk of advanced age is that the PAX is much less likely to curse you to your face during the workout. Kind. Wheezing in COT messed up recording quality for name-o-rama. Missing 1 PAX. Please sound off. Takeout by IH.
Announcements
A monetary collection is being taken for one of our A51 F3 brothers, Zip A Dee, who has been in the hospital for extended treatment due to injury. Please see the email that was sent to A51 men with PayPal link. Give if you are inclined and able.
5/16/2015 Race for the Homeless Adventure Challenge 5K at Calvary Church. Very family friendly. Sign up link on weekly email.
HDHH at Lodge tonight.
Still a few days to sign up for USMC Mud Run. A few 3-man teams could use a 4th man. Contact Madame Tussauds if interested.
Mermaid administrator
PAX # 18 was Gomer Pyle. Good to see you out there today. Come on back next week.
Also great to see Big Tuna, Bout Time, Floor Slapper, Van Pelt, Big Top, and, of course our Anvil regulars. Always a good crew and strong work by all men at Anvil.
T-Claps to Iron Horse. The Merkin Ladder may have just gone to the top of my “Sets That Hurt So Bad They Must Be Repeated” list.
Next time we will do the multi-set ladder….i’ll watch. Hops, they were not your famed CCV’s (although they were on the list, but never got to them) – they were the crunches we did at Commitment (i found them to be appropriately unsavory to be added to the weinke). hope your foot heals…no pun intended.
The merkin ladder was no fun at all. It’s like Spack’s Alabama Slamma, except harder because we had sprints in between. I thought the sets where we did 17, 16, 15 and 14 were particularly tough…it was only my desire to protect my beautiful face that kept me from crashing down into the pavement.
Hops is always looking for CCVs in the BBs…he must get paid some royalty each time the exercise is done.
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