Merkins aren’t just for Weekdays anymore

Merkins aren’t just for Weekdays anymore

(Posted on behalf of Lobsta Roll)

7 PAX showed up at McKee Road Elementary for another weekly addition of Area 51.  SF was planted firmly in the ground and once we had everyone in tow and determined Slapshot would not be joining us, Lobsta Roll led the crew for a lap around the school.  Gathered up in the upper parking lot area near the soccer fields for COP:

• SSH x 25 IC
• MC x 10 IC
• 25 Merkins
• Peter Parker x 10 IC
• 25 Merkins
• IW x 25 IC
• Parker Peter x 10 IC
• 25 Merkins
• MC x 10 IC
• 25 Merkins
• Squats x 25 IC

Mosey over to the midfield of the soccer pitch for some Starfish.

5 locations/stops in the Starfish with 10 burpees after each return to midfield light pole

• Light Pole 1 – 20 CDDs
• Light Pole 2 – 20 Jump Squats
• Light Pole 3 – 20 Merkins
• Light Pole 4 – 20 Jumping Lunges
• Light Pole 5 – 20 LBCs

PAX completed LBCs while everyone finished

Mosey to the rock pile and find a lifting rock

• Set 1 – Shoulder Press, Curls & Tricep Ext x 10 IC (each), 20 Merkins on the rock
• Set 2 – Shoulder Press, Curls & Tricep Ext x 8 IC, 15 Merkins on the rock
• Set 3 – Shoulder Press, Curls & Tricep Ext x 6 IC, 10 Merkins on the rock
• Set 4 – Shoulder Press, Curls & Tricep Ext x 4 IC, 5 Merkins on the rock
• Set 5 – Shoulder Press Curls &  Tricep Ext x 2 IC, 20 Merkins on the rock

Set your rock back on the rock pile and the PAX headed out for a little jog to the Fire Station on McKee for some Mary:

• LBCs x 25 IC
• Flutter x 25 IC
• Back Scratcher x 25 IC
• Dolly x 25 IC
• Mason Twist x 25 IC

Continue jog back to the school through a couple of the adjacent neighborhoods, stopping along the way for various exercises:

• Stop 1 – Various plank positions
• Stop 2 – Slow Merkins x 10 IC (the Merkins are really starting to hurt at this point, if not earlier)
• Stop 3 – People’s Chair (w/out the wall)
• Stop 4 – Burpee/Merkin Ladder (1 burpee + 1 merkin, 1 burpee + 2 merkins . . . up to 1 burpee + 10 merkins = 10 burpees & 55 merkins total)

Continue jog back to the school through the back of the neighborhood and circle up at the lower fields for some Mary and Plank.

Finish the jog at the playground at the front of the school and wrap it up with 10 pull-ups

COT

NMM:

• With Lobsta on Q you can count on getting in a full 60 minutes.  Not a lot of down time and pushes the PAX to test their limits.  #ISI
• Good to have Ocho Cinco out there with us as he is able to keep up with Lobsta and they push each other.
• Cold Cuts and Picasso walked over from Cold Cuts neighborhood next door for the work-out.  Worked hard and then headed back over without asking for a lift after a tough 60 minutes.
• O’Tannenbaum has to be, along with Lobsta & Ocho, one of the original or almost original Area 51 Pax.  Continues to regularly post at Area 51 and The Matrix despite the grief he receives about arriving right at Go Time.  Hopefully, his 2.0 made it to volleyball practice on time Saturday after he took her car without leaving a note.
• Beaver once again kept YHC from claiming WD status.  Much appreciated.  Hopefully you enjoyed the 200+ merkins as much as you usually enjoy the burpees when Lobsta is on Q.

Announcements:

• Centurion will be converging at The Brave on Friday, 7/3.  0515 launch, so get up a little earlier.
• Convergence at The Rock on Saturday, 7/4.  All AOs other than Stonehenge will be converging at Calvary.  Hit Stonehenge and then head over to The Rock if you want to celebrate Independence Day with a Double Down.
• Southern Discomfort will take place on 8/1 in Area 51.  Early launch will be from Stonehenge at 5:15 a.m. with run up to Centurion (13+ miles option if complete the entire event).  Launch from Centurion at 6:00 a.m. (10+ mile option).  3rd option is launch from the Aroboretum (5+ mile option) later in the morning.  More details to follow on Twitter and weekly e-mail.